In Practice

DARE, MADD, and YIMBY Action

Two different theories of action that make big differences.

Mar 9 • Laura Foote

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February 2026

Strong Towns, Local Control, and Comments on The Housing Debate

Strong Towns Still Need Strong States

Feb 24 • Jeff Fong

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NIMBYs Complained About Me to the State Bar. The State Bar Told Them To Get Lost.

Everyone has the right to tell the government what they think.

Feb 13 • Sonja Trauss

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NIMBYs Aren’t Just Shutting Down Housing

They want to shut down our right to be heard in the first place.

Feb 5 • Sonja Trauss

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January 2026

Seven YIMBY Victories in 2025 You Should Know About

A sampling of YIMBY Action wins from across the country!

Jan 30 • Laura Foote

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Trump’s Ban On Investors Buying Single-Family Homes Will Never Happen — And It’s Pointless Anyway

Ask me what I really think.

Jan 23 • Laura Foote

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Fighting Over the Development of a Single Grocery Store in San Francisco Is Exhausting, and Totally Worth It

The trench warfare strategy of Housing Activism

Jan 12 • Laura Foote

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December 2025

Naughty & Nice: CA Edition

A data-driven look at which California cities said yes to housing—and which ones earned coal

Dec 19, 2025 • Leora Tanjuatco Ross

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Zohran Mamdani Is Surrounding Himself With YIMBYs

Here’s why leftists should be happy about it.

Dec 15, 2025 • Laura Foote

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The 2025 Urbanist Gift List

Something for everyone on your list, from YIMBaby to Nana Nimby.

Dec 13, 2025 • Laura Foote

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In San Francisco, A Six-Story Moral Panic

One local NIMBY is desperately trying to pull up the ladder behind him. Here’s why it matters.

Dec 4, 2025 • Jeff Fong

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November 2025

No, Immigrants Didn’t Cause Our Housing Crisis. Exclusionary Zoning Did.

JD Vance and NIMBY residents are blaming immigration for our housing shortage, but housing isn’t a zero-sum game.

Nov 18, 2025 • Laura Foote

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