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Infill: A YIMBY Podcast

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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?
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Nov 7, 2016 • 56min

Assuming there will be a Tomorrow...

Tomorrow is election day. Assuming we all live, here's what comes next. This week we're sponsored by Brigade. Check out Laura and Sonja's ballots with some explainers on this cool little social network for nerds: Laura's ballot: https://l.brigade.com/XzuQ Sonja's ballot: https://l.brigade.com/7Y2
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Oct 31, 2016 • 33min

Locked Out of the Housing Market

An interview with John Gamboa, President of California Community Builders. It's a deep dive into the weeds of homeownership, focusing on policies to support Latino and low-income Californians. How can YIMBYs effectively advocate with communities of color for our shared housing objectives?
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Oct 30, 2016 • 5min

Election Day Announcements!

A short episode that will rouse you to action! Oh my god, everything is so exciting and happening!
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Oct 23, 2016 • 57min

Pissed Off Over Proposition P

Sam Moss, Executive Director of subsidized affordable housing developer Mission Housing and good friend of the Yimbys, comes on to spar over Proposition P. Whiskey was key to the success of this conversation. Drinking buddies include: Laura Clark Sonja Trauss Brian Hanlon Sam Moss
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Oct 17, 2016 • 1h 4min

The Banksys of Bike Infrastructure & Big Money

In the first half we're joined by the most epic people in local politics, SF Transformation - @sfmtra on Twitter. These anonymous local heroes are taking matters into their own hands, adding rouge bike and pedestrian infrastructure to save lives. Then we switch to talk about the role of big, dark, sinister, sweet money in local campaigns. Should we be afraid or **very** afraid?
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Oct 13, 2016 • 8min

Borderline Spite and Other Motives

A shorter episode, in which we hear from lots of Yimbys. Volunteers from the Mass Mobilization tell us what motivates them and what it's like to talk with voters. Canvassing: It's not so hard! So come join us. Apologies in advance for the sound mixing!
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Oct 3, 2016 • 41min

The Brisbane of My Existence

President Obama is officially a YIMBY. We're over the moon! Except... now we have to do the organizing to actually get this done. So, what does building a ground game look like? Our old favorite Obama quote: "Democracy works, America, but we got to want it - not just during an election year, but all the days in between." Our new favorite Obama quote: "We can work together to break down rules that stand in the way of building new housing and that keep families from moving to growing, dynamic cities."
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Oct 2, 2016 • 1h 12min

Career Ending Podcast

San Francisco Planning Commissioner Christine Johnson gives us an insider perspective on all those hearings we've been tweeting from. How did she find herself on the Planning Commission? Is this how it ends? We hope not, because we're huge fans! With regular YIMBYs Laura Clark of Grow San Francisco, Sonja Trauss of Bay Area Renters Federation, and Silvia Mahan.
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Sep 20, 2016 • 45min

Suburban Setbacks

What's happening in our suburbs? Laura Clark of Grow San Francisco, Silvia Mahan and special guest Corey Smith of SFHAC chat about the opposition to large infill projects in southern San Francisco and the South Bay. What is stopping us from building in our less dense, but job and transit rich 'burbs?

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