Mastodawn

@nerd4cities out with a pro house building video today

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Build the housing 🔫 I am no longer asking

A big lesson of political change is that it isn’t complete until the skeptics are won over. We see this in CA, where the legislature has become a workshop of YIMBY legislation. Now the battle must shift from state law to local results, which involves winning over citizens, neighborhood groups and local gov’ts. THIS is now your next great task, CA #YIMBYs. https://www.governing.com/urban/yimbys-hit-a-milestone-in-california-whats-next

YIMBYs Hit a Milestone in California. What’s Next?

California state Sen. Scott Wiener and a group of advocates spent seven years pushing a bill to promote dense housing near transit stops. It finally became law.

Governing

Otis White Apr 11, 2025

#YIMBYs have won the debate over #housing in CA. But how do they fare when they take a similar message … we need housing of all kinds and lots of it … to other places? Judging by this snarky story in Pittsburgh, with great suspicion. Chin up, YIMBYs. As Schopenhauer said, truth passes through three phases: ridicule, opposition … and only then acceptance. https://www.pghcitypaper.com/news/yimbys-want-more-housing-but-their-methods-have-divided-pittsburgh-leaders-27797908

YIMBYs want more housing, but their methods have divided Pittsburgh leaders

“The NIMBY-YIMBY debate is a national one, but it plays out in hundreds of local zoning decisions on specific projects and on proposed amendments to the zoning code.”

Pittsburgh City Paper

Omonarc

Mar 29, 2025

Well that's weird, all of a sudden leftist #YIMBYs are against the #Abundance Agenda / Supply-Side progressivism claiming it's a "psyop" and "astroturfing" with very little supporting arguments beyond the fact a book came out. It's not arguing against things like wealth/land-value taxes or increased social programs, but that government has become a hinderance to itself.

Granted, I have yet to read the book (man, my book pile seems to be getting bigger) but I have seen a few interviews.

jenbanim Feb 6, 2025

At the public hearing for the comprehensive plan in #Seattle. Had a very short pro-housing rally beforehand. Unfortunately seems to be about a 50/50 mix of #YIMBYs and NIMBYs. Gonna have to wait at least a couple hours to comment 😬

Alex 🔧🔮🌎🪿

Nov 13, 2023

Meaning of the word "industrial zone" sure has changed over the past 75 years. Maybe I'd even live in the bottom one if they had apartments on the 2nd floor...

#YIMBYs