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No, Cars Did Not Save California from the Worst of Coronavirus

Read the full article … “If you sheltered in place before you contracted the virus, you’re probably okay–and it doesn’t matter if that shelter is a house in a suburban subdivision or in an apartment in a city. When de…

In New York City, Density Saves Lives, Too

Read the full article … “What is factually incontrovertible is that record density — and reasonably good, if always imperfect, management of that density — made New York safer and healthier than it ever had been before the coronavirus spread.”…

Scholar and Historian Richard Rothstein to Discuss Housing History with California YIMBY

NAACP Distinguished Fellow, Author, former New York Times Columnist to Lead Webinar on Roots of Discriminatory Housing Policies CLICK HERE TO RSVP SACRAMENTO – On April 28th, California YIMBY will host a webinar led by renowned expert Richard Rothstein on…

Don’t blame dense cities for the spread of coronavirus

Read the full article … “However, arguments like Kersten’s rely on a logical fallacy: blaming dense apartment buildings, which are inanimate objects, for what are social, human problems. This type of argument—citing tall buildings, especially those occupied by low-income renters,…

America is terrible at building things. Let’s fix that, starting with transportation

Read the full article … “Andreessen rightly notes: ‘The problem is inertia. We need to want these things more than we want to prevent these things.’ NIMBY is maintaining inertia.” … Read the full article

Coronavirus: Here’s how putting California’s homeless in hotels actually works

Read the full article here … “In an unprecedented effort spurred by the pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom and local governments across the state say they are scrambling to find 15,000 hotel rooms for people like Dobbs: homeless and particularly susceptible…