

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.
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May 28, 2021 • 58min
Housing is Infrastructure with Kriston Capps
Bloomberg CityLab reporter Kriston Capps walks us through the five buckets of President Biden's infrastructure plan as it relates to housing.Dive into the details of the federal policy proposals within the infrastructure plan including what Kriston calls the "YIMBY Bucks" program that incentivizes cities to end exclusionary zoning.Read some of Kriston's recent work: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-26/what-s-in-the-biden-administration-s-housing-planhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-05-05/citylab-daily-austin-bans-homeless-encampments-again

May 4, 2021 • 43min
How to Excite the Suburbs - Part 2
The Long Anticipated PART 2 of the YIMBY Chat with Vox Reporter Jerusalem Demsas. Laura & Jerusalem answer some questions, discussing how to change hearts and minds on housing. A sprawling, fast-paced discussion on polling and growing the pro-housing movement in both red and blue communities.

Mar 16, 2021 • 41min
How to Excite the Suburbs - Part 1
Vox Reporter Jerusalem Demsas joins Laura Foote of YIMBY Action to discuss changing hearts and minds on housing. A sprawling, fast-paced discussion on polling and growing the pro-housing movement in both red and blue communities.Read Jerusalem's latest articles:How to Convince a NIMBY to Build More HousingAmerica's Racist Housing Rules Really Can Be Fixed

Feb 15, 2021 • 40min
Lots of Angry Letters with Liam Dillon
Recorded just before the governor announced his enforcement arm of HCD, Liam Dillon talks through the big picture of what to expect in housing production legislation in California this year.

Jan 26, 2021 • 31min
Fair Housing Elements For All
YIMBY Law (partner org of YIMBY Action) has hired two amazing Housing Elements Coordinators, Jon Wizard and Jes McBride. Who are these fabulous people? Why are they so passionate about housing? What comes next for Fair Housing Elements?Website will be live soon, so bookmark fairhousingelements.org

Dec 31, 2020 • 26min
ADEMocracy 101 with Senator Scott Wiener
Senator Scott Wiener has been the biggest housing champion of the state legislator for years. We chat about plans for the coming year and why obscure things like ADEMs are so important. If you're a registered Democratic Voter in California, party elections are happening in January. Register to vote for ADEM candidates here: ademelections.com. Become a member of YIMBY Action at yimbyaction.org/join

Dec 24, 2020 • 28min
It's Housing Elementary, my dear fellow.
Laura sits down with Anthony Dedousis, Policy Director at Abundant Housing LA.

Dec 19, 2020 • 29min
Progressive AND Pro-Housing
YIMBY Action's Laura Foote sits down with newly elected California State Assemblymember Alex Lee to chat about running for office and bringing a younger perspective on housing to the California State Assembly.

Oct 8, 2020 • 55min
Making Urbanism Antiracist w/ Michael Lens
How can planners, advocates, public officials and urbanists advance the cause of racial justice?A recording of our recurring event, Making Urbanism Antiracist. Michael Lens, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs joins Laura for a wonky-but-lively discussion about housing, planning, academia and the Black Lives Matter movement.Co-hosted by YIMBY Action, YIMBY Law, and Abundant Housing LA.This is part of our "Making Urbanism Antiracist" speaker series; an ongoing conversation on how housing and transit activists must advance racial equity.

Jul 17, 2020 • 1h 22min
Event: Housing Justice & How We Get There
Recording from a panel discussion with activists and advocates on their long-term visions of housing justice and how we get there. Four women leaders in housing share their sometimes intersecting and sometime divergent visions.Panelists:Gloria Bruce, Executive Director, EBHOCatherine Bracy, Executive Director, TechEquity CollaborativeNoni Session, Director, East Bay Permanent Real Estate CooperativeLaura Foote, Executive Director, YIMBY ActionHosted by EBHO & YIMBY Action