Kayla Acosta-Galvan

Housing Crisis 101: Webinar

When: Tuesday, December 12 @ 6:00PM via Zoom Want to shore up your knowledge of the causes, effects and solutions to California’s housing crisis to be more comfortable in your conversations with your friends, family and community? Join us for…

Implementing AB 1633 Webinar with Chris Elmendorf

Join California YIMBY’s Local and Regional Policy Programs Director Aaron Eckhouse and Professor Chris Elmendorf for this webinar explaining how cities can prepare to implement AB 1633’s reforms to environmental review. Especially relevant for city staff & practicing planners looking…

The HomeWork: November 22, 2023

Welcome to the November 22, 2023 Main edition of The Homework, the official newsletter of California YIMBY — legislative updates, news clips, housing research and analysis, and the latest writings from the California YIMBY team. News from Sacramento Hot off…

News from Sacramento: State Assembly 2024 Committee Assignments

Hot off the presses! Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas just announced new committee assignments for the 2024 legislative session. The following Assemblymembers were appointed Chairs of their respective Committees: These are the first full committee assignments for Speaker Rivas,…

The HomeWork: November 9, 2023

Welcome to the November 9, 2023 Main edition of The Homework, the official newsletter of California YIMBY — legislative updates, news clips, housing research and analysis, and the latest writings from the California YIMBY team. News from Sacramento The legislature…

By-Right Approvals: The Better Part of Housing Valor

Most housing and commercial developments in California cities go through a series of reviews by various government bodies before they are approved for construction, or “entitled” – and those processes differ dramatically.  In many cases, projects are approved “by right”…

Lot Sizes: When the Bare Minimum is Way Too Much

Minimum lot size requirements are a common tool used by cities across the United States to ensure that homes are not built on parcels that are deemed aesthetically “too small” for housing. Available evidence suggests that these requirements also drive…

Episode 13

In this episode, we discuss ⁠Housing Underproduction in California 2023⁠, a new report published by the California YIMBY Research Fund in collaboration with MapCraft.