CalMatters: California Legislature overrides local zoning to boost transit-oriented development
YIMBYs Craft Labor Deal for SB 79
New Provisions Win Support from UNITE HERE; Building Trades Go Neutral “Workers build California” SACRAMENTO — Today, California YIMBY announced new amendments to SB 79 that extend common labor provisions to new homes that will be built under the law. The bill, authored…
California YIMBY Statement on LA City Council Vote on SB 79
LA City Council Votes Against Angelenos Council Opposition to SB 79 Continues Years of Anti-Housing Policies LA’s leaders are demonstrating their cowardice — the state legislature needs to act Los Angeles, CA — Today the Los Angeles City Council voted to…
Grist: Can weaker environmental rules help fight climate change? California just bet yes.
The Guardian: California overhauls landmark environmental protection rules
New York Times: California Rolls Back Its Landmark Environmental Law
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…
NEW REPORT: How Land Use Reform Can Solve the Los Angeles Budget Crisis
SB 79 Could Bring Up to $1 Billion to City Coffers; Help Solve Housing Shortage Los Angeles – The City of Los Angeles could largely solve its $1 billion budget shortfall by allowing more homes to be built near its…
California YIMBY Statement on AB 1157
Californians are rightly frustrated over the spiraling cost of rent. Due to our acute housing shortage, hundreds of thousands of Californians are forced to spend most of their income on rent, live in overcrowded conditions, or leave the state each…