Episode 581 – Cambridge InsideOut: Mar 7, 2023 (Part 1)
This episode was recorded on Mar 7, 2023 at 6:00pm. Topics: David Leslie, Sam Corda, Robert Steck; “Tenant Protection Act” and Rent Control as political decisions; contradictory rhetoric – local control is good or bad depending on whose ox is gored; regulatory taking; pro-YIMBY bill, legality of municipally-funded housing voucher programs; ARPA as political patronage. Hosts: Robert Winters, Patrick Barrett [On YouTube] [audio]
Episode 582 – Cambridge InsideOut: Mar 7, 2023 (Part 2)
This episode was recorded on Mar 7, 2023 at 6:30pm. Topics: The politics of ARPA, patronage, and mayoral fiat; Plan E as answer to patronage; the story of the failed Ombudsman proposal; property valuation, Prop 2½, tax-exempt properties, hunger for programs, and Tax Classification – and why commercial development paid (and still pays) the bills; some truth about rents; beware of averages. Hosts: Robert Winters, Patrick Barrett [On YouTube] [audio]