Guest opinion: Chris Goodwin and Kathleen J. Hancock: Let the rent control discussion begin

Guest opinion: Chris Goodwin and Kathleen J. Hancock: Let the rent control discussion begin

By Chris Goodwin and Kathleen J. Hancock As the election season heats up, housing affordability is once again a key issue. Those in the majority on City Council, who align themselves with the self-named “Boulder Progressives” have repeatedly endorsed free market approaches: build more (and more) and prices will automatically fall. But there is no evidence to support that view. Not in Boulder.   The demand for Boulder housing is pretty much unlim…