The "Why" (with bonus content!)

Chad and Patrick talk about California's recent spree of housing legislation and how (or if) it fits into the topic of local control; a recent Strong Towns podcast about customer service, and; how cities are preparing for a potential recession.

Show Notes

3:00 - Local control and California's housing programs

• The Rise of the Single-Family Home (The Daily by the New York Times)

27:25 - Strong Towns podcast on customer service

• What Customer Service Should Mean for a City (Strong Towns Podcast)

46:20 - Quick return to California 

4630 - reels clip

57:40 - Cities preparing for recession

• US Cities are Preparing for Recession (Bloomberg)
• US Cities Prepare for Recession (Fortune, paywall)
• All the (Unemployed) Young Dudes (The Fifth Column podcast)

Creators & Guests

Host

Chad Janicek

Former city manager, current local government nerd. I build fun stuff that helps cities make better decisions @zactax

Host

Patrick Lawler

It's all for nothing if you don't have freedom.

What is ZacCast?

The official podcast for local government nerds, from the folks behind ZacTax. We talk about everything from sales tax to city management to college sports, and bring you stories from the front lines of local government administration.