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70+ Chapters across the US fighting for abundant housing that's inclusive, sustainable, and affordable.

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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What can we learn about getting homes built? 🏠 CA shows how different reforms can produce very different results. The SF Chronicle explores what that means for effective housing policy, with insights from our ED Laura Foote. What can your state learn? 👀 sfchronicle.pulse.ly/ywplxxak8t
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Scott Wiener spent years rewriting California housing law. What does he have to show for it?
State Sen. Scott Wiener has either authored or had a direct hand in passing close to a dozen consequential bills to tackle California’s housing crisis.
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We don't have to choose between filtering and building affordable housing. 🏠 We need both. Build affordable homes directly. Build more market-rate homes. Legalize ADUs, duplexes, starter homes, and small apartments. We need to say yes to ALL kinds of housing.
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Caring about the housing shortage is a start. Doing something about it is next. 🏠 YIMBYs organize, advocate, and show up in their communities. This Membership Month, join thousands of people working to make it easier to build the housing we need. 👇 yimbyaction.pulse.ly/84r3ewl1ji
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
221 projects. Nearly 44,000 homes. So, is the Builder’s Remedy working? 👀 YIMBY Law's new report takes the first comprehensive look at Builder’s Remedy projects across California. Read the full breakdown. 👇 yimbyaction.pulse.ly/peedgmtvuu
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Want to help protect housing capacity in SF? 🏠 Send a letter to the Land Use Committee + Supervisors Melgar, Chen, and Dorsey urging them to introduce the amendments. 👇 actionnetwork.pulse.ly/lft6rgh0zt
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What does building the housing movement look like? 🏠🔨 RVA YIMBY’s inaugural YIMBY-build brought members together to get hands-on building homes in their community. Organizing can look a lot of different ways. This is one of them. ✊ Find a local chapter near you!👇 yimbyaction.org?form=members...
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Want to help make more housing wins happen? 🏠 Across the country, people are organizing to push for better housing policy. Take a look back at a few wins organized YIMBYs have accomplished this year. ➡️ What could you help make possible next? 👀 yimbyaction.pulse.ly/a7fkvk5joo
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Less than one week until the YIMBY Law Conference! ⚖️🏠 Want to get better at turning pro-housing policy into real homes? Join us Sept. 28 in SF to learn strategies you can put to work in your own community. 🎟️ 👉 yimbylaw.pulse.ly/jslv5eywh3
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How did Nashville NIMBYs react to single-stair reform? 👀 In our latest episode of Infill, Sonja asks Nashville Councilman Rollin Horton how the city’s usual opponents of new housing responded to single-stair reform. So… what happened? Watch on YouTube. 👇 youtube.pulse.ly/8fwqslhsbe
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Florida might be the YIMBY sleeper state. 👀 The Sunshine State has been passing major housing reforms for years, from Live Local to state-level limits on local zoning barriers. So what can we learn from Florida’s approach? Read the full blog. 👇 yimbyaction.pulse.ly/egxmugo7ma
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🚨 WE’RE HIRING: NATIONAL ORGANIZING DIRECTOR Help lead YIMBY Action’s nationwide chapter network, grow volunteer leadership, and turn grassroots organizing into housing wins. 🏠 Applications close THIS Monday, Sept. 21. 👇 yimbyaction.pulse.ly/kdyf2agnkq
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
UPDATE! 🗣️ Jason Elliott, former longtime adviser to Gov. Gavin Newsom and known as his “Swiss Army knife”, is joining our virtual debate on Sept. 30 at 4 PM PT. How should YIMBYs weigh the benefits of building more housing against the costs of sprawl? 👇 zoom.pulse.ly/thwhrqegim
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We don’t just need more homes. We also need to change the rules that make them harder to build. 🏘️ That takes people willing to show up, speak up, and get involved. Join YIMBY Action this Membership Month. Become a member by September 30. 👇 yimbyaction.pulse.ly/c9gsa2qjyh
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If two stairs are safer, why do so many countries allow just one? 👀 The evidence shows that modern single-stair buildings are just as safe as buildings with two. Watch our latest Infill episode with Nashville Councilman Rollin Horton and Stephen Smith. 👇 youtube.pulse.ly/mz5yutupph
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! 🇲🇽🇵🇷🇨🇺🇸🇻🇨🇴🇧🇷 We'd like to recognize the history, cultures, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities across the nation. We're stronger when people have more opportunities to make a home, and we’re proud to work toward expanding that access. 🏠
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What if fighting the housing shortage became your new extracurricular activity? 🏠 For Phoebe, getting involved locally turned into becoming a lead with our YIMBYs of Northern Virginia chapter. Learn how to get involved. 👇 yimbyaction.org?form=members...
