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Published in YIMBY Dispatches

·Apr 3, 2021

Stop Asian Hate

A statement from YIMBY Action — It has been two weeks since the shooting in Atlanta and days since the attack on an elderly Asian woman in New York. Let us not forget. YIMBY Action stands in solidarity with our Asian siblings and categorically denounces the hate expressed towards them, be it verbal, physical, mental, or…

Hate

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Stop Asian Hate
Stop Asian Hate
Hate

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Published in YIMBY Dispatches

·Mar 9, 2021

Should People Lose Their Jobs?

Somehow It’s a Controversial Question. Written by Laura Foote — Is economic collapse good? No. No, it isn’t. Stuart Schuffman is only the latest to float the benefits of recessions — lower rents, “those people” leaving town, “taking back their city.” …

Economics

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Should People Lose Their Jobs?
Should People Lose Their Jobs?
Economics

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Dec 19, 2020

Thank You to Our Donors

You fueled our movement and made 2020 YIMBY Action’s most successful year to date! — The YIMBY movement has changed everything. Without the YIMBY movement, I don’t know what we would do. — Scott Wiener, CA State Senator I truly think this is one of the most important transformative justice movements of our time. — Lori Droste, Berkeley City Council member

Yimby

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Thank You to Our Donors
Thank You to Our Donors
Yimby

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Nov 25, 2020

Giving Thanks for our Pro-Housing Elected Officials

Across the United States this November, Americans rejected the idea of building walls of exclusion. Hard-fought, steady progress to advance the pro-housing movement was made. All in all, YIMBY Action and our energized membership helped elect 82 candidates who will push for more housing in their communities. This year we…

Housing

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Giving Thanks for our Pro-Housing Elected Officials
Giving Thanks for our Pro-Housing Elected Officials
Housing

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Aug 17, 2020

Perpetuating Segregation or a New Path Forward for America?

Trump vs. Biden on Housing — Last month, Donald Trump said the quiet part out loud about exclusionary zoning, admitting its purpose is to keep the rich from being “bothered” by the presence of lower-income neighbors. …

Housing

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Perpetuating Segregation or a New Path Forward for America
Perpetuating Segregation or a New Path Forward for America
Housing

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Aug 16, 2020

The Terrifying Terraces of Lafayette

How a proposal for 315 apartments came to embody the California Housing Crisis and the burgeoning YIMBY movement — Lafayette, CA has become the unwilling poster-child of California’s raging housing shortage and the debates about “local control” vs. the state interest in alleviating the housing crisis. One proposal for 315 apartments has led to over a decade controversy, numerous articles in publications big and small, acclaimed books featuring the…

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The Terrifying Terraces of Lafayette
The Terrifying Terraces of Lafayette

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Aug 6, 2020

Beya Jimenez on Making Urbanism Antiracist

Going Beyond Labels and Making the Human Case for Housing — As the horrific murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery launched a nationwide reckoning with the depth of structural racism, YIMBYs knew we also had to do our own reckoning. We are part of an urbanist movement with a long legacy of building spaces that have marginalized…

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Beya Jimenez on Making Urbanism Antiracist
Beya Jimenez on Making Urbanism Antiracist

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Published in YIMBY Dispatches

·Aug 4, 2020

Michael Lens on Making Urbanism Antiracist

Bridging the Gap Between Academia and the Planning Department — As the horrific murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery launched a nationwide reckoning with the depth of structural racism, YIMBYs knew we also had to do our own reckoning. We are part of an urbanist movement with a long legacy of building spaces that have marginalized…

Urban Planning

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Michael Lens on Making Urbanism Antiracist
Michael Lens on Making Urbanism Antiracist
Urban Planning

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Jul 20, 2020

YIMBY Action Informal Midyear Report 2020

What Your Dollars Have Accomplished — Dear members and supporters, A year ago this month, I joined the YIMBY Action team full time to lead growth and fundraising. I joined with a clear and ambitious mandate: take YIMBY Action to nationwide scale. We set January 1, 2020 as the start of our growth phase: 2020 would…

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YIMBY Action Midyear Report 2020
YIMBY Action Midyear Report 2020
Yimby

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Published in YIMBY Dispatches

·Jul 8, 2020

Making Urbanism Antiracist with Warren Logan

From “Avoiding Harm” to “Addressing Historical Wrongs” — As the horrific murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery launched a nationwide reckoning with the depth of structural racism, YIMBYs knew we also had to do our own reckoning. We are part of an urbanist movement with a long legacy of building spaces that have marginalized…

Anti Racism

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Making Urbanism Antiracist with Warren Logan
Making Urbanism Antiracist with Warren Logan
Anti Racism

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