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Tech layoffs are already hitting families in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area, and private equity firms buying up affordable housing will only make things worse.
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Alex Lee, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
The lack of action is surprising, in part, because the idea of cracking down on Wall Street investment firms buying up houses has bipartisan support from prominent politicians.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
The bartender, a woman named Taylor Roberto, said that scalpers had bought up some of the parking passes and were reselling them for five hundred.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
The one mayoral candidate with a truly concrete Hollywood proposal was the Democratic Socialist Rae Huang, who advocated for the city to buy up movie theaters and sell tickets for low to no cost.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
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Alex Lee, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
The lack of action is surprising, in part, because the idea of cracking down on Wall Street investment firms buying up houses has bipartisan support from prominent politicians.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
The bartender, a woman named Taylor Roberto, said that scalpers had bought up some of the parking passes and were reselling them for five hundred.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
The one mayoral candidate with a truly concrete Hollywood proposal was the Democratic Socialist Rae Huang, who advocated for the city to buy up movie theaters and sell tickets for low to no cost.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
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“Buy up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buy%20up. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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