State Senate candidate Sara Hernandez is joining us for a debrief of election day! We'll discuss early results, insights, and what to expect with changing legislators and executives. Nov. 5 @ 4 pm PT. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

"Wasians, by carving out a separate space within mixed-race identity, had the air of superiority..." Can confirm, we do think we're better than you 🤣 www.vulture.com/article/the-...

The Wasian Generation

How the sudden pop-cultural dominance of part white, part Asian Americans triggered a collective identity crisis.

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Today: YIMBY Action is hosting a debrief of the 2026 legislative session with Buffy Wicks 🤩 It's at 3:30 pm -- if you're a member of YIMBY Action, DM me and I'll send you the link. If you're not a member, join right now (yimbyaction.org/join) and you'll get the link in an email.

Hate to break it to you guys, but without housing, you don't have a city: www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

California Forever housing plan sidelined as shipyard and manufacturing proposal advances

A proposed bill could speed California Forever’s Solano shipyard plans while leaving its housing and manufacturing ambitions for later.

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A dangerous bill is one vote away from @gavinnewsom.bsky.social's desk. Call your Assemblymember today and ask them to vote NO on SB 1383: actionnetwork.org/call_campaig...

Your Assemblymember is a key vote -- Call them today!

A devastating, anti-housing bill is one vote away from the Governor’s desk. All our recent progress is threatened by SB 1383, which would neuter our most effective tool for building market-rate hou...

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Here's the letter @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov sent to the City of Menlo Park about their illegal handling of the Sunset Magazine proposal: drive.google.com/file/d/1L28Z...

This was fun to record ☺️: www.wsj.com/podcasts/you...

How a Parking Lot Fight Explains America's Housing Shortage - Your Money Briefing - WSJ Podcasts

In one neighborhood, a fight over a few parking lots has turned into a proxy battle in America’s housing debate, pitting "Not In My Backyard" politics against "Yes In My Backyard" advocates pushing fo...

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🧵YIMBYs got royally screwed in the Howard Jarvis deal, here’s what happened:

I’ve really been putting the cargo bike to work lately…

If you ever need a NIMBY bingo card, @hopearmstrong.bsky.social made this one and it is PERFECT

Wanna talk election results? TODAY: Join me, Laura Foote, Sonja Trauss and our consultant Steven Stenzler in a casual conversation about what happened and what YIMBYs will need to do between now and November. 3 pm on zoom: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Last week, to our delight, Governor Newsom released a budget that eliminates impact fees for new affordable housing. YIMBYs said: OK, cool, but why doesn’t he do this for market-rate housing too?

This new video from @pewresearch.org connects the dots between luxury housing and shelter beds and it is GOOD: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQYM...

Building More Housing Creates 'Moving Chains' of Affordability

YouTube video by Pew

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I got a message yesterday: "You were great on that podcast with Scott Wiener." Always a good day when I'm confused for @sonjatrauss.bsky.social 🥰

YIMBY Action@yimbyaction.bsky.social · 6mo ago

In our latest episode of Infill, YIMBY Law’s Sonja Trauss sits down with @scottwiener.bsky.social to discuss how the housing crisis “clicked” for him, from defending tenants facing eviction to watching compliant projects get buried in process. 🎧 Tune in now: https://apple.pulse.ly/bzxqjo0c7a

In San Rafael tonight to support 200 new homes that are being appealed to the City Council. Follow along for some unhinged Marin County NIMBYism!

How do we create change? It's simple, we get organized and we take action! We break down how YIMBY Action and other orgs mobilized thousands of folks to help pass SB 79 in our newest blog post. Check out the case study here: yimbyaction.org/blog/how-con...

New Blog Post ✍️ How Constituent Pressure Moved Votes for SB 79: yimbyaction.org/blog/how-con...