The City of Burbank just willfully ignored one of CA’s most powerful housing laws, claiming it didn’t apply to their “special community.” You can help us prove them wrong.

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96 homes were proposed in Burbank, CA, using a gamechanging YIMBY law, SB 35, that allows speedier approvals for the most urgently needed housing. Planning staff were insistent that the project met all SB 35 requirements and should be approved immediately.

But the city council ignored their own staff, claiming the law didn’t apply to Burbank. These are “equestrian priority streets,” one councilwoman argued. The city chose horses over people.

They even scoffed at the notion that YIMBYs would sue. “You’d be hard-pressed to find any organization that’s going to sue us,” said a councilman. Clearly they don’t know us very well.

We responded that we might sue, and that’s when the threatening hate mail started.

“We ride horses in this area. Trust the fact that there are lawyers and doctors politicians judges and other High-up officials with a lot of money willing to go up against you and try to bankrupt you.”

-An actual email we got from a NIMBY

John, we need your support in the fight against this obnoxious NIMBYism. Exclusionary cities like Burbank are constantly trying to weasel their way out of building their fair share of the homes we need. When you support our work, we’re able to keep a close eye on these cities and train volunteers to join us. When we keep NIMBY cities in line, we can help more people live in communities with plenty of opportunity.

Will you donate to help us enforce housing law?

With your support, YIMBY will be able to stop Burbank and other NIMBY cities that try to weasel out of building more homes.

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Thank you,

Sonja Trauss

Executive Director, YIMBY Law