Infill Budget Ask One of the main barriers identified by local governments to building more homes near jobs, schools, and transit, is a lack of adequate infrastructure to support additional infill development. We are asking the state to invest $5…
AB 2873
In order to meet the goal of building 3.5 million homes to end California’s housing shortage, we need substantial growth in the building and construction trades. Ending the housing shortage and affordability crisis will require huge growth in the numbers…
AB 2531
AB 2531 will require local governments to keep track of the data needed to evaluate the impact of state laws on local housing availability and affordability. Reports filed by local planning agencies with the Department of Housing and Community Development…
AB 2221
Recent laws that make it easier to build Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADUs (aka granny flats or casitas), have led to a statewide boom in the construction of this popular, affordable type of housing. California YIMBY is proud to have sponsored two…
AB 2097
Housing for people not cars AB 2097 will reduce the cost of housing while slashing the pollution that causes climate change by eliminating expensive parking mandates for homes and commercial buildings near transit, or in neighborhoods with low rates of…
AB 2053
This bill would establish the California Housing Authority, an independent state body, and authorize this authority to construct housing and lease it to a mix of household income ranges through an ownership and rental model. The Authority would adjust the…
AB 2011
AB 2011 allows for ministerial, by-right approval for affordable housing on commercially-zoned lands, and also allows such approvals for mixed-income housing along commercial corridors, as long as the projects meet specified affordability, labor, and environmental criteria. The bill also requires…
SB 886
On average, 5% of UC students and 11% of CSU students experienced homelessness during their past year at school. In response to this crisis, in 2021 the legislature passed a historic investment of $2 billion in the UC and CSU systems to expand…
SCA 2
SCA 2 proposes to repeal Article 34 of the California Constitution with the goal of making it legal to build low-income and public housing in California’s cities. Originally passed in 1950, Article 34 gives wealthy California neighborhoods veto power over…