Infill: A YIMBY Podcast

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?

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!

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."

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.

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?

Laura Clark, Sonja Trauss and Silvia Mahan dig into a few of the more interesting ballot propositions. They pull no punches and dive into the weeds in this very opinionated podcast. The gang covers Propositions D, H, L, M, P, U, and X. Political personalities and urban policy blend into a fascinating analysis of our upcoming November election. Special guest Milo Trauss, who is now working for the No on DHLM campaign.