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Infill: A YIMBY PodcastThe Pathway to Affordable Housing In CaliforniaIn March, we assembled some of California state legislature’s most powerful pro-housing champions to discuss their latest legislative efforts to alleviate California’s housing shortage and affordability crisis.Hear from Assembly Housing Committee Chair Buffy Wicks, Senate Housing Committee Chair Scott Wiener, and Assembly Social Housing Select Committee Chair Alex Lee on their plans to help get more homes built in California. They discussed CA legislation that aims to streamline housing production, particularly for affordable housing, make it easier for non-profits and religious institutions to build housing, and create mechanisms to support social housing in the stat...2023-05-221h 14Infill: A YIMBY PodcastCalifornia SB 9 & SB 10 with Senator Scott WienerLaura Foote and CA State Senator Scott Wiener talk about the conflict around SB 9 & 10, the power of op-eds in local newspapers, and what the next steps are for these two key bills in the CA legislature.
Note: SB 10 passed through the Assembly yesterday! We're still fighting for SB 9 to pass, and we need your help. Use our call tool to tell your Assemblymember to support SB 9: https://actionnetwork.org/call_campaigns/get-sb9-across-the-finish-line/
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Read more about CA SB 9: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill...2021-08-2414 minInfill: A YIMBY PodcastADEMocracy 101 with Senator Scott WienerSenator 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
2020-12-3125 min