Zoning
Brickbat: Gone Fishing
Washburn County officials shut down a 15-year-old's bait stand on his family's farm in Spooner, Wisconsin, deeming the shed a zoning violation, according to a cease-and-desist letter that threatened daily fines for…
Barack Obama wants Democrats to be the YIMBY party. That’s easier said than done.
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's newsletter takes a look at former President Barack Obama's recent speech in which he urged Democrats to be more YIMBY. Also included is an…
Life as an Academic Defender of the Intuitively Obvious
AI-generated image. Academics are supposed to find counterintuitive, nonobvious ideas. That should be especially true for me, given that I hold many unpopular views, and am deeply opposed to populism of both the left and…
Seaside, Florida, mixes master planning and decentralization
This is part of Reason's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. You might not expect there to be much for libertarians to like about a town that boasts a master plan, where design conformity…
Pacific Legal Foundation Symposium on the 100th Anniversary of Euclid v. Ambler Realty
Illustration: Lex Villena; Lev Kropotov Next year is the 100th anniversary of Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty, the Supreme Court decision upholding exclusionary zoning. I think Euclid is one of the worst supreme Court…
Charlottesville, Virginia’s zoning code accidentally abolished by NIMBY lawsuit
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's stories include: The Supreme Court's decision not to take up a major challenge to Los Angeles' COVID-era eviction moratorium Maine passes…
NIMBYism Stifles Housing Construction in Previous Growth Areas
NA In a recent article in the Atlantic, Rogé Karma, describes how NIMBY ("not in my backyard") forces have been increasingly stifling housing construction many areas - including Sun Belt cities - where it was…
California Passes Important New YIMBY Housing Law
NA On Monday, California enacted an important new law breaking down a key regulatory barrier to new housing construction. The CalMatters website has a helpful summary: A decade-spanning political battle between housing…
New Jersey towns face setback in lawsuit against state’s affordable housing mandate
Earlier this month, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy rejected a lawsuit filed by Local Leaders for Responsible Planning (LLRP)—a coalition of 29 New Jersey townships—alleging that the state's affordable…
How Texas beat California on housing
San Francisco and Austin are both known for their trendsetting tech sectors and cultural scenes. But while Austin is enjoying the best of times, for San Francisco, it's starting to feel like the worst. San…
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