Rent Freezes: How Locking Prices Shifts the Housing Pressure
Rent freezes stabilize rents for some tenants while shifting pressure to unregulated housing and future renters. They reduce displacement in the short term but do not fix housing shortages or access constraints.
How Zoning Works in San Francisco
San Francisco zoning restricts housing, fragments decision-making, and rewards delay. Even legal projects face years of uncertainty. The result is fewer homes, higher costs, and displacement built into the system.