Former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter laid out plans to lower housing costs and regulate Silicon Valley in a KQED town hall on Monday.
“We have to make change in California and we have to do it in a smart way, we can’t do it in a reckless way, we can’t do it in a way that’s just about catering to donors,” Porter said. “But we really have to make change because it’s coming, it’s not a choice — AI is coming and the changes are going to be tremendous.”
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Porter answered questions from Bay Area residents about education, technology, gas prices and rent in a wide-ranging event moderated by KQED’s Scott Shafer.
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Here are three takeaways from the conversation:
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