Blog Archives - California YIMBY
How a Shortage of Housing Supply Reduces Social — and Economic — Mobility
With fewer houses available, American households are moving less, according to a new study by Myers et al. (2020)… Read More
How Short-Term Rentals Increase Homebuilding
Does the proliferation of short-term rental services like Airbnb reduce the supply of housing and increase displacement, or does it boost the overall… Read More
The HomeWork: November 17, 2021
Welcome to the November 17, 2021 Main edition of The HomeWork, the official newsletter of California YIMBY — legislative… Read More
The HomeWork: October 22, 2021
Welcome to the October 22, 2021 Main edition of The HomeWork, the official newsletter of California YIMBY — legislative… Read More
Sprawl Costs the U.S. $1 Trillion Every Year
In a 2015 report for the Victoria Transport Policy Institute and London School of Economics, transportation scholar Todd… Read More
700 Cities, One Warming Planet
What can city governments do to fight climate change? In an influential 2018 paper, renowned climate scientists Daniel… Read More
VIDEO: Why Housing Policy is Climate Policy
“The climate crisis is getting worse because of the housing crisis” California’s housing shortage and affordability crisis is increasing the… Read More
The White House Weighs In on Zoning Reform
In a new blog post by the Biden administration’s Council of Economic Advisors, CEA Chair Jared Bernstein and… Read More
What’s the Value of “Value Capture”?
A new essay by UCLA’s Michael Manville delivers a strong critique of the method many cities use to… Read More
California YIMBY Celebrates Signing of Historic Housing Legislation
Governor Newsom Takes a Stand for More Affordable Homes, Signs SB 9, SB 10, SB 8, and AB 1174… Read More