Kim’s position is that the city isn’t currently driving a hard enough bargain - that restrictions should be tightened to allow even less construction than the status quo.

No one is proposing public funding on a level that would build the hundreds of thousands of homes needed. It’s not a choice between a public and free-market solution. It’s a choice between setting a different goal for the regulatory climate (maximize units vs. preserve small-town character) and implementing token feel-good measures that help a couple thousand people at most.