Dear Friends --

I have great news to share: Governor Gavin Newsom just signed SB 79 into law!

With his signature on Sen. Scott Wiener's SB 79, Governor Newsom cements his legacy as one of the most transformative pro-housing leaders in California history. Now, we begin the work of making sure its provisions are fully and fairly implemented.

When I started California YIMBY, my goal was to make California affordable for everyone by legalizing more homebuilding — starting with homes near transit. In 2018, we joined Sen. Scott Wiener to launch that vision with SB 827. We worked tirelessly on this over the years and persisted through several narrow defeats. Today's signing of SB 79 by Governor Newsom marks the realization of that foundational goal.

This is a major victory, and YIMBYs made it possible. You sent more than a thousand emails and made more than a thousand calls to the governor's office asking him to sign SB 79, and the Governor came through in a big way.

Now, we're excited to invite you to celebrate this and our other big wins this year.

Please join us for California YIMBY's 2025 Victory Party in San Francisco on October 30!

California YIMBY Victory Party
October 30, 6PM-9PM
The Foundry
San Francisco
RSVP Here

We have so much to celebrate this year. In 2025, California YIMBY and our allies played the central role in getting major pieces of legislation passed:

We exempted infill housing from CEQA by passing AB 130.
We legalized apartments near major transit stops by passing SB 79.
We limited the abuse of historic preservation measures as a tool to block more homes with AB 1061.
We made it even easier to build an ADU with AB 1154 and this year's SB 9.
We reformed and streamlined permitting with AB 253 and AB 1308.

The California YIMBY Victory Party is a celebration of pro-housing champions, newly passed pro-housing legislation, and grassroots coalition wins. This year's San Francisco Victory Party features high level speakers and guests who make substantive contributions to the YIMBY movement through their elective office, advocacy work, and investments in research, advocacy, and movement building.

We hope you can join us on October 30 in San Francisco!

Brian Hanlon
Co-Founder and CEO
California YIMBY

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