Jerusalem Demsas, staff writer at The Atlantic specializing in housing and the economy, will discuss the reasons housing prices keep rising and the ways cities like Santa Fe can strengthen planning and zoning regulations to increase affordability and build community. As Santa Fe works to update its Land Development Code (which dictates how development can happen), Jerusalem will share national models of success and ways Santa Fe can better prepare for and manage its inevitable growth. Reception immediately to follow lecture.

Jerusalem Demsas is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where she writes about institutional failure and democracy through stories on housing, infrastructure, and mobility. Her work touches on citizen voice, federalism, and the politics of exclusion, among other topics. Demsas is also a visiting fellow at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Economy and Society. Previously, she was a writer at Vox covering policy stories and co-host of the politics and policy podcast “The Weeds.” Demsas received the American Society of Magazine Editors’ 2023 ASME Next Award for journalists under 30.