[Decade]

In this era of ridiculously low voter participation, I don’t see the elections as being a great source of legitimacy.

Housing is even worse. Many of the people I interact with are immigrants, so they are blamed for the high prices, but they are unable to vote to fix it.

It’s the old homeowners who organize and produce fractionally higher voter turnouts, that turn elections their way. Especially local elections, that have the most impact on land use policy. A minority harm the majority because they vote more.

The good news is that YIMBYs are now organizing, too.[0] You can even make tax-deductible donations to bring lawsuits against local governments that violate state law by refusing to allow housing.[1]

[0] https://yimbyaction.org

[1] http://www.carlaef.org