The disappointing renaissance of the California rent-control movement — and its championing by smart politicians like L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, who should know better — threatens to undo the progress the state has finally made at the behest of Gov. Jerry Brown. Last fall’s enactment of Senate Bill 35 — which makes it far more difficult to block properly zoned projects with affordable housing components — amounted to a landmark recognition that adding housing stock is the only realistic long-term way to address the housing shortage. This progress should be built on — not abandoned in favor of bad policy.

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