Welcome to the August 12, 2020 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 With…
Opinion: We Must Plan Racial Justice In Our Cities
Read the full article here … “The very people who support progressive change elsewhere use local control of land use to prevent structural changes in their communities that would advance the cause of racial justice. These changes are essential if…
As Trump Becomes “NIMBY-In-Chief,” California YIMBY Calls for Reform
Today California YIMBY co-founder and CEO Brian Hanlon released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s new housing policy and President Trump’s description of it on Twitter: “We had a strong suspicion when Donald Trump took office that he would…
The Hidden Toll of California’s Black Exodus
Read the full article here … “Black residents since 1990 — a 5,100% jump mirrored by increases around the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta, Southern California’s Inland Empire and the Central Valley. At the same time, Black renters have been disproportionately forced…
Here’s Why You Should Support That New Building Going Up in Your Neighborhood
Read the full article here … “Insisting that all housing be single-family is an exclusionary zoning tactic: It blocks the types of housing that would be more accessible to lower-income residents, including minorities and immigrants.” Read the full article here
It’s Time for Architects to Accept Responsibility
Read the full article here … “Architecture is about more than buildings. As a field, it plays a key role in the health, safety, and welfare of the public — or at least it should.” Read the full article here
How to Avert the Next Housing Crisis
Read the full article here … “The Shift, Farha says, will have to start now to “make sure that this time around, unlike in ’08 and ’09, our eyes are wide open, and we are doing everything we can to…
Injustice by design: Confronting the embedded racism of America’s cities
Read the full article … “History is full of examples of urban planning and policy decisions that created the current racial segregation and injustice in America’s cities.” … Read the full article
The HomeWork: July 15, 2020
Welcome to the July 15, 2020 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 In…
All These Stories About People Fleeing Cities Are Total Nonsense
Read the full article here … “The narrative persists, but supporting evidence is weak at best.” … Read the full article here