Dear friends,

It’s August, which means the State Legislature is back in session and our bills are headed for some make-or-break votes over the next few weeks.

Friday is the deadline for bills to pass out of the Appropriations Committees. After that, bills head to the floor where they’ll be voted on by the entire Senate and Assembly.

Once our bills hit the floor, we’ll need to mobilize in support of each of our priority bills.

Can you add your name today if you’re willing to raise your voice for more homes? I will mobilize » We’re organizing supporters before our bills reach the floor, so when the time comes, we can rapidly drive advocacy – and you can voice your support at the crucial moment. When the time comes, we’ll send out a link that enables you to either email or call your lawmaker and ask them to support more homes.

By building a list of supporters in advance, we can ensure that lawmakers will get to hear from Californians of all walks of life – who all agree that California’s high cost of housing is unacceptable.

As a reminder, our priority bills this year include:

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 a sensitive habitat.
AB 2011 (Wicks) fast-tracks new affordable housing on land zoned for commercial uses, and includes strong provisions for affordability, labor standards, and environmental protection.
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.

* indicates a bill is sponsored by California YIMBY

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 we need your help to make that happen – so please add your name today and commit to mobilizing in support of more homes.

We’ve got less than one month to send these important bills to the Governor’s desk – and together, we have the people power to make it happen.

Gratefully,

Matthew

Matthew Lewis
Communications Director
California YIMBY

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