Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

July 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM

[VICTORY ALERT] CEQA exemption for infill housing signed into law!

A major YIMBY victory for housing, climate, and the environment Dear Friends -- We won! Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law historic reforms of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), exempting environmentally-friendly infill housing. "It is the most …

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  Emily Jones, California YIMBY · [email protected]

June 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM

UPDATE: Here's the latest on the CEQA budget deal

Help get our big win on CEQA across the finish line. Dear Friends -- This has been an unusually busy and newsworthy week, and California YIMBY is here to keep you updated with the latest news – and the most effective ways you can take action to get more homes built across…

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

June 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM

URGENT: Call your Assemblymember to support the CEQA budget deal!

Our big win on CEQA is under last-ditch attack from opponents. Dear Friends -- On Tuesday we told you about a major victory: AB 609, our bill with Asm. Buffy Wicks that will make it easier to build environmentally-beneficial housing in our cities, is now part of the budge…

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

June 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM

A truly massive win: CEQA exemption for environmentally-beneficial housing

A huge YIMBY victory for housing, climate, and the environment Dear Friends -- I want to share breaking news with you: AB 609, our bill with Asm. Buffy Wicks that will make it easier to build environmentally-beneficial housing in our cities, is going to be signed into law…

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

June 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM

We need more housing champions in Sacramento

A close vote shows why we need more housing champions in Sacramento. Dear Friends -- We won a major victory on Tuesday when the State Senate passed Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 79 -- but the vote was extremely close, and highlights the hard work we still have cut out ahead of u…

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  Emily Jones, California YIMBY · [email protected]

May 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM

Tell your State Senator: Vote YES on SB 79!

Make your voice heard before the Senate floor vote. Dear Friends -- Last week, YIMBYs from across California flooded the halls of the State Capitol in Sacramento for our annual YIMBY Lobby Day. Your efforts helped push SB 79 through the Senate Appropriations Committee on …

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

May 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Breaking News: Governor Newsom backs AB 609!

Help one of the most important bills of 2025 pass the Assembly. Dear Friends -- This is huge: Earlier this week, Governor Gavin Newsom endorsed AB 609, our bill with Asm. Buffy Wicks that will make it easier to build environmentally-beneficial housing in our cities! The G…

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  Maiya De La Rosa, California YIMBY · [email protected]

May 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM

Join us for these great YIMBY events in May!

We hope to see you there! Hi there -- Want to learn more about how we can end the housing shortage and affordability crisis? Are you eager to meet local YIMBYs in your corner of California? If so, take a look at these local events taking place across the state in May! P…

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  Brian Hanlon, California YIMBY · [email protected]

May 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM

[BILL ALERT] SB 79 passed its latest committee vote!

These are big victories – but big battles remain. Dear Friends -- We won a major victory on Wednesday when the Senate Local Government committee passed Sen. Scott Wiener's SB 79, making it easier to build multifamily housing near transit stops! Once again, the vote was cl…

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  Maiya De La Rosa, California YIMBY · [email protected]

April 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM

LAST CALL: RSVP for YIMBY Lobby Day to pass major legislation!

On May 20 we're going to the State Capitol to tackle the housing shortage. Dear friends, This is your last chance to join us on May 20 in Sacramento to help pass our bold 2025 legislative agenda to tackle our state's housing shortage and affordability crisis! We need …

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

April 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Add your name: Vote for more sustainable homes!

Help one of the most important bills of 2025 pass its next big test. Dear Friends -- Over the last seven days we have won some major victories in Sacramento: AB 609 (Wicks), exempting infill housing from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), passed the Assem…

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  Nolan Gray, California YIMBY · [email protected]

April 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM

UPDATE: Will you co-sign this open letter in support of our housing bills?

The unprecedented crisis warrants unprecedented reforms. Dear Friends -- We now have 906 signatures on this open letter to State Sen. Aisha Wahab, ahead of a crucial Senate Housing Committee hearing tomorrow morning. Nolan Gray describes the letter in the email below. Can…

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  Nolan Gray, California YIMBY · [email protected]

April 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Will you co-sign this open letter in support of our housing bills?

The unprecedented crisis warrants unprecedented reforms. Dear Friends -- This is an urgent moment: Several key housing bills, including SB 79 to make it easier to build homes near transit stops and SB 677 to close loopholes in housing law, are coming up for a crucial vot…

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  Maiya De La Rosa, California YIMBY · [email protected]

April 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM

RSVP today to join Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis at YIMBY Lobby Day!

