SB 677 Cleans Out Weeds on Subdivision Mapping, Affordable Housing Finance “Housing delayed is housing denied” Los Angeles – Today, the California Legislature voted to approve SB 677, a bill by Sen. Scott Wiener (San Francisco) that ends common delay…
California Legislature Votes to Revitalize Cities With Downtown Housing
AB 2074 Streamlines Approvals for Highrise Housing in Seven Cities “California’s largest cities just got a major housing boost” Los Angeles – Today, the California Legislature voted to approve AB 2074, a bill by Assembly Member Matt Haney (San Francisco)…
The Homework: July 23, 2026
Austin adds 120,000 homes and rents go down. Data from New York and Philadelphia shows upzoning leads to more housing production.
Can Upzoning Lead to More Homes? The Data Says Yes.
More and more cities and states have concluded that a key way to lower housing costs is to loosen rules, such as upzoning that lets developers build taller, denser buildings, and that construction will follow. A new Urban Institute study…
Austin Added 120,000 Homes, and You Won’t Believe What Happened Next
Austin’s median rent is 4% below the national median today, down from a 15% premium above the national median in 2021. The shift follows a decade of zoning and permitting reforms that enabled the city to add 120,000 homes, even…
Los Angeles City Council Votes to Support “Starter Homes”
State Reforms Target Construction Defects, Building Codes, Financing “Like All Californians, Angelenos Deserve A Shot at the California Dream” LOS ANGELES – Today, the Los Angeles City Council voted to support a package of housing legislation currently proposed in the…
YIMBYs Craft Labor Deal for SB 79
New Provisions Win Support from UNITE HERE; Building Trades Go Neutral “Workers build California” SACRAMENTO — Today, California YIMBY announced new amendments to SB 79 that extend common labor provisions to new homes that will be built under the law. The bill, authored…
System Failure: The Hidden Rot in America’s State and Local Governments
New York’s Second Avenue Subway costs 12 times more per mile than similar projects in Paris and Madrid. That astronomical price tag reflects a deeper problem plaguing governments across America, where housing costs spiral out of control and basic infrastructure…
The Homework: May 20, 2025
Welcome to the May 20, 2025 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 Suspense Week…
New California Legislation Would Legalize More Homes Near Transit
California YIMBY, Sen. Scott Wiener Team Up on SB 79 Eliminates Housing Bans Near Taxpayer-Funded Trains and Bus Rapid Transit Lines SACRAMENTO – Today California YIMBY and State Senator Scott Wiener announced Senate Bill 79, new state legislation that will…