YIMBY Law is suing SF 👀 Get the scoop 👇

For YIMBYs, it’s all about building communities where more people can afford to live, stay, and thrive wherever they choose. If you want to see more homes, more neighbors, and more opportunity in your backyard, join the movement.

A bold up-zoning proposal is taking shape in Denver 🏙️ Our YIMBY Denver chapter is drafting a ballot initiative to allow more housing near transit and parks — unlocking more townhomes, condos, and apartments. Still early, but it could spark a citywide conversation about how Denver grows. 🏡

Friendly reminder that building housing like this is illegal in a lot of places. Make it make sense. 🤔

Bend YIMBY News: bendyimby.substack.com/p/bend-yimby...

In an op-ed for the LA Times, Jesse Zwick breaks down how decades of restrictive zoning, regulatory delays, and political hesitation have pushed L.A.’s housing production to near a 10-year low — while rents continue to soar. Read it now: https://latimes.pulse.ly/h5elugckam

Looking for a way to get involved and connect with others who care about housing? 🏡 Our chapter events bring together people to learn, share ideas, and build momentum for more affordable, abundant housing. Find an event near you: yimbyaction.org/events/

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth We honor the Black leaders who fought against segregation and exclusion—and whose work reminds us that equity requires action. Building abundant, inclusive communities means undoing the racist housing policies that still shape our neighborhoods today.

Read the joint statement from YIMBY Action Executive Director, Laura Foote, and YIMBY Law Executive Director, Sonja Trauss, about their decision to close tomorrow in solidarity with the national general strike.

We're sending well wishes to Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social. Rep. Frost has been a strong pro-housing champion, and we are saddened to learn about this assault. We applaud him for the work he has done to fight for a future of abundance and commend his resilience. thehill.com/homenews/hou...

🚨 Action Alert for Florida YIMBYs 🚨 HB 1143 & SB 948 limit the ability of local governments to pile on new, costly regulations that make it harder to build or improve homes. Email your state reps with our digital tool if you want to legalize starter homes in FL: actionnetwork.org/letters/lega...

Everyone agrees we need affordable housing — but how do homes actually become affordable? In our newest blog, we break down filtering: the simple, well-researched way that building new homes today helps lower costs over time. Read more about it here: yimbyaction.org/blog/why-new...

Yes Here. Yes Everywhere. Save the date for Yes! The 9th Annual YIMBY Gala, a celebration of the cities we love and the future we still believe in. 📅 Friday, April 17, 2026 📍 Terra Gallery, San Francisco

NEW POLL: 63% of New Yorkers support modernizing SEQRA environmental review to make it easier to build housing. New Yorkers are facing an unprecedented affordability and climate crisis, and they don't want bureaucracy to stand in the way of solving it.

Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the generations of organizers who worked to expand freedom and opportunity. YIMBYs remain committed to building communities where everyone has access to an equitable, inclusive community.

#YIMBYWin 🏡 In fast-growing Sunbelt cities, rents are falling and landlords are offering free rent to attract tenants. Why? Because these cities built more homes. This is what happens when supply starts to catch up with demand — regardless of what NIMBY opponents predict.

More homes. Faster. Fairer. 🏡 After CEQA reform in California, New York is proposing environmental review reforms to speed up homebuilding. With a shortage of ~800k homes, smart reforms can cut delays and costs without sacrificing core protections. Read more here: www.wsj.com/real-estate/...

Housing abundance is the key to more connected communities. We all should welcome more teachers, firefighters, retail workers, and anyone else who is seeking to add to our communities! Watch the full interview of YIMBY Action’s CA Director, Leora Tanjuatco Ross: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CRm...

Even a single grocery store can become a YIMBY fight. 🛒 Our Executive Director, Laura Foote, breaks down why the Marina District Safeway fight matters — and how showing up project by project is how housing laws turn into real homes. Read more here: inpractice.yimbyaction.org/p/fighting-o...

Florida lawmakers have filed a bill to make it easier to build starter homes statewide. The Florida Starter Homes Act would reduce zoning barriers and help legalize more homes as housing costs rise. Read more here- flhousingactionlab.substack.com/p/florida-st...

“I’m not a NIMBY, I just have concerns.” We hear this everywhere — and the result is the same: not enough homes. Homes for all means apartments, neighbors, and welcoming more people in, not fearing them. We’ll keep organizing for policies that say yes to more homes. 🏠

There are a whopping twenty candidates running for Asheville City Council this year! Our plan is to keep you informed on which ones support housing. Learn more: ashevilleforall.org/2026-01-09-e...

Cheers to big pro-housing wins and even bigger momentum ahead! Thanks to supporters like you, 2025 brought upzoning wins, eliminated parking mandates, and 196+ pro-housing policies advanced nationwide. Join YIMBY Action to keep building abundant, equitable housing.

Tucson is saying yes to more housing options. 🏡 City leaders voted to allow middle housing across most of the city, expanding choices while keeping thoughtful design standards in place. More homes. More flexibility. More opportunities. 💙 Read more here: www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/...

