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.

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

A conversation with New York Times columnist and CBS analyst Jamelle Bouie about the history of exclusionary housing policy and an upcoming ballot measure to limit heights of new housing in San Mateo. Co-hosted by YIMBY Action and Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo.All proceeds from ticket sales went to the campaign against San Mateo's exclusionary zoning, which is on the ballot in November 2020.Thank you to audio editor Michael Jancsy!

John Myers of London YIMBY and Sam Watling of Brighton YIMBY join Laura to talk about how they're advocating for change in England. It's a fascinating discussion of the structure of government and how they impact YIMBY strategies.Connect with the entire YIMBY Alliance in the UK!

Mayor London Breed's 2020 inauguration speech. Featuring highlights such as:"Frankly, I am tired of hearing about our 'housing crisis.' Crises are unpredictable; they happen suddenly, and policymakers usually try to avoid them. Our housing problems were entirely predictable. They are the result of decades of almost intentional under-building, and the decision decades ago to down-zone almost three-quarters of the city and ban apartments.We don’t have a housing crisis. We have a housing shortage."Full text available here.

More amazing speeches from the YIMBY Party Party. First up, Ernest Brown from the YIMBY Action Board. Then Matthew Yglesias celebrates the growth of the YIMBY movement. Finally, YIMBY Action Executive Director Laura Foote brings it home.

Elected officials at the YIMBY Party Party celebrate the pro-housing movement and share how important it has been for them. Amazing stories from Senator Scott Wiener, Senator Nancy Skinner, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and San Francisco Mayor London Breed.

YIMBY Action goes to DC to advocate with Up For Growth on several new housing bills being introduced in Congress. Hear from Up For Growth ED Mike Kingsella, Congressman Denny Heck (@RepDennyHeck) and Congressman Scott Peters (@RepScottPeters).Read more about the Build More Housing Near Transit Act and the Yes In My Back Yard Act. Take action by emailing or tweeting your Senator and Congressperson asking them to support this legislation and do more to get housing built in cities across the country!Read more on the Up For Growth Blog:https://www.upforgrowth.org/news/why-yimby-act-important-first-step-federal-housing-legislation

"Internet personality" Matthew Yglesias comes on the YIMBY Podcast! Laura and Matt chat about the presidential candidate housing platforms, the role of the federal government in housing, and Housing Twitter. Join Matt October 10th in San Francisco for the annual YIMBY Party Party! Buy your tickets now: party.yimbyaction.org

Ruth Bernstein, President & CEO of EMC Research comes on the YIMBY Podcast to chat about housing data and the changing public opinions across California about the housing crisis.