California Land Use, The Best American City, San Francisco Politics, and more with Dan Romero

Noah Smith guests on the Moment of Zen podcast (hosted by his Econ 102 co-host Erik Torenberg and founder Dan Romero) to discuss California land use, housing, politics, policing, and more. Subscribe to listen to Moment of Zen, a weekly show about tech, business, and culture, wherever you listen to podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/mozWe're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.--SPONSOR:NetSuite provides financial software for all your business needs. More than thirty-six thousand companies have already upgraded to NetSuite, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/turpentine and defer payments of a FULL NetSuite implementation for six months.--Econ 102 and Moment of Zen are part of the Turpentine podcast network. To learn more: www.turpentine.co--TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) Episode Preview(01:07) Antonio as Dennis Rodman(02:05) The left and right version of “it’s time to build” i.e. Ezra Klein vs Marc Andreessen(04:50) California skewed political identities(07:00) California vs Texas GOP stance on immigration(09:30) Should Gary Tan strategize from the left or the right, structurally(11:11) Can the Asian block become a machine in SF? In California?(12:50) Is LA better run than SF?(17:40) What’s the best run city in the US?(22:15) Best format for affordable housing in cities(26:30) California is a class society based on land(28:40) House-rich progressives in California(31:00) Prop 13, property tax, and SALT debates(39:30) The tide of YIMBYism(51:10) Effective building in Japan(58:00) YIMBY movement in SF lost because of crime(59:00) The future of San Francisco(01:09:00) Policing(01:16:00) WWII and the atom bomb(01:22:00) Will patriotism come back?(01:25:00) Biggest misconception about Japan?--LINKS:Noah's Substack https://www.noahpinion.blog/Book Recommendation on Prop 13: Golden Gates https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Gates-Fighting-Housing-America/dp/0525560211--X / TWITTER:@noahpinion (Noah)@dwr (Dan)@eriktorenberg (Erik)@moz_podcast--This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We’re launching new shows every week, and we’re looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at [email protected]. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.