🏘️ What does housing reform actually look like? It looks like more homes where they're needed most. As San Francisco's first project under the Family Zoning Plan moves forward, Juliana Lamm-Perez from our SF YIMBY chapter explains why creating more housing is an investment in stronger communities.

🏫 Teacher shortages. 🚑 Nursing shortages. 🚗 Long commutes. In this clip, our ED Laura Foote explains how the housing shortage creates ripple effects throughout entire communities, and why a handful of residents speaking up can make all the difference. Watch more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuAM...

🏡 San Francisco's comeback is putting the housing shortage back in the spotlight. Our Executive Director Laura Foote was featured in @sfstandard.com on why we need to build more homes while advocating for more immediate reforms like single-stair. 📖 Read more: 👇 sfstandard.com/2026/07/23/d...

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🏡 Behind every major housing victory is a community of people making it happen. Our latest blog explores how Colorado's HOME Act came together, why it matters, and what comes next for housing in Colorado. 📖 Read the full story now: yimbyaction.org/blog/colorad...

🎉 Congratulations to our July YIMBY of the Month, Ted Leffler from our RVA YIMBY chapter! Ted's passion for transportation and land use helps strengthen the pro-housing movement in Richmond. Thanks for everything you do, Ted, and congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! 🏡👏

Chicago, are you ready? 👀 Join housing advocates, organizers, policymakers, and one special surprise guest for an evening you won't want to miss. Whether you're attending The Pro-Housing Lab or just the social, we'd love to see you there! 🎟️ Grab your ticket now: yimby.live/PHL_CHI

Will others stop copying California's worst housing policies? 🤔 Transfer taxes are spreading, but they can also make homebuilding more difficult. Our ED Laura Foote explains why and what other states should learn from California's experience. 📖 Read all: inpractice.yimbyaction.org/p/the-transf...

🎉 YIMBY WIN! 🎉 The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is officially law. Months of organizing, advocacy, and bipartisan support made this moment possible. Today we celebrate. Tomorrow, we keep building. 🏘️

Housing isn't "a big yawn." It's one of the issues Americans care about most. That's why the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act deserves to become law. 🔗 Read the full story here: www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Missed our latest episode? We've got you covered.🎙️ How did Virginia pull off one of its biggest pro-housing legislative sessions? Our ED Laura Foote, Will Wilson (RVA YIMBY), and Brian Goggin break down the strategy behind the wins. 🎧 Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/h...

🎉 YIMBY WIN! NC is set to end parking mandates for most new development statewide. After passing both chambers, HB 162 heads to the Governor's desk and is expected to become law. Parking mandates increase housing costs and limit new homes. Ending them is a major step toward housing abundance.🏘️

Our lack of housing typically starts with local decisions. The Wall Street Journal featured our California Director, Leora Tanjuatco Ross, discussing why local housing debates transcend just a single neighborhood. 🎧 Listen to the episode or read the transcript here: www.wsj.com/podcasts/you...

We're proud to see our Senior Campaigns Manager, Joh Gehlbach, featured by the NAR for sharing research on how messaging can build support for more homes. Because housing conversations need to start with people. 🏘️ Read the full article here: www.nar.realtor/news/real-es...

WIN ON OUTCOMES. NOT PROCESS. Join us for the first-ever YIMBY Law Conference, where advocates from across the country will come together to share the strategies, ideas, and legal tools needed to build more homes. 🎟️ Early bird tickets are on sale now: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing is THE MOST consequential housing bill seen in decades. To say that no one cares about housing is simply untrue. Americans DO care, and we want to see a rare bipartisan bill signed into law. 🔗 Read the full article here: www.bbc.com/news/article...

🎉 HUGE YIMBY WIN! 🎉 The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act has officially passed Congress! This is the most significant federal housing legislation in more than 30 years, and reflects a growing national consensus: we cannot solve housing affordability without building more homes. 🏘️

🎉 YIMBY WIN! 🎉 In Palo Alto, housing advocates helped defeat an effort to limit the impact of SB 79, CA's transit-oriented housing law. Their advocacy kept focus on more homes near transit and more housing opportunities for future residents. When YIMBYs show up, we have a real impact. 🏘️

On Juneteenth, we honor the generations who fought for freedom, equality, and opportunity. Housing policy has too often been used to segregate and exclude. As YIMBYs, we're committed to building abundant, inclusive communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Happy Juneteenth. ❤️🖤💚

Housing affordability isn't a personal failure. It's the predictable result of decades of not building enough homes. Help us change that. Learn how to get involved and become a YIMBY member here: https://yimbyaction.pulse.ly/l6jdh3bp70 🏘️

Imagine waiting 10 months just to get permission to start building housing. 🤯 A new article from @washingtonpost.com highlights how cities are cutting unnecessary delays with pre-approved housing plans and faster permitting processes. 🔗 Read more here: https://washingtonpost.pulse.ly/9fgft2s28r

🎉 Endorsement Win! 🎉 Congratulations to @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social on advancing to the Los Angeles mayoral general election. This is another big win for housing and everyone working to make LA more abundant. Thank you to our @yimbylosangeles.bsky.social chapter, who helped make it happen. 🏘️

A proposed apartment complex almost went unnoticed 🚨 No headlines or news coverage. Just a PDF buried on a local gov. website. Sometimes the biggest barrier to more housing isn't NIMBY opposition, it's knowing where and when decisions are made. Read more: https://yimbyaction.pulse.ly/g9azpvu9y2

POV: You're a YIMBY and overhear someone say, "We support housing, just not here." 👀

We are happy to endorse @harrymd5.bsky.social for Maryland's 5th Congressional District because he supports expanding housing opportunities in the state. Fun fact: Harry became a volunteer firefighter to protect homes. Now he's ready to help put out the fire that is Maryland's housing shortage.🔥🏠

Does building more homes make cities more affordable? In our newest episode of Infill, Sonja Trauss and Alex Horowitz of The Pew Charitable Trusts discuss "moving chains," Zillow data, and why cities that build more homes see slower rent growth. 🎧 Tune in now: https://apple.pulse.ly/zbpebqjog4

Happy Pride Month, YIMBYs! 🏳️‍🌈 This month, we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the advocates who have fought for fairness, opportunity, and access—including the right to safe, stable, and affordable housing. Everyone deserves a community where they can live, thrive, and belong.

After years of advocacy and NIMBY opposition, a 33-unit affordable housing development is moving forward in Evanston! The project will create affordable homes and showcase how faith-based organizations can help address the housing shortage. Read more here: https://evanstonnow.pulse.ly/nqgq1uzgmi

Illinois needs 225,000 new homes over five years, and @govpritzker.illinois.gov says the BUILD Plan can help. In a new op-ed, he argues the plan would legalize more housing options across Illinois. Lower costs require more homes. Read more about it here: https://muddyrivernews.pulse.ly/miom3xeupi