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Statement on Passage of SB 684

SACRAMENTO – Today, California YIMBY, California Community Builders, LISC San Diego, The Central Valley Urban Institute, UnidosUS, Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund, California Community Economic Development Association, and Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services released the following statement in response to…

California YIMBY Statement on Legislature Passage of AB 1633

Bill Strengthens Environmental Protections, Limits CEQA Abuse “Urban infill housing is critical for the environment and climate change” SACRAMENTO – Today, California YIMBY released the following statement about the passage of AB 1633 in the state legislature: “Building multi-family housing…

California YIMBY Statement on Passage of SB 423

Legislature Approves Extension and Expansion of SB 35 “The most powerful affordable housing law in recent history” SACRAMENTO – Today, the California state legislature voted to approve SB 423, landmark housing legislation that extends and expands the state’s most successful…

Your Unhoused Neighbors: They’re Not Who You Think They Are

The Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative at the University of California, San Francisco recently released the findings of a large, mixed-methods study that aimed to understand the scope of homelessness in California and experiences of the unhoused population. The California…

Can empty office towers become housing? Survey says … Some of them

In response to the rise in remote work since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies have abandoned office space they previously occupied. Much ink has been spilled on the topic of empty office buildings in downtowns and office…

The State of Housing 2023: More Multifamily Housing, But the Shortage Persists

The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University recently released its annual “State of the Nation’s Housing” report. The report provides a detailed summary of trends in the United States’ housing and rental markets. Construction of multifamily housing has…

A Tale of Two Towns: How Exclusionary Zoning Promotes Segregation

In another example of how zoning and housing might explain everything, exclusionary zoning policies can be linked to disparities in educational outcomes. A new report from the Century Foundation compares two towns in Westchester County, New York to examine how…