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The Rhys ShowThe Massive Rise of Yimby Movement With Sonja TraussIn this episode, Sonja Trauss joins us to talk about the YIMBY movement and its overnight success. Sonja helps us understand the history and future of this movement.
Frustrated by high rents in San Francisco, Sonja Trauss started taking part in local planning meetings in 2014 to stand up for more house construction and taller buildings. That led her to co-found the YIMBY movement (yes in my backyard) a political action committee, and YIMBY Law, a nonprofit Trauss runs to advocate for development projects in San Francisco that are affordable, inclusive and have multi-family units. What started as a small act...2022-10-3150 min
Infill: A YIMBY PodcastPlanning for Housing or Planning to Fail? San Francisco's Housing ElementThe first draft of San Francisco's housing plan was released last week and guests Chris Elmendorf and David Broockman talk about what it means for the city as well as the state overall. Cities across California are creating housing plans (aka "housing elements") that will be in effect for the next eight years. YIMBYs have successfully advocated for laws that help make sure this process is especially impactful. Because of these laws, the housing element process can potentially add millions of homes in communities across the state. The California State Department of...2022-08-161h 01Infill: A YIMBY PodcastBreaking Down the CA Housing BudgetCalifornia Governor Newsom released a revised version of the state's budget on May 13th, so what does it mean for housing? Laura Foote sits down with Michael Lane, the State Policy Director for SPUR Urbanist, to discuss the details.SPUR is a nonprofit public policy organization in the San Francisco Bay Area. They bring people together from across the political spectrum to develop solutions to the big problems cities face. They are recognized as a leading civic planning organization and respected for its independent and holistic approach to urban issues. Links:M...2022-05-2115 minInfill: A YIMBY PodcastHow to Get More YIMBYs Elected, with Giselle Hale and Jon WizardElecting pro-housing legislators is one of the most efficient ways to address the housing shortage.YIMBY Action and our chapters across California have worked hard to find the best pro-housing candidates running for the state legislature. And these two candidates have gone above and beyond to demonstrate their willingness to support housing.Hear from Jon Wizard and Giselle Hale as they talk about their backgrounds on housing and the impact that we can all have on these races and others.Jon Wizard is running for State Assembly District 30, which covers the California Central...2022-05-1039 minInfill: A YIMBY PodcastMatt Haney and the Power of Pro-Housing CampaignsSan Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney won the special election for California Assembly District 17 on April 19! By using a strong pro-housing message, his campaign demonstrated just how compelling a pro-housing message is for voters. Pro-housing platforms hold a lot more power than they did just a few years ago.Housing moves voters. So many of us have been directly affected by the housing shortage and we're ready to make the change we NEED to see in our communities.The YIMBY voting bloc is growing.Hear from Assemblymember-elect Matt Haney about his winning campaign message...2022-04-2651 minInfill: A YIMBY PodcastYIMBY Law takes on NIMBY cities in CALast week, YIMBY Law announced three lawsuits against San Francisco and Los Angeles for not approving general plan compliant housing projects. Join YIMBY Action Executive Director Laura Foote and YIMBY Law Executive Director Sonja Trauss discuss the ins and outs of these lawsuits, some of the reasons cities give for not approving housing projects, and how you can be involved in holding your city accountable too. Links: Think your city is breaking a housing law? Submit it here: https://www.yimbylaw.org/submit-issueSee the ful...2022-01-2631 min
Infill: A YIMBY PodcastSan Francisco Housing Debate 2022 - AD 17The four candidates for San Francisco's Assembly District 17 go head to head on housing policy. We dug in with David Campos, Matt Haney, Bilal Mahmood, and Thea Selby on their perspectives on California's biggest problem: housing. This Special Election was triggered when Assemblymember David Chiu was appointed to become San Francisco's City Attorney. Last day to vote in the primary is February 15th. The top two candidates will continue on to the General Special Election. Hosted by YIMBY Action chapters SF YIMBY, Northern Neighbors, Urban Environmentalists, Grow the Richmond, Streets for People, and Southside Forward.M...2022-01-1953 minInfill: A YIMBY PodcastSmall Sites, Big ArgumentsWhat is San Francisco's Small Sites Program? What does it do? Who benefits from it?YIMBY Action Executive Director Laura Foote and Mission Housing Executive Director Sam Moss break it down and talk about the arguments in support of the program and against it. Learn more about the Small Sites Program: https://sfmohcd.org/small-sites-programLearn more about Mission Housing: https://missionhousing.org/Follow Mission Housing on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissionHousingFollow Mission Housing on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionHousingLearn more about Y...2021-11-2940 min
Infill: A YIMBY PodcastThe Rent Is Still Too Damn High"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!
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2019-08-2659 min