Reposted by Brian JaffeCalMatters @calmatters.org · 10/10/2025After weeks of waiting, California's governor signed a bill that will allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops in California's biggest metro areas. cal.news/4n3hzge 📝 @frombenc.bsky.social 📸 Ray Chavez 25218
Reposted by Brian JaffeYIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 12/09/2025HUGE YIMBY WIN 🥳 Our top bill in CA, SB 79, has passed the legislature!!! Next stop is the Governor 👏 This kind of win could not be possible without all of YOU! YIMBYs have been working tirelessly to raise our voices in support of SB 79, and it's clear that we are being heard 👏 06112
Reposted by Brian JaffeCalifornia YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 12/09/2025SB 79, our bill to legalize townhomes and midrise apartments near the highest-quality transit, is up for its final vote in the Senate TODAY. Calling your state Senator and asking them to support the bill will make a real difference; and it only takes a minute with our tool. Let's get this done!cayimby.orgCall the Senate to pass SB 79!Please call your State Senator and urge them to vote YES on SB 79! 28227
Reposted by Brian JaffeJordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · 12/09/2025And there it is! #SB79, Sen. Scott Wiener’s bill to legalize multifamily housing near major public transit stops across California, just passed the state assembly! We are one vote away from the most significant shift in land-use policy California has ever seen! 2255884
Reposted by Brian JaffeM. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 10/09/2025It's crunchtime, folks! SB 79, our bill to legalize apartments in transit rich areas of California, is about to go up for a vote! Call, text, and email! @cayimby.bsky.social cayimby.org/call-sb-79/cayimby.orgCall the Assembly to pass SB 79!Please call your Assemblymember and urge them to vote YES on SB 79! 318242
Reposted by Brian JaffeCalifornia YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 09/09/2025We’re coming down to the wire here. Keep calling! 0232
Reposted by Brian JaffeSenator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 29/08/2025I was on @podsaveamerica.crooked.com this week talking about housing near public transit, California’s housing crisis in general & our legislation to allow more housing near transit (SB 79). Go check it out 719427
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Yes to all of this 👏👏👏 Let’s start by passing SB 79, which will allow exactly the right kind of transit oriented housing LA and CA need! 0217
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 18/08/2025SB 79 is not nibbling around the edges like nearly all of the recent housing laws passed in CA. I believe it will substantially improve housing supply and affordability. Please call your state reps and ask them to support. 0100
Reposted by Brian JaffeSenator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Allowing more homes near high-quality transit is a key strategy to make housing more abundant & affordable, increase transit ridership & reduce traffic congestion & pollution. I’m authoring legislation to get this done. SB 79 will help California meet our housing, transit & climate goals.calmatters.orgWhy building more homes near transit will transform lives across California | OpinionCalifornia cities have largely banned apartments and condos, preventing people from living near jobs and transit systems their taxes fund. 211315
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 02/07/2025There have been a lot of falsely claimed “huge wins” for CA housing policy over the last five years, but I think this actually is one! 🏡🥑 161
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Big news indeed and a breath of fresh air to see a major legacy environmental organization see dense transit-rich housing for what it is: a key part of decarbonization and a climate-resilient future. NIMBYs are finally losing their ability to hide behind “environmentalism”. 0163
Reposted by Brian JaffeM. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 25/06/2025We are closer than ever to the long-prophesied exemption from CEQA (endless environmental review) for infill housing development. This is key to stop the endless delays and litigation associated with development in California. 112312
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Just putting this out there... I've had a few interactions recently with front-line employees in the federal government, specifically at the VA and the IRS. In each case, the person on the other end of the phone was knowledgeable, polite, and helpful. And generally they get zero thanks from anyone. 1324
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Good article summarizing the state of housing debate in California. www.axios.com/local/san-di...axios.comAre California housing politics changing? Wiener's third transit housing bill clears Senate for first timeSB 79 would force cities to allow dense housing construction near transit stations. 0101
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Josh Becker stood up to major SF Peninsula NIMBYs with his yes vote. She could have done the same to her NIMBYs but instead caved. 120
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 04/06/2025I know... that was a big disappointment. Thought she'd have courage. 120
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 04/06/2025SB 79 just passed the CA State Senate with minimum required votes. A lot of senators took hard votes tonight, stood up to a lot of NIMBY pressure, to legalize housing where it matters most. Change is hard, but change CAN happen. 1393
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 04/06/2025I think they keep the vote open for any senators who were absent to vote later, but not totally sure. 050
Reposted by Brian JaffeSenator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 03/06/2025As we advance big housing reforms — including my bill to allow more homes near transit & @buffywicks.bsky.social bill to exempt infill housing from CEQA — we can look to Sacramento as an example of what happens when a city takes housing production seriously: Lower costs & the sky doesn’t fall.sacbee.comLegislators should look to Sacramento as a test case on housing reform | Opinion“Our infill and transit-oriented housing strategy is working extremely well for Sacramento’s affordability and climate goals.” 413125
Reposted by Brian JaffeDr Grace S Peng @gspeng.bsky.social · 02/06/2025I called Senator Ben Allen (916)651-4024 & said that I a constituent in 90278 with 2 nearby areas (bus depot and rail station) that would be upzoned by SB 79. I wholeheartedly support more housing there. For my parents who aged out of driving, for me when/if I live that long, for my child. 3344
