California YIMBY (@cayimby) — Bluesky Profile

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There Is No Housing Affordability Without Building More Housing If we make it easier to build dense housing in cities, then the resulting supply boost will ease the cost burden on renters and put homeownership within closer reach for millions of households.

Roosevelt Institute: Two recent papers challenging the case for building more housing have key methodological flaws—one ignores what rents would look like without new supply, the other sets an affordability threshold so high almost no city could ever meet it.

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Oregon’s New Path to Inclusionary Housing: Fully Funded and Flexible | Sightline Institute An environmental justice champion led the push to end counterproductive, unfunded mandates.

Oregon's legislature passed a bill requiring cities to fund affordability mandates for new buildings or scrap them.

Portland's unfunded version had driven builders to cap projects at 19 homes to dodge the mandate.

www.sightline.org/2026/03/05/o...

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Campbell Fast-tracks Townhome Development, First in State | KQED The Silicon Valley groundbreaking marks potentially the first construction under a new law, promising middle-income families a faster track toward homeownership.

A Campbell townhome complex may be California's first under SB 684, which cuts small-project approvals from years to 60 days.

Those shorter timelines reduce financing and holding costs—bringing homes well below the median price.

www.kqed.org/news/1207568...

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California YIMBY Adopts New Tactics for Housing Policy Change California YIMBY, a major force in housing reform, is tackling construction costs with new legislative efforts to simplify building processes.

New housing bills would cap surprise infrastructure fees, study simpler building codes for small apartments, and ease condo financing.

Bringing down those costs could spur more homebuilding and ease the shortage driving California's high housing prices.

pro.stateaffairs.com/ca/housing/c...

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NYC Mayor Mamdani pitched a 12,000-home project and cited Tokyo's permit numbers in debates.

LA Councilmember Raman supported single-family rezoning and transit-density laws.

Both DSA-aligned, and they agree on the need to build more housing.

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

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A parking lot turns into 20 homes in Sacramento. (2020➡️2025)

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2026 California YIMBY Legislative Roll Out California YIMBY has another ambitious package of transformational bills and crucial fixes to existing legislation planned for 2026! Sign up now to learn more.

California YIMBY is launching its 2026 Legislative Roll Out on Thu, March 12 at 5:30 PM PT!

Join us virtually for an overview of bills focused on homeownership, cutting high fees, strengthening housing laws & revitalizing downtowns.

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The Homeownership Bottleneck: Why California Needs a Functional Presale System Muhammad Alameldin, Senior Policy Advisor for California YIMBY, will be sharing findings from his latest report exploring the possibilities of new home pre-sales in the California market, including a…

AB 1406 would raise caps on new-home deposits — reducing lender risk, lowering construction costs, making homeownership more achievable.

@SPUR-urbanist.bsky.social hosts CA YIMBY's @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social on the research behind it.

Free. Tue Mar 10, 12–1.

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