Russil Wvong previously ran for city councilor in Vancouver, BC under Mayor Kennedy's Forward Together party. He is a software developer who writes about housing policy on his blog, Vancouver Needs More Housing.

Russil's twitter: https://twitter.com/russilwvong

Russil's blog: https://morehousing.substack.com

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

01:50 - How did you end up running for city council?

05:00 - Why was the election important for housing policy?

9:04 - Arguments against building housing and responses

18:50 - Sen̓áḵw development discussion!

20:05 - Moonshot ideas

22:40 - Vancouver plan

27:00 - Gentrification and below-market housing discussion

33:00 - Public housing discussion

36:50 - Mixed use density with missing middle housing and decade of building

38:45 - Jon talks about housing struggles in sf / nyc

42:30 - Problems with US housing policy (30 year fixed mortgage and interest rate deduction)

45:15- What's next for Russil after not winning a council seat?

47:10 - Book recommendations on housing policy

48:10 - Words of wisdom + parting thoughts (buy low cost index funds!)