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@cayimby.bsky.social
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California YIMBY is a statewide advocacy organization working to pass legislation to end California's housing shortage by empowering and growing the YIMBY movement. Learn more at cayimby.org.

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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 7h
[Bill Alert] @CAGovernor has signed SB 677. It will protect already-approved housing projects from common city delay tactics over the creation of subdivisions and approval of federal financing for affordable housing. Thank you, @scottwiener.bsky.social. cayimby.org/legislation/...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 8h
Housing Policy is Climate Policy 🌎 Where we build shapes how much we drive, how much energy we use, and who breathes polluted air. Join us on Oct 7 in San Diego for a panel on transit, clean energy, and zoning. Free. RSVP 👇 luma.com/o348ec4l
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Saad Asad @realsaadasad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Will I see you on Oct 7? I'll be hosting a panel here in San Diego during San Diego Climate Week on how where we build, and what we build shapes climate change: luma.com/o348ec4l
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Housing Policy is Climate Policy · Luma
Where San Diegans live, how much they drive, and how much energy their homes use are largely shaped by how—and where—housing gets built. That makes those…
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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 29/09/2026
Californians: you're going to hear about the Starter Home Revitalization Act a lot over the next few years. In short, it legalizes small-lot infill ownership homes (ie townhomes and cottage courts) by-right everywhere housing is allowed, with strict approval deadlines similar to those for ADUs.
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M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm grateful to a few people: Sen. Anna Caballero and her excellent chief of staff Jeffrey Roth, Sosan Madanat, our lobbyist, our many co-sponsors, and, of course, @cayimby.bsky.social, best in the business. @maxdubler.com, who ctushed it on SB 1116, will be taking over from me as policy lead.
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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 29/09/2026
Before AB 956 you could build one detached ADU in your yard and two ADUs from space within your home (one interior conversion ADU, one Junior ADU). Now you can build two detached ADUs in your yard and one interior conversion ADU. This is great news for people with smaller houses and/or big lots!
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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 29/09/2026
California law exempts ADUs under 750 square feet from ALL impact fees and requires impact fees on larger ADUs to be paid on a per square foot basis. Before SB 1117, a 751sf ADU had to pay all 751sf worth of impact fees. Now, the first 750sf are exempt and you only pay on the excess square footage.
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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 29/09/2026
Some professional news: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social just signed all 3 of the bills I worked on this year at @cayimby.bsky.social: AB 956 - 2 detached ADUs at single family homes SB 1116 - Starter Home Revitalization Act expansion SB 1117 - Fee relief for ADUs over 750 square feet
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Governor Newsom signs housing legislation, cementing California’s record progress to reduce unsheltered homelessness and build more homes | Governor of California
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
[Bill Alert] @governor.ca.gov has signed SB 1116. It will streamline the construction of smaller, lower-cost “starter” homes for homeownership by making several improvements to existing state housing law. Thank you, Sen. Caballero. cayimby.org/legislation/...
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Senator Jerry McNerney @senmcnerney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yes! @governor.ca.gov signed my SB 1196, which will streamline the creation of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) - also known as backyard cottages - by accelerating utility service connections. Thanks to The Casita Coalition & @cayimby.bsky.social for supporting SB 1196!
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
[Bill Alert] @governor.ca.gov has signed SB 1014. The bill requires cities to disclose infrastructure requirements within 30 days of initial application and can't add new ones after permit application, reducing project risk and costs. Thank you, Sen. Grayson. cayimby.org/news-events/...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
[Bill Alert]: @governor.ca.gov has signed SB 1117. This bill will make it less costly to build ADUs by removing an arbitrary financial penalty that many jurisdictions impose on ADUs over 750 square feet. Thank you, @sabrinacervantes.bsky.social. cayimby.org/news-events/...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
[Bill Alert] @governor.ca.gov has signed AB 2074. AB 2074 speeds recovery of dense urban neighborhoods by streamlining high-rise housing near transit hubs and identifying state-backed loans to cut costs. Thank you, @matthaneysf.bsky.social. cayimby.org/news-events/...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
[Bill Alert] @governor.ca.gov has signed AB 956. The bill will empower homeowners to build up to two detached accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on their properties. Thank you, Asm. Quirk-Silva. cayimby.org/legislation/...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No office building in San Francisco converted to housing in the past decade — the economics didn't work. New tax breaks cutting development costs are reviving three stalled projects, though the city still trails New York's 15,000 conversion units by a wide margin. abc7news.com/post/san-fra...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In Oakland's Rockridge, seniors who benefited from decades of exclusionary zoning are now the fiercest opponents of the very senior housing many will need themselves - a reminder that "not in my backyard" often means blocking your own future options too. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lenders are warming to modular housing as new rules address financing gaps unique to the format, including a California bill that lets the state reinsure modular projects so developers can get surety bonds. www.bisnow.com/news/los-ang...
