
Infill: A YIMBY Podcast
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.
Latest episodes

Sep 28, 2018 • 37min
Endorsements All the Way to the West Side
Laura and Sam run through YIMBY Action's major endorsements for November 6th. Then, at 12:42, we talk to Trevor McNeil, a schoolteacher, parent, and pro-housing candidate for District 4, the Central and Outer Sunset. It's the first in a series of interviews with YIMBY-endorsed candidates.
We forgot to list off the neighborhoods that constitute District 6, where Sonja Trauss is running; she would represent SoMa, the Tenderloin, Mission Bay and Treasure Island.
See all the YIMBY Endorsements for November 2018
Support Trevor McNeil's campaign
Join YIMBYs tomorrow, Saturday 9/29 at a day of action for Trevor McNeil

Jul 26, 2018 • 51min
Ernest for East Bay
Ernest Brown from East Bay for Everyone chats with Laura and Sam about organizing, politics and Big Ideas in YIMBY.
Blurb on Ernest
EB4E Calendar
YIMBY Working Weekend
Medium Post by Laura

Jul 5, 2018 • 56min
Eat Local!
Insightful panel discussion with restaurant owners and the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, hosted by YIMBY Action and the Bay City Beacon! May be the best podcast yet!
Auntie April of Auntie April's Chicken & Waffles
Yuka Ioroi of Cassava Restaurant
Gwyneth Borden of Golden Gate Restaurant Association

Jun 18, 2018 • 49min
The Campaign is Over, Long Live the Campaign!
Randy Shaw of Beyond Chron joins Sam and Laura to hash over election results, talk about his upcoming book, "Generation Priced Out."
It's about $800 to get better recording tools. Donate to YIMBY Action and put #INFILL in your comment.

Jun 13, 2018 • 11min
Housing For ALL
Selections from our Mayor Elect London Breed. The first is from her opening comments at the YIMBY Mayoral Debate. The second is from her vote not to oppose SB 827.

Jun 11, 2018 • 57min
It's 4pm - Hit Refresh!
No, we don't know who the Mayor is yet. But we can still talk about it! Sam Moss and Laura Foote Clark are joined by SF Magazine Editor Scott Lucas and Bay City Beacon's Data Expert Andy Mullan.
Data Analysis Tool
Andy on twitter
Byron on Twitter with Maps!
Jason McDaniel on Twitter
Sankey graphs on twitter
Mission Local's 4pm Updates

Apr 30, 2018 • 53min
Uppers And Downers in Zoning
While SB 827 failed, we launched our new offices, won a lawsuit and had a party. Come along for the highs and lows with Laura, Louis, and Sam.
Lawsuit Win
Hundreds of SB 827 Articles
Charming Vice Mayor of Beverley Hills
Tenants Triumvirate
YIMBY Action 2017
June Election Endorsements

Apr 7, 2018 • 57min
YIMBYing All Over the Great State of California
Sam and Laura are joined by Maya Rosas of recently launched YIMBY Democrats of San Diego and Elizabeth Hansburg of People for Housing Orange County! It's a sprawling discussion about YIMBYing across California in all it's red, blue, and purple glory.
YIMBY Democrats of San Diego
People for Housing Orange County

Mar 25, 2018 • 39min
Selections from ULI's Conference
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) held "Housing the Bay" with a lightening round of speakers. Each speaker was given 3 minutes to present, and it's a quick window onto folks making big waves in the politics of land use.
Catherine Bracy – Tech Equity
Rebecca Foster – SF Accelerator Fund
Laura Foote Clark – YIMBY Action
Kim-Mai Cutler – On Prop 13
Laura Fingal Surma – Progress Noe Valley

Feb 25, 2018 • 53min
Beauty is in the Eye of the Brutalist
Special Guest Broke Ass Stuart joins Laura and Sam to discuss exactly how terrifying 8 story buildings can be for the faint of heart.
Broke Ass Website
SF's Low Eviction Rate