California YIMBY

Historic Housing Legislation Passes in California

SB 79 Culminates Eight-Year Fight to Legalize Homes Near Transit “Nothing is impossible” SACRAMENTO – In a historic victory for California YIMBY and the YIMBY movement, the California state legislature today voted to pass SB 79, a bill that will…

The Housing Blind Spot That Undermines Climate Strategy

Housing policies influence 53 percent of climate pollution from the average American household by determining whether people can choose to live near jobs and shops in smaller homes or are limited to driving everywhere from bigger, energy-hungry houses. Yet federal…

How Blocking New Homes Hurts Poor Renters the Most

Building more homes — even expensive luxury apartments — cuts rents most in older, affordable buildings where low-income families live. Between 2017 and 2024, poor neighborhoods experienced rent spikes 10 percent higher than those in affluent areas. However, cities that…

California YIMBY Statement on LA City Council Vote on SB 79

LA City Council Votes Against Angelenos Council Opposition to SB 79 Continues Years of Anti-Housing Policies LA’s leaders are demonstrating their cowardice — the state legislature needs to act Los Angeles, CA — Today the Los Angeles City Council voted to…

Construction Costs Should Predict Housing Prices Across Cities. They Don’t. Here’s Proof.

The “hard costs” of building new homes — materials, labor, and builder profit margins — have a weak relationship to home prices across American cities. New research analyzing 75 years of data reveals that the cost of building new housing…

This One Weird Trick Could Could Cut NYC Rent by 18%

New York City could add 71% more residential floorspace by 2060, and reduce rents by 18% over the next 40 years, if it removed certain restrictions on home building. In “Can We Rebuild a City? The Dynamics of Urban Redevelopment,”…

America’s Highway to Hell (And Poverty)– How We All Lose from Road Spending

Cities across America spend billions expanding highways and building parking lots, believing more driving equals more prosperity. However, new research suggests the opposite: regions with the highest car dependency tend to exhibit lower economic productivity, while walkable areas with good…