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California YIMBY Announces Expanded Programs, New Policy Director

Ned Resnikoff, Policy Manager of the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative; Fiscal and Policy Consultant, California Legislative Analyst’s Office “We’re ramping up our policy efforts and Sacramento advocacy ” SACRAMENTO – Today, California YIMBY announced that Ned Resnikoff, veteran journalist…

LA’s Apartment Bans Promote Segregation – and High Housing Costs

Single-Family Zoning in Greater Los Angeles, a new study by Menendian et al (2022) at UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute, examines new evidence on the relationships between exclusionary zoning, household income, home value, educational attainment, educational performance, and environmental…

Back on track: how California can build transit projects faster – and cheaper

New public transit projects in the United States are constantly over-budget and behind schedule. How can state and local policymakers fix this? A new study by Elkind et al. (2022) at UC Berkeley examines five case studies. Key takeaways: Local…

California YIMBY Statement on Passage of Student CEQA Exemption

State Legislature Acts Fast to Protect Students “Students are not pollution” SACRAMENTO – California YIMBY issued the following statement in response to the State Legislature’s passage of SB 118, a budget trailer bill that exempts student enrollment at the University…

California YIMBY Statement on Berkeley Enrollment Ruling – Pass SB 886

State Supreme Court Rules Against Students; NIMBYs Abuse CEQA “CEQA is an important law, but we must end the kinds of abuses that harm our students” SACRAMENTO – California YIMBY issued the following statement in response to the State Supreme…

When the Bay Area Plans Public Transit, We Want More for Less

“More for Less,” a new report by Laura Tolkoff at SPUR, highlights important reforms that could make public transit expansion throughout the Bay Area quicker and more cost-effective. Key takeaways: “Big Idea 1” is that the region needs to improve…

Is the Global Urban Housing Shortage Public Policy Enemy #1?

What if the housing shortage was behind Western nations’ most difficult political and social problems today? Such is the compelling argument advanced in a brilliant recent article by Sam Bowman, London YIMBY founder John Myers, and Ben Southwood at Works…

California YIMBY Joins Sen. Scott Wiener to Announce SB 886

SB 886 Will Streamline Student Housing Approvals at UC, Cal State Campuses, Where 5-10% of Students Experience Homelessness “Students represent the future of our state – they are not pollution” SACRAMENTO – Today, California YIMBY joined State Senator Scott Wiener…