It's the Brian Lera Show on WNYC.

Good morning, everyone.

So all this week, we will be in almost full-time election mode on the show now that early voting has begun in both New York

and New Jersey.

We'll have some other guests, too, at least one a day that's not on the election, like

today Joyce Vance, the MSNBC legal analyst and popular substack newsletter writer who has

a new book, Joyce Vance, coming up today.

But mostly election issues and election end game coverage.

Later this hour, our 30 issues and 30 days election series continues with issue 26,

President Donald Trump, is an issue in the New Jersey governor's race.

But we want to start for the benefit of New York City voters today, and you'll hear this

is going to be relevant to others, too,

by digging more deeply into the three ballot questions that pertain to building more housing in the city.

There should be of interest elsewhere, too, as so much of our area, not just the five boroughs,

I don't have to tell you, have affordable housing shortages, right?

But the city's charter revision commission under Mayor Adams has placed three questions on the ballot designed largely to make it easier to build. They are questions two, three, and four.

Make sure to turn your ballots over after voting for the candidates on the front to see all the

ballot questions. And if you've been getting flyers in the mail like I have, oh my goodness,

you may have noticed there are strongly worded campaigns on each side. We already did a 30

issue segment on these, but we're coming back to them today because with voting starting, we not only know

they're important, we've been hearing from many people who are confused.

So we will have another Brian Lerscho debate or exchange of views around this right now.

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