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Why does a 4-story apartment building need two stairs? 🤔 It’s a simple question with big implications for what we can build. Maybe it’s time to rethink the rules and push for single-stair reform. Learn more. 👇🏠
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Should YIMBYs support or oppose sprawl housing? 🤔 Prop 45 is forcing us to wrestle with the complicated question of how to weigh building more housing against the environmental costs of sprawl. Join our debate on Sep. 30 at 4 PM PT to hear from both sides. 👇 zoom.pulse.ly/ach838ukkq
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David Welton @davidwelton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A great antidote to all the doomerism and "nothing matters" is getting out there and doing stuff, and it's surprising how few people it can take to make a difference
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
What if there was something YOU could do to help bring more abundant housing to your neighborhood? 🏠 It takes people willing to get active, speak up, and fight for more homes in their communities. Join the movement.👇 yimbyaction.pulse.ly/53ucfeqy3g
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Asheville For All @ashevilleforall.org · 08/09/2026
Join your pro-housing neighbors for informal discussion + learn how you can get involved! More info + RSVP: ashevilleforall.org/2026-09-24-m...
Text reads: “Monthly Meetup / Thursday, September 24th / 6:00pm / Hi-Wire Brewing - RAD Beer Garden.” The Asheville For All logo is in the bottom corner.
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Nearly 300,000 California students experienced homelessness last school year. We need more homes, more affordable options, and policies that make building easier. That’s why we’re fighting for abundant and affordable housing. Ask us how YOU can join the fight. 👇
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day! 🇺🇸 Today, we're celebrating the workers who build, maintain, and keep our communities running, including the people who help turn plans into the homes our communities need. 🏘️ Here's to everyone who puts in the work to build a better future. 💪
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
POV: You're in the YIMBY Action Slack. 👀 Sometimes our members are sharing organizing wins. Sometimes they're celebrating a zoning reform victory. And sometimes they drop a line so good it deserves to escape the Slack channel. 😂
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
🎉 BIG YIMBY WIN! 🎉 Champaign, Illinois eliminated minimum parking requirements citywide! They also completed a major zoning cleanup and are preparing for missing middle zoning. 🏘️ That means giving projects more flexibility to respond to what residents actually need.
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ever walked past an empty parking lot or abandoned space and thought, “Why the F isn’t this housing?” 👀 Well, you might be a YIMBY! And we need more people in the fight to make abundant housing possible, especially heading into election season. 🔗 Join: yimbyaction.pulse.ly/ombmavkj1n
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Jane Fiegen Green @janefgreen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Thrilled to be among the faces of @yimbyaction.bsky.social Membership Month campaign this year! We would love more people to join our merry band of housing advocates. I promise we have lots of fun, and we make a difference. New members get a tshirt! yimbyaction.donorsupport.co/page/members...
A group of smiling people holding signs that say Homes for All
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🗞️ Chicago needs more housing that works for families. Adam Drakulic of our Abundant Housing Illinois chapter makes the case in a new Chicago Tribune op-ed for changing Chicago’s housing rules so families can put down roots. 🔗 Read the full piece: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/23/o...
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Adam Drakulic: Chicago can’t afford to lose more children to the suburbs. Make changes to housing rules.
Chicago is building, just not for families who are increasingly finding themselves in bidding wars for what housing inventory is out there.
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Who's going? 👋
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The YIMBY fight is just beginning. ✊ We've shown what happens when people come together to fight for more homes. Now, it’s time to grow that power. 💪 September is Membership Month. Join now to help us head into election season stronger than ever. 🔗 yimbyaction.pulse.ly/11pfyfz6t0
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
One month to go! 👀 What happens when the people writing, enforcing, and fighting for pro-housing policies get in the same room? Find out at the first-ever YIMBY Law Conference! 🎟️ yimbylaw.pulse.ly/37hxdqlkyp
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Should parking be required whether residents need it or not, and who ends up paying for it? 👀 What do you think?
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
“But where will everyone park!?” 👀 Parking requirements might seem like a way to ensure communities have enough parking, but they actually make it quite difficult to build the homes we need. Should cities require parking with every new home? Let us know what you think. 👇
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Is all upzoning created equal? 👀 Let us know in the comments, and check out the full breakdown from our latest episode of Infill: podcasts.apple.com/podcast/what...
