

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
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Mar 14, 2017 • 52min
The Year of Wonk
We may have gone a little too far into the weeds on this one... But... YIMBY National Convention 2017! State-wide Housing Legislation! Inclusionary Zoning Debates! Expand for Links...
YIMBY 2017 Convention
Pictures from Lobby Day

Feb 19, 2017 • 1h 9min
Chicken John For Racy Polaroids '07
Very special guest Chicken John comes on the podcast to tell Laura and Sonja about running for mayor, fighting with the system and so much more. This episode is sure to be a classic.
ChickenJohn.com, Institute of Possibilities, Chicken John for Mayor
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Feb 9, 2017 • 54min
Revolutionary Concept: Housing for Humans
Sam, Laura and Brian learn from Supervisor Yee that families are struggling with housing in SF. Republicans come out strong for local zoning controls. And Trump continues to ruin everything.
Normon Yee Discovers Families
Republicans Support Local Zoning
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Jan 26, 2017 • 43min
Our Favorite Refugees From Trump's America
Meet D and Skylar, our new Kentucky besties. And Yimby Action is the new jam. Grow San Francisco is old news. It's all about the consolidated Yimby brand. Get pumped. Also #ShadowScandal. Discretionary Review is a train wreck and we all know it.
Laura and CCHO on the Radio

Jan 2, 2017 • 1h 3min
ADEM: California Beanstalk Climber Convention
Laura Clark, Brian Hanlon and Mission Housing Director Sam Moss chat about the obscure but important upcoming ADEM elections, HUD, regional housing conversations, and the political importance of the San Francisco leather scene.
Find your local ADEM District here.
Sign up to support Yimby ADEM Candidates here.
Read more about ADEM here.

Dec 31, 2016 • 1h 30min
CARLA Panel Discussion: Race, Class & Place
Brian Hanlon hosts a panel of Top Wonks:
Ben Metcalf (CA HCD); Tomiquia Moss (Oakland Mayor's Office); Michael Lens (UCLA); Kate Downing (Palo Alto Forward)
A few of the wonkiest moments at the beginning were lost, but we think you'll survive.

Dec 18, 2016 • 1h 1min
How to Deal with Hill-Dwelling Haters
The Yimby Crew discusses all the recent press and how to deal with the haters. Laura, Sonja and Brian debate what is worth responding to and what is just straight up nonsense.
Articles we touch on:
San Francisco Magazine "The Yimbys Next Door"
David Talbot's Utter Garbage
Joe Fitz on the Sierra Club
Yimby Volunteer Vincent Woo's Op Ed

Dec 15, 2016 • 29min
Taking it State Wide: Senator Scott Wiener
Our recently elected Yimby State Senator Scott Wiener is charging out of the gate, adding some teeth to regional housing accountability. We can't wait to see what he does next!
The photo is from the Yimby Party Party back in September. Scott commented that it was the only party he'd ever seen with a zoning map and a disco ball. That's how we roll!

Dec 5, 2016 • 6min
Guardians of the Wilderness
Yimby's are running for the San Francisco Sierra Club Executive Committee! Listen to responses from the recent candidate forum. You can also read Laura Foote Clark's Op-Ed in the Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/millennials-just-frustrated-housing-much-anyone-else/

Nov 19, 2016 • 55min
Evil Must Be Opposed
While the national election looms over everything, the YIMBYs attempt to process local the results. What the hell just happened?