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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social

The RPA promised to bring social housing to Richmond decades ago, but the facts are that Richmond was actually outbuilding everyone under a laissez faire regime, until an abrupt reversal in 2007. Richmond out-built Berkeley every year until 2007, and never since.

aug 13, 2025, 10:15 pm • 2 0

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social

If you want to advance theories of builders refusing to build in less wealthy cities you'll need a different example because Richmond proves the opposite.

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