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  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
July 30, 2022 at 4:01 PM

🥑 Last chance to get your free YIMBY swag!

Membership Month is almost over. Last chance to get your YIMBY Swag!   All through July, we’ve focused on growing our movement and we’ve already welcomed over 200 new members. We want to invite you to join the fight, too! Becoming a member…
  Julio at SF YIMBY · [email protected]
July 28, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Show Your Support for Slow Streets!

Show Your Support for Slow Streets! With news of the city backtracking support for Slow Lake Street, SF YIMBY, along with Streets for People and Urban Environmentalists, has signed a letter of support for Slow Streets across th…
  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
July 27, 2022 at 12:08 AM

What we need to make housing affordable everywhere

We’re facing extreme housing prices because of outdated, exclusionary housing laws. It’s past time to update them to create a housing future that works for everyone.   JOIN THE MOVEMENT Housing continues to get more expensive…
  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
July 20, 2022 at 4:01 PM

ALERT: Report shows massive underproduction of homes

The last few years we’ve seen housing prices skyrocket. This new report shows why it’s happening.   The housing shortage used to be seen as a problem that only affects coastal cities. But since 2012, the shortage has grown throughout the c…
  Julio at SF YIMBY · [email protected]
July 20, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Thu 7/21 Happy hour & Sun 7/24 bike ride social

Thursday, July 21 5:30 PM: SF YIMBY happy hour, Casements Bar, 2351 Mission Street Sunday, July 24 10:30 AM: Social Bike Ride to Presidio Parks, Presidio Arguello Gate (Arguello Blvd and W Pacific Ave)   …
  Julio at SF YIMBY · [email protected]
July 17, 2022 at 12:57 AM

Thursday 7/21: Housing Happy Hour

  SF YIMBY: July Housing Happy Hour Join SF YIMBY for drinks, friends, and more at Casements Bar in the Mission! ? Thursday, July 21 5:30 PM PT ? Casements Bar 2351 Mission Str…
  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
July 12, 2022 at 8:30 PM

JOIN US: How to Make Housing Affordable for Everyone

Come learn why housing is so expensive and what we can do to make housing affordable for everyone! REGISTER NOW   Ever wondered why it’s so expensive to buy a home? Or why rent is so damn high? You’re not alone. Housing costs…
  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
July 8, 2022 at 4:00 PM

We’ve got something for you...

July is membership month, don’t miss out on the perks! 👀 It’s Membership Month at YIMBY Action and we got you something as a part of the celebration!  Every petition you sign, every event you go to, and every neighbor you talk to about housing helps us al…
  Mike at SF YIMBY · [email protected]
July 4, 2022 at 4:20 PM

Wed Jul 6 membership meeting: social housing, ballot measures

Meet members and learn about social housing!   Wed 07/06 6pm: SF YIMBY Membership Meeting at Manny's, 3092 16th Street Wed 07/06 and Wed 07/13 11am: Give comment to kill the anti-housing measure, by phone o…
  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
July 1, 2022 at 4:01 PM

🥑 You’re invited to join

It’s Membership Month at YIMBY Action! Will you join the pro-housing movement? This month we’re focused on growing our movement. Last year we celebrated huge legislative wins, we added new chapters, and we expanded to several new states. This year we’ve a…
  Corey at SF YIMBY · [email protected]
June 28, 2022 at 8:54 PM

Tomorrow AM: Rally for Housing at City Hall

Our measure qualified for the ballot! Celebrate and gear up to stop the haters.   We need your help to support housing this Wednesday morning June 29 at San Francisco City Hall, in person or by phone! Can yo…
  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
June 15, 2022 at 11:00 PM

YOU'RE INVITED: Tackling Climate Change and Housing Affordability

Come learn how we can tackle climate change and housing affordability at the same time! REGISTER NOW What if we could tackle climate change and make housing more affordable at the same time? When we advocate for denser housing options, walka…
  Mike at SF YIMBY · [email protected]
June 15, 2022 at 1:45 AM

Saturday: Housing Happy Hour

  The Frisc Presents: A Housing Happy Hour Join The Frisc for drinks, friends, chat, and a conversation about the housing crisis with SF Sup. Myrna Melgar and YIMBY superstar A…
  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
June 13, 2022 at 11:31 PM

🥑 Got a minute to help make YIMBY more welcoming?

