Across political parties, the leading candidates in California’s crowded gubernatorial race have put solving the state’s housing crisis at the center of their campaigns. As the issue has risen in importance, so has an endorsement from the YIMBYs (short for yes, in my backyard). Over the last decade, the pro-housing coalition has become a dominant political force throughout California, helping to knock down barriers to development and ushering in a new reign of state and local politicians. Yet, the YIMBYs at-large were unable to get behind a single candidate ahead of the June 2 primary, showing that despite the movement’s […]
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