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We won big on housing in 2025. Now we're supporting more housing champions to keep it going.
California YIMBY's latest round of 2026 endorsements is here.
Announcements coming today — full list of all endorsements so far at:
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California YIMBY is a statewide advocacy organization working to pass legislation to end CA’s housing shortage by empowering and growing the YIMBY movement.
- A massive housing supply increase in Minneapolis has cut rent growth almost to zero.
- [VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed SB 79, which will make it legal to build multi-family housing near high quality transit!
- [VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed AB 1308, which creates a “shot clock” for housing inspections.
- [VICTORY ALERT] AB 130, which creates a broad CEQA exemption for infill housing projects, has been signed by Governor Newsom. Because it is part of the budget, it is effective immediately.
- [VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed AB 1154, which will make it faster, cheaper, and easier to add small accessory dwelling units to existing homes.
- When the LA city council opposed our first transit oriented upzoning bill on local control grounds in 2018, rent was $1,663. They have opposed every subsequent bill with the same rationale: trust us, we will fix it ourselves. Now rent is $2,625. Enough is enough. Pass SB 79.The City of LA, embarrassingly, just voted to oppose #SB79 (legalizing housing near transit). Watch this incredible rebuttal from @cd4losangeles, where she says that the city isn't acting in good faith to address the housing crisis, & that state intervention has been necessary.
00:00 - Grimes, hello.Why don't politicians ever talk abt zoning reform? American urban design is a health hazard imo. This would immediately open up a lot of real estate that otherwise the dems are talking abt having to spend taxpayer money building to reduce scarcity/ costs. but Also the best
- The City of Los Angeles could largely solve its $1 billion budget shortfall by allowing more homes to be built near its transit stations, according to a report out today from Streets For All, an LA-based safe streets and land use advocacy organization.
- [VICTORY ALERT] @GavinNewsom has signed AB 835, the single-stair study bill! Thanks to @alex_lee for his leadership on moving California toward international best practices for fire suppression and livable apartments. More on single-stair here:
- [BILL ALERT] SB 79, which broadly legalizes more homes near transit stops like train stations and rapid bus stops, has passed the Senate floor!
- Last year, Governor Walz signed legislation to study legalizing single-stair apartment buildings up to 75' tall and to retroactively exempt Minneapolis' pro-housing 2040 Plan from environmental review.
- [BILL ALERT] SB 79, which broadly legalizes more homes near transit stops like train stations and rapid bus stops, has passed Senate Housing!
- We are thrilled to announce SB 79, a new bill from @Scott_Wiener that will legalize multi-family housing near transit. We are excited to co-sponsor this landmark legislation with @SPUR_Urbanist, @streetsforall, and @BayAreaCouncil.
