“Mostly” ≠ “completely” Individual candidate positions matter less today than ~30 years ago, but they still matter! For that reason, it’s *more* harmful to candidates in swing districts to have a bunch of lefty coastal elites define the Democratic Party today!

It's not too late - join California YIMBY, pro-housing leaders Sen. Wiener, Asm. Wicks, Sen. Arreguín, and more at our most victorious Victory Party! secure.actblue.com/donate/sfvp-...

Come party with me and the @cayimby.bsky.social crew at our annual Victory Party on 10/30 in SF! There's been a lot of winning this year and I'm bringing the wine! secure.actblue.com/donate/sfvp-...

Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.

Great 🧵 about the power of far-sighted and risk-taking philanthropists! Thanks to Open Philanthropy for your early and consistent support. @cayimby.bsky.social could not have achieved these victories without you!

Not exaggerating when I say that SB 79, a bill making it easier to build housing near mass transit, is the most consequential piece of legislation that the Democratic Party has passed all year. Saying no to the worst people in our coalition proves we're serious about the future.

It's done. Thank you @gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing SB 79! California can and will build the future!

Between my column a few weeks ago and this today, California's Serbian-American community has really been stepping up to promote SB 79 in the pages of CalMatters.

TIRED: abundance bros WIRED: YIMBY's strongest fortnite soldiers

That's where you come in: Call Gov. Newsom and tell him to sign SB 79! Get five friends to do the same. Post about and tag him! This is all trivially easy, but it could make a big difference. 916-445-2841 actionnetwork.org/letters/sign...

Three months ago, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social correctly warned us that failing to address our housing crisis would cost us people’s trust, and that the entire reputation of the State of California was on the line. Call him now and urge him to follow through by signing #SB79! ☎️ (916) 445-2841

A bunch of toxic LA NIMBYs are whining about SB 79, the amazing housing bill the CA legislature passed recently. It's on the governor's desk, and reportedly he's getting cold feet. Hey @gavinnewsom.bsky.social, please have some spine on the most important issue in your state. Just sign it.

I hope California YIMBY is considered a “US YIMBY” org Their marquee SB 79 would have allowed transit agencies to build commercial uses at stations irrespective of local zoning This section was cut out by housers who want to preserve sites for LIHTC calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202...

I strongly agree with every single word of this. Public disorder is toxic to the pro urbanist political project and we must take it seriously.

After 8 years, we did it! SB 79, the biggest upzoning bill in state history, just passed the Legislature. Brief 🧵, with some important thank yous. 1/x

Proudly voted for #SB79 to build dense, transit oriented housing. If not here, where else? I’ve lived near transit all my life. But too much of it is stuck as suburbs. Cities are evolving, living things. They are not mausoleums to the past @scottwiener.bsky.social @cayimby.bsky.social

"The rent was so cheap you could afford to take risks" Meet Me in the Bathroom is a land use documentary. Make California* cool again - pass SB 79!

political violence is a terrible scourge that has claimed victims from both parties the way some people are just itching to treat this as a reichstag fire moment to enable a dictatorship is extremely scary and a good reminder that political violence is a threat to the very core of liberal democracy

Calls to state legislators actually make a huge difference and can change how they vote on big bills. If you live in California, picking up the phone and calling your state senator and assembly member RIGHT NOW in support of SB 79 will do more to advance YIMBYism than 10,000 great posts would.

SB 79 (Wiener) could be heard on the Assembly floor today! NIMBYs are calling and potting against SB 79. Don't let them speak for you - please call and ask your Assemblymember to vote AYE on SB 79, and ask your friends, family, and frenemies to do likewise. cayimby.org/call-sb-79/

SF Chronicle endorses SB 79! Please call you Assemblymember and ask them to vote AYE! cayimby.org/call-sb-79/

You should absolutely do it because the ones who are mad will call them.

The empirical evidence is clear and overwhelming: new market rate housing reduces rents *at the bottom of the market,* making housing more affordable for those who struggle the most.

California YIMBY is hiring a Political Director. Want to remake the politics of California and end the housing shortage? This job might be for you! cayimby.org/careers-poli...

@essj.bsky.social Nice shout-out in the Times today! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/a...

Developers and planners in California: we are tracking SB 684 and SB 1123 projects and ordinances. As you become aware of them, please send them my way! We hope to use this information to continue improving these laws.

