Reason Magazine
•Price controls won't build homes in L.A.
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70% Informative
California Gov. Gavin Newsom waived burdensome California Environmental Quality Act reviews and Coastal Act requirements for properties damaged and destroyed by the fires.
Newsom also declared a state of emergency that triggered various provisions of California 's anti-price-gouging law.
Market-clearing prices for goods and services are not determined by input costs, they are driven by supply and demand.
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77
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English
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67
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short-lived
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https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-housing-rent-control-increase-caps-rso-limits-economic-roundtable-reporthttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=396https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/01/12/governor-newsom-signs-executive-order-to-help-los-angeles-rebuild-faster-and-stronger/https://www.caloes.ca.gov/office-of-the-director/policy-administration/legal-affairs/price-gouging/https://www.chicagobooth.edu/review/in-praise-of-price-gouginghttps://www.grumpy-economist.com/https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/affordable_housing_barriershttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0l4pkrrm9o
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