Brian Jaffe
@brianjaffe.bsky.social
Pro-housing, pro-abundance, pro-democracy in Northern CA. Housing π , Health βοΈ, Education π, & Safety βοΈ for all. End corruption β¬οΈ Get results β¬οΈ.
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After weeks of waiting, California's governor signed a bill that will allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops in California's biggest metro areas. https://cal.news/4n3hzge
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πΈ Ray Chavez
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πΈ Ray Chavez
October 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
After weeks of waiting, California's governor signed a bill that will allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops in California's biggest metro areas. https://cal.news/4n3hzge
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πΈ Ray Chavez
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πΈ Ray Chavez
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HUGE YIMBY WIN π₯³
Our top bill in CA, SB 79, has passed the legislature!!! Next stop is the Governor π
This kind of win could not be possible without all of YOU! YIMBYs have been working tirelessly to raise our voices in support of SB 79, and it's clear that we are being heard π
Our top bill in CA, SB 79, has passed the legislature!!! Next stop is the Governor π
This kind of win could not be possible without all of YOU! YIMBYs have been working tirelessly to raise our voices in support of SB 79, and it's clear that we are being heard π
September 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
HUGE YIMBY WIN π₯³
Our top bill in CA, SB 79, has passed the legislature!!! Next stop is the Governor π
This kind of win could not be possible without all of YOU! YIMBYs have been working tirelessly to raise our voices in support of SB 79, and it's clear that we are being heard π
Our top bill in CA, SB 79, has passed the legislature!!! Next stop is the Governor π
This kind of win could not be possible without all of YOU! YIMBYs have been working tirelessly to raise our voices in support of SB 79, and it's clear that we are being heard π
HUGE ππ
[BILL ALERT] SB 79, which broadly legalizes more homes near high quality transit stops, has passed the Senate floor! The bill is now on the Governorβs desk. Learn more: cayimby.org/legislation/...
SB 79 (Wiener): Transit-Oriented Development and Upzoning
SB 79 will make it faster and easier to build multi-family housing near transit stops, like train and rapid bus lines, by making it legal for more homes to be built in these areas and streamlining exi...
cayimby.org
September 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
HUGE ππ
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SB 79, our bill to legalize townhomes and midrise apartments near the highest-quality transit, is up for its final vote in the Senate TODAY. Calling your state Senator and asking them to support the bill will make a real difference; and it only takes a minute with our tool.
Let's get this done!
Let's get this done!
Call the Senate to pass SB 79!
Please call your State Senator and urge them to vote YES on SB 79!
cayimby.org
September 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
SB 79, our bill to legalize townhomes and midrise apartments near the highest-quality transit, is up for its final vote in the Senate TODAY. Calling your state Senator and asking them to support the bill will make a real difference; and it only takes a minute with our tool.
Let's get this done!
Let's get this done!
Thanks for the info
September 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Thanks for the info
Any SB 79 updates now??
September 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Any SB 79 updates now??
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It's crunchtime, folks! SB 79, our bill to legalize apartments in transit rich areas of California, is about to go up for a vote! Call, text, and email! @cayimby.bsky.social
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
Call the Assembly to pass SB 79!
Please call your Assemblymember and urge them to vote YES on SB 79!
cayimby.org
September 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It's crunchtime, folks! SB 79, our bill to legalize apartments in transit rich areas of California, is about to go up for a vote! Call, text, and email! @cayimby.bsky.social
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
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Weβre coming down to the wire here. Keep calling!
SB 79 (Wiener) could be heard on the Assembly floor today!
NIMBYs are calling and potting against SB 79.
Don't let them speak for you - please call and ask your Assemblymember to vote AYE on SB 79, and ask your friends, family, and frenemies to do likewise.
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
NIMBYs are calling and potting against SB 79.
Don't let them speak for you - please call and ask your Assemblymember to vote AYE on SB 79, and ask your friends, family, and frenemies to do likewise.
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
Call the Assembly to pass SB 79!
Please call your Assemblymember and urge them to vote YES on SB 79!
cayimby.org
September 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Weβre coming down to the wire here. Keep calling!
