Six of our priority bills passed their first house this week.

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Hi there,

We’ve got some fantastic news out of Sacramento.

This week, the State Legislature passed six of our priority bills through their house of origin!

That means we’re well on our way to ending parking mandates, legalizing social housing, fast-tracking affordable homes in commercial districts, and so much more!

We’re at the halfway mark of the Legislative year, but we’ll need your help to get these bills to the finish line. Can you chip in $20 to help us organize in support of these bills?

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DONATE ANOTHER AMOUNT » As a reminder, here are our priority bills for 2022:

SB 886* (Wiener) helps universities build student housing faster and at lower cost by streamlining the environmental review process for housing on university-owned land that is not at high risk of wildfire or in sensitive habitats.
AB 2011 (Wicks) fastracks new affordable housing on land zoned for commercial uses and includes strong provisions for affordability, labor standards, and environmental protection.
AB 2053 (Lee) establishes a new, statewide social housing program that would fund, build, and manage affordable housing for both rent and homeownership.
AB 2097* (Friedman) reduces housing costs and air pollution by eliminating expensive parking mandates on new homes built near high-quality transit.
AB 2221* (Quirk-Silva) accelerates building Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs, aka granny flats or casitas) by clarifying ambiguities in existing law and removing arbitrary barriers that some cities have imposed on ADU development.
AB 2873* (Jones-Sawyer) advances diversity, equity, and inclusion by requiring developers that receive state affordable housing dollars to report if the firms they contract with are owned and operated by people of color, women, or LGBTQ+ people.
SCA 2* (Allen) places an Article 34 repeal measure on the ballot. Article 34, which passed in 1950, gives wealthy neighborhoods veto power over affordable housing and worsens racial segregation.

* indicates a bill is sponsored by California YIMBY

Prior to joining the team earlier this year, I worked in the State Legislature, where I got to witness first-hand the impact of California YIMBY’s organizing and lobbying.

By flooding the halls of power with calls, emails, and petitions from Californians like you, California YIMBY is changing the narrative around housing in Sacramento and throughout our state.

But that work requires time and resources – and we need your support.

So please, take a moment to fund our critical advocacy as these bills enter the second half of the legislative year. DONATE NOW » We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us to get these bills to the Governor’s desk, but there’s no one better suited to this task than California YIMBY.

Thank you, again, for your support these past months, and I’m so excited to see what we can accomplish together.

Gratefully,

Jordan

Jordan Panana Carbajal
Legislative Advocate
California YIMBY

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