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Modular Housing Gains Financial, Legislative Boost
Southern California developers say there are fewer hurdles for modular housing as lenders and laws support growth.
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Decades of capped premiums left California insurers unprepared for major fires, pushing hundreds of thousands onto the state's shrinking-coverage "insurer of last resort." The fix is letting prices rise so risk gets priced, mitigated, and insured properly. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Factory-built homes are now going up in ordinary subdivisions - indistinguishable from site-built houses and roughly 48% cheaper per square foot. New federal and state laws are chipping away at zoning bans that kept them out for decades. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Over 500 state bills last year sought to limit county control over housing decisions, with California introducing the most at 64. Roughly 30% passed, showing states increasingly stepping in where local governments have been slow to approve new homes. www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/state-p...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
AI wealth is fueling bidding wars across San Francisco's housing market - 44 home sales went $1M over the asking price in June alone, and renters are offering landlords TVs to win apartments. Analysts say the ripple effect will push prices outward www.npr.org/2026/09/01/n...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A fire-gutted Geary Boulevard restaurant is becoming 89 condos under new "Family Zoning" rules - a process that took months, compared to the six years a nearby senior housing project needed in the 2000s. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Riverside is reapplying for a state housing designation worth millions in grants, even as the state reviews whether rejecting a supportive-housing project - and a resulting civil rights investigation - could disqualify the city. www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-se...
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Riverside Seeks Renewal of Prohousing Status Amid State Review of City's Housing Decisions
State officials are examining whether Riverside's rejection of a supportive housing project jeopardizes its Prohousing status as the city moves to reapply.
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Upzone the coastal elites @aboutdave.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The public benefits from abundant market rate housing. www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/03...
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One condo, hundreds of homes: UHERO study reveals housing ripple effect | University of Hawaiʻi System News
Housing filtering is a process in which new construction sets off a chain of moves that frees up existing homes across the market.
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
America's rail systems can support 13.5 million more homes near stations in high-demand areas where prices exceed construction costs. Legalizing apartments would ease the housing shortage and fully reverse the post-COVID decline in transit ridership. www.abundanceandgrowth.org/p/transit-or...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
San Diego's colleges are spending $4.3 billion on student housing - partly to relieve pressure on the region's already tight rental market. UCSD alone will be able to house 30.4k students, the most of any US campus. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/08/28/s...
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San Diego County’s many colleges and universities spending big bucks on construction boom
Thirteen local colleges and universities are spending nearly $11 billion to build everything from science centers to high-rise dormitories and athletic fields.
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A blighted car wash on Divisadero sat empty for a decade while the city fought over it. Now, after SF cut red tape and lowered inclusionary mandates from 20% to 5%, 203 apartments are finally set to break ground. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/a...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oakland's pandemic-era building boom is paying off: rents there still sit below 2019 levels even as vacancy tightens. San Francisco barely built, and its rents surged 30%, now costing double Oakland's. sfstandard.com/2026/08/06/o...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A 12-story, 32-home building is proposed to replace a single-family home near Santa Monica's E Line station under SB 79. la.urbanize.city/post/12-stor...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
With CEQA lawsuits curtailed, some cities are expanding fire hazard zones to exempt land from housing laws - San Diego covers 5 times more area than state fire officials recommend. Ironically, blocking safer apartments pushes more building into riskier wildland edges. calhdf.org/is-fire-safe...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Housing Policy is Climate Policy 🌎 Where we build shapes how much we drive, how much energy we use, and who breathes polluted air. Join us on Oct 7 in San Diego for a panel on transit, clean energy, and zoning. Free. RSVP 👇 luma.com/o348ec4l
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Housing Policy is Climate Policy · Luma
Where San Diegans live, how much they drive, and how much energy their homes use are largely shaped by how—and where—housing gets built. That makes those…
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A typical affordable housing project in California takes 7-8 years, partly because it has to juggle conflicting agency apps. California's new Housing & Homelessness Agency aims to combine apps into one, potentially saving projects up to $60k per home. timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2026...
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Opinion: New California agency is positive news for affordable housing
If the new California Housing and Homelessness Agency works the way it should, more affordable housing projects can get out of limbo and into construction.