Reposted by Brian Jaffe
I was on @podsaveamerica.crooked.com this week talking about housing near public transit, Californiaβs housing crisis in general & our legislation to allow more housing near transit (SB 79). Go check it out
August 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I was on @podsaveamerica.crooked.com this week talking about housing near public transit, Californiaβs housing crisis in general & our legislation to allow more housing near transit (SB 79). Go check it out
Yes to all of this πππ Letβs start by passing SB 79, which will allow exactly the right kind of transit oriented housing LA and CA need!
Why is the rent so damn high in LA? Simple economics: the demand for housing is extremely high and our housing supply is extremely low.
August 27, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Yes to all of this πππ Letβs start by passing SB 79, which will allow exactly the right kind of transit oriented housing LA and CA need!
SB 79 is not nibbling around the edges like nearly all of the recent housing laws passed in CA. I believe it will substantially improve housing supply and affordability. Please call your state reps and ask them to support.
Our top bill in CA, which legalizes apartments near train stations and bus stops, is approaching its final votes! Call your rep and let them know β vote YES on SB 79.
Find your rep online here: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov
Find your rep online here: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov
August 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
SB 79 is not nibbling around the edges like nearly all of the recent housing laws passed in CA. I believe it will substantially improve housing supply and affordability. Please call your state reps and ask them to support.
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Allowing more homes near high-quality transit is a key strategy to make housing more abundant & affordable, increase transit ridership & reduce traffic congestion & pollution.
Iβm authoring legislation to get this done. SB 79 will help California meet our housing, transit & climate goals.
Iβm authoring legislation to get this done. SB 79 will help California meet our housing, transit & climate goals.
Why building more homes near transit will transform lives across California | Opinion
California cities have largely banned apartments and condos, preventing people from living near jobs and transit systems their taxes fund.
calmatters.org
August 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Allowing more homes near high-quality transit is a key strategy to make housing more abundant & affordable, increase transit ridership & reduce traffic congestion & pollution.
Iβm authoring legislation to get this done. SB 79 will help California meet our housing, transit & climate goals.
Iβm authoring legislation to get this done. SB 79 will help California meet our housing, transit & climate goals.
There have been a lot of falsely claimed βhuge winsβ for CA housing policy over the last five years, but I think this actually is one! π‘π₯
A decade-spanning political battle between housing developers and defenders of CEQA, Californiaβs preeminent environmental law, came to an end this afternoon with only a smattering of βnoβ votes.
The forces of housing won.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
The forces of housing won.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
One of the biggest obstacles to building new housing in California has now vanished
After a decade of battling, lawmakers just exempted infill urban development from the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA.
calmatters.org
July 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
There have been a lot of falsely claimed βhuge winsβ for CA housing policy over the last five years, but I think this actually is one! π‘π₯
Big news indeed and a breath of fresh air to see a major legacy environmental organization see dense transit-rich housing for what it is: a key part of decarbonization and a climate-resilient future. NIMBYs are finally losing their ability to hide behind βenvironmentalismβ.
BIG NEWS! The major environmental organization @nrdc.org has come out in support of SB 79, our bill that will make it easier to build homes near transit! cayimby.org/wp-content/u...
cayimby.org
June 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Big news indeed and a breath of fresh air to see a major legacy environmental organization see dense transit-rich housing for what it is: a key part of decarbonization and a climate-resilient future. NIMBYs are finally losing their ability to hide behind βenvironmentalismβ.
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We are closer than ever to the long-prophesied exemption from CEQA (endless environmental review) for infill housing development. This is key to stop the endless delays and litigation associated with development in California.
HUGE news: the language from AB 609, our bill to create a broad, simple CEQA exemption for code-compliant housing projects in environmentally-friendly infill locations, is in the budget bill AB 130! leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNa...
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
June 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
We are closer than ever to the long-prophesied exemption from CEQA (endless environmental review) for infill housing development. This is key to stop the endless delays and litigation associated with development in California.
Just putting this out there...
