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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 · 10h
Rent burden, the share of income spent on rent, makes San Francisco look as affordable as Cleveland, a new paper finds. People in pricey metros adjust by living with parents, crowding, or moving, so that measure can mask some of the true cost of housing shortages. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 14h
About 30% of low-income households have no car, Pew Research Center's Alex Horowitz says. Parking mandates can force builders to build fewer apartments to fit required spaces, and fewer homes mean higher rents. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/r...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 15h
In nine states and D.C., Pew finds that 16% to 34% of poverty traces to above-average housing costs. If reforms cut rents by 20%, as in Austin and Minneapolis, poverty could fall by 18% to 26%. www.pew.org/en/research-...
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South Bay Forward @southbayforward.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This Saturday, join us for a meet & greet and canvassing for @johnericksonwh.bsky.social for Senate! Co-hosts @cayimby.bsky.social @abundanthousingla.bsky.social @indivisible-isbla.bsky.social @caworkingfamilies.bsky.social Sat, 10/10 @ Torrance Wilson Park: Meet & Greet at 9 am, Canvass at 10 am
Flyer with logo and date and time of canvass event.
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Beyond the Governor and Attorney General, California YIMBY endorsed Shirley Weber, Malia Cohen, Fiona Ma, Eleni Kounalakis, and Ben Allen for statewide office. Find your district's endorsements by entering your address. cayimby.org/endorsements/
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Lemon Grove has built 358 homes since 2021, about 26% of its 1,359-home target. Its draft SB 79 downtown plan would allow up to 80 homes per acre on some commercial land. buildsd.org/legislation/...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
San Francisco's multifamily vacancy is just over 2%, per ApartmentList. With so few homes open, one manager says he is booking showings for 75 people and has no time to negotiate rent. Rents are up over 20% in a year. www.kqed.org/news/1210066...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Indigo, outside Houston, advertises homes from the low $300,000s and builds cottages and duplexes on walkable streets. Some buyers accept less space to be near neighbors. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/b...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Not everyone wants to knock on doors, and texts and calls reach voters too. Join a YIMBY Day of Action on Oct. 10 or 17 and pick the way that suits you, so more voters in close races hear about candidates who will help end the housing shortage. cayimby.org/endorsements/
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
LA mayoral candidate Nithya Raman says she'd add a "shot clock" to housing permits in her first 100 days. It sets a deadline for the city to act on a permit. Long waits raise interest and land costs for builders while they wait. kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2026...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
SB 1090 pauses SB 1123 small-home projects in Altadena until early 2030. CA YIMBY's Matthew Lewis says owners who can't afford to rebuild and need SB 1123 must now carry their empty lot for three more years, which may push them to sell. insideclimatenews.org/news/0410202...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Median first-time buyer age has held near 32 to 35, but the Urban Institute finds young adult home purchases fell over 26% from 2021 to 2024. A steady median hides fewer buyers, and those still buying increasingly have cash or family help. www.urban.org/urban-wire/f...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Not sure which pro-housing candidates are on your ballot? California YIMBY's endorsement tool takes your street address and shows who we endorsed in your district, so you can vote for more homes. cayimby.org/endorsements/
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
South San Diego County candidates back more housing. State law has already cleared many barriers, says CA YIMBY's @realsaadasad.bsky.social. The next barrier is tackling costs, often government-imposed ones. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/10/05/s...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
LA's tax on property sales over $5.4M raised $1.2B by early 2026, less than half the projected $2.7B. RAND finds large apartment production fell about 30% after it began, or roughly 9,100 fewer homes. www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
California YIMBY works with policy experts, elected officials, and grassroots groups to pass laws that speed up home building, ease the housing shortage, and reduce climate pollution. Our endorsements show which candidates will back those laws: cayimby.org/endorsements/
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ballots hit mailboxes soon, and a few hundred doors knocked now can decide close races for pro-housing candidates. Join a YIMBY Day of Action on Oct. 10 or 17 to knock, text, or call and help elect people who will end the housing shortage. cayimby.org/daysofaction/
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Ryan O’Housing @howtoadu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Another epic legislative session in California. We've done so much to make it easier to build more homes. I am very grateful that I get to be a part of the most effective housing and economic reforms in decades in this country. via @cayimby.bsky.social @yimbyaction.bsky.social
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
CLIMATE WEEK: Free event Oct 7 in San Diego: the policies that decide where housing gets built are quietly some of the biggest climate levers we have. Join us to hear from experts on zoning, clean energy, and transit. RSVP 👇 luma.com/o348ec4l
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
[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 · 01/10/2026
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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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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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Governor Newsom Signs Bill to Expand Access to Townhomes, Condos
Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 1116, a bill which strengthens the Starter Home Revitalization Act (SB 684 from 2023, and SB 1123 from 2024), and will lead to the constructi...
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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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