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The HomeWork: June 18, 2020

Welcome to the June 18, 2020 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 passed a…

Yes In God’s Back Yard

A new study by UC Berkeley’s Terner Center finds that 38,800 acres of developable land held by faith-based organizations in California could (and very likely would) be developed for affordable housing, if local land-use regulations would permit them. Two bills…

Saying Their Names is Not Enough

George Floyd. Saying their names is important — but it is not enough. Black Americans who have been murdered by the police are not statistics, they are our friends and neighbors, they’re our fathers and mothers and sisters and brothers.…

The HomeWork: May 28, 2020

Welcome to the May 28, 2020 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.   Sacramento’s housing work is…

The Bay Area’s Housing Deficit – Past and Future

Our friends at SPUR released a strong new manifesto in March, “What Will It Really Take to Create an Affordable Bay Area?” The think-tank has consulted several population projections, economic indicators, and good old fashioned principles of compassion to compile…

How the Housing Shortage Punishes Essential Workers

In the previous installment of The HomeWork, we reported that Los Angeles has the most overcrowded housing conditions of any major city in the United States. Even though LA is not the densest city, it presents a major risk for…

The HomeWork: May 11, 2020

Welcome to the May 11, 2020 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.   Rumors of the death…