I've had a few interactions recently with front-line employees in the federal government, specifically at the VA and the IRS. In each case, the person on the other end of the phone was knowledgeable, polite, and helpful. And generally they get zero thanks from anyone.
I've had a few interactions recently with front-line employees in the federal government, specifically at the VA and the IRS. In each case, the person on the other end of the phone was knowledgeable, polite, and helpful. And generally they get zero thanks from anyone.
June 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Just putting this out there...
I've had a few interactions recently with front-line employees in the federal government, specifically at the VA and the IRS. In each case, the person on the other end of the phone was knowledgeable, polite, and helpful. And generally they get zero thanks from anyone.
I've had a few interactions recently with front-line employees in the federal government, specifically at the VA and the IRS. In each case, the person on the other end of the phone was knowledgeable, polite, and helpful. And generally they get zero thanks from anyone.
Josh Becker stood up to major SF Peninsula NIMBYs with his yes vote. She could have done the same to her NIMBYs but instead caved.
June 4, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Josh Becker stood up to major SF Peninsula NIMBYs with his yes vote. She could have done the same to her NIMBYs but instead caved.
I know... that was a big disappointment. Thought she'd have courage.
June 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I know... that was a big disappointment. Thought she'd have courage.
SB 79 just passed the CA State Senate with minimum required votes.
A lot of senators took hard votes tonight, stood up to a lot of NIMBY pressure, to legalize housing where it matters most. Change is hard, but change CAN happen.
A lot of senators took hard votes tonight, stood up to a lot of NIMBY pressure, to legalize housing where it matters most. Change is hard, but change CAN happen.
June 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
SB 79 just passed the CA State Senate with minimum required votes.
A lot of senators took hard votes tonight, stood up to a lot of NIMBY pressure, to legalize housing where it matters most. Change is hard, but change CAN happen.
A lot of senators took hard votes tonight, stood up to a lot of NIMBY pressure, to legalize housing where it matters most. Change is hard, but change CAN happen.
I think they keep the vote open for any senators who were absent to vote later, but not totally sure.
June 4, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I think they keep the vote open for any senators who were absent to vote later, but not totally sure.
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As we advance big housing reforms β including my bill to allow more homes near transit & @buffywicks.bsky.social bill to exempt infill housing from CEQA β we can look to Sacramento as an example of what happens when a city takes housing production seriously: Lower costs & the sky doesnβt fall.
Legislators should look to Sacramento as a test case on housing reform | Opinion
βOur infill and transit-oriented housing strategy is working extremely well for Sacramentoβs affordability and climate goals.β
www.sacbee.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
As we advance big housing reforms β including my bill to allow more homes near transit & @buffywicks.bsky.social bill to exempt infill housing from CEQA β we can look to Sacramento as an example of what happens when a city takes housing production seriously: Lower costs & the sky doesnβt fall.
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I called Senator Ben Allen (916)651-4024
& said that I a constituent in 90278 with 2 nearby areas (bus depot and rail station) that would be upzoned by SB 79. I wholeheartedly support more housing there. For my parents who aged out of driving, for me when/if I live that long, for my child.
& said that I a constituent in 90278 with 2 nearby areas (bus depot and rail station) that would be upzoned by SB 79. I wholeheartedly support more housing there. For my parents who aged out of driving, for me when/if I live that long, for my child.
SB 79 may come up for a vote today -- now is the time to call your State Senator to urge them to vote YES on this bill to legalize multifamily housing around rail and BRT stops across the state. Click here for an easy way to make your call:
Call the State Senate to pass SB 79!
Please call your State Senator and urge them to vote YES on SB 79!
cayimby.org
June 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I called Senator Ben Allen (916)651-4024
& said that I a constituent in 90278 with 2 nearby areas (bus depot and rail station) that would be upzoned by SB 79. I wholeheartedly support more housing there. For my parents who aged out of driving, for me when/if I live that long, for my child.
& said that I a constituent in 90278 with 2 nearby areas (bus depot and rail station) that would be upzoned by SB 79. I wholeheartedly support more housing there. For my parents who aged out of driving, for me when/if I live that long, for my child.