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The HomeWork: February 18, 2020

Welcome to the February 18, 2019 edition of The HomeWork, the official newsletter of California YIMBY. In each edition, we aim to support grassroots YIMBYs with the most up-to-date thinking on how to end the housing shortage. The HomeWork offers…

California Cities Have Room to Grow—Faster.

There are two policy questions at the heart of California’s housing crisis: how much new housing do the state’s affluent cities permit to be built, and how does the process of permitting them affect outcomes? So far, it has been…

The HomeWork: February 05, 2020

Welcome to the February 05, 2019 edition of The HomeWork, the official newsletter of California YIMBY. In each edition, we aim to support grassroots YIMBYs with the most up-to-date thinking on how to end the housing shortage. The Homework offers…

The YIMBY Movement Grows

On January 30, the battle for SB 50, the More HOMES Act, took a significant setback when the bill failed to pass the state Senate on a vote of 18-15. While we’re disappointed in the vote, we’re confident it was…

Housing is Opportunity, Part 2: Homeownership

The other half of the Terner Center’s new research series investigates the connection between housing supply and entry-level homeownership. Since owning a home has been a pivotal rung on the ladder to the American middle class, the availability of housing…

ICYMI: Majority of California Voters Support SB 50

Multiple polls show 60%+ statewide support for zoning changes near jobs, transit Pushing back against misinformation from AIDS Healthcare Foundation To learn more about amendments to the More HOMES Act – visit cayimby.org/morehomes Sacramento, CA – Over 60 percent of…