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= YIMBYtown in the news = |
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There were a lot of news (and “news”) articles about YIMBYtown 2017, the second annual YIMBY convention for North America (though also with one guest from the UK!) that was held in Oakland, CA in July. |
There were a lot of news (and “news”) articles about YIMBYtown 2017, the second annual YIMBY convention for North America (though also with one guest from the UK!) that was held in Oakland, CA in July. |
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*''Berkeley Daily Planet'': [http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-07-14/article/45873 http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-07-14/article/45873] |
*''Berkeley Daily Planet'': [http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-07-14/article/45873 http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-07-14/article/45873] |
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**As is more or less to be expected from Becky, this piece is the sort of thing more or less to be expected from Becky. |
**As is more or less to be expected from Becky, this piece is the sort of thing more or less to be expected from Becky. |
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= Attendees = |
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As mentioned on the YIMBYtown web site ([https://yimbytown.com/ https://yimbytown.com/]), there were attendees affiliated with a wide range of organizations, including |
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*A Better Cambridge – Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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*Abundant Housing LA – Los Angeles, California |
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*Abundant Housing Vancouver – Vancouver, British Columbia |
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*AURA – Austin, Texas |
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*House Sacramento – Sacramento, California |
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*Livable Newton – Newton, Massachusetts |
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*London YIMBY – London, England |
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*More New York – New York, New York |
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*MSPyimby – Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota |
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*Portlanders for Parking Reform – Portland, Oregon |
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*Portland for Everyone – Portland, Oregon |
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*Santa Cruz YIMBY – Santa Cruz, California |
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*Seattle for Everyone – Seattle, Washington |
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*SF YIMBY – San Francisco, California |
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*Sightline Institute – Seattle, Washington |
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Revision as of 20:24, 18 July 2017
YIMBYtown in the news
There were a lot of news (and “news”) articles about YIMBYtown 2017, the second annual YIMBY convention for North America (though also with one guest from the UK!) that was held in Oakland, CA in July.
- New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/us/california-today-yimby-movement.html
- Also syndicated in Central Oregon: http://www.bendbulletin.com/nation/5449605-151/bay-area-sees-pro-housing-yimby-movement-spreading
- BeyondChron: http://www.beyondchron.org/yimbys-build-momentum-conference-2017/
- SFist: http://sfist.com/2017/07/14/pro-development_yimbytown_conferenc.php
- The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/07/yimby-groups-pro-development/532437/
- Written ahead of the actual conference.
- Berkeley Daily Planet: http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-07-14/article/45873
- As is more or less to be expected from Becky, this piece is the sort of thing more or less to be expected from Becky.
Attendees
As mentioned on the YIMBYtown web site (https://yimbytown.com/), there were attendees affiliated with a wide range of organizations, including
- A Better Cambridge – Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Abundant Housing LA – Los Angeles, California
- Abundant Housing Vancouver – Vancouver, British Columbia
- AURA – Austin, Texas
- House Sacramento – Sacramento, California
- Livable Newton – Newton, Massachusetts
- London YIMBY – London, England
- More New York – New York, New York
- MSPyimby – Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota
- Portlanders for Parking Reform – Portland, Oregon
- Portland for Everyone – Portland, Oregon
- Santa Cruz YIMBY – Santa Cruz, California
- Seattle for Everyone – Seattle, Washington
- SF YIMBY – San Francisco, California
- Sightline Institute – Seattle, Washington