Not for nothing, but Jack Ciattarelli's campaign's polling peaked right before he started running ads about how more housing is bad.

Pro-housing policy stay winning.

An incomplete list of cities where housing abundance was a major campaign issue & pro-housing candidates held or expanded majorities: - Bozeman, MT - Cambridge, MA - Durham, NC - Kalispell, MT - Littleton, CO - Manchester, NH - Missoula, MT - Salt Lake City, UT - Seattle, WA - Wilmington, NC 💪

We'll post a list sometime soon but in addition to all the D vs. R stories tonight, in basically every nonpartisan election in the country today, the more pro-housing candidate won.

We all want welcoming communities—but are they really inclusive if people can’t actually afford to live there? Hear one queer New Yorker’s vision for how housing policy can support a vibrant queer community:

"If we follow the science we can identify excellent solutions to unaffordability problems."

California’s SB 79, now signed into law, is good for local businesses: “Housing stability is business stability. Employees with shorter commutes stay longer, know the customers, and create the personal connections that set small businesses apart from corporate chains."

“Accessibility-based planning recognizes that mobility is seldom an end in itself; the ultimate goal of most travel is to access services and activities.” In other words, we need lots more homes near the places meaningful and useful to people.

Allowing ADUs by right is a good thing. Kudos to MA for preventing nosy NIMBYs from standing in the way of these home choices.

Permitting is all too often a “death by a thousand cuts” operation. It quietly stifles housing production, maintaining the exclusionary and expensive status quo. We need permitting processes that help us achieve our goals: efficient, affordable, and effective.

Great explainer on how a coalition spanning a broad ideological spectrum can work together to make housing abundance happen. Here’s what they’re doing in Virginia:

“In the face of simultaneous affordability and climate crises, these policies have the double benefits of reducing housing costs and transportation costs while also reducing GHG emissions. The need is immense, and the opportunity is clear.” That’s 100% right.

Outdated parking mandates force us to build extra asphalt where we could instead create more of the homes that people urgently need, especially near transit. Chicago shows the way: You can build a home near CTA rail & high-volume bus lines, no administrative approval needed to forgo excess parking.

Over 1,000 (!) folks, including many state and local elected officials, joined WNN member VOICE and the Commonwealth Housing Coalition to rally for pro-housing solutions this weekend. The movement is growing. The people demand action!

Build more homes, keep more teachers. "In places where rising housing costs have outpaced typical teacher salaries—a problem not only in cities like Baltimore, but in rural and suburban areas as well—school districts are struggling with significant teacher shortages and high turnover rates."

A luxury apartment went up next door to me. And in my old, naturally below market rate apartment, I didn't get a rent increase for the first time in years. With my union raise this fall, that's a net decrease in rent (I am in the bottom quartile of incomes btw). We need this at scale.

New housing is good, actually.

Virginians want more homes! A new poll showed 73% of Virginia voters believe that the state doesn’t have enough homes that people can afford to rent or buy. The cost and availability of housing emerged as voters’ top concern.

“As traditional development slows, accessory dwelling units now represent 30–45 percent of new permits and more than half of the affordable homes in unincorporated areas.”

“ADUs are affordable by design and growing in popularity across the state. And now, they can offer the most accessible form of homeownership, as well.”

An all-of-the-above approach is the way to housing abundance. From better financing for home construction to re-legalizing diverse home types, we need it all.

On the latest episode of The Stoop, we have our first ever three-guest episode, and it is jam-packed with wisdom. We have Matt Mooshian, Grace Murray, and Nick Taylor on the show to talk all things NH, with special insights on organizing younger folks and how that led to real wins. Tune in!

Thank you for attending the first part of our Organizer Training Cohort in collaboration with @moreneighbors.org and @welcomingneighbors.us! Sustain Saint Paul is investing in your leadership and empowerment by teaching the fundamental building blocks of organizing and advocacy.

