California lawmakers have approved a bid to renew a program that pumped hundreds of millions of dollars a year into affordable housing and economic development that had been eliminated during the state’s budget crisis eight years ago. But it’s uncertain if Gov.…
California YIMBY Applauds Passage of Historic ADU Legislation
New Law Allows Three Housing Units on Every Parcel in California Statement from California YIMBY President & CEO Brian Hanlon Sacramento, CA – Today California YIMBY released the following statement celebrating the historic passage of a package of bills that…
California YIMBY’s statement on AB 1484
Today Brian Hanlon, President and CEO of California YIMBY, released the following statement on the Legislature’s inaction on fee reform through AB 1484 (Grayson): “AB 1484, which would reform how local governments assess fees on new home building, was held…
California YIMBY Joins the Schools and Communities First Campaign
Growing Coalition to Raise $11 Billion for Schools and Infrastructure Projects Statewide by Closing 1970s-era Corporate Tax Loophole Sacramento, CA – Today, California YIMBY announced it has joined a growing coalition of over 300 California education, health, civil rights, labor,…
California’s Lieutenant Governor, Controller, Treasurer, & Insurance Commissioner Endorse SB 50
Growing Chorus of Leaders Call for State to Act on Comprehensive Housing Reform Sacramento, CA – Today, California’s Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Controller Betty Yee, Treasurer Fiona Ma, and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced their support for California State Senator Scott…
The YIMBY Movement: Deepening our Roots
The housing crisis in our communities is part of a deeper problem; we’re working to address the systemic issues. From South Los Angeles to Oakland to Long Beach and beyond, California’s historically black neighborhoods are being hit hard by the…
A Tradition of Organizing
When there’s a crisis in the community, we help our neighbors. A new movement is bringing back this tradition to address the housing crisis. As young student activists and organizers in Ohio and Los Angeles in the early 1970s, my…
New Poll Shows Two Thirds of California Voters Support SB 50, the More HOMES Act
66% of California Voters Support More Homes Near Transit, Jobs 1200-person poll finds housing is the number one issue statewide; pro-housing numbers hold across demographics and geographic regions Sacramento, CA – An overwhelming majority of California voters support state legislation that…
Marin Voice: Amid climate change, we need to rethink our housing plans
Read the full article in the Marin Independent Journal Michael Wara, of Mill Valley, is the director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program and senior research scholar at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. Last fall,…
California YIMBY Statement on Amendments to SB 50 – Protecting CEQA and Open Lands
Sacramento, CA – California YIMBY offers the following statement regarding recent amendments to SB 50, the More HOMES Act, related to the California Environmental Quality Act: “The recent agreement between Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) to amend Senate…