While discussing the idea of Progressive Community Planning, I was surprised to see Angotti take such a realistic approach to describing the forces involved in the housing crisis, especially in his reference to the work of Paul Davidoff. His summary of Davidoff’s work describes community planning as an inherently value-oriented affair. This was a refreshing change of pace from many previous readings which took a noble, if not fairly naive stance. While other passages seem to encourage property owners and policymakers to support housing movements out of the good of their heart, Angotti and Davidoff acknowledge the harsh truth that money *is* still extremely important to consider when engaging in community planning. While it’s often tempting to write money off as being something that only greedy and corrupt people seek, it’s good to maintain a more realistic view of how important a role money plays in community planning.