"Progressive Boomers Are Making It Impossible For Cities To Fix The Housing Crisis"

"'Most of the abuse I got came from older suburban or retired folks, and always from people who considered themselves progressive,' said Rob Johnson, a Seattle City Council member who retired in April after three years in office. During his tenure, he supported proposals to increase housing density, expand public transit and establish safe use sites for drug addicts.
"Despite representing a constituency with bright-blue voting records on immigration, reproductive rights and LGBTQ equality, Johnson's progressive positions on local issues provoked a large and organized backlash."

Michael Hobbes at HuffPost writes that "just as previous generations of anti-change activists used procedural arguments ('states' rights,' 'local control') to oppose progressive policies, today's anti-growth advocates employ similar arguments about community participation and government processes."