Take 3 minutes to fill out the YIMBY survey and you could win $50! We’re so grateful that you’re a part of the pro-housing movement, and we want to hear from you! This 3 minute survey will help us learn more about you and help us make YIMBY Action a more …
  Steve at SF YIMBY · [email protected]
May 17, 2022 at 5:00 PM

YIMBY events this weekend

Walking tours, family fun, canvass June Election Endorsements Saturday, May 21, 11:00 AM at West Portal Muni Station: St. Francis Wood Walking Tour Sunday, May 22, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM at Duboce Park: Family Action Day Sunday, May 22, 12:30 P…
  Charlie at SF YIMBY · [email protected]
May 9, 2022 at 10:21 PM

SUNDAY 3/22: Family Action Day for YIMBY-curious parents & kids

Newish to YIMBY and a parent? Bring your kids and join us! Newish to YIMBY and a parent? Bring your kids to our Family Action Day on Sunday, May 22nd at 10am-12pm!   RSVP now! What: Family Action Day Where: Duboce Par…
  Mike at SF YIMBY · [email protected]
May 5, 2022 at 2:48 AM

Tue May 10: Meet YIMBYs and Build Affordable Housing Faster

Membership meeting Tuesday, May 10 6:00-8:30 PM at Manny's: SF YIMBY Membership Meeting Sunday, May 22 10:00 AM-12:00 PM at Duboce Park: Family Action Day Coming soon: Walking tour of St. Francis Wood and exclusionary planning Read: Matt Ha…
  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
May 3, 2022 at 11:20 PM

YOU'RE INVITED: How to Achieve Racial Justice in Housing

Come learn why neighborhoods are still segregated and how we can make housing equitable for everyone.   REGISTER Did you know that our neighborhoods are more segregated today than they were in 1990? The good news is that we k…
  YIMBY Law via YIMBY Action · [email protected]
May 2, 2022 at 11:21 PM

Help us tell NIMBYs they can’t ignore the law.

NIMBYs just denied housing because they say state housing law doesn’t apply to them. We need your help to prove them wrong. The City of Burbank just willfully ignored one of CA’s most powerful housing laws, claiming it didn’t apply to their “special commu…
  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
April 28, 2022 at 11:21 PM

Grab your ticket for YIMBY Movie Night!

Join us for a screening of Owned: A Tale of Two Americas, a documentary that traces racism and discrimination in American housing policy.   GET YOUR TICKET There are still a few tickets available for the May 6th screening of …
  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
April 18, 2022 at 11:30 PM

YOU’RE INVITED: YIMBY Movie Night

Join us for a screening of Owned: A Tale of Two Americas, a documentary that traces racism and discrimination in American housing policy.   SIGN UP Join us for a screening of Owned: A Tale of Two Americas, a documentary that …
  Steve at SF YIMBY · [email protected]
April 15, 2022 at 4:25 PM

The Final Weekend of the AD17 Race!

Leave it all on the field We're in the final weekend!  Calling all YIMBYs to pitch in to get our pro-housing candidate Matt Haney across the finish line.  David Campos has been attacking Matt for our YIMBY endorsement and running back the s…
  Laura at YIMBY Action · [email protected]
April 8, 2022 at 8:49 PM

TOMORROW: Affordable Homes Now Launch Event at 10am

Join Mayor Breed & Senator Wiener and Join Mayor London Breed, Senator Scott Wiener, and pro-housing advocates this Saturday morning at 10am in the Panhandle for the Affordable Homes Now launch event!   RSVP now! …
  Mike Chen at SF YIMBY · [email protected]
April 5, 2022 at 11:35 PM

Act this week for 8 years of better housing

Learn what you need to know at a webinar next week How to Engage with the Housing Element: Tue Apr 5, 6:00 PM, on Zoom Housing Element Public Comment, Thu Apr 7 after 1:00 PM Affordable Homes Now! Campaign kickoff Sat Apr 9, 10:00 AM, East Side of Pan…
  Robert at SF YIMBY · [email protected]
March 30, 2022 at 4:31 PM

Get involved with SF's next housing plan

Learn what you need to know at a webinar next week San Francisco is currently working on its housing element—its housing plan for the next eight years. We have a housing production target of 82,000 new homes. How will we do it? Come to a webi…
  Julio at SF YIMBY · [email protected]
March 25, 2022 at 9:57 PM

Reminder: YIMBY mobilizing for Matt Haney this Saturday (tomorrow)!

