California YIMBY, a group that advocates for more housing construction, celebrated the “de facto elimination of single-family zoning throughout the state.” “We now have more tools in the toolkit to help cities overcome NIMBYism and allow the construction of more…
Is Bernie Sanders a NIMBY?
Brian Hanlon, president of California YIMBY, was surprised when Sanders made his 2016 endorsements. “My first reaction was, does Bernie understand the local politics here?” he says. “He was supporting people who were identified as progressive, but many of these…
California Must Improve Transportation to Meet Climate Goals
“Two factors trigger all this (pollution), and they feed on each other,” said Matthew Lewis, an environmental consultant and spokesman for the pro-housing group California YIMBY. “One is sport utility vehicles,” he said, noting that state tailpipe standards allow larger…
Did California Just Abolish Single-Family Zoning?
“The big news is that we have effectively ended single-family zoning in California,” says Matthew Lewis, director of communications for California YIMBY, an advocacy group that sponsored two of the three ADU bills. … Two other bills, AB 881 (also…
Will ending single-family zoning solve America’s housing crisis?
Read the full article … “With the cost of rent causing some people to live in cars or commute for hours to work, some cities have decided on a surprising solution: doing away with single-family zoning, long a component of…
Addressing Affordable Housing with a YIMBY Mindset
Read the full article … “In essence, they say the overall mindset needs to change from NIMBY (not in my backyard) to YIMBY (yes in my backyard) … Simply put, the solution is more housing. While markets are ruled by…
California YIMBY Announces Re-Launch of SB 50 – the More HOMES Act
“Local Flexibility” Amendments Offer Additional Protections Against Displacement, Give Cities Options for Local Planning Cities that Meet or Beat Housing, Traffic Targets Will See No Changes To learn more about amendments to the More HOMES Act – visit cayimby.org/morehomes Sacramento, CA…
Housing is Opportunity (Part 1)
As opportunity grows in across the metropolitan United States, tight housing supply has concentrated economic opportunity in more highly desirable neighborhoods. At first glance, that sounds redundant, doesn’t it? Not really—when UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation took a…
Meet Eric, a Military Service Member & Central Valley Super Commuter from Sacramento
“When you combine my commute and the hours I work, I spend 16 hours of each day earning a paycheck. I dream of one day living in the Bay Area and finishing school, but for now, I’m just another Central…
“I Was All Alone”— Barbara K. from LA shares her story
“I moved from Panama to the United States about 15 years ago alone without any family members or support network. After meeting my boyfriend, I started a family with him and raised two little boys. Gradually, the father of my…