While much of Marin County is preserved parkland, there are plenty of places for new housing in existing downtowns, which still have many parking lots.
Marin's housing shortage becomes the East Bay's problem as well - they need to do their part!
I was going to say seems cheap for this address but damn that maintenance: "The asking price is $8 million, according to Roberta Golubock of Sotheby’s International Realty; monthly maintenance is $16,741." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/r...
It’s a testament to the success of the “left-YIMBY” ideological synthesis — though there’s still a lot of tension in that coalition, with the “left” and “YIMBY” sides often pulling in opposite directions.
These candidates are broadening their appeal by supporting market-rate housing construction, going to bat for bike lanes and bus lanes and congestion pricing, and de-prioritizing cars and parking in the public realm.
Last week’s David Wallace-Wells column on the progressive wave in big city elections was an important corrective. Pratt is a sideshow. Raman is representative of a larger trend.
Leftwing mayoral candidates in NYC, Boston, Seattle, LA, and DC are running not only as progressives but as urbanists.
Very helpful level-set on LA's much talked about ED 1 policy. It's not as effective as it could have been, but it's still having a major impact.
With 8,500 units under construction, the policy is helping LA produce a lot more affordable housing than it could before.