In Practice

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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Are We Entering the Affordability Era?

Voters are trying to send a message. Who’s listening?

Nov 14, 2025 • Laura Foote

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Being Pro-Housing Isn’t Comfortable

But great politicians are comfortable being uncomfortable.

Nov 7, 2025 • Laura Foote

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October 2025

How Constituent Pressure Moved Votes for SB 79

Coordinated pressure from YIMBY Action chapters across California helped push SB 79 — a long-debated housing bill — across the finish line.

Oct 27, 2025 • Leora Tanjuatco Ross

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September 2025

Our Post on Strong Towns Generated Lots of Strong Opinions

The conversation so far and what's happening next

Sep 25, 2025 • Laura Foote and Jeff Fong

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How We Forced the “Richest Retirement Town in the Country” to Approve More Housing

A YIMBY Law story

Sep 10, 2025 • Sonja Trauss

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More Principles for Achieving Abundance

Key concepts Abundance should borrow from YIMBYism (Part 2)

Sep 3, 2025 • Laura Foote

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August 2025

Principles for Achieving Abundance

Key concepts Abundance should borrow from YIMBYism (Part 1)

Aug 29, 2025 • Laura Foote

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