Jump on NextDoor, or any neighborhood bulletin board, in the desirable close-in neighborhoods, and you see people organizing to oppose dense developments because it will "alter the character" of the neighborhood, or take away their "free" street parking.  These are often the same people who profess sympathy for the plight of those affected by the housing crisis.

Ironically you also see people advocating for rent control for themselves to keep costs down also decrying dense development in their very same neighborhood.

Density and more liberal zoning laws are key to increasing the supply of housing, but it is always going to get a ton of pushback from the established residents, owners and otherwise.