Harris Isn't the Solution to the Housing Crisis. She Helped Cause It.

Years of excessive housing regulations and legal attacks on developers have left much of California unaffordable today. Median house prices in the Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose metropolitan areas are more than 300% above the national average. In 2021 California had the nation’s second-lowest homeownership rate at 55.9%, slightly above New York.

California’s depressing homeownership rates are a direct result of the policies embraced by Ms. Harris and her fellow Golden State progressives. As attorney general, she put the interests of climate activists ahead of aspiring homeowners. She opposed regional plans that would have allowed for more growth on the suburban fringe, where housing is more affordable. In the end, restrictions on building on the periphery pushed millions of Californians to flee to more affordable states.