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California YIMBY is a statewide advocacy organization working to pass legislation to end California's housing shortage by empowering and growing the YIMBY movement. Learn more at https://cayimby.org.
@cayimby.bsky.socialRAND finds that Santa Monica projects take about 5.7 years from application to final permit. Comparable West LA projects take 4.9 years.
Most of the gap comes from the approval and permitting stages, which the city largely controls.
@cayimby.bsky.socialA developer seeks to replace one house on a 4,931-square-foot West Adams lot with four homes, using SB 684, a state law that speeds approval.
Los Angeles must plan for 456,643 new homes by 2029, and similar filings are rising.
@cayimby.bsky.socialA study finds that large mixed-income projects built in Massachusetts from 2002 to 2019 did not hurt town finances.
New tax revenue covered the cost of new residents, and schools, safety, and traffic showed no measurable decline.
@cayimby.bsky.socialRent burden, the share of income spent on rent, makes San Francisco look as affordable as Cleveland, a new paper finds.
People in pricey metros adjust by living with parents, crowding, or moving, so that measure can mask some of the true cost of housing shortages.
@cayimby.bsky.socialAbout 30% of low-income households have no car, Pew Research Center's Alex Horowitz says.
Parking mandates can force builders to build fewer apartments to fit required spaces, and fewer homes mean higher rents.
@cayimby.bsky.socialIn nine states and D.C., Pew finds that 16% to 34% of poverty traces to above-average housing costs.
If reforms cut rents by 20%, as in Austin and Minneapolis, poverty could fall by 18% to 26%.
@southbayforward.bsky.socialReposted by @cayimby.bsky.socialThis Saturday, join us for a meet & greet and canvassing for @johnericksonwh.bsky.social for Senate! Co-hosts @cayimby.bsky.social @abundanthousingla.bsky.social @indivisible-isbla.bsky.social @caworkingfamilies.bsky.social
Sat, 10/10 @ Torrance Wilson Park: Meet & Greet at 9 am, Canvass at 10 am
@cayimby.bsky.socialBeyond the Governor and Attorney General, California YIMBY endorsed Shirley Weber, Malia Cohen, Fiona Ma, Eleni Kounalakis, and Ben Allen for statewide office.
Find your district's endorsements by entering your address.
@cayimby.bsky.socialLemon Grove has built 358 homes since 2021, about 26% of its 1,359-home target.
Its draft SB 79 downtown plan would allow up to 80 homes per acre on some commercial land.
@cayimby.bsky.socialSan Francisco's multifamily vacancy is just over 2%, per ApartmentList.
With so few homes open, one manager says he is booking showings for 75 people and has no time to negotiate rent. Rents are up over 20% in a year.
@cayimby.bsky.socialIndigo, outside Houston, advertises homes from the low $300,000s and builds cottages and duplexes on walkable streets.
Some buyers accept less space to be near neighbors.
@cayimby.bsky.socialNot everyone wants to knock on doors, and texts and calls reach voters too.
Join a YIMBY Day of Action on Oct. 10 or 17 and pick the way that suits you, so more voters in close races hear about candidates who will help end the housing shortage.
@cayimby.bsky.socialLA mayoral candidate Nithya Raman says she'd add a "shot clock" to housing permits in her first 100 days. It sets a deadline for the city to act on a permit.
Long waits raise interest and land costs for builders while they wait.
@cayimby.bsky.socialSB 1090 pauses SB 1123 small-home projects in Altadena until early 2030.
CA YIMBY's Matthew Lewis says owners who can't afford to rebuild and need SB 1123 must now carry their empty lot for three more years, which may push them to sell.
@cayimby.bsky.socialMedian first-time buyer age has held near 32 to 35, but the Urban Institute finds young adult home purchases fell over 26% from 2021 to 2024.
A steady median hides fewer buyers, and those still buying increasingly have cash or family help.
@cayimby.bsky.socialNot sure which pro-housing candidates are on your ballot?
California YIMBY's endorsement tool takes your street address and shows who we endorsed in your district, so you can vote for more homes.
@cayimby.bsky.socialSouth San Diego County candidates back more housing.
State law has already cleared many barriers, says CA YIMBY's @realsaadasad.bsky.social.
The next barrier is tackling costs, often government-imposed ones.
@cayimby.bsky.socialLA's tax on property sales over $5.4M raised $1.2B by early 2026, less than half the projected $2.7B.
RAND finds large apartment production fell about 30% after it began, or roughly 9,100 fewer homes.
@cayimby.bsky.socialCalifornia YIMBY works with policy experts, elected officials, and grassroots groups to pass laws that speed up home building, ease the housing shortage, and reduce climate pollution.
Our endorsements show which candidates will back those laws:
@cayimby.bsky.socialBallots hit mailboxes soon, and a few hundred doors knocked now can decide close races for pro-housing candidates.
Join a YIMBY Day of Action on Oct. 10 or 17 to knock, text, or call and help elect people who will end the housing shortage.
