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Nithya Raman's YIMBY moment

Sep 17, 2025

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14 min read

Nithya Raman's YIMBY moment

Finally, an LA politician is taking our housing crisis seriously.

Oren Hadar
Oren Hadar
Better policy won't fix Imelda Padilla

Sep 9, 2025

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7 min read

Better policy won't fix Imelda Padilla

Only by building power can the prohousing movement fully overcome local control

Oren Hadar
Oren Hadar
The new missing middle

Jul 31, 2025

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14 min read

The new missing middle

Developers accidentally discovered a solution for homelessness. Will the city kill it?

Oren Hadar
Oren Hadar
SB 9: More in my backyard

Jul 17, 2025

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14 min read

SB 9: More in my backyard

How the law is supersizing the ADU movement in LA

Oren Hadar
Oren Hadar
The church of the poisoned mind

Jun 20, 2025

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6 min read

The church of the poisoned mind

Housing at Santa Monica Airport is a slam dunk, but NIMBYs prefer pollution over people.

Oren Hadar
Oren Hadar
Unpaving paradise

Jun 16, 2025

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14 min read

Unpaving paradise

Want a great park at Santa Monica Airport? Put housing in it.

Oren Hadar
Oren Hadar
10 million Angelenos by 2075

May 19, 2025

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13 min read

10 million Angelenos by 2075

LA should be the biggest city in the USA.

Oren Hadar
Oren Hadar
Curb the appeal

Apr 1, 2025

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15 min read

Curb the appeal

How to treat people like grownups when they don't like a building

Oren Hadar
Oren Hadar
People before buildings

Feb 7, 2025

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19 min read

People before buildings

Is Kathryn Barger protecting Altadena’s Black community or putting it at risk?

Oren Hadar
Oren Hadar
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Los Angeles has the best bones of any city in the world. Bad policies are holding it back. This is an exploration of how LA can become the world capital it deserves to be.

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