We need to bring back insufferable record store guys and early aughts-style criticisms for dumb music industry trends. People are paying more money for worse audio quality on colored (bad), marbled (worse), or glow-in-the-dark (inexcusable) records. Carbon black is your friend!

I started following Berkeley zoning dramas in 2014 -- and it would have been impossible for me to imagine that just a decade later 300' tall, 600 unit buildings would be approved essentially unopposed. www.berkeleyside.org/2025/06/04/b...

81 years ago today, the Allies, led by the United States, launched the largest amphibious assault in history to liberate Western Europe from Nazi tyranny. What happened today?

SB 79 didn't come up yesterday -- but it could happen this afternoon. (And must happen this week.) Can you call your State Senator and urge them to vote YES on SB 79?

I cannot stress enough that these calls actually matter and can change votes.

🚨 CALL YOUR REPS 🚨 SB79, a key bill to allow more housing by urban train stations, is up for a vote in the state senate. This is the single biggest action you can take to help end California's housing crisis this year, and it only takes 30 seconds. Here's how to do it ⬇️

SB 79 may come up for a vote today -- now is the time to call your State Senator to urge them to vote YES on this bill to legalize multifamily housing around rail and BRT stops across the state. Click here for an easy way to make your call:

San Francisco invents the future, whether we like it or not. The Abundance/Groups debate mirrors exactly my experiences a decade ago in SF, but replace “Abundance” w/ “YIMBY” and “The Groups” w/ “The Groups (but in San Francisco)” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Even better -- give them a call! We made it easy to call your State Senator by using this link. Tell them to vote YES on SB 79!

SB 79 is up for a vote in the Senate Appropriations Committee on Friday. If your State Senator is Caballero, Seyarto, Cabaldon, Dahle, Grayson, Richardson, or Wahab, please click here to send them an email today urging them to vote YES on SB 79 and legalize more homes near major transit stations!

Left-NIMBYs ran this playbook against SB 50 in 2019 with AB 1279.

You hear that? Sounds like another example of why CA needs SB 79

Well whaddya know. "The City of Los Angeles could largely solve its $1 billion budget shortfall by allowing more homes to be built near its transit stations."

Thank you @governor.ca.gov Newsom for proposing to include @buffywicks.bsky.social's AB 609 and @scottwiener.bsky.social's SB 607, exempting infill housing from CEQA, in the budget! The Governor's message today was strong:

"...the climate movement is so over-funded and so shot-through with expressive politics and misinformation..." - @mattyglesias.bsky.social If you're a climate funder and want to fund popular things that reduce GHG emissions and help Democrats win, my DMs are open!

[BILL ALERT] SB 79, which broadly legalizes more homes near transit stops like train stations and rapid bus stops, has passed Senate Local Government! Learn more: cayimby.org/legislation/...

People like Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr. and Elizabeth Cady Stanton who were instrumental in creating a better nation made constant reference to the ideals of our founding. They did so because "everything sucks" cynicism will only build you a movement of impotent mental patients.

Californians - please call your state Senator and ask them to support SB 79, which would legalize homes near train stations. NIMBYs are working the phones. Are you? The next committee hearing is tomorrow (April 30)! cayimby.org/call-sb-79/

Are you a national progressive leader who supports zoning reform? If so, contact me! Bills like SB 79, which would legalize building apartments near train stations, often die because the institutional left partners with NIMBY homeowners and cities.

Thanks to our fearless leader @scottwiener.bsky.social; to the Senators who voted for a more affordable California, @senatorcabaldon.bsky.social, @jessearreguin.bsky.social, Sens. Gonzalez, Ochoa Bogh, Caballero, and Padilla; and to our supporters, especially the YIMBYs who traveled to Sacramento!

Follow along! Asm. @buffywicks.bsky.social is testifying on her bill, AB 609, to exempt infill housing from CEQA. AB 609 would be the most impactful housing streamlining bill in CA history.

Frivolous CEQA challenges routinely kill environmentally-friendly infill housing, like transit-oriented housing on BART parking lots in Oakland, new apartments on a parking lot in San Francisco, and a Berkeley dorm. AB 609 will fix it! www.mercurynews.com/2025/04/20/t...

For the Inland Empire specifically: senators representing the IE (especially the 2 Republicans) could make or break this bill. If you live in any of these districts, call your senator tomorrow in support of SB 79! TOD will help workers access jobs, boost Metrolink ridership, and reduce traffic.