Brian Hanlon
@hanlon.bsky.social
I co-founded @cayimby.bsky.social to make California affordable and accessible for everyone.
Support pro-housing candidates: http://cayimbyvictoryfund.org
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Reposted by Brian Hanlon
“SB 827 was a BC/AD event for housing policy in America,” @hanlon.bsky.social says. “We’re not going to solve this through marginal tax credit, low-income housing projects. No. You just need to legalize fucking apartment buildings.”
Scott Wiener defeated California’s NIMBYs. Can he fix America’s housing crisis?
By running for Nancy Pelosi's House seat, he's putting the abundance theory to the test.
www.motherjones.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“SB 827 was a BC/AD event for housing policy in America,” @hanlon.bsky.social says. “We’re not going to solve this through marginal tax credit, low-income housing projects. No. You just need to legalize fucking apartment buildings.”
Disappointed in SF: Lael Neale didn’t sell-out a small venue on Thursday night.
Give her a listen!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUA4...
Give her a listen!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUA4...
Lael Neale - I Am The River (Official Video)
YouTube video by Lael Neale
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Disappointed in SF: Lael Neale didn’t sell-out a small venue on Thursday night.
Give her a listen!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUA4...
Give her a listen!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUA4...
Which rail operator should audit @caltrain.com to help them improve service?
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Which rail operator should audit @caltrain.com to help them improve service?
Mayor Bass will fail to solve homelessness, as will any politician who listens to traditional “equity” and homeless advocates, because you can’t end mass homelessness without fixing the housing market.
Tomiquia Moss, Secretary of the CA Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency explains that every day, Los Angeles houses 207 homeless people but another 227 become homeless the same day.
November 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Mayor Bass will fail to solve homelessness, as will any politician who listens to traditional “equity” and homeless advocates, because you can’t end mass homelessness without fixing the housing market.
“Mostly” ≠ “completely”
Individual candidate positions matter less today than ~30 years ago, but they still matter!
For that reason, it’s *more* harmful to candidates in swing districts to have a bunch of lefty coastal elites define the Democratic Party today!
Individual candidate positions matter less today than ~30 years ago, but they still matter!
For that reason, it’s *more* harmful to candidates in swing districts to have a bunch of lefty coastal elites define the Democratic Party today!
I think the "politician issue positions are decisive in elections" crowd needs to reconcile their beliefs with political science evidence finding that positions are mostly downstream of party ID and elite opinion leadership www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Does Party Trump Ideology? Disentangling Party and Ideology in America | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Does Party Trump Ideology? Disentangling Party and Ideology in America - Volume 113 Issue 1
www.cambridge.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
“Mostly” ≠ “completely”
Individual candidate positions matter less today than ~30 years ago, but they still matter!
For that reason, it’s *more* harmful to candidates in swing districts to have a bunch of lefty coastal elites define the Democratic Party today!
Individual candidate positions matter less today than ~30 years ago, but they still matter!
For that reason, it’s *more* harmful to candidates in swing districts to have a bunch of lefty coastal elites define the Democratic Party today!
It's not too late - join California YIMBY, pro-housing leaders Sen. Wiener, Asm. Wicks, Sen. Arreguín, and more at our most victorious Victory Party!
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Be part of California YIMBY’s SF Victory Celebration!
Join us in San Francisco on October 30.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It's not too late - join California YIMBY, pro-housing leaders Sen. Wiener, Asm. Wicks, Sen. Arreguín, and more at our most victorious Victory Party!
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Come party with me and the @cayimby.bsky.social crew at our annual Victory Party on 10/30 in SF!
There's been a lot of winning this year and I'm bringing the wine!
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There's been a lot of winning this year and I'm bringing the wine!
secure.actblue.com/donate/sfvp-...
Be part of California YIMBY’s SF Victory Celebration!
Join us in San Francisco on October 30.
secure.actblue.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Come party with me and the @cayimby.bsky.social crew at our annual Victory Party on 10/30 in SF!
There's been a lot of winning this year and I'm bringing the wine!
secure.actblue.com/donate/sfvp-...
There's been a lot of winning this year and I'm bringing the wine!
secure.actblue.com/donate/sfvp-...
Reposted by Brian Hanlon
Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.
October 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.
Great 🧵 about the power of far-sighted and risk-taking philanthropists!
Thanks to Open Philanthropy for your early and consistent support.
@cayimby.bsky.social could not have achieved these victories without you!
Thanks to Open Philanthropy for your early and consistent support.
@cayimby.bsky.social could not have achieved these victories without you!
We've been funding @cayimby.bsky.social, which championed this work, since its early days, and it's been fun to look back at how far they've come. After a prior incarnation of SB 79 failed in 2018, we renewed our funding and I wrote in our renewal template:
October 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Great 🧵 about the power of far-sighted and risk-taking philanthropists!
Thanks to Open Philanthropy for your early and consistent support.
@cayimby.bsky.social could not have achieved these victories without you!
Thanks to Open Philanthropy for your early and consistent support.
