Another YIMBY Success Story

Last week, the CA Assembly voted to pass CA Senate Bill 10 (SB 10) and CA Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) after stark resistance from NIMBYs, electeds, and cities all across California. SB 9 and SB 10 have now overcome their biggest obstacles, and will soon be on their way to the Governor’s desk. These bills mark a significant step in ending exclusionary housing policy.

The YIMBY movement is prevailing — we came together, organized, and made elected officials listen.

Leading up to the vote, YIMBY Action members made over 500 calls, sent over 500 letters, got over 30 Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor published - from small local papers to The LA Times! Thank you to all the volunteers who rallied for more housing. Thank you to all the donors that sustain our organization to make this possible.

Single-family zoning is an exclusionary policy—a remnant of racist redlining, which has exacerbated our housing crisis. “Missing middle” housing—like duplexes—are *illegal* in 2/3 of CA. Today the Assembly took a step towards righting this wrong, by passing #SB9. #LegalizeHousing

-Tweet by Buffy Wicks, CA State Assemblymember

These wins in California are inspiring - but they aren’t special. They happen because we are growing this movement - and this success is replicable. We’re growing chapters across the US, like in Bend, OR, Atlanta, Orlando, and Indianapolis, and our small team of staff want to give you the tools to replicate these kinds of wins everywhere.

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