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Former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett sparred with a Los Angeles city councilmember on Wednesday during a heated debate on California’s housing crisis.

California Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener and Los Angeles Councilmember Imelda Padilla debated on the "Pod Save America" podcast about how California should handle its ongoing housing crisis. Wiener’s Abundant & Affordable Homes Near Transit Act. SB 79, according to his press release, "tackles the root causes of California’s affordability crisis by allowing more homes to be built near major public transportation stops and on land owned by transit agencies, bolstering transit use, slashing climate emissions, and supporting public transportation in the process."

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