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Families increasingly build ADUs not for rental income, but to care for aging parents or disabled adult children nearby. One California family's ADU, aided by a county forgivable loan, opened access to additional state disability services. www.businessinsider.com/homeowners-b...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A West Portal housing project doubled from 64 to 172 homes and gained three stories due to new "Family Zoning" rules and a land purchase. The supervisor who championed the rezoning predicts fierce backlash but stands by the trade for 26 affordable homes. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
After a six-year construction freeze, San Francisco developers are rushing to build. Lower inclusionary mandates and AI-driven demand finally make projects "pencil" again - though new homes won't arrive until 2028. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
GGWash: Zoning doesn't decide if housing is "affordable" - funding does, and that can happen anytime, even after a building opens. So opposing market-rate housing to "save room" for subsidized housing is incoherent: you can't subsidize a building that never gets built. ggwash.org/view/104401/...
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Want more subsidized housing? Start by building any housing
Most subsidized or “affordable” housing in America was not initially built as such. It makes little sense to oppose new homes because they are not subsidized from the very start; those homes very…
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Palo Alto's newest housing pipeline shows six different paths to more homes - from a parking lot to affordable housing to a Builder's Remedy townhome project - each using a different state law or zoning tool. www.paloaltoonline.com/housing/2026...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A 239-foot tower using the state density bonus law to bypass San Diego's 30-foot coastal height limit has been under review for two years. Both sides - developer and opponents - are now demanding a final decision www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/08/14/s...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Turlock rezoned 52 underused commercial properties for housing after the state sued the city for missing its deadline by over two years. The move, adding capacity for 5,802 homes, aims to resolve the litigation once the state certifies the plan. www.modbee.com/news/local/t...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
San Francisco banned algorithmic software that helps landlords set rents in 2024. Two years later, no landlord has been sued, and rents have soared 22% anyway - driven not by algorithms but by demand outpacing supply. sfstandard.com/2026/08/21/s...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Data alone hasn't overcome resistance to housing. This Climate Week NYC panel, featuring our CEO Brian Hanlon, explores how to turn cost curves into stories that make housing density feel wanted. Sept 23, 3PM: tr.ee/rFVGVh
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
LA permitted 8,800 new homes in early 2026 - nearly triple last year's pace, and already more than all of 2025. But the surge is partly wildfire-rebuild replacement, not net-new supply, & permitting still falls short of what the county needs to ease its shortage. la.urbanize.city/post/report-...
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Report: L.A. permits 8,800 homes in the first half of 2026
Residential construction appears to be on the uptick, according to new research from Hilgard Economics.
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Opinion: California pursues progressive goals like wildfire safety and clean fuel through rules that raise costs on electricity and housing - costs poorer residents pay disproportionately. A regulation's benefits should justify its price tag. capitolweekly.net/california-s...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Permitting offices can't scale up fast when housing demand spikes, causing backlogs. Third-party reviewers - private experts approved by the government - can absorb the overflow without cities hiring permanent staff. cei.org/blog/third-p...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Transportation is the 2nd-biggest source of US emissions, yet transit investment hasn't kept pace with car-centric development. This Climate Week NYC panel feat. Corrigan of @metroabundance.bsky.social asks what it'd take to change that. Sept 22, 9AM: tr.ee/GedxcG
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Facing a state lawsuit, Costa Mesa added 94 new sites capable of holding nearly 7,000 homes to satisfy its state housing mandate, while dropping over two dozen sites that lacked developer interest. www.ocregister.com/2026/08/29/c...
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Costa Mesa to consider housing element changes tonight
The changes would add dozens of new locations for possible housing and also remove from the city’s inventory list more than two dozen sites that didn’t meet the criteria for redevelopment.
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A single-family home near the E Line is set to become five three-story townhomes - Santa Monica's first project to use SB 79. la.urbanize.city/post/five-ho...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A wildfire victim's Altadena home is being rebuilt in six months using factory-built modules - a third of the typical 18-month custom build. California's fast permitting for prefab housing is another reason why the builder chose factory-built. www.realtor.com/news/real-es...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Housing advocates and building-decarbonization advocates often work at cross purposes, but well-designed infill can advance both. This Climate Week NYC panel feat. Abigail of @metroabundance.bsky.social maps where they align and where tensions remain. Sept 23, 10:30AM: tr.ee/qLpils
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Fresno saw a 104% jump in millennial homeowners from 2018 to 2023, as buyers priced out of coastal cities found lower costs and remote-work flexibility inland. www.fresnobee.com/news/local/a...
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