US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg recently announced a major federal grant for tearing down the one-mile I-375 freeway in Detroit, a monument to racial injustice that cut a deep scar through Black neighborhoods – and displaced 100,000 residents in…
Detroit’s War Against Our Kids
The United States is in the midst of a traffic violence epidemic, with motor vehicle collisions among the leading causes of death for children, and annual traffic deaths reaching 16-year highs. The increasing share of SUVs on the road is…
California YIMBY Statement on Governor Signing Major Housing Legislation
California YIMBY Statement on Governor Signing Major Housing Legislation Land Use Reforms Allow Affordable Housing in Commercial Zones, Student Housing “A more affordable California also means better jobs for construction workers” SACRAMENTO – Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into…
California YIMBY Statement on Governor Signing AB 2097
A More Affordable and Climate-Resilient California “Landmark legislation for housing affordability and climate action” SACRAMENTO – Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 2097, a landmark bill that ends nearly a century of parking mandates in cities throughout…
The HomeWork: September 1, 2022
Welcome to the September 1, 2022 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. News from Sacramento The 2021…
Stacking the Deck: How Public Comment Entrenches Bad Housing Policy
California regularly makes national headlines for the outrageous things said at public hearings about housing and related issues. But do these hearings matter? Do the people and interest groups speaking at these hearings reflect the broader public? And are their…
Leveling the Field: Recommended Changes to Public Participation Processes
Public hearings and related meetings are the core of the American land use planning process, but are they working to achieve the desired outcome of broad-based affordability, equity, and sustainability? A 2021 paper in the Fordham Law Review by Professor…
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Statement on Senate Appropriations Passage of AB 2011
A Giant Leap Toward More Affordable Housing “This is a game changer for affordable housing in California” SACRAMENTO – Today, California YIMBY released the following statement about the passage of AB 2011 in the Senate Appropriations Committee: “AB 2011 is…
Statement on Appropriations Passage of SB 886
Ending the Student Housing Crisis on Campus “Our students deserve better – and help is on the way” SACRAMENTO – Today, California YIMBY released the following statement about the passage of SB 886 through the Assembly Appropriations Committee: “SB 886…