@cayimby.bsky.social could not have achieved these victories without you!
Reposted by Brian Hanlon
Not exaggerating when I say that SB 79, a bill making it easier to build housing near mass transit, is the most consequential piece of legislation that the Democratic Party has passed all year. Saying no to the worst people in our coalition proves we're serious about the future.
October 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Not exaggerating when I say that SB 79, a bill making it easier to build housing near mass transit, is the most consequential piece of legislation that the Democratic Party has passed all year. Saying no to the worst people in our coalition proves we're serious about the future.
It's done.
Thank you @gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing SB 79!
California can and will build the future!
Thank you @gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing SB 79!
California can and will build the future!
After 8 years, we did it!
SB 79, the biggest upzoning bill in state history, just passed the Legislature.
Brief 🧵, with some important thank yous.
1/x
SB 79, the biggest upzoning bill in state history, just passed the Legislature.
Brief 🧵, with some important thank yous.
1/x
[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 Governor’s desk. Learn more: cayimby.org/legislation/...
October 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's done.
Thank you @gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing SB 79!
California can and will build the future!
Thank you @gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing SB 79!
California can and will build the future!
Reposted by Brian Hanlon
Between my column a few weeks ago and this today, California's Serbian-American community has really been stepping up to promote SB 79 in the pages of CalMatters.
Commentary:
The governor shouldn’t take housing advice from Los Angeles. He should sign SB 79, lead the state forward and send a clear message: CA’s future won’t be held back by NIMBY politics. https://cal.news/48Q3q2m
📝 Marc Vukcevich
The governor shouldn’t take housing advice from Los Angeles. He should sign SB 79, lead the state forward and send a clear message: CA’s future won’t be held back by NIMBY politics. https://cal.news/48Q3q2m
📝 Marc Vukcevich
Opinion | Los Angeles housing permits are tanking, yet leaders want Newsom to veto a major reform
Signing SB 79 should be an easy call, despite pressure from L.A. Newsom should know better than to let L.A. dictate state housing policy.
cal.news
October 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Between my column a few weeks ago and this today, California's Serbian-American community has really been stepping up to promote SB 79 in the pages of CalMatters.
Reposted by Brian Hanlon
TIRED: abundance bros
WIRED: YIMBY's strongest fortnite soldiers
WIRED: YIMBY's strongest fortnite soldiers
October 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
TIRED: abundance bros
WIRED: YIMBY's strongest fortnite soldiers
WIRED: YIMBY's strongest fortnite soldiers
Reposted by Brian Hanlon
That's where you come in: Call Gov. Newsom and tell him to sign SB 79! Get five friends to do the same. Post about and tag him! This is all trivially easy, but it could make a big difference.
916-445-2841
actionnetwork.org/letters/sign...
916-445-2841
actionnetwork.org/letters/sign...
Tell the Governor: Sign SB 79!
SB 79 will make it faster and easier to build multi-family housing near certain transit stops, like train and dedicated bus rapid transit lines, by making it legal for more homes to be built in these ...
actionnetwork.org
October 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
That's where you come in: Call Gov. Newsom and tell him to sign SB 79! Get five friends to do the same. Post about and tag him! This is all trivially easy, but it could make a big difference.
916-445-2841
actionnetwork.org/letters/sign...
916-445-2841
actionnetwork.org/letters/sign...
Reposted by Brian Hanlon
Three months ago, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social correctly warned us that failing to address our housing crisis would cost us people’s trust, and that the entire reputation of the State of California was on the line.
Call him now and urge him to follow through by signing #SB79! ☎️ (916) 445-2841
Call him now and urge him to follow through by signing #SB79! ☎️ (916) 445-2841
September 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Three months ago, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social correctly warned us that failing to address our housing crisis would cost us people’s trust, and that the entire reputation of the State of California was on the line.
Call him now and urge him to follow through by signing #SB79! ☎️ (916) 445-2841
Call him now and urge him to follow through by signing #SB79! ☎️ (916) 445-2841
Reposted by Brian Hanlon
A bunch of toxic LA NIMBYs are whining about SB 79, the amazing housing bill the CA legislature passed recently.
It's on the governor's desk, and reportedly he's getting cold feet. Hey @gavinnewsom.bsky.social, please have some spine on the most important issue in your state. Just sign it.
It's on the governor's desk, and reportedly he's getting cold feet. Hey @gavinnewsom.bsky.social, please have some spine on the most important issue in your state. Just sign it.
Homeowners denounce SB 79 vote - Beverly Press & Park Labrea News
Legislation awaits governor’s signature
beverlypress.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A bunch of toxic LA NIMBYs are whining about SB 79, the amazing housing bill the CA legislature passed recently.
It's on the governor's desk, and reportedly he's getting cold feet. Hey @gavinnewsom.bsky.social, please have some spine on the most important issue in your state. Just sign it.
It's on the governor's desk, and reportedly he's getting cold feet. Hey @gavinnewsom.bsky.social, please have some spine on the most important issue in your state. Just sign it.
