Party for Housing

2021's Annual Bay Area YIMBY Gala

When

Date

Nov. 5, 2021

Time

7:00–10:00 PM
6:00–7:00 PM VIP Reception

This event has already happened.

Where

Location

The Pearl
601 19th Street, San Francisco, CA, USA

The Pearl is conveniently located near the 22nd Street Caltrain station, the Third St & 20th St stop on the K or T Muni, or accessible via the 15 or 48 bus lines. Bike racks are available outside the venue, and a Baywheels bikeshare dock is two blocks away at 19th and Minnesota. A parking garage is also available at 901 Illinois St.

VIP Special Guests

These special guests will be attending the VIP-only reception before doors open for the main event.

London Breed

Mayor of San Francisco
David Chiu

San Francisco City Attorney
Matt Haney

CA Assemblymember
Lori Droste

Berkeley Councilmember
Rashi Kesarwani

City of Berkeley Councilmember
Terry Taplin

Berkeley Councilmember
Zach Hilton

City of Gilroy Councilmember
Scott Wiener

CA State Senator
Marc Berman

CA Assemblymember, AD 24
Rick Bonilla

Deputy Mayor, San Mateo
Sergio Lopez

City of Campbell Councilmember
Kalimah Salahuddin

Jefferson Union School District Trustee
Courtney Welch

City of Emeryville Candidate
Alicia Aguirre

Redwood City Councilmember
Nancy Skinner

CA State Senator
Alex Lee

CA Assemblymember, AD 25
Mark Nagales

City of South San Francisco Vice Mayor
Giselle Hale

Redwood City Vice Mayor
Alysa Cisernos

Sunnyvale Councilmember
James Coleman

City of South San Francisco Councilmember
Noelia Corzo

San Mateo Foster City School District Trustee

Attire

Cocktail attire

COVID precautions

Masks required when indoors

Host Committee

Sachin Agarwal
Vikrum Aiyer
Mike Alcheck
David Alexander
Medhi Alhassani
Jeff Andrade-Fong
Rajiv Batra
Brittani Baxter
Orchid Bertelsen
Asheesh Birla
Steven Buss
Travis Cole
Amélie-Phaine Crowe
Rebecca Eisenberg
Bobak Esfandiari
Stephen Dodson
Martha Ehrenfeld
Jason Friedrichs
Elizabeth Funk
Auros Harman
Hala Hijazi
Ramon Iglesias
Benji Jasik
Ira Kaplan
Alex Klein
Sheryl Klein
Zach Klein
Sharky Laguana
Leslie Lai
Matt Larson
Bob McGrew
Carla McKay
Alex Melendrez
Payam Mirrashidi
Adhi Nagraj
Jane Natoli
Cameron Nordholm
Iman Novin
Ryan O’Connell
Seema Patel
Marjan Philhour
Brandon Powell
Nadia Rahman
Jyothy Reddy
Sarah Rogers
Hilary Schiraldi
Esfir Shrayber
Jenny Silva
Andrew Stillman
Karen Tuzman
Tony Winnicker
Bill Witte
Patrick Wolff

I'm so grateful to have found such an inspiring community of pro-housing activists. So proud of what our movement has accomplished. Excited for the road ahead!

Thank you so much, @yimbyaction. @loridroste @RashiKesarwani @ShawnKumagai @LondonBreed @kjslaughter @Scott_Wiener pic.twitter.com/eycBUFtWur
— Terry Taplin🚰🏳️‍🌈🥑🌹🚲🚍✍️🏾 (@TaplinTerry) November 6, 2021

When you meet your favorite housing heroes IRL. Sharing battle scars and stories. Great night @yimbyaction @AlysaCisneros @TaplinTerry @loridroste @EddieFloresSSF @cafedujord @respinoza22 @LarsonMP pic.twitter.com/5M8QBcn1sk
— Former Mayor Giselle Hale (@gisellemarie) November 6, 2021

So nice hearing ⁦@LondonBreed⁩ talk about allowing opportunities for all people in San Francisco.

Thank ⁦⁦@yimbyaction⁩ for an inspiring evening. #homesnotparkinglots pic.twitter.com/YsDxaCtARx
— 🏳️‍🌈 Lori Droste (@loridroste) November 6, 2021

I got to finally meet @TaplinTerry in REAL LIFE!!!

Oh, and @zbowling too, NBD 🤩 pic.twitter.com/RlaxFMOH6d
— Bobak Esfandiari 🥑 (@Bobakkabob37) November 6, 2021

Still abuzz from meeting my Housing Heroes at the YIMBY Gala, aka “housing prom” 😂

So grateful to all of the elected officials and housing activists that are working towards a more sustainable and equitable future! @Scott_Wiener @RickBonilla @yimbyaction pic.twitter.com/HbnhIrUbmo
— Seema Patel (@cupcakerobot_) November 9, 2021