On May 20 we're going to the State Capitol to tackle the housing shortage. Dear friends, Time is running out to RSVP for YIMBY Lobby Day 2025 on May 20 -- and we now have a special treat for attendees! Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis will be joining us for a lunchtim…

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  Nolan Gray, California YIMBY · [email protected]

April 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM

Take action: Our 2025 legislative agenda

Let's legalize millions of homes and help end the housing shortage. Dear Friends -- California YIMBY is advancing its most ambitious legislative agenda yet -- one that tackles the three biggest impediments to ending California's housing shortage: legalizing housing where …

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

March 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Add your name to exempt infill housing from CEQA

This is one of the most important bills of 2025. Dear Friends -- One of the major causes of California’s housing shortage and affordability crisis is NIMBY abuse of the California Environmental Quality Act to block homes where we need them most – in already-developed area…

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

March 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM

Let’s pass SB 79. Housing policy is climate policy.

This is one of the most important bills of 2025. Dear Friends -- On Friday we joined Sen. Scott Wiener, local elected officials, YIMBYs, and transit advocates to kick off SB 79. And now we need your help to grow the movement to pass this bill. One of the most effectiv…

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  Emily Jones, California YIMBY · [email protected]

March 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM

Let’s spur the construction of more homes in California

Make it easier to build housing faster and more affordably. Dear Friends -- California's housing shortage and affordability crisis remains severe. The displacement of thousands of Californians by wildfires threatens to make that shortage even worse. And new tariffs on bui…

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  Konstantin Hatcher, California YIMBY · [email protected]

February 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM

RSVP today for YIMBY Lobby Day to pass major legislation!

On May 20 we're going to the State Capitol to tackle the housing shortage. Dear friends, California YIMBY has a bold 2025 legislative agenda to tackle our state's housing shortage and affordability crisis – but it won't pass without your help. Last night our team roll…

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  Maiya De La Rosa, California YIMBY · [email protected]

February 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM

Join us for these great YIMBY events coming up!

We hope to see you there! Hi there -- Want to learn more about how we can end the housing shortage and affordability crisis? Are you eager to meet local YIMBYs in your corner of California? If so, take a look at these local events taking place across the state in the comi…

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  Konstantin Hatcher, California YIMBY · [email protected]

February 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM

RSVP: California YIMBY’s 2025 Legislative Rollout

Join us to learn about our big plans in Sacramento this year. Dear Friends -- Please join us for an overview of our 2025 legislative agenda via Zoom on Thursday, February 27 at 6PM! California YIMBY is sponsoring and prioritizing multiple transformational bills in 2025 t…

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  Konstantin Hatcher, California YIMBY · [email protected]

January 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM

Save the date: YIMBY Lobby Day is May 20, 2025!

On May 20 we're going to the State Capitol to tackle the housing shortage. Dear friends, The 2025 legislative session is here -- and we have a bold agenda of major bills that could have a substantial impact on California's housing shortage and affordability crisis. Th…

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  Brian Hanlon, California YIMBY · [email protected]

January 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM

We need an emergency CEQA exemption to build homes

The crisis is here. California needs more homes, now. Dear Friends -- The firestorm that has devastated communities in Southern California has exacerbated the urgent need for more homes. Will you ask Governor Newsom to act to speed up the construction of multi-family home…

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

December 29, 2024 at 6:31 PM

SURVEY: Housing in California

Will you give us your feedback? Dear Friends -- Thank you for all you've done to help build the YIMBY movement in California! We had major wins in 2024, both in the legislature, and at the ballot box. We're gearing up to pass more bills in 2025 to tackle California's hous…

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

November 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM

NEW: WATCH new video: Pathways to affordable homeownership

Let’s rebuild the California dream. Dear Friends -- For millions of Californians, the vision of owning their own home is at the heart of the California dream. But the housing shortage and affordability crisis has put that dream out of reach for a huge share of hard-w…

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  Joe Sangirardi, California YIMBY · [email protected]

November 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM

RSVP: 2024 SF Victory Party

Now more than ever, celebrating our wins is important. Dear friends, YIMBYs won a lot of victories in the legislature and at the ballot box in California in 2024 -- and we deserve to celebrate them! We passed bills such as SB 1123 to make it easier to build starter hom…

