“Confronting the Legacy of Exclusion” — Bill to Expand Housing Near Jobs, Transit, Services Gains Momentum in Sacramento Sacramento, CA – California YIMBY today announced that the League of Women Voters of California has endorsed Senate Bill 50, the More…
Governor Newsom Signs Package of Historic Housing Legislation
Protection for Tenants, End of Single-Family Zoning, and Guardrails Against NIMBYism Next on the Agenda: Ending the Housing Shortage Sacramento, CA – California YIMBY today celebrated the signing into law of a historic package of housing legislation this week by…
California YIMBY Applauds Governor Gavin Newsom’s New Transit Policy
Executive Order Boosts Funding for Transit Near Infill Housing Statement from California YIMBY President & CEO Brian Hanlon Sacramento, CA – Today California YIMBY released the following statement congratulating Governor Gavin Newsom for his leadership in signing an executive order…
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…
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…
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…
California YIMBY Announces Support of SB 248, the Renters’ Tax Credit Bill
2.4 Million Renters Could See Relief Sacramento, CA – California YIMBY today announced its support of SB 248, the Renters Tax Credit Bill, to provide urgently-needed relief to millions of Californians struggling with high housing costs. The bill, authored by…