
Founded in early 2019, East Bay YIMBY is a chapter of YIMBY Action, a national nonprofit fighting for a future with more housing, more opportunity, and more justice for all. We believe that the East Bay should be a place where everyone can find a safe, affordable, and quality home, regardless of their income, background, or identity.
Our mission is simple: to dismantle the barriers to housing affordability and create a more inclusive and vibrant East Bay. We achieve this by:
Since our founding, we've made significant progress:
But there's still more work to do. The East Bay housing crisis continues to threaten the well-being of our communities. We need your help to build a more equitable and abundant East Bay for everyone.
Join us and become part of the solution.
Here are some specific calls to action you can include:
Together, we can make the East Bay a place where everyone thrives.

Back zoning reform and streamlined permitting so more homes are legal to build, especially near transit and jobs.

Turn out residents to the meetings that matter and make it easy to take a pro-housing position on local projects.

Work with neighbors, labor, faith groups, and builders toward a shared abundant-housing agenda.

East Bay YIMBY is a chapter of YIMBY Action.
One of the local groups organizing for more homes across the country, backed by the national team.