Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's stories include: • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' persistent cowardice on housing. • The Department of Justice's antitrust settlement with RealPage. • The ROAD to Housing Act's frosty receptions in the House.

Enjoy!

My colleague Matt Welch has recorded an interview with L.A. Mayor Karen Bass for his Fifth Column podcast, which is well worth a listen for lots of reasons. Most relevant for this newsletter is the discussion of housing construction and NIMBYism in Los Angeles.

I'd direct readers to one point about 35 minutes into the conversation, where Welch pushes Bass on why she came out against allowing people in the Palisades area to build duplexes on lands ravaged by this year's fires.

Bass' response is tell

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