The Long Anticipated PART 2 of the YIMBY Chat with Vox Reporter Jerusalem Demsas. Laura & Jerusalem answer some questions, discussing how to change hearts and minds on housing. A sprawling, fast-paced  discussion on polling and growing the pro-housing movement in both red and blue communities.

Vox Reporter Jerusalem Demsas joins Laura Foote of YIMBY Action to discuss changing hearts and minds on housing. A sprawling, fast-paced  discussion on polling and growing the pro-housing movement in both red and blue communities.

Read Jerusalem's latest articles:

How to Convince a NIMBY to Build More Housing

America's Racist Housing Rules Really Can Be Fixed

YIMBY Law (partner org of YIMBY Action) has hired two amazing Housing Elements Coordinators, Jon Wizard and Jes McBride. Who are these fabulous people? Why are they so passionate about housing? What comes next for Fair Housing Elements?

Website will be live soon, so bookmark fairhousingelements.org

Senator Scott Wiener has been the biggest housing champion of the state legislator for years. We chat about plans for the coming year and why obscure things like ADEMs are so important. If you're a registered Democratic Voter in California, party elections are happening in January. Register to vote for ADEM candidates here: ademelections.com.

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Laura sits down with Anthony Dedousis, Policy Director at Abundant Housing LA.

YIMBY Action's Laura Foote sits down with newly elected California State Assemblymember Alex Lee to chat about running for office and bringing a younger perspective on housing to the California State Assembly.

How can planners, advocates, public officials and urbanists advance the cause of racial justice?

A recording of our recurring event, Making Urbanism Antiracist. Michael Lens, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs joins Laura for a wonky-but-lively discussion about housing, planning, academia and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Co-hosted by YIMBY Action, YIMBY Law, and Abundant Housing LA.

This is part of our "Making Urbanism Antiracist" speaker series; an ongoing conversation on how housing and transit activists must advance racial equity.

Recording from a panel discussion with activists and advocates on their long-term visions of housing justice and how we get there. Four women leaders in housing share their sometimes intersecting and sometime divergent visions.

Panelists:
Gloria Bruce, Executive Director, EBHO
Catherine Bracy, Executive Director, TechEquity Collaborative
Noni Session, Director, East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative
Laura Foote, Executive Director, YIMBY Action

Hosted by EBHO & YIMBY Action

A conversation with New York Times columnist and CBS analyst Jamelle Bouie about the history of exclusionary housing policy and an upcoming ballot measure to limit heights of new housing in San Mateo. Co-hosted by YIMBY Action and Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo.

All proceeds from ticket sales went to the campaign against San Mateo's exclusionary zoning, which is on the ballot in November 2020.

Thank you to audio editor Michael Jancsy!