#YIMBYWin 🎉 A former San Francisco movie theater site will be replaced with 9 stories of housing — exactly the kind of infill homebuilding our cities need.  This is what saying yes to homes looks like. 🏙️💙 Read the full story here: www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/e...

California has passed sweeping housing reforms, but cities are still finding ways to slow them down. An article featuring YIMBY Law explains why progress has stalled and what meaningful enforcement really looks like. Read more about it here: www.governing.com/urban/califo...

Some of this is familiar to people who have been involved in housing for a while - a great post to share with those new to the housing movement

What does "affordable housing' really mean? 🤔 It’s a term that gets misunderstood a lot. Our latest blog breaks down the differences between subsidized housing and market-rate homes, and explains why we need both to address the housing crisis. 🏡 Read about it here: yimbyaction.org/blog/what-ma...

#YIMBYWin 🚆🏠 Big news for Illinois: Governor Pritzker just signed the NITA Act — investing in transit, repealing outdated parking mandates, and making room for more homes statewide. More progress ahead. Read our full statement here: yimbyaction.org/blog/yimby-a...

YIMBY means homes for all. 🏡 This holiday season, we’re organizing in communities across the country to say yes to more homes and a future where everyone has a place to belong. 💙 Support our work HERE: yimbyaction.org?form=FUNYSWP...

#YIMBYWin 🥳 We're celebrating a big zoning win for SF — and preparing for more work ahead. Giving a huge shoutout to our @sfyimby.bsky.social chapter for leading locally. 💙🏡 The SF Board of Supervisors approved the SF Family Zoning Plan! Read our statement: yimbyaction.org/blog/yimby-a...

🚨 The War on Cars comes to Denver tomorrow, Fri Dec 12! Live show on how car dominance hits safety, health and housing. Use code HOUSINGALLIES for $5 off. @yimbyaction.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

#News: We have filed a lawsuit challenging an Executive Order from Governor Gavin Newsom giving local governments discretion to limit or suspend SB 9 development in certain high fire hazard severity zones within the Los Angeles burn areas. More 👇 www.yimbylaw.org/sb-9-lawsuit

#News from @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Listened to a great episode of 'Infill: a YIMBY podcast" this morning. Discussing a 'legislative scorecard' for state legislators in Virginia, rating them on their support for housing. I am struck by how organized YIMBYs and @yimbyaction.bsky.social are in Virginia!?! www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-D4...

One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back. Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance. Be a housing fan.

Be like @hankgreen.bsky.social, say Yes to new homes for a more vibrant future where housing costs don’t spiral out of control 🤘🏽 Join @yimbyaction.bsky.social today! yimbyaction.org/join/

Abundant Housing Illinois is proud to announce our endorsement of Drake Warren for Cook County Board of Commissioners, District 10! Drake understands that tackling our housing shortage is essential for reducing poverty and improving quality of life for Cook County residents. 🏘️

Happy Spotify Wrapped Season 😏

We just published a new blog with insights for advocates! If you want to learn how YIMBYs are doing regional organizing in places with tricky jurisdictional geography, this one is for you! yimbyaction.org/blog/pro-hou...

It’s Giving Tuesday, and we’re asking for your support! This year, we passed over 198 pro-housing policies that directly clear the way for more homes to be built. Will you support our work this Giving Tuesday? Give and get matched ⬇️ yimbyaction.donorsupport.co/page/FUNFJBR...

Happy Thanksgiving!

We’re thankful for this annual meme 😂

When we build enough supply of homes so that landlords must compete, renters win. "The more properties there are, it drives all of us to lower rents and offer concessions" says the property manager pictured here. bendbulletin.com/2025/11/11/b...

Here's a message from our Executive Director, Laura Foote: Thank you to all of the YIMBYs whose advocacy has led to so much success this year 🥳 We couldn't do any of this work without all of our members and supporters who are helping create a future of abundant housing for all 🙌

Mayors in different cities in the US spoke to @usatoday.com about how they are tackling housing in their cities. There are a lot of interesting comments in this article, and many are calling out the dire need to build more supply. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

It's great to see an example of pro-housing leadership coming out of Baltimore, Maryland! Mayor Brandon Scott recently signed a series of four bills into law as part of a greater housing package. www.wmar2news.com/homepage-sho...

Last year, we put out a piece making it clear that immigration is NOT why housing is so expensive. We were responding to messages from VP Vance as he scapegoated immigrants while ignoring the importance of reducing barriers to increased homebuilding. Unfortunately, we're repeating this message.

The idea that housing that is affordable to low-income folks is somehow "bad" is a deeply troubling one. We shouldn't be made to feel like there is anything wrong with living in apartments! Apartments are good, actually!

If you love ADUs, this legislation would be VERY meaningful. One small line would update the loan limit for renovation loans and explicitly say the money could be used for ADUs. Just one of the huge, zero-cost changes included in this bipartisan bill!