@jessezwick

Southern California Director @HACdotorg Mayor Pro Tem @santamonicacity

 Santa Monica, CA
housingactioncoalition.org/
Joined October 2009
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Jesse Zwick retweeted
Matthew Chapman
@fawfulfan22h
Nithya Raman really is running to be the Zohran Mamdani of L.A. Someone who is pretty far left, but also technocratic, results-focused, and intent on dismantling the city's machine politics. And also aggressively pro-housing. If she wins, I wonder what other big cities could see candidates with this brand of politics pop up.
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I think the fundamental YIMBY insight is that, if you live in a society which imposes artificial scarcity on basic necessities like housing and health care, then there is no amount of redistribution which will make them broadly available to the poor. You need supply-side changes.
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Matthew Seedorff
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NEW: @nithyavraman’s campaign has filed ethics complaints accusing a @KarenBassLA-backed super PAC of using an AI clone of Raman’s voice to deceive LA voters. The campaign alleges callers can have live conversations with an AI version of Raman without being told it’s artificial intelligence or who’s funding the operation.
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The story behind Measure TE: not the ULA reform advocates wanted, but what we got.
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YIMBYs are all in on Nithya for mayor. The developer community is decidedly more mixed. We break it down in our latest episode.
The Housing Action Coalition
@HACdotorgOct 23
Can Nithya win over developers? Housing advocate and developer Andrew Slocum joins the latest episode of "In Search of a City: The LA Housing Podcast" to discuss with hosts @JesseZwick @Leslie_Ridings @_jonnyshotit_ and Io Sunwoo! Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=10WzThia…

Can Nithya Win Over Developers? with Andrew Slocum

The Mayor's race is in the final stretch, and two groups that are t...

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Thanks to @GDCAndrew for graciously wearing both hats on our show.
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Jesse Zwick retweeted
Nithya Raman
@nithyavramanOct 23
LA has spent four years asking: Where is our mayor? When I’m mayor, you won’t have to ask. LA deserves a city that shows up for us. A Los Angeles that loves us back. Let’s go get it.
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Jesse Zwick retweeted
Josh Barro
@jbarroOct 23
Padilla is the one you might remember from her bragging to @jonlovett about getting an affordable housing project reduced from 6 stories to 3
Unrig LA@UnrigLAOct 23
CM Padilla goes out of her way to repeatedly turn directly to CM Raman and speak of “betrayal…evil…ingratitude…and arrogance” in City Hall.
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Unrig LA@UnrigLAOct 20
“It’s been said that she doesn’t have many friends at City Hall, and I know what that feels like,” Horvath told The Times. “When you take on institutional inertia and decades of refusal to change, that kind of shake-up can feel disruptive to people.” latimes.com/california/story…

Horvath backs Raman in mayor's race, giving her a strong ally in the Valley and Westside

The endorsement from L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath could help mayoral candidate Nithya Raman push back on claims that she struggles to work well with other politicians.

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Jesse Zwick retweeted
Matthew Zeitlin@MattZeitlinOct 20
nithya raman's colleagues on the city council don't like her because she has correctly counseled them to not oppose housing developments that will win in court anyway
Politics & Poll Tracker 📡
@PollTracker2024Oct 20
#LosAngelesMayor Politico: Nithya Raman is facing “a full-on, multiple-person verbal assault” from her City Council colleagues, not one of whom has endorsed her. If Raman wins, her ambitious agenda may depend on her ability to persuade a council majority to go along. politico.com/news/2026/10/20…

Inside the ‘bad will’ for Nithya Raman at LA City Hall

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Sammy Roth@Sammy_RothOct 18
NEW: Chevron just gave $50,000 to support LA Mayor Karen Bass — and defeat Nithya Raman. "They view Karen Bass as someone who they can work with, someone who will protect their interests in L.A. And they view Nithya Raman as a threat to fossil fuels." climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/…

Chevron makes its choice for L.A. mayor

The oil giant is spending $50,000 to reelect Karen Bass — and defeat progressive challenger Nithya Raman.

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big bike lane!
liz garcia@liz_gar_ciaOct 14
Replying to @liz_gar_cia
Well… yes!
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Insane system we got here
lej@_lej44Oct 13
Beethoven Market, a great restaurant at a corner in a residential area had its alcohol license revoked in 2025 due to complaints. Now, after proposing a sound wall, getting Neigh. Council+100s of support letters, city approved license. But someone just paid 220$ to appeal it 🙃
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Jesse Zwick retweeted
lej@_lej44Oct 13
Beethoven Market, a great restaurant at a corner in a residential area had its alcohol license revoked in 2025 due to complaints. Now, after proposing a sound wall, getting Neigh. Council+100s of support letters, city approved license. But someone just paid 220$ to appeal it 🙃
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Bill Fulton@BillFultonVtaOct 11
I had a great time riffing with @jessezwick on the Housing Action Coalition's new podcast about #LA, playing off of the almost-30th-anniversary of the publication of The Reluctant Metropolis. #cities #mayors youtube.com/watch?v=PmSBnz_G…
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Such a toxic and unbecoming campaign from a sitting mayor.
Karen Bass
@KarenBassLAOct 10
Taking millions from billionaires, missing council votes, sipping cocktails while ICE terrorizes the city.
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Bill’s book taught me so much about LA when I was first getting into local politics. Was honored to have him on the pod to talk about the mayor’s race, the growth wars of the 80s and 90s, and whether LA can turn the growth machine back on again.
The Housing Action Coalition
@HACdotorgOct 9
30 years ago, the "The Reluctant Metropolis" was released. We spoke with author Bill Fulton (@BillFultonVta) on the LA Mayor's Race, housing, and more on our latest episode of "In Search of a City: The LA Housing Podcast"! Listen: youtube.com/watch?v=PmSBnz_G…

Mayor of the Reluctant Metropolis w/Bill Fulton

Bill Fulton wrote one of LA’s most influential histories. Now he jo...

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SF proposes double-staircase reform!
Corey Smith 陈锐@coreysmith_17Oct 9
I’ve been working on single stair reform for years. @HACdotorg sponsored a bill in Sacramento this year and we’re honoring leaders from Culver City on Single Stair reform. Any framing that this is single stair reform in SF is factually inaccurate. @SFjkdineen @DanielLurie
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The first SB79 proposals in LA couldn't be more different. @jessezwick explains "In Search of a City: The LA Housing Podcast." Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=-32WyItC…
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Jesse Zwick retweeted
YIMBYLAND
@YIMBYLANDOct 6
NIMBYism is a civilizational suicide cult.
Russell T. Warne 🇺🇸🇨🇱
@RusswarneOct 6
". . . half of the present birthrate decline is attributed to housing affordability, and . . . if costs had remained stable since 1990, 13 million more children would have been born through 2020."
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