In Practice

Are We Entering the Affordability Era?

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

Nov 14 • 

Laura Foote

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Being Pro-Housing Isn’t Comfortable

But great politicians are comfortable being uncomfortable.

Nov 7 • 

Laura Foote

15

2

4

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 • 

Leora Tanjuatco Ross

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2

September 2025

Our Post on Strong Towns Generated Lots of Strong Opinions

The conversation so far and what's happening next

Sep 25 • 

Laura Foote

 and 

Jeff Fong

12

20

6

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

A YIMBY Law story

Sep 10 • 

Sonja Trauss

53

7

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More Principles for Achieving Abundance

Key concepts Abundance should borrow from YIMBYism (Part 2)

Sep 3 • 

Laura Foote

15

1

5

August 2025

Principles for Achieving Abundance

Key concepts Abundance should borrow from YIMBYism (Part 1)

Aug 29 • 

Laura Foote

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3

6

Strong Towns Need Strong States

An open letter to Chuck Marohn

Aug 4 • 

Laura Foote

 and 

Jeff Fong

35

49

12

July 2025

YIMBYism Is Ideologically Agnostic

A defense of political promiscuity.

Jul 26 • 

Laura Foote

37

5

9

Is Zohran Mamdani a YIMBY Socialist?

If it quacks like a permit streamliner…

Jul 11 • 

Laura Foote

20

1

3

June 2025

Abundance Network x YIMBY Action Podcast

A great conversation on the relative efficiency of various strategies for buying votes

Jun 27 • 

Laura Foote

6

1

2

Power Building for Pro-Housing Reform

A guest post by Jeff Fong, YIMBY Action National Board Chair

Jun 16 • 

Jeff Fong

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2