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Open letter to Sen. Aisha Wahab
(Click here to add your name as a signer of this open letter.) Open Letter to Senator Aisha Wahab April 17, 2025 Dear Chair Wahab, California is in an acute housing crisis. This unprecedented crisis warrants unprecedented reforms. The roots…
The Homework: April 18, 2025
Welcome to the April 18, 2025 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 It’s an…
The Missing Middle: Why Accessory Dwelling Units Face Implementation Barriers in Truckee
In Truckee, California, where median home prices exceed $1.1 million, workers essential to the resort community struggle to find housing they can afford. However, despite California’s nation-leading ADU reforms and the potential for rental income, few homeowners in the small…
Why Housing Costs More in California Than Colorado or Texas
California faces a severe housing shortage, with seven of America’s ten most expensive metros. While building more housing is critical to address this shortage, building costs in California far exceed those in other western states. In “The High Cost of…
How you can help pass our most ambitious legislative agenda yet
California YIMBY is advancing its most ambitious legislative agenda yet—one that tackles the three biggest impediments to ending California’s housing shortage: legalizing housing where it’s most needed, streamlining approvals, and reducing costs. If we can pass this package—and fend off…
The Homework: April 2, 2025
Welcome to the April 2, 2025 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 It’s been…
The Power of Housing Choice: Lessons from Gautreaux
California cities remain racially segregated, with significant economic disparities between predominantly minority and white neighborhoods. In “The Long-Run Effects of America’s Largest Residential Racial Desegregation Program: Gautreaux,” researchers Eric Chyn, Robert Collinson, and Danielle H. Sandler examined what happened when…
More Housing Options, Lower Prices: Evidence from Houston, Portland, and Auckland
Eight states have recently passed laws allowing smaller homes like duplexes and townhomes, also known as “middle housing,” in areas previously restricted to only large, expensive houses. In “Missing No More: Planners Should Harness Private Developers to Build Middle Housing,”…
New State Legislation to Align Housing, Climate, Environmental Goals
AB 609 from Asm. Buffy Wicks Puts the “E” Back in CEQA Streamlined Review for New Homes that Reduce Pollution, Sprawl, and Other Impacts Read more about AB 609 here. Sacramento, CA – Today California YIMBY and State Assemblymember Buffy…
Legislation Introduced to Create “Building Homeownership for All” Program
AB 595 will create more homeownership opportunities for working families Sacramento, CA – Today, California YIMBY joined Assemblymember Juan Carrillo (D-Palmdale), and their fellow co-sponsors California Community Builders and UnidosUS, to announce AB 595, which seeks to expand affordable homeownership…