“Gone are the days when we are a state of ‘no’ and ‘slow.’ We will be the state of ‘yes’ and ‘now.’” — @govwesmoore.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥

Unnecessary red tape is preventing folks from finding homes in Virginia and in communities all across the country. “This should not happen. We believe the housing shortage is the key moral issue of the day,” said Pat Findikoglu, representing WNN-member VOICE. They’re absolutely correct.

SB 79 is now law. This is a HUGE victory and a monumental step toward a California that is abundant and affordable. Congrats to @cayimby.bsky.social, @scottwiener.bsky.social, and @gavinnewsom.bsky.social for getting this done. 👏 🏆

“States as diverse as Washington, New Hampshire, Texas, and Montana each passed laws to reform their onerous local parking mandates this year ... While the details differ, the story is the same: Democratic and Republican, rural and suburban states are reforming their outdated parking regulations.”

This is exactly why it’s so important to allow and encourage housing options that help folks age in place, staying in the communities where they’ve dedicated their lives. Housing abundance means home for all people at all stages of life.

If they succeeded, bad faith lawsuits from NIMBYs would upend the will of the voters and make our communities more and more exclusionary and expensive. They’ve already lost in the courts of public opinion, and we have to ensure they lose in the courts of law.

“The Montana experience shows why it’s often necessary to come back and pass cleanup bills to achieve policymakers’ initial intentions … Zoning and building code regulations have a 100-year history of making it more difficult to build housing over time. Unwinding this morass will take time as well.”

“If we want an affordable Austin, we have to build it.” New state laws, championed by @texansforhousing.bsky.social, are making sure they can. 🏆

“By saying ‘Yes in God’s Backyard,’ faith-based organizations, pro-homes advocacy groups, developers, and more can partner to advance housing opportunities.” And the Workforce Housing Coalition is showing how to build those partnerships right here. 👇

Even in cities and towns with pro-housing leaders, outdated zoning rules can stop homes from getting built. We need strong leaders AND good process.

A new poll from @massincpolling.bsky.social and @abundanthousingma.org shows that Bostonians overwhelmingly: 1) reject the status quo, 2) want more homes built, and 3) think city officials should take action. Local leaders have a charge from the voters: pass pro-housing policies. Like, now.

📣Join us SATURDAY 10/11 for a joint Organizer Training with @moreneighbors.org and @welcomingneighbors.us 🤝 This is the first in a 3-part series that will be a great resource for newbies to political advocacy and veteran organizers alike. (1/3) actionnetwork.org/events/organ...

"We have to cut red tape and get out of our own way,” — @tinakotek.bsky.social 💯

more jobs more homes 🤝 ADUs

Momentum is building for pro-homes legislation: “In the previous legislative year, legislators proposed 263 individual bills to make it easier to build housing; this year, 412 such bills emerged.” Let’s keep it going in 2026.

WNN members have "done the legwork to get a strong version of YIGBY passed" — including VOICE in Virginia, @texansforhousing.bsky.social, Florida Housing Coalition, and in many other states. It's well past time we get this done.

Can’t stop, won’t stop. We have millions of homes to build.

ADUs: the little homes that do so much.

“With high demand for houses and low supply, increasing the supply is a clear way to provide affordable housing.” Would be soooo cool if there was a prominent state leader who wanted to fix this!!

“Weird, necessary, and profitable” might just be the trifecta we need to get out of this mess ngl

“It’s just really exciting to see that there’s bipartisan recognition of the need for some innovation in housing policy and regulation.”

Duplexes are safe and are often functionally indistinguishable from single family homes. Disallowing a completely normal housing type while rebuilding from a crisis that destroyed thousands of homes is irresponsible.

"This is about more than zoning ... Are we comfortable becoming a place of diminishing diversity, where only the wealthy can belong? Or can we foster places where teachers, nurses, service workers, artists, LGBTQ+ people, and young families can still build their future?"

Always a good day to be a welcoming neighbor networking in New Haven. They get it here.

We have a full agenda for DAY TWO! Here's what you can look forward to!

Congratulations to the policymaker winner of the inaugural Donald Shoup Award, Stephanie Vigil!

Congratulations to the organization winner of the inaugural Donald Shoup Award, Austin Parking Reform Coalition!