The Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) movement is gaining momentum across the United States as efforts to address housing shortages and affordability issues intensify. The movement advocates for increasing housing supply by overcoming barriers such as outdated zoning laws, slow permitting processes, and discriminatory land use policies. Recently, the Financial Services Committee unanimously advanced the Yes in My Backyard Act, co-sponsored by Rep. Sean Casten, aiming to increase affordable housing. This legislative push is part of a broader trend, with states like California taking significant steps to allow high-rise buildings previously hindered by local governments influenced by NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) sentiments, particularly in cities like Santa Monica and Los Angeles.
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Why Los Angeles has America’s most unaffordable housing https://t.co/IsBVHEfw4P https://t.co/XjStYpKurv
In a world increasingly tangled in regulatory red tape and bureaucratic inertia, many across the country have stood up to address the issue of housing shortages and affordability. The “Yes in My Back Yard” (YIMBY) movement is gaining momentum across the country, and… https://t.co/zTjEiI75LU
We absolutely love to see it: The YIMBY capital of America is doubling down by passing more reforms to boost housing supply. https://t.co/ubE2hqgaHp https://t.co/K6e0l5TdQP
I was thrilled to unanimously advance the Yes in My Backyard Act out of the Financial Services Committee this week. I’m co-sponsoring this bill to increase affordable housing & combat barriers like outdated zoning, slow permitting, & discriminatory land use policies. https://t.co/88xJchcrCO
This is how housing prices come down: by building more Building more housing is *illegal* across the USA because local governments have been captured by NIMBYs (in Santa Monica & almost every city) This high-rise was only allowed because of the force of the CA state government https://t.co/gL5AFuJ1fH