Michelle Tandler is an American writer and podcaster who publishes Notes from the Front. A former startup executive and venture investor, she interviews public figures and comments on urban policy, housing, and politics.
Role at the time: Writer and podcaster commenting in a personal capacity on housing policy
Condemned
Statement summary
Tandler criticized Weaver's housing rhetoric within an argument that rent regulation and state intervention would damage housing conditions and harm tenants.
“what happens when the state tries to disarm that weapon? We are about to find out.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Michelle Tandler invokes Weaver's housing rhetoric in criticism of rent regulationParagraph naming Cea Weaver near the end of the original post
Why we used this label
She invokes Weaver by name and rejects the framing and policies she associates with it; the post is criticism of the broader housing rhetoric rather than a separate response to the 2018 imperative.
A deleted November 2018 post attributed to Cea Weaver said, “Impoverish the white middle class. Homeownership is racist / failed public policy.” Critics called it racist or disqualifying; defenders cited her tenant advocacy. Weaver expressed regret for some old wording without specifically retracting this sentence.