How Oregon passed rent caps and zoning reform, with real live Oregonians

Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast

Oregon is the first state in the nation to pass laws capping annual rent increases and prohibiting single family only zoning. California tenant and zoning reform advocates have struggled in recent years to push similar laws. Matt and Liam discuss the key political and policy differences between the "Oregon model" and California. First, an absurdly sad Avocado of the Fortnight takes us to a photo-op gone awry for L.A.Mayor Eric Garcetti (3:00). Then Matt and Liam analyze why Oregon was first to pass these bills, and what political lessons it holds for California (9:00). Then, interviews with Mary Kyle McCurdy, deputy director of 1000 Friends of Oregon (29:00), and Pam Phan, advocacy and organizing director for the Community Alliance of Tenants (48:30).