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Wyatt Gordon @yitgordon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“You can make a zoning change and sometimes you have to wait for the market to catch up and build there. Rezoning and waiting a couple years is not a terrible thing. It just means that pro-housing reforms take time.” 🏗️🏢 @yonahfreemark.com @urbaninstitute.bsky.social @yimbyaction.bsky.social
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What Upzoning Actually Does to Housing
Podcast Episode · Infill: A YIMBY Podcast · 24 August · 1hr 1min
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🎉 YIMBY WIN! Asheville is allowing duplexes in all residential zoning districts, opening up roughly 20,000 additional parcels for duplex construction. More housing, fewer barriers. 🏡 🔗 Read more under the "Zoning amendments on ADUs, duplexes pass" heading: mountainx.pulse.ly/jb3zffsxyr
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
What makes upzoning actually work? 👀 On the latest episode of Infill, Sonja Trauss and Urban Institute researcher Yonah Freemark discuss new research on zoning reforms in NYC and Philadelphia. Both increased housing supply, but results varied. The details matter. → www.urban.org/urban-wire/w...
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Does upzoning actually lead to more housing? 🤔 Yonah Freemark joins Sonja Trauss on the latest episode of Infill to talk about upzoning, housing construction, and why some zoning reforms have a bigger impact than others. 🎙️ Watch the full episode here: youtu.pulse.ly/qapd31qgjl
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Bilal Mahmood @bilalmahmood.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
5 years ago, the SF Board of Supervisors voted to block 495 units of housing on the former Nordstroms Parking Lot. In part, just because it would have cast a shadow. That’s why in partnership with @yimbyaction.bsky.social, I have introduced the SHADE Act, so this will never happen again.
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“Okay, but how long does it take?” 👀 The answer: there’s no magic countdown clock, but recent research from Pew found that metros that added the most housing also saw overall rents decline, especially in older units. So no, we don’t have to wait decades. 🏠 What question should we tackle next? 👇
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“But those new apartments are too expensive!” We hear this a lot. But building new housing isn't about just waiting for expensive apartments to “trickle down.” It's about adding more homes to the market. When people move into new homes, they leave their old homes behind. That's a moving chain. 🏡
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Who’s joining us at the YIMBY Law Conference? 👀 Get the playbook for getting more housing built in your backyard from leaders in law, policy, government & real estate. 🏠 Sonja Trauss ⚖️ David Pai 🏛️ Buffy Wicks 🏗️ David Balducci 🎟️ Claim your ticket: yimbylaw.pulse.ly/xic59nrdle
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Can historic preservation laws make it harder to build more homes? 🤔 SF Supervisor Bilal Mahmood wants the city to consider how many homes could be lost. Our Bay Area Organizing Director called it a “common-sense approach.” But what do you think? 👇 sfchronicle.pulse.ly/g1qgyh0r5h
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S.F. City Hall drama: Lawmaker argues he was retaliated against over housing clash
A YIMBY group sent out a news release Monday condemning Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman for the decision.
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Did SF really think YIMBYs would sit idly by? 👀 SF exempted parts of the city from SB 79, a state law allowing more homes near transit. Should cities be able to opt out of state housing laws? 👇 🔗 sfstandard.com/2026/08/13/l...
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Apparently, saying yes to housing is kinda chic. 👀🏡 More homes. More choices. More room for people to build their lives and communities. Want to help make it happen? Become a YIMBY Action member. 🔗 Learn more: yimbyaction.org/join?utm_cam...
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Is Nithya Raman being pushed out of her housing leadership role because she’s challenging the mayor? 👀 She's expected to lose her L.A. Housing & Homelessness Committee chair as she challenges Mayor Bass for reelection. What do you think is going on? 👇 www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Raman will lose homelessness committee chair as mayoral race heats up, sources say
Nithya Raman will lose her post as chair of the Housing and Homelessness Committee just as her race against Mayor Karen Bass enters its final months.
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
What makes a good housing mayor? 👀 Yesterday, our Executive Director Laura Foote and Abundance New York’s Ryder Kessler compared the housing records of San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Read the full breakdown below to see how they did: missionlocal.org/2026/08/san-...
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YIMBY leaders give Mayor Lurie a B- on housing. Mayor Mamdani? He gets an A-.
San Francisco YIMBY leader describes ‘slowly festering irritation’ with Mayor Daniel Lurie.
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🏡 Meet our August YIMBY of the Month, Jenn Truman! 🎉 She’s helping grow NC’s YIMBY movement at our Yes! In My Triangle chapter and pushing for missing middle housing, ADUs, quadplexes, parking reform & more. 🔗 Want to meet her and other YIMBYs? 👀 Check out YIMBY Town in Raleigh, NC: yimby.town
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Leora Tanjuatco Ross @leoratross.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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...
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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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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
What's the difference between passing a housing law and actually getting more housing built? Learn the playbook at the YIMBY Law Conference. ⚖️ Enforcement 📐 Policy Design 🏗️ Project Advocacy 🎟️ Early-bird pricing ends Friday, so secure your ticket now: yimbylaw.pulse.ly/vjrxhbi6yd
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