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It’s really simple, folks. Adding more requirements for building (e.g., bulk control standards) = making it more expensive to build. Making it more expensive to build = fewer homes get built. Fewer homes get built = higher homelessness rates in Sacramento.

California should be an advertisement for what Democrats can do with power. But for too long, it's been an advertisement for the opposition. Rising home prices in the state have contributed to several crisis: an affordability crisis, a homelessness crisis, and an exodus crisis, as the state’s population growth has sagged in recent years as families leave for cheaper states. @GavinNewsom has a huge opportunity to rewrite California's modern history by signing and implementing SB-79. It would announce a new era for housing, growth, and affordability in California. It would be a sign that Democrats can fix big problems and be courageous, even when many people—including those inside the coalition—fight to preserve the status quo. I hope he makes the right decision.

.@GavinNewsom on #SB79 just now in his Twitch conversation with @ConnorEatsPants: "It’s on my desk & I will be reviewing it on its merits. It’s really important housing legislation, and I recognize how important it is." Folks: keep calling + urging him to sign! (916) 445-2841

Here's what's genuinely puzzling to me about the idea that @GavinNewsom or his advisors may think it'd be politically advantageous to veto SB 79. 🧵/18

Gavin Newsom has been California’s best housing governor ever -- SB 79 will make or break that legacy. ✍️ SIGN SB 79 IN FULL ✍️

SB79 is currently on @GavinNewsom's desk. It’s a law that would speed up housing construction near transit and begin to address the massive housing crisis in our state. Passing it through the legislature was a huge victory for housing advocates and everyone who wants California to be affordable, who wants people to build lives and families and businesses here, and who wants to prove that Democrats can make hard calls and fucking govern. The Mayor of Los Angeles, @KarenBassLA, caving to political pressure from NIMBYs, is asking the governor to veto it. It’s infuriating, honestly. She claims in her letter to the governor she’s all for more housing near transit and streamlining construction, a big wind up to all the classic “buts” about historic neighborhoods and community input and local zoning. Those objections - endlessly litigated and addressed during the debate over the bill - are EXACTLY why California is in this mess and why it is so important that the governor sign this bill. Right now, Los Angeles is on track to build less than a third of the housing we’ve promised to build, and yet the mayor says the state should just trust LA, even though it has completely blown it already. It's bullshit. Meanwhile, families are priced out of California, and people are fleeing to red states, as Republicans say we can’t be trusted to govern the country, because we can’t even govern ourselves. So I hope @GavinNewsom makes a big show of signing this bill, proudly, and stands up to the pressure, and makes it clear that he's behind this law 100 percent. Yes it’s about housing - and that's really important - but it’s also about proving something bigger about Democratic leadership in California and beyond. COME ON, GAVIN, LET'S FUCKING GO.

SB 79, the most important housing bill in California history, is on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk right now. But he’s being pressured by donors and NIMBYs to veto it. Call the governor’s office at (916) 445-2841 and ask him to please sign SB 79.

“This bill here represents not just a deal on the specific language of SB 79, but it’s also a commitment from me and Chris to work together in the coming years to pass legislation to create more homebuilding opportunities in California.” - @hanlonbt

[BILL ALERT] SB 79, which broadly legalizes more homes near high quality transit stops, has passed the Assembly appropriations committee! The bill now goes to an Assembly floor vote, then back to the Senate for concurrence.

We need YOUR help to continue this vital conversation. Please join our Discord & be part of our ongoing efforts to help local government bodies throughout the Sacramento region reach their potential on housing! discord.gg/SdHTtdh4

We had over 30 people at our event on housing & homelessness in Sacramento County last night. Thanks to Supervisor Rich Desmond, County Planning Director Todd Smith, & Deputy County Executive Dave Defanti for a great panel discussion. And thanks to 19 Handles Pub for hosting us.

When it comes to building the housing our region needs to address its homelessness crisis, Sacramento County matters. It matters a lot. Please join us next Tuesday to hear Supervisor Desmond's thoughts on housing in Sacramento County & ask him YOUR questions!

Huge turn out for #YIMBYLobbyDay! Thanks to everyone who came up to Sacramento to talk to their legislators about state housing legislation.

Our conversation with Supervisor Rich Desmond on housing in Sacramento County is LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY! We can’t wait to see you there!

We are excited to be hosting a conversation with Sacramento County Supervisor Rich Desmond on Tuesday, May 27! We look forward to chatting with him about his work on housing on the Board of Supervisors & what’s next for housing in the Sacramento region. Please join us!

HOUSING HAPPY HOUR - TONIGHT! Come unwind and connect with fellow housing advocates over drinks and good vibes. Whether you're new or a longtime member, we’d love to see you there!

We are super excited to be hosting our first 2025 happy hour this Thursday, Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. We are looking forward to sharing updates about our priorities for affordable housing, safe streets, & permitting reform. Come grab a beer & be part of our pro-housing network!

We just launched the first bipartisan YIMBY Congressional Caucus. We have a housing crisis and we must build millions of more homes. We can make it easier to build, reform zoning, and make housing more affordable. More in Politico: politico.com/newsletters/ca…

Happening tonight at 6 pm! Join us!

Please join @SacHsngAlliance for a Yes on Prop 5 workshop this evening at 2415 23rd St, Sacramento, CA 95818-2510. This is an outstanding opportunity to learn more about how Prop. 5 will help California address its housing crisis. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be provided.

Please join the @SacHsngAlliance and @AsmAguiarCurry tomorrow from 12-1 for a webinar on Proposition 5! RSVP for the webinar at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist….