Like so many of the horrors we’ve faced under the Trump Administration, yet another relic of 20th Century segregation is once again rearing its ugly head: Redlining. Trump officials have proposed a change in an obscure but important banking law…
Assemblymember Robert Rivas Event Information
Assemblymember Robert Rivas represents the Salinas Valley, sometimes called the Salad Bowl of America. As someone who has grown up in farmworker housing, he understands the need to address the severe shortage of quality and affordable housing for farmworker families.…
No, Cars Did Not Save California from the Worst of Coronavirus
Read the full article … “If you sheltered in place before you contracted the virus, you’re probably okay–and it doesn’t matter if that shelter is a house in a suburban subdivision or in an apartment in a city. When de…
In New York City, Density Saves Lives, Too
Read the full article … “What is factually incontrovertible is that record density — and reasonably good, if always imperfect, management of that density — made New York safer and healthier than it ever had been before the coronavirus spread.”…
Scholar and Historian Richard Rothstein to Discuss Housing History with California YIMBY
NAACP Distinguished Fellow, Author, former New York Times Columnist to Lead Webinar on Roots of Discriminatory Housing Policies CLICK HERE TO RSVP SACRAMENTO – On April 28th, California YIMBY will host a webinar led by renowned expert Richard Rothstein on…
Don’t blame dense cities for the spread of coronavirus
Read the full article … “However, arguments like Kersten’s rely on a logical fallacy: blaming dense apartment buildings, which are inanimate objects, for what are social, human problems. This type of argument—citing tall buildings, especially those occupied by low-income renters,…
America is terrible at building things. Let’s fix that, starting with transportation
Read the full article … “Andreessen rightly notes: ‘The problem is inertia. We need to want these things more than we want to prevent these things.’ NIMBY is maintaining inertia.” … Read the full article
Coronavirus: Here’s how putting California’s homeless in hotels actually works
Read the full article here … “In an unprecedented effort spurred by the pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom and local governments across the state say they are scrambling to find 15,000 hotel rooms for people like Dobbs: homeless and particularly susceptible…
Editorial: NIMBYs stop a hotel from housing sick homeless people in Orange County
Read the full article here … “When the sprawling Laguna Woods Village retirement community in south Orange County got word that the county Board of Supervisors had leased the nearby Ayres Hotel to house homeless people who tested positive for…
California YIMBY Statement Upon the Anniversary of Signing of the Fair Housing Act
Enacted on April 11, 1968, Title VIII and Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, remains one of the most significant housing rights laws in the United States. Passed in response…