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  Brian Hanlon, California YIMBY · [email protected]

November 20, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Election Aftermath: We Still Need More Homes

What happened and what it means. Dear Friends -- It's been two weeks since the historic election of 2024. Some races are still too-close to call, and statisticians will need another few weeks to collect, clean, and analyze election data before we can confidently substantia…

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  Konstantin Hatcher, California YIMBY · [email protected]

October 28, 2024 at 11:00 PM

Our endorsements for the 2024 election

Help us send more housing champions to Sacramento. Dear Friends -- If we're going to succeed in changing more laws to solve our housing shortage and affordability crisis, we need to elect more champions to the state legislature. Several of our key legislative champions ar…

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  Joe Sangirardi, California YIMBY · [email protected]

October 22, 2024 at 10:46 PM

RSVP now for our SF Victory Party

Join us in San Francisco on December 12! Dear friends, Save the date -- December 12! Join us for California YIMBY's 2024 Victory Party in San Francisco. Each year, we bring together incredible YIMBY VIPs and housing champions like yourself. Former honorees include Senato…

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  Konstantin Hatcher, California YIMBY · [email protected]

October 16, 2024 at 7:01 PM

Re: THURSDAY: Meet YIMBY candidates for the 2024 election

YIMBYs helping elect YIMBYs. Let's go! Dear friends, I just wanted to make sure you saw this message about our big Meet-n-Greet event happening Thursday evening with YIMBY candidates across California! It's online and easy for you to attend. Please click here to RSVP now!…

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  Konstantin Hatcher, California YIMBY · [email protected]

October 14, 2024 at 11:04 PM

THURSDAY: Meet YIMBY candidates for the 2024 election

YIMBYs helping elect YIMBYs. Let's go! Dear friends, As YIMBY champions like Nancy Skinner are termed out of the legislature, it's critical that we have new pro-housing champions joining the Assembly and State Senate in every election. That's why we are inviting you to m…

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

September 17, 2024 at 7:31 PM

Send a message asking the Governor to sign SB 937 – more affordable homes!

Support sensible reforms that will lower housing costs and help get more housing built to tackle our affordability crisis. Dear friends, The YIMBY movement is on a roll, with the national focus on the housing shortage and affordability crisis – and the need for sensible …

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  Joe Sangirardi, California YIMBY · [email protected]

September 12, 2024 at 11:30 PM

RSVP: LA Victory Party on October 2

Get your tickets now for an amazing party in Los Angeles! Dear friends, We're excited to invite you to our 2024 LA Victory Party, hosted by California YIMBY and Abundant Housing LA on October 2! This is the inaugural Los Angeles celebration of pro-housing champions, newly…

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  Konstantin Hatcher, California YIMBY · [email protected]

September 4, 2024 at 8:30 PM

GOTV for this fall’s election: Help build more housing!

YIMBYs helping elect YIMBYs. Are you in? Dear friends, President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris both made a clear call for building more housing at last month’s convention. Now it’s time for us to Do Something about it and help elect some YIMBYs! Californ…

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

August 26, 2024 at 5:46 PM

Send a message in support of SB 937 – more affordable homes!

Help pass sensible reforms that will lower housing costs and help get more housing built to tackle our affordability crisis. Dear friends, This is an urgent moment – we need your help to pass one of our priority bills to make it easier and less expensive to build new hou…

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

August 23, 2024 at 7:01 PM

URGENT: Send a message to your legislator in support of more homes

It’s time to fix SB 9 – and build more homes that people can afford. Dear friends, Last night Kamala Harris reiterated the need to end America's housing shortage – to build more housing to solve the affordability crisis. We have an urgent opportunity to do something – pa…

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

August 21, 2024 at 5:30 PM

Tell your legislator to vote for SB 1123 – build affordable starter homes!

Let's take action to help more Californians achieve the dream of homeownership. Dear friends, Why is it so difficult to find an affordable "starter" home to buy across much of California? Because decades ago, cities made it illegal to build more homes in single-family zo…

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  Max Dubler, California YIMBY · [email protected]

July 26, 2024 at 10:00 PM

Sign our petition for SB 1211 – build more ADUs!