Turn Out for Matt Haney YIMBY Action is proud to endorse Assembly District 17 candidate Matt Haney , and this campaign video demonstrates just why we are fired up to support him!   We have one big canvassing even…
  Robert at SF YIMBY · [email protected]
March 21, 2022 at 4:30 PM

Take action this week: social housing, ballot measures, and Matt Haney

Tuesday, March 22: YIMBY Action-endorsed Supervisor Matt Haney has introduced a resolution to support social housing bill Assembly Bill 2053. Take one minute to send an email to the Board asking them to support this resolution. Wednesday, March 23, 7:00pm…
  SF YIMBY · [email protected]
March 18, 2022 at 4:30 PM

🏠🚉Housing & Transit Ballot Measure Forum

Wednesday, March 23, 7:00pm-8:30pm: Transit and Building on the Ballot. Learn about June's Prop A to fund Muni and Supervisor Myrna Melgar's Prop B to reform the Department of Building Inspection Saturday, March 26, 10am: Save the date for a big campaign …
  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
March 17, 2022 at 6:46 PM

🌎 If you care about the environment, you have to care about housing

NIMBYs are using environmental laws to block housing. Help us fight for policies that support our environment AND housing. Did you hear the news about UC Berkeley last week? A NIMBY group sued UC Berkeley on bogus environmental grounds, claiming that coll…
  Robert at SF YIMBY · [email protected]
March 14, 2022 at 4:30 PM

Speak up for the Social Housing Act this Tuesday at the Board of Supervisors

Give public comment in support of Assembly Bill 2053 YIMBY Action is proud to sponsor Assembly Bill 2053 by Alex Lee (D-San José), also known as the Social Housing Act of 2022. As a chapter of YIMBY Action, SF YIMBY is calling on all San Franciscans to ask t…
  SF YIMBY · [email protected]
March 11, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Upcoming Events for YIMBY Endorsed Candidate Matt Haney

The Best Weight Loss Program is Knocking on Doors in Noe Valley Win Some Votes and Do Some Cardio Last week we had an amazing kick off and YIMBYs showed up for our endorsed candidate Matt Haney. The conversations you all had with voters face to …
  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
March 8, 2022 at 12:31 AM

🥑 Did you see our 2021 Impact Report yet?

Thanks to you, 2021 was a great year for the YIMBY movement! Check out these impressive numbers.   Thanks to you, 2021 was a fantastic year for the pro-housing movement. Here are just a few of the things we accomplished with the support of a…
  Mike Chen at SF YIMBY · [email protected]
March 7, 2022 at 4:00 PM

We’re going to legalize apartments in San Francisco!

Give public comment today (Monday, March 7, after 1:30 PM) to legalize apartments everywhere! Sign up here.   Speak Up for Fourplexes Today! Hi John,   In coming weeks, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote on…
  SF YIMBY · [email protected]
March 2, 2022 at 5:32 PM

Two YIMBY Campaign Events for Your Weekend

Haney and SF YIMBY Join Forces And Then There Were Two In February's AD17 Primary, we proved that being pro-housing is the winning side, with over 58% of the vote going to pro-housing candidates Bilal Mahmood and Matt Haney!   Now the race has g…
  SF YIMBY · [email protected]
February 25, 2022 at 12:00 AM

🗳Vote Matt Haney in April! 🏢Housingpalooza Saturday

Get involved now at an exciting time for SF YIMBY! Read our endorsement of Matt Haney for Assembly in the April 19 special general election! Come to Housingpalooza and learn about how you can take action for more housing! Saturday, February 26 1-3 PM in Du…
  Nadia Rahman (SF YIMBY) · [email protected]
February 18, 2022 at 10:16 PM

Election and Next Steps: A Win for the Pro-Housing Movement!

