The BBJ reports that mayoral candidate Josh Kraft is providing more details about his housing plan that he first proposed last week. Housing is obviously a hot-button issue these days, no doubt. But are voters really going to think he can make a difference on the issue as mayor? Or are they going to think he’s merely the front man for real estate developers? … I don’t know. Cutting down on the affordability mandate is sound economics, but I’m not so sure it’s sound politics. … He needs a little more shameless populist punch than this, I suspect, though not of the populist variety mentioned directly below.

Update – 2.13.25 — From GBH: “Wu: Kraft is pitching ‘fake rent control.’”