On Recalibrating Housing Supply motion today at council.

In it, a dangerous assumption that immigration will slow as result of COVID-19, apparently conflating predictions of a slump in overseas buyers.

Dangerous b/c inadvertently plays to xenophobic dog-whistle politics, but...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚠️" title="Warning sign" aria-label="Emoji: Warning sign">Evidence suggests COVID19 likely to exacerbate widespread famine and geopolitical unrest, resulting in a humanitarian refugee crisis of epic scale.

I hear motion will be presented w/ supportable amends. But hope council will support striking "6" if pass https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/22/africa/coronavirus-famine-un-warning-intl/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/2...
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