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The Homework: July 3, 2025

Welcome to the July 3, 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 A Week…

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Why is Building Slowing Down in America’s Boomtowns?

Texas has long been America’s poster child for more affordable housing, thanks to its minimal regulations and abundant land. However, this hasn’t prevented Texas cities like Austin from developing the same cost pressures as California’s metro areas, which built far…

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America’s Missing 15 Million Homes

American home building has slowed down significantly over the past 25 years. If the U.S. housing stock had grown from 2000 to 2020 at the same rate as it did from 1980 to 2000, there would be 15 million more…

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California YIMBY Statement on AB 609: CEQA infill housing exemption

California YIMBY issued the following statement on news that AB 609, creating CEQA exemptions for infill housing, would be signed into law as part of the state budget (through AB 130, a trailer bill): “This is one of the biggest…

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The Homework: June 18, 2025

Welcome to the June 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 Committee Season…

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Taller Buildings Near Transit Would Cut Austin’s Affordable Housing Costs by $2.5 Billion

Allowing denser apartment buildings along Austin’s planned light-rail lines could slash the city’s affordable housing subsidies from $8 billion to $5.5 billion while meeting housing goals that current zoning makes impossible, according to a University of Texas study. The findings…

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System Failure: The Hidden Rot in America’s State and Local Governments

New York’s Second Avenue Subway costs 12 times more per mile than similar projects in Paris and Madrid. That astronomical price tag reflects a deeper problem plaguing governments across America, where housing costs spiral out of control and basic infrastructure…

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The Homework: June 4, 2025

Welcome to the June 4, 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 A Historic…

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Location, Location, Low-Carbon: The Surprising Climate Math of Where We Live

While urban planners have long considered the impacts of density, new research reveals additional housing and neighborhood design factors that significantly impact our carbon footprint in residential developments. In “Beyond density: Examining overlooked drivers of housing and neighborhood greenhouse gas…

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So Many Forms, So Few Homes: How L.A. Made Housing a Waiting Game

Los Angeles suffers from severe housing unaffordability, with one-third of renters spending over half their income on housing and over 47,000 residents experiencing homelessness. New research suggests that lengthy approval processes may be a key factor limiting housing production. Streamlining…

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