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Bloomberg CityLab reporter Kriston Capps walks us through the five buckets of President Biden's infrastructure plan as it relates to housing.Dive into the details of the federal policy proposals within the infrastructure plan including what Kriston calls the "YIMBY Bucks" program that incentivizes cities to end exclusionary zoning.Read some of Kriston's recent work: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-26/what-s-in-the-biden-administration-s-housing-planhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-05-05/citylab-daily-austin-bans-homeless-encampments-again

The Long Anticipated PART 2 of the YIMBY Chat with Vox Reporter Jerusalem Demsas. Laura & Jerusalem answer some questions, discussing how to change hearts and minds on housing. A sprawling, fast-paced  discussion on polling and growing the pro-housing movement in both red and blue communities.

Vox Reporter Jerusalem Demsas joins Laura Foote of YIMBY Action to discuss changing hearts and minds on housing. A sprawling, fast-paced  discussion on polling and growing the pro-housing movement in both red and blue communities.Read Jerusalem's latest articles:How to Convince a NIMBY to Build More HousingAmerica's Racist Housing Rules Really Can Be Fixed

Recorded just before the governor announced his enforcement arm of HCD, Liam Dillon talks through the big picture of what to expect in housing production legislation in California this year.

YIMBY Law (partner org of YIMBY Action) has hired two amazing Housing Elements Coordinators, Jon Wizard and Jes McBride. Who are these fabulous people? Why are they so passionate about housing? What comes next for Fair Housing Elements?Website will be live soon, so bookmark fairhousingelements.org

Senator Scott Wiener has been the biggest housing champion of the state legislator for years. We chat about plans for the coming year and why obscure things like ADEMs are so important. If you're a registered Democratic Voter in California, party elections are happening in January. Register to vote for ADEM candidates here: ademelections.com. Become a member of YIMBY Action at yimbyaction.org/join

Laura sits down with Anthony Dedousis, Policy Director at Abundant Housing LA.

YIMBY Action's Laura Foote sits down with newly elected California State Assemblymember Alex Lee to chat about running for office and bringing a younger perspective on housing to the California State Assembly.

How can planners, advocates, public officials and urbanists advance the cause of racial justice?A recording of our recurring event, Making Urbanism Antiracist. Michael Lens, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs joins Laura for a wonky-but-lively discussion about housing, planning, academia and the Black Lives Matter movement.Co-hosted by YIMBY Action, YIMBY Law, and Abundant Housing LA.This is part of our "Making Urbanism Antiracist" speaker series; an ongoing conversation on how housing and transit activists must advance racial equity.

Recording from a panel discussion with activists and advocates on their long-term visions of housing justice and how we get there. Four women leaders in housing share their sometimes intersecting and sometime divergent visions.Panelists:Gloria Bruce, Executive Director, EBHOCatherine Bracy, Executive Director, TechEquity CollaborativeNoni Session, Director, East Bay Permanent Real Estate CooperativeLaura Foote, Executive Director, YIMBY ActionHosted by EBHO & YIMBY Action

A conversation with New York Times columnist and CBS analyst Jamelle Bouie about the history of exclusionary housing policy and an upcoming ballot measure to limit heights of new housing in San Mateo. Co-hosted by YIMBY Action and Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo.All proceeds from ticket sales went to the campaign against San Mateo's exclusionary zoning, which is on the ballot in November 2020.Thank you to audio editor Michael Jancsy!

John Myers of London YIMBY and Sam Watling of Brighton YIMBY join Laura to talk about how they're advocating for change in England. It's a fascinating discussion of the structure of government and how they impact YIMBY strategies.Connect with the entire YIMBY Alliance in the UK!

Mayor London Breed's 2020 inauguration speech. Featuring highlights such as:"Frankly, I am tired of hearing about our 'housing crisis.' Crises are unpredictable; they happen suddenly, and policymakers usually try to avoid them. Our housing problems were entirely predictable. They are the result of decades of almost intentional under-building, and the decision decades ago to down-zone almost three-quarters of the city and ban apartments.We don’t have a housing crisis. We have a housing shortage."Full text available here.

More amazing speeches from the YIMBY Party Party. First up, Ernest Brown from the YIMBY Action Board. Then Matthew Yglesias celebrates the growth of the YIMBY movement. Finally, YIMBY Action Executive Director Laura Foote brings it home.

Elected officials at the YIMBY Party Party celebrate the pro-housing movement and share how important it has been for them. Amazing stories from Senator Scott Wiener, Senator Nancy Skinner, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and San Francisco Mayor London Breed.

YIMBY Action goes to DC to advocate with Up For Growth on several new housing bills being introduced in Congress. Hear from Up For Growth ED Mike Kingsella, Congressman Denny Heck (@RepDennyHeck) and Congressman Scott Peters (@RepScottPeters).Read more about the Build More Housing Near Transit Act and the Yes In My Back Yard Act. Take action by emailing or tweeting your Senator and Congressperson asking them to support this legislation and do more to get housing built in cities across the country!Read more on the Up For Growth Blog:https://www.upforgrowth.org/news/why-yimby-act-important-first-step-federal-housing-legislation

"Internet personality" Matthew Yglesias comes on the YIMBY Podcast! Laura and Matt chat about the presidential candidate housing platforms, the role of the federal government in housing, and Housing Twitter. Join Matt October 10th in San Francisco for the annual YIMBY Party Party! Buy your tickets now: party.yimbyaction.org

Ruth Bernstein, President & CEO of EMC Research comes on the YIMBY Podcast to chat about housing data and the changing public opinions across California about the housing crisis.

Guest David Klion (news editor at Jewish Currents, writer The Nation, and internet dude) discusses YIMBY and image problem with the Left. We half-start every argument and never get to that very specific point you wish we had made.

In this special episode, we talk to YIMBYs from all over the state who came to San Francisco for the California Democratic Convention. In addition to regulars Laura Foote of YIMBY Action and Scott Feeney, this episode features: Rachel Stevens, YIMBY Democrats of San Diego / California YIMBY, Jose Trinidad Castaneda, Orange County, California Democratic Party delegate, Alfred Twu, Berkeley artist and activist, delegate, Konstantin Hatcher, Los Angeles, California YIMBY, Jeff Grafton, South Bay YIMBY / Peninsula for Everyone