

Infill: A YIMBY Podcast
YIMBY Action
Audio selections from YIMBY Action. Interviews, panel discussions, speeches and more, including round-table discussions on local politics and urban policy with folks across the US in the pro-housing movement.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Apr 30, 2018 • 53min
Uppers And Downers in Zoning
While SB 827 failed, we launched our new offices, won a lawsuit and had a party. Come along for the highs and lows with Laura, Louis, and Sam.
Lawsuit Win
Hundreds of SB 827 Articles
Charming Vice Mayor of Beverley Hills
Tenants Triumvirate
YIMBY Action 2017
June Election Endorsements

Apr 7, 2018 • 57min
YIMBYing All Over the Great State of California
Sam and Laura are joined by Maya Rosas of recently launched YIMBY Democrats of San Diego and Elizabeth Hansburg of People for Housing Orange County! It's a sprawling discussion about YIMBYing across California in all it's red, blue, and purple glory.
YIMBY Democrats of San Diego
People for Housing Orange County

Mar 25, 2018 • 39min
Selections from ULI's Conference
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) held "Housing the Bay" with a lightening round of speakers. Each speaker was given 3 minutes to present, and it's a quick window onto folks making big waves in the politics of land use.
Catherine Bracy – Tech Equity
Rebecca Foster – SF Accelerator Fund
Laura Foote Clark – YIMBY Action
Kim-Mai Cutler – On Prop 13
Laura Fingal Surma – Progress Noe Valley

Feb 25, 2018 • 53min
Beauty is in the Eye of the Brutalist
Special Guest Broke Ass Stuart joins Laura and Sam to discuss exactly how terrifying 8 story buildings can be for the faint of heart.
Broke Ass Website
SF's Low Eviction Rate

Feb 12, 2018 • 58min
Organized Lunatics
Laura, Sam and special guest Louis Mirante from California YIMBY talk SB827, Balboa Park Reservoir and the cost of delay.
Slate article on SB827
Boston Globe opinion on SB827
CA YIMBY
Balboa Hearing Details

Nov 18, 2017 • 27min
Super Supervisor Sheehy
Announcing the YIMBY Ballot Proposition with Supervisor Jeff Sheehy! We need you to roll up your sleeves and help us get this passed. Join YIMBY Action, Donate to the Ballot Prop, and volunteer to collect signatures. It's all hands on deck!
Donate & Volunteer on the Ballot Prop
Become a YIMBY Action Member
Also, check out the Gala Photos!

Oct 30, 2017 • 48min
NIMBY Wackamole
Laura and Sam with special guests Todd David and Corey Smith from the SF Housing Action Coalition talk about the Mayor's Directive, the Games NIMBYs play, and the art of selling out.
Mayor's Directive Explainer
Op Ed on RET
SFHAC Op Ed on Transit

Sep 16, 2017 • 32min
A Winning Podcast
Laura, Sam and Lilia Luciano bask in the glow of major state-wide housing legislation passing the California Assembly and heading for the Governor's desk. This might be the turning point we've been fighting for.
Come party Saturday night!
Lilia's coverage of YIMBYs being
awesome
Lilia's coverage YIMBYs and SB35
Liam is such a
downer

Sep 3, 2017 • 53min
Intellectual Honesty
Reporter Liam Dillon talks with Laura about the Housing Package and a
recent CA Supreme Court ruling on local taxes. They discuss the appetite for serious change, environmentalism, San Francisco quirkiness, and so much more.
Liam Dillon's reporting;
Sierra Club article;
KQED Forum

Aug 28, 2017 • 33min
State of the BART
Brian and Laura interview Bart Board Director Nick Josefowitz about the state of BART, funding, and what comes next for our aging Bay Area sometimes-less-than-Rapid Transit system.