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posted May 28, 2020:
the "Safe Sleeping Village" (as termed by officials), in San Francisco at Fulton Mall near Civic Plaza, between the Central Library and Asian Art Museum and looking towards City Hall. ![]() |
Game-changing California housing bill, SB 827 introduced by State Senator Scott Wiener ![]() SB 827, "Transit-rich Housing Bonus," is proposed 2018 California state legislation that would encourage high-density housing development anywhere in the vicinity of regular transit service. It would exempt residential developments in such areas from typical zoning limitations such as maximum density or required provision of parking, and allowing up to 85 feet building height. See SB827 for our complete and updating coverage, including responses and revision proposals from many commentators. |
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YIMBY Action (San Francisco) files ballot measure for affordable and teacher housing.![]() Nov 27 Press Release: "YIMBY Action Announces Ballot Measure to Speed Up Affordable and Teacher Housing". "San Francisco ballot measure on affordable housing would test voters." by Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, November 27, 2017. "Why San Francisco Needs a YIMBY Ballot Measure, According to One YIMBY." by Cathy Reisenwitz; Bay City Beacon, Nov 27, 2017. |
London YIMBY (John Myers) releases housing reform report![]() "Forget nimbys. Yimby housing policy can transform the UK – with the political will." by John Myers (@LondonYIMBY) in The Guardian, Friday 11 August 2017. Announcement from the publisher, Adam Smith Institute, London - click here. Full report (PDF): “Yes In My Back Yard - How to end the housing crisis, boost the economy and win more votes.’’ - click here
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Equity Mapping Project![]() Equity Mapping Project (provisional name, discussing ideas for it now) is a project to map and visualize
for more on this YIMBYwiki project, see: Equity Mapping Project.
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Truthout article on YIMBYs[edit] |
![]() YIMBY movement takedown effort in Truthout[edit]On May 10, 2017, Truthout published an article "YIMBYs: The Alt-Right Darlings of the Real Estate Industry" by Toshio Meronek and Andrew Szeto, both of San Francisco. [title subsequently changed to remove "Alt-Right"]. The article is a great testimony to the rapid rise and influence of the YIMBY movement which, the authors note, is "dominating the dialogue on how to deal with the very real problem of housing inequality." Aside from the flattery, the article and the follow-up SF Examiner op-ed by same authors are, we think, quite a case study in the polarization and vitriol in discussions around housing -- and perhaps, that more generally, in San Francisco and the country. We've gathered links to the original article and SF Examiner op-ed follow-up, annotatable version of the both of those, and responses by various local leaders, in a new article: Meronek and Szeto controversy. Let's see what we might build with this! |
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