Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    SUPPORT LITIGATION EFFORTS TO UPHOLD STATE AND FEDERAL HOUSING LAWIN 2020, YES IN MY BACK YARD (YIMBY) ENFORCED CALIFORNIA'S HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY ACT BY SENDING LETTERS TO CITIES CONSIDERING GENERAL-PLAN-COMPLIANT HOUSING PROJECTS. THE LETTERS INFORMED CITIES OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE LAW TO APPROVE THESE PROJECTS. LETTERS: YIMBYLAW.ORG/RESOURCESYIMBY ALSO EXPANDED THE DEFINITION OF "HOUSING" PROTECTED UNDER THE LAW BY MOUNTING A LAWSUIT AGAINST SIMI VALLEY. THE LAWSUIT FOUGHT THE CITY'S CLAIM THAT GROUP HOUSING IS NOT HOUSING.YIMBY ALSO ENFORCED TENANT-PROTECTING DEMOLITION CONTROLS OF SB 330, ENSURING THAT RENTERS WIN WHEN NEW HOUSING IS ADDED. IN ALHAMBRA, WE SAVED SEVERAL RENTER HOUSEHOLDS FROM BEING DISPLACED BY INVOKING SB 330.YIMBY ENFORCED THE DOWNZONING PROHIBITION OF SB 330 IN CULVER CITY, PREVENTING THE CITY FROM FRUSTRATING NEW STATE ADU LAW BY "DOWNZONING" THEIR SINGLE FAMILY ZONES.PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO GROW PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AROUND EFFECTIVE HOUSING ADVOCACYIN 2020, YIMBY LAUNCHED OUR HOUSING ELEMENTS PROJECT, WHICH WILL HOLD CITIES ACCOUNTABLE TO BUILDING COLLECTIVELY OVER 2 MILLION NEW HOMES AS PART OF THE 6TH CYCLE RHNA HOUSING ELEMENTS PROCESS. IN 2020, WE HIRED TWO HOUSING ELEMENTS COORDINATORS WHO WILL TRAIN AND ACTIVATE A STATEWIDE TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS AND LEGAL EXPERTS TO ANALYZE CITY PLANS, FLAG NONCOMPLIANCE, AND COMPEL CITIES TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.YIMBY ALSO PRODUCED A TOTAL OF 27 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS FOR THE PRO-HOUSING COMMUNITY ACROSS 2020, ENGAGING OVER 3,000 ATTENDEES. EVENTS INCLUDED MONTHLY INTRO TO YIMBY EVENTS AND A NEW SERIES, MAKING URBANISM ANTIRACIST, THAT EMPOWERED THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THE RACIST LEGACY OF URBAN POLICY.MOBILIZE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUPPORT NEW HOUSING PROJECTS- YIMBY MOBILIZED PRO-HOUSING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUPPORT PROPOSED NEW HOUSING PROJECTS, INCLUDING MOBILIZING ACTIVISTS TO SUBMIT STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT OR TURN OUT FOR HEARINGS IN SAN FRANCISCO, PLACENTA, BUENA PARK, AND SAN MATEO.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $271.6K

  • YIMBY Housing Advocacy Project

    YES IN MY BACK YARD AND OUR PROJECT YIMBY LAW REVIEW PUBLIC RECORDS TO IDENTIFY CITIES THAT MAY BE VIOLATING HOUSING LAWS. WE THEN INFORM CITIES OF THE POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS, AND, IF NECESSARY, FILE LITIGATION TO ENSURE CITIES FOLLOW THE LAW AND HOUSING IS BUILT. WE TRAIN PEOPLE TO EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR ABUNDANT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. WE HOST EVENTS, SHARE HOUSING POLICY RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS, AND DEVELOP RESOURCES ADVOCATES CAN DIRECTLY USE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES TO INFLUENCE LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, PLANNING COMMISSIONS, AND THEIR NEIGHBORS TO SUPPORT MORE HOMES. WE OFTEN PARTNER WITH YIMBY ACTION TO CREATE AND DISSEMINATE THESE RESOURCES. ADVOCATES GATHER INSIGHTS FROM THEIR WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SHARE THOSE INSIGHTS WITH LEGISLATORS AND STATE AGENCIES. THIS HELPS INFORM IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING HOUSING LAWS WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING THEM MORE EFFECTIVE AT GETTING MORE HOMES BUILT FASTER, ESPECIALLY IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH PLENTY OF AMENITIES SUCH AS HIGH-PAYING JOBS AND HIGH-QUALITY SCHOOLS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.3M