Backyard cottages and other ADUs are a housing success story. Let’s make it easier to build even more! Dear friends, Thanks to pro-housing reforms that California YIMBY helped pass, more than 80,000 new homes have been built over the past seven years – often in people’s …

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  Joe Sangirardi, California YIMBY · [email protected]

July 24, 2024 at 10:30 PM

Help your fellow YIMBYs get elected to the legislature

Electing housing champions -> passing good housing policies. Dear friends, Our ability to pass a bold pro-housing agenda in Sacramento depends on having housing champions in the legislature. Term limits are causing some of our biggest allies like Sen. Nancy Skinner to…

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

July 19, 2024 at 7:33 PM

Sign our petition for SB 937 – more affordable homes!

Help pass sensible reforms that will lower housing costs and help get more housing built to tackle our affordability crisis. Dear friends, One of the many causes of high housing costs are the various impact fees that cities tack on to the cost of new housing -- fees tha…

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

July 11, 2024 at 7:30 PM

Sign our petition for SB 1123 – affordable starter homes!

Housing doesn’t have to be expensive. Let’s take action to get more affordable starter homes built across the state. Dear friends, In the not-so-distant past, California had an abundance of starter homes that were affordable to people at all income levels. But then our…

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  Joe Sangirardi, California YIMBY · [email protected]

June 28, 2024 at 5:03 PM

How you can help support California's housing champions

Elections are crucial to legislation. Dear friends, This has been a successful month for California YIMBY's 2024 legislative agenda! Our priority bills have made it through their house of origin and are on their way to clearing their policy committees in the second chambe…

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  Emily Jones, California YIMBY · [email protected]

June 26, 2024 at 11:00 PM

Add your name: Stop NIMBY abuse of historic preservation

NIMBYs found a loophole to block new housing -- help us fight back! Dear friends, Residents in some of the wealthiest, most exclusive neighborhoods in California are abusing historic preservation rules in an attempt to block the construction of more inclusive and afford…

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  Lilia Malfavon, California YIMBY · [email protected]

June 4, 2024 at 11:20 PM

Join us for these great YIMBY events in June

We hope to see you there! Hi there -- Want to learn more about how we can end the housing shortage and affordability crisis? Are you eager to meet local YIMBYs in your corner of California? If so, take a look at these local events taking place across the state in the mont…

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  Konstantin Hatcher, California YIMBY · [email protected]

May 31, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Summer Lobby Blitz: RSVP now!

On April 8 we're going to the State Capitol to tackle the housing shortage. Dear friends, Hello YIMBYs and pro-housing advocates! We are kicking off our 2024 Summer Lobby Blitz next week -- join us on June 5! Legislators will be returning home to their local districts f…

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

May 29, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Take on abuse of historic preservation rules

NIMBYs found a loophole to block new housing. Help us fight back. Dear friends, A few months ago, a group of NIMBYs in San Mateo announced that they found a loophole to try and block the construction of desperately-needed new homes in their community: get the neighborho…

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  Lilia Malfavon, California YIMBY · [email protected]

May 1, 2024 at 10:00 PM

Join us for these great YIMBY events in May

We hope to see you there! Hi there -- Want to learn more about how we can end the housing shortage and affordability crisis? Are you eager to meet local YIMBYs in your corner of California? If so, take a look at these local events taking place across the state in the mont…

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  Matthew Lewis, California YIMBY · [email protected]

April 22, 2024 at 10:50 PM

We need more homes, not more costly housing fees

The U.S. Supreme Court handed down an important ruling that could have a direct impact on how we solve the housing affordability crisis. Dear friends, The U.S. Supreme Court handed down an important ruling this month that could have a direct impact on how we solve the h…

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  Brian Hanlon, California YIMBY · [email protected]

April 5, 2024 at 11:00 PM

Our 2024 pro-housing agenda

Building an even broader platform for pro-housing progress. Dear friends, For the past seven years, California YIMBY and our allies have made substantial progress on achieving our mission of making California an affordable place to live, work, and raise a family. From par…

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  Joe Sangirardi, California YIMBY · [email protected]

March 31, 2024 at 5:01 PM

Become a Framer and help elect housing champions in 2024

What March's election results mean for the YIMBY movement. Dear friends, With March primary ballots almost completely counted, it's clear that nearly all of the pro-housing candidates California YIMBY endorsed for the state legislature are moving on to the general electio…

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