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Instagram · Join South Bay YIMBY on May 3rd in Sunnyvale! RSVP at the link
Instagram · All San Jose specific posts are moving over to our new SanJoseYIMBY account! 🎉 Extra details: it is actually legal to build duplexes in all single family zones in California as of 2021 because of state law SB9. Developers are not allowed to sell the houses separately which limits the market for these houses currently. A new law, sb677, is being proposed to fix this and other implementation challe…
Instagram · Change is possible! 🎉
Instagram · Legalize denser housing -> build more housing -> have less people unable to afford rent who end up on the streets If you want to read more about what causes some cities to have higher homeless populations than others I highly recommend the book Homelessness is a Housing Problem. I also want to acknowledge that using the city budget to build shelters, build affordable housing, and provide rental as…
Instagram · Highly recommend this book if you're looking for some background information on our bay area housing crisis. It's highly readable as it focuses on people's stories and provides some history to the problem as well.
Instagram · Let's legalize housing!
Instagram · Welcome to my housing econ lecture 😅 But really, Austin has built SO MUCH more housing in the last 7 years compared to us. As one Atlantic article points out, they built housing "9 times faster than San Francisco". Read that article here: https://bit.ly/41vYzho To read more about housing market elasticity: https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/declining-elasticity-us-housing-supply
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Instagram · Want to work on a solution? Join South Bay YIMBY! Link in bio- X · Reminder that we're walking and talking to San Jose District 2 voters in support of pro-housing candidate Pamela Campos tomorrow from 10-12. Sign up here: https://t.co/yuNtNJPciy And all South Bay YIMBY endorsements can be found here: https://t.co/rPHkVe17jg
- X · Here's an opportunity to volunteer for one of our endorsed candidates, Patrick Ahrens! #votehousing
- X · Vote YES on Prop 5 to make it easier for local governments to raise money for affordable housing!
Instagram, X · Let’s help pro-housing candidates get elected to local office! If you’re looking to support a great candidate for San Jose City Council, join us to walk for Pamela Campos (District 2) this Saturday, October 12 from 10AM-12PM. We will meet at the park at Alex Anderson Elementary School. Please sign up here: https://www.mobilize.us/ca-wfp/event/717933/
Facebook · Come join us, cosponsors, and friends as we talk housing in Downtown Sunnyvale on April 27!
Instagram · We and a few of our closest friends are hosting a get together for folks involved, or interested in getting involved, in housing advocacy in the South Bay. When: Saturday, April 27 from 12-3pm Where: Off the Rails Brewing Co Register here (so we can get a headcount for food): https://actionnetwork.org/events/south-bay-peninsula-housing-advocates-meet-up-2024
Instagram · Reminder to get your ballots for the March 5 primary in by Tuesday and #votehousing!
Instagram · Julie Lythcott-Haims has been a been a strong voice for housing, calling it one of the social justice issues of our days, as a community leader in Santa Clara County and as a member of council in Palo Alto. As a Palo Alto councilmember, Julie has worked to raise height limits, increase density and FAR in some neighborhoods, and expanded the city’s safe parking program. As a member of Congress, Jul…
Instagram · As Chief of Staff for the outgoing District 2 councilmember, Vanessa has worked on emergency interim housing solutions, passing San Jose’s tenant protection ordinance, and bringing San Jose’s Housing Element into compliance. She supports “by-right” permitting and working with transit agencies to build more housing at transit stations. Vanessa told us: San Jose is in a housing crisis. We must take…
Instagram · Over the past 25 years, Sally Lieber has been a Mountain View City Councilmember, State Assemblymember, member of the state Board of Equalization, and consistent champion of pro-housing reforms and tenant protections. Sally told us: I am proud of having been an integral part of changing our City Council in Mountain View to be truly pro-housing. Some of the changes that I am most proud of include a…
Instagram · During his time on Council, David has championed clearing the way for building tens of thousands of new homes in North San Jose. David has also supported more building density near BART and along the light rail corridor, tenant protections including the right to legal counsel, and the preservation of Measure E funding for affordable housing. In his questionnaire, David told us: The lack of afforda…
Instagram · We are excited to endorse Alex Shoor for San Jose City Council District 6 for the March 5, 2024, primary election. Alex Shoor is the Executive Director of the community nonprofit Catalyze SV, served for 8 years as a City of San Jose Housing & Community Development Commissioner, and has a record of showing up to support housing across the region. Alex’s priorities include building more housing, esp…
Facebook · https://actionnetwork.org/events/south-bay-yimby-campbell-social-hour
We have a social in downtown Campbell tomorrow! Hope to see you all there!!- Facebook · Lobby Day 2023: We take immense pride in the YIMBY Californians who traveled from across the state, including the South Bay, to advocate for pro-housing legislation. Together, we can solve our state's housing crisis! 🗳️✨🏘️
- Facebook · Photos from our Happy Hour event last week! Thank you Larry Klein, Sunnyvale Mayor and Councilmember Richard Mehlinger, and Mountain View Councilmember @Emily Ramos for stopping by!
How we work
Reform the rules
Back zoning reform and streamlined permitting so more homes are legal to build, especially near transit and jobs.
Educate & engage
Turn out residents to the meetings that matter and make it easy to take a pro-housing position on local projects.
Build partnerships
Work with neighbors, labor, faith groups, and builders toward a shared abundant-housing agenda.
South 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.