Reposted by Brian Hanlon
I hope California YIMBY is considered a “US YIMBY” org
Their marquee SB 79 would have allowed transit agencies to build commercial uses at stations irrespective of local zoning
This section was cut out by housers who want to preserve sites for LIHTC
calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202...
Their marquee SB 79 would have allowed transit agencies to build commercial uses at stations irrespective of local zoning
This section was cut out by housers who want to preserve sites for LIHTC
calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202...
September 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I hope California YIMBY is considered a “US YIMBY” org
Their marquee SB 79 would have allowed transit agencies to build commercial uses at stations irrespective of local zoning
This section was cut out by housers who want to preserve sites for LIHTC
calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202...
Their marquee SB 79 would have allowed transit agencies to build commercial uses at stations irrespective of local zoning
This section was cut out by housers who want to preserve sites for LIHTC
calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202...
Reposted by Brian Hanlon
I strongly agree with every single word of this. Public disorder is toxic to the pro urbanist political project and we must take it seriously.
Wrote about how California needs to get serious about the urban disorder our failure to build housing has created.
Our Cities are a Billboard for the Democratic Party
We ignore urban disorder at our peril
everyoneiswelcome.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I strongly agree with every single word of this. Public disorder is toxic to the pro urbanist political project and we must take it seriously.
After 8 years, we did it!
SB 79, the biggest upzoning bill in state history, just passed the Legislature.
Brief 🧵, with some important thank yous.
1/x
SB 79, the biggest upzoning bill in state history, just passed the Legislature.
Brief 🧵, with some important thank yous.
1/x
[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 Governor’s 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 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
After 8 years, we did it!
SB 79, the biggest upzoning bill in state history, just passed the Legislature.
Brief 🧵, with some important thank yous.
1/x
SB 79, the biggest upzoning bill in state history, just passed the Legislature.
Brief 🧵, with some important thank yous.
1/x
Reposted by Brian Hanlon
Proudly voted for #SB79 to build dense, transit oriented housing. If not here, where else?
I’ve lived near transit all my life. But too much of it is stuck as suburbs. Cities are evolving, living things. They are not mausoleums to the past
@scottwiener.bsky.social
@cayimby.bsky.social
I’ve lived near transit all my life. But too much of it is stuck as suburbs. Cities are evolving, living things. They are not mausoleums to the past
@scottwiener.bsky.social
@cayimby.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Proudly voted for #SB79 to build dense, transit oriented housing. If not here, where else?
I’ve lived near transit all my life. But too much of it is stuck as suburbs. Cities are evolving, living things. They are not mausoleums to the past
@scottwiener.bsky.social
@cayimby.bsky.social
I’ve lived near transit all my life. But too much of it is stuck as suburbs. Cities are evolving, living things. They are not mausoleums to the past
@scottwiener.bsky.social
@cayimby.bsky.social
"The rent was so cheap you could afford to take risks"
Meet Me in the Bathroom is a land use documentary.
Make California* cool again - pass SB 79!
Meet Me in the Bathroom is a land use documentary.
Make California* cool again - pass SB 79!
September 11, 2025 at 5:23 AM
"The rent was so cheap you could afford to take risks"
Meet Me in the Bathroom is a land use documentary.
Make California* cool again - pass SB 79!
Meet Me in the Bathroom is a land use documentary.
Make California* cool again - pass SB 79!
Reposted by Brian Hanlon
political violence is a terrible scourge that has claimed victims from both parties
the way some people are just itching to treat this as a reichstag fire moment to enable a dictatorship is extremely scary and a good reminder that political violence is a threat to the very core of liberal democracy
the way some people are just itching to treat this as a reichstag fire moment to enable a dictatorship is extremely scary and a good reminder that political violence is a threat to the very core of liberal democracy
Very, very bad stuff coming from leading right-wingers
September 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
political violence is a terrible scourge that has claimed victims from both parties
the way some people are just itching to treat this as a reichstag fire moment to enable a dictatorship is extremely scary and a good reminder that political violence is a threat to the very core of liberal democracy
the way some people are just itching to treat this as a reichstag fire moment to enable a dictatorship is extremely scary and a good reminder that political violence is a threat to the very core of liberal democracy
Reposted by Brian Hanlon
Calls to state legislators actually make a huge difference and can change how they vote on big bills.
If you live in California, picking up the phone and calling your state senator and assembly member RIGHT NOW in support of SB 79 will do more to advance YIMBYism than 10,000 great posts would.
If you live in California, picking up the phone and calling your state senator and assembly member RIGHT NOW in support of SB 79 will do more to advance YIMBYism than 10,000 great posts would.
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 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Calls to state legislators actually make a huge difference and can change how they vote on big bills.
If you live in California, picking up the phone and calling your state senator and assembly member RIGHT NOW in support of SB 79 will do more to advance YIMBYism than 10,000 great posts would.
If you live in California, picking up the phone and calling your state senator and assembly member RIGHT NOW in support of SB 79 will do more to advance YIMBYism than 10,000 great posts would.
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 3:34 PM
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/