California YIMBY

Statement In Support of the East Solano Plan

For the first time in history, California is losing population. Locked out of homeownership, many have left the state. Those who remain often spend half their income on rent or live in overcrowded conditions. Nearly 200,000 Californians lack a home…

New Report: How California Jurisdictions Abuse Housing Impact Fees

UCLA Researchers Find Broad Disparities in Cost of Fees, Purpose, and Intent “Some cities adjust impact fees upward until new housing is no longer feasible, at all.” CLICK HERE to download and read report SACRAMENTO – The California YIMBY Education…

What is “Inclusionary Zoning”? The California YIMBY Explainer

What is “affordable housing?” When most people hear the term “affordable housing,” they think “housing that I can afford based on my income and expenses,” not “housing that is subsidized and restricted to households that make less than a certain…

California YIMBY Opposes Deceptive AIDS Healthcare Foundation Ballot Measure

MEDIA ADVISORY: California YIMBY Opposes Deceptive AIDS Healthcare Foundation Ballot Measure “California YIMBY will continue to support efforts that will lead to a greater abundance of housing. This ballot measure seeks to block new homes.” Sacramento, CA – Today, California…

Episode 18

Alexander Sahn on Exclusionary Zoning Welcome to Abundance, a Metropolitan Abundance podcast where we chat with the academics, researchers, and practitioners who inspire and inform our work. Welcome back to Abundance! In this episode of Abundance, Ned Resnikoff chats with…

Housing Policy Is (Still) Climate Policy

An abundance of climate and urban planning research has shown that urban sprawl is responsible for a significant share of global climate pollution. Sprawl requires longer trips in private vehicles, measured in “vehicle miles traveled,” or VMT. It also increases…

The Tradeoffs of Inclusionary Zoning: A Closer Look

Inclusionary Zoning (IZ), the practice of requiring home builders to set aside some units in new housing construction to be rented at below-market rates (BMR) to low-income households, is a popular strategy to increase the production of affordable housing while…