Sí, PROTECT, INVEST and PERMIT. That’s how we’re going to get out of the housing shortage crisis we’re in today. Only an “all of the above” strategy like this is going to staunch the out-flow of Santa Fe families while also making room for the newcomers. Build houses where there’s already buildable lots. Extend the infrastructure in an orderly fashion to increase the supply of buildable lots and open the land development code to allow for increased density with casitas when families and mixed-use housing when business-owners want to invest in them. In the meantime, budget for subsidies to bridge the affordability gap for Santa Fe families who’ll otherwise have to move away because they can’t afford to rent or own a home here. At the same time, minimize the impediments to new construction by streamlining and upgrading our permitting and land use regulation processes so you can quickly pay for and receive a building permit online—even on your cell phone— in minutes. A modern, capable city government can do this. We can have this in Santa Fe, but it’s going to take hard work and competence, not just sloganeering and wishful thinking. If we fail, our future will be marked by escalating housing prices, accelerated out-migration of Santa Fean youth, and a more divided and disconnected community. But this doesn’t have to be the case. We can be the city different and have it all. Órale!