Get ready for Round 2!   The results of the February 15 special election are in and one thing is clear: San Francisco voters want to elect pro-housing candidates and the YIMBY endorsement is seen as key.   The Coveted YIMBY Endorsement Moves…
  SF YIMBY · [email protected]
February 10, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Bring a Friend to the Final Mobilization for Bilal

We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! Time Saturday, February 12, 12 – 3pm PST   Location Campaign Headquarters 3156 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110 RSVP Here In less than 5 days, the final vote…
  SF YIMBY · [email protected]
February 8, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Oppose faux fourplex bills and ask for more homes in San Francisco

Tell the Planning Commission that we need real 4plex solutions Our housing affordability crisis demands real solutions, but unfortunately there are two fourplex bills coming up this week that fall short. Please take one minute to send an email to the San Fra…
  SF YIMBY · [email protected]
January 31, 2022 at 6:02 PM

1 Day Left to Support Our Endorsed Candidate

Help Bilal win his primary in SF! YIMBY Action endorsed Bilal Mahmood for California State Assembly because he’s the most pro-housing candidate in this race. But he needs your support to be elected in the last 2 weeks of the race! Can you donate today to hel…
  SF YIMBY · [email protected]
January 27, 2022 at 3:02 PM

*New Canvassing Time* Sign up for a volunteer shift today!

Just 21 Days Left! We are in the final 3 weeks! The other candidates are feeling the heat and our momentum is surging. Bring a friend and sign up for a shift today! Day of Canvassing *New Time* Time: Saturday, January …
  SF YIMBY · [email protected]
January 26, 2022 at 12:32 AM

Support more homes for all in SF's upcoming housing plan

Take 1 minute to send an email for equitable housing in SF This Thursday, January 27, the San Francisco Planning Commission will have a hearing on a new housing plan just around the corner, and they need your input. This plan will decide how well San Francis…
  SF YIMBY · [email protected]
January 17, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Let's Win Some Votes

Your ballot for the Special Election Primary arrives soon! Vote Bilal! Endorsing Bilal was the first step - now it's time to put words into action. Elections are the ultimate way to build political power and studies have shown that best way to win elections…
  SF YIMBY · [email protected]
January 14, 2022 at 5:20 PM

SF YIMBY ENDORSES: Bilal Mahmood for Assembly!

Your ballot for the Special Election Primary arrives soon! Vote Bilal! After a thorough questionnaire, an informative debate, and a vote of the membership, we are proud to endorse Bilal Mahmood for Assembly District 17 in the Special Election Primary!   Rea…
  San Francisco YIMBY · [email protected]
January 10, 2022 at 6:20 PM

MEMBERS: It's time to vote!

Who should YIMBY endorse? It's time for YIMBY to make our endorsement in this critical race for the State Assembly. This endorsement is for the Special Election Primary (voting ends Feb 15). The top two candidates will go on to the Special Election Gener…
  San Francisco YIMBY · [email protected]
January 3, 2022 at 1:02 PM

Join us Saturday for a Candidate Forum!

What do you think we should ask Candidates for AD 17 to replace David Chiu? The Special Election to replace Housing Hero David Chiu for Assembly District 17 is heating up. Voting starts in just a few short weeks, with the last day of voting on Feb 15th. …
  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
January 1, 2022 at 3:09 AM

Our last email for 2021

  Your action has made all the difference in 2021!   It's the last day of the year and it's also the last day of our #GiveMeAbundantHousing campaign. Since we kicked this campaign off on Giving Tuesday, we have …
  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
December 24, 2021 at 6:31 AM

2021

  In just a handful of years, YIMBY Action has become of the most prominent pro-housing organizations in the country. 2020 and 2021 will go down in history as one of the most challenging times in American history, but through it all, coun…
  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
December 10, 2021 at 12:39 AM

Join us - let's make multifamily gingerbread homes!

  JOIN THE FUN! BRING FAMILY AND FRIENDS TOO! YIMBY Action is excited to host another gingerbread-multifamily-home party! Come build a delicious home with us on Sunday, December 19th at 4p PST|7p EST. Artists and architects of a…
  SF YIMBY · [email protected]
December 2, 2021 at 11:38 PM

YOUR GIFT: An Action Alert and a Happy Hour!

Plus get the Tea on Fourplexes Everywhere   Did you know SF YIMBY is one of many YIMBY Action chapters across the country? Additionally, SF YIMBY has neighborhood-level chapters that are doing lots of cool stuff. Come chat about it at the...…
  YIMBY Action · [email protected]
December 2, 2021 at 2:07 AM

🥑 Last chance to double your dollars for housing!

  WE’RE JUST SHY OF OUR GOAL   Hi John,   Yesterday was an incredible day for the fight for abundant housing! We launched our holiday campaign and you helped us raise $8,700 dollars and with our match, that’s a total of $17,400…