News

Call the State Senate in support of AB 2097!

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…

Statement on Senate Appropriations Passage of AB 2873

Bringing Affordable Housing Jobs and Resources to Historically Disadvantaged Communities “The communities that need affordable housing also need good jobs” SACRAMENTO – Today, California YIMBY released the following statement about the passage of AB 2873 in the Senate Appropriations Committee:…

Statement on Senate Appropriations Passage of AB 2097

More Homes for People, Fewer Costly Parking Mandates “California has a housing shortage, not a parking shortage” SACRAMENTO – Today, California YIMBY released the following statement about the passage of AB 2097 in the Senate Appropriations Committee: “California has a…

California YIMBY Statement on State Investigation of San Francisco Housing Practices

HCD’s Housing Accountability Unit Cracks Down on San Francisco “The state is taking housing law seriously – it’s great news for housing affordability” SACRAMENTO – Today, California YIMBY released the following statement about the announcement by the Department of Housing…

Single-Unit Zoning: Locking Out Diverse Communities in Sacramento

The Othering & Belonging Institute (OBI) at UC Berkeley has a new report out on zoning in the Sacramento region, and their findings are a stark reminder of the racist and classist impacts of exclusionary, single-unit-only zoning. Key takeaways: Stephen…

How Upzoning Increased Home Building in New Zealand

Recent land use reforms have made New Zealand the belle of the housing policy ball, but the island nation’s largest city of Auckland actually got a head start with a broad upzoning in 2016. In a new study by Greenaway-McGrevy…