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California YIMBY Statement on AB 609: CEQA infill housing exemption

California YIMBY issued the following statement on news that AB 609, creating CEQA exemptions for infill housing, would be signed into law as part of the state budget (through AB 130, a trailer bill): “This is one of the biggest…

NEW REPORT: How Land Use Reform Can Solve the Los Angeles Budget Crisis

SB 79 Could Bring Up to $1 Billion to City Coffers; Help Solve Housing Shortage Los Angeles – The City of Los Angeles could largely solve its $1 billion budget shortfall by allowing more homes to be built near its…

California YIMBY Statement on AB 1157

Californians are rightly frustrated over the spiraling cost of rent. Due to our acute housing shortage, hundreds of thousands of Californians are forced to spend most of their income on rent, live in overcrowded conditions, or leave the state each…

Open letter to Sen. Aisha Wahab

(Click here to add your name as a signer of this open letter.) Open Letter to Senator Aisha Wahab April 17, 2025 Dear Chair Wahab, California is in an acute housing crisis. This unprecedented crisis warrants unprecedented reforms. The roots…

How you can help pass our most ambitious legislative agenda yet

California YIMBY is advancing its most ambitious legislative agenda yet—one that tackles the three biggest impediments to ending California’s housing shortage: legalizing housing where it’s most needed, streamlining approvals, and reducing costs. If we can pass this package—and fend off…