As California's current high-speed rail fiasco attests, big and ambitious public projects are hard. California's biggest project of all is housing development. Will it suffer the same fate? In this final episode, Brian explores the impediments to success, including the increasingly caustic "backyard brawl" between NIMBYS and YIMBYS, and asks his guests to pitch their versions of a successful housing future.

Santa Monica Daily Press Links:

https://smdp.com/business/high-speed-rail-2/

https://smdp.com/news/fresh-batch-of-yimby-housing-bills-clash-with-coastal-protections-again/

https://smdp.com/government-politics-2/abundance-meets-resistance-are-democrats-finally-ready-to-go-all-in-on-building-housing/