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 27/05/2025This is a pretty balanced overview of AB 609, a bill that would make it easier to build large housing projects within already urbanized areas. 050
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 27/05/2025The typical starter home (the average price in the bottom 1/3 of all homes) in 59 of 101 Bay Area cities now costs more than $1 million. For generations, the Bay Area has been a land of economic opportunity, but only if people can afford to live here. www.sfchronicle.com/personal-fin...sfchronicle.comWant a Bay Area starter home? In these 59 cities, it’ll cost you at least $1 millionA recent Zillow analysis found 59 Bay Area cities where starter homes cost at least $1 million, highlighting affordability challenges for buyers. 041
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Interesting… any specifics you remember? Allowing transit agencies to develop is a great way to fund transit. 120
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 23/05/2025This is big. Even in its pared down form, SB 79 represents the kind of big reform needed to actually make a dent in our housing deficit. It is time for big solutions to big problems. 1151
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 21/05/2025As a Marin resident... I agree! (We're not all NIMBYs here... just a lot of us 🙃) 120
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 21/05/2025I think SMART should still be in - there are 42 daily trains on weekdays. 220
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 17/05/2025We’re at that point in the CA legislative calendar when promising housing bills either get killed in a random committee or amended into irrelevance. It happens *every* year. And we wonder why we can’t solve the housing crisis. 1153
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 17/05/2025If you look closely, SB-79 (Sen. Wiener's transit-oriented upzoning bill) is already shrinking in scope. In its latest change, the highest tier of upzoning now only applies to "Urban Transit Counties" - those with 15 or more rail transit stations. Will it be able to pass AND keep any broad upzoning? 191
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 11/05/2025“Key program is behind schedule” is a bad cliche for California government. We have to change the political culture of California so that promises actually mean something. calmatters.org/health/menta...calmatters.orgCalifornia promised to boost mental health in schools. One key program is behind scheduleOnly 14 school districts and county offices of education have begun billing for behavioral health services under the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative Fee Schedule Program, according to ... 050
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Truly crazy story… but also inspiring to have scientists looking for novel solutions to an age old danger. 160
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 01/05/2025calmatters.org/housing/2025...calmatters.orgUnprecedented vote shows Dems fractured over housing policyTwo consecutive committee chairs got overruled by their members, signifying a growing rift among California Democrats about housing. 020
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Some activists say SB 79 would hurt affordable housing and cause displacement… ➡️ “The bulk of studies that have looked into the question have found that new market-rate housing reduces neighborhood rents and tends to ease displacement pressures.” ✅ Great fact check @CalMatters.org!! 183
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 30/04/2025SB 79 is *exactly* the kind of big housing bill California needs. Past housing bills have been lots of bluster & very little impact. If SB 79 passes without exempting most of the state (as was done with SB 9, SB 684, etc. in years past) it will actually make a huge difference for housing in CA. 060
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Public data is very important (mostly for researchers to determine what is and isn’t working). In a moment when the federal government is trying to hide or destroy public data, we should applaud state governments going the other way. calmatters.org/commentary/2...calmatters.orgCalifornia school data project fulfills a campaign promise Newsom made | OpinionThe new Cradle-to Career dashboard could make schools more accountable to parents and taxpayers by showing where high school students land after graduation. 020
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Transit-oriented development (TOD; dense housing near transit stops) would be a huge win for climate, massively reducing greenhouse emissions from commuters. So why are environmental groups either neutral or opposing SB 79, which would be the biggest TOD reform in the history of California? 3160
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 23/04/2025In a world where housing is built with unicorns & fairy dust, it can be 100% affordable, w/ infinite parking, right next to transit, not block anyone’s view, and for that matter not hurt anyone’s feelings 🙄 But in the real world, projects have to pencil out to be built and compromises must be made. 1232
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 23/04/2025SB 79 passed over Wahab’s head. Huge pro-housing win. 020
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 23/04/2025The first step of many, but still a very significant win. SB 79 would *actually* bring significant new housing to California, and precisely in the locations where it is needed most. 0274
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Inspiring to watch Sen. Wiener in action making the righteous case for housing to his Senate colleagues. We need more bold housing leadership just like his in Sacramento. 0110
Brian Jaffe @brianjaffe.bsky.social · 22/04/2025In the room where Sen. Wahab and allies are trying to kill SB 79, a transit oriented upzoning bill that would allow tens of thousands of new homes where they’re needed most in California. Vote coming soon… 060
Reposted by Brian JaffeCalifornia YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 21/04/2025“It’s time to end this practice of banning new homes in areas where we are making massive public transit investments. Proposed state legislation SB 79 from Sen. Scott Wiener would do just that.” www.dailynews.com/2025/04/21/s...dailynews.comSenate Bill 79 will legalize more housing near transit across CaliforniaIt’s time to end this practice of banning new homes in areas where we are making massive public transit investments. 435047