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