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The HomeWork: April 27, 2021

Welcome to the April 27, 2021 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.   April is a big…

The HomeWork: May 10, 2021

Welcome to the May 10, 2021 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.   With most first house…

Mobility and Climate Justice: It’s Not Just About Electric Vehicles

A new report from the Greenlining Institute evaluates the effectiveness of California’s clean transportation programs and proposes several important areas or reform. Key takeaways: The government should increase funding for community-driven, anti-racist clean mobility programs with a holistic approach to…

Affordable Housing for Humans Means Less Housing for Cars

A new analysis by Garcia & Tucker (2021) at UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation crunches the numbers on Asm. Laura Friedman of Glendale’s proposed Assembly Bill 1401, which would eliminate parking requirements statewide for housing developments within a…

The HomeWork: April 2, 2021

Welcome to the April 2, 2021 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. The Legislature has been on…

The Rise of the YIMBYs: A National Pro-Housing Movement

How are YIMBY groups changing the political dynamic in cities across the US? A new paper from Jonathan Levine at the University of Michigan examines “ideas common to the pro-housing coalition, together with internal controversies and their implications for vital…

Black Housing Heroes: Terry Taplin

Losing my apartment motivated me to run for Berkeley City Council. My partner and I were living in southside Telegraph in Berkeley, renting an old apartment that was falling apart. After losing our place, we were temporarily homeless and crashed…