Muhammad Alameldin
@muhammadspeaks.bsky.social
Senior Policy Advisor, California YIMBY.
Boardmember Casita Coalition and RCPC.
They call me condo daddy
Boardmember Casita Coalition and RCPC.
They call me condo daddy
I wish I had the time to write up a post on real reforms to Construction Defect Liability.
My old paper is outdated and the states that have adopted the changes don't really solve the core issues.
My old paper is outdated and the states that have adopted the changes don't really solve the core issues.
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I wish I had the time to write up a post on real reforms to Construction Defect Liability.
My old paper is outdated and the states that have adopted the changes don't really solve the core issues.
My old paper is outdated and the states that have adopted the changes don't really solve the core issues.
Reposted by Muhammad Alameldin
One way to reduce condo defect liability: stop forcing architects to design buildings that leak. HCD’s “objective design standards” guide *encourages* making building envelopes more complex, heightening leak and therefore defect lawsuit risk cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/Ap...
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
One way to reduce condo defect liability: stop forcing architects to design buildings that leak. HCD’s “objective design standards” guide *encourages* making building envelopes more complex, heightening leak and therefore defect lawsuit risk cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/Ap...
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Every single corner and every place two different materials meet is another potential leak
One way to reduce condo defect liability: stop forcing architects to design buildings that leak. HCD’s “objective design standards” guide *encourages* making building envelopes more complex, heightening leak and therefore defect lawsuit risk cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/Ap...
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Every single corner and every place two different materials meet is another potential leak
Zohran Mamdani won the election and Dick Cheney died today.
What an awesome day to be a Muslim
What an awesome day to be a Muslim
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Zohran Mamdani won the election and Dick Cheney died today.
What an awesome day to be a Muslim
What an awesome day to be a Muslim
Reposted by Muhammad Alameldin
California’s Prop 13 was meant to help homeowners. It's the opposite.
New research supported by the Progress & Poverty Institute’s Progress of Ideas grant program shows that Prop 13 has deepened inequality and made housing less affordable across Los Angeles County.
New research supported by the Progress & Poverty Institute’s Progress of Ideas grant program shows that Prop 13 has deepened inequality and made housing less affordable across Los Angeles County.
Nestor Garza & Jose Martinez - The Progress and Poverty Institute
Proposition 13 and the Implicit Subsidy to Housing Prices in Los Angeles County Nestor Garza & Jose Martinez Video Interview Research Article Full Research
progressandpovertyinstitute.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
California’s Prop 13 was meant to help homeowners. It's the opposite.
New research supported by the Progress & Poverty Institute’s Progress of Ideas grant program shows that Prop 13 has deepened inequality and made housing less affordable across Los Angeles County.
New research supported by the Progress & Poverty Institute’s Progress of Ideas grant program shows that Prop 13 has deepened inequality and made housing less affordable across Los Angeles County.
Reposted by Muhammad Alameldin
#Berkeley Middle Housing upzoning takes effect on Nov. 1, 2025, allowing 8 homes on a typical lot in most of the previously low-density zones in the city, and more if state Accessory Dwelling Unit and Affordable Housing Density Bonus laws are used.
Here's a look at some possibilities! 1/
Here's a look at some possibilities! 1/
July 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
#Berkeley Middle Housing upzoning takes effect on Nov. 1, 2025, allowing 8 homes on a typical lot in most of the previously low-density zones in the city, and more if state Accessory Dwelling Unit and Affordable Housing Density Bonus laws are used.
Here's a look at some possibilities! 1/
Here's a look at some possibilities! 1/
Reposted by Muhammad Alameldin
Great @cayimby.bsky.social panel on condo regulation reform and unlocking multifamily starter homes
October 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Great @cayimby.bsky.social panel on condo regulation reform and unlocking multifamily starter homes
I just got my hands on a memo I wrote in 2018 for my old boss, back before I found my way into housing policy.
#2, #3, #6, and #7 have since been passed because of @cayimby.bsky.social's fantastic team! 😊
Some points didn’t age as gracefully. It was a different time, we were all still learning.
#2, #3, #6, and #7 have since been passed because of @cayimby.bsky.social's fantastic team! 😊
Some points didn’t age as gracefully. It was a different time, we were all still learning.
October 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I just got my hands on a memo I wrote in 2018 for my old boss, back before I found my way into housing policy.
#2, #3, #6, and #7 have since been passed because of @cayimby.bsky.social's fantastic team! 😊
Some points didn’t age as gracefully. It was a different time, we were all still learning.
#2, #3, #6, and #7 have since been passed because of @cayimby.bsky.social's fantastic team! 😊
Some points didn’t age as gracefully. It was a different time, we were all still learning.
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This bill I wrote is now law.
[VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed AB 1154, which will make it faster, cheaper, and easier to add small accessory dwelling units to existing homes.
Our statement: cayimby.org/news-events/...
Our statement: cayimby.org/news-events/...
California Law Makes it Easier to Build Small, In-Home ADUs
New Law Signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Removes Barriers, Imposes Standards
cayimby.org
October 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This bill I wrote is now law.
Reposted by Muhammad Alameldin
[VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed SB 79, which will make it legal to build multi-family housing near high quality transit!
Our statement:
cayimby.org/news-events/...
Our statement:
cayimby.org/news-events/...
cayimby.org
October 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
[VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed SB 79, which will make it legal to build multi-family housing near high quality transit!
Our statement:
cayimby.org/news-events/...
Our statement:
cayimby.org/news-events/...
Reposted by Muhammad Alameldin
SB79 (California) just signed into law
SB 79 now stands as the largest pro-housing land-use legislation in this nation’s modern history.
October 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
SB79 (California) just signed into law
SB 79 and the rest of @cayimby.bsky.social’s bills have been signed by @governor.ca.gov today :)))
October 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
SB 79 and the rest of @cayimby.bsky.social’s bills have been signed by @governor.ca.gov today :)))
Reposted by Muhammad Alameldin
it's so crazy that the 1986 tax law that created the Low Income Housing Tax Credit also eliminated accelerated depreciation on rental housing and the results were predictably terrible taxfoundation.org/blog/1986-ta...
Did 1986 Tax Reform Hurt Affordable Housing?
The increase in investment costs brought by 1986 tax reform changes to rental housing investment contributed to reduced construction of new multifamily homes. While other factors, such as high rates o...
taxfoundation.org
October 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
it's so crazy that the 1986 tax law that created the Low Income Housing Tax Credit also eliminated accelerated depreciation on rental housing and the results were predictably terrible taxfoundation.org/blog/1986-ta...
California’s registered car count, 36 million, outnumbers the population of every other state.
October 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
California’s registered car count, 36 million, outnumbers the population of every other state.
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I can't stop thinking about this. We're pursuing zero fire risk in multifam, while tolerating much more in single-fam. People respond by building and living in single-fam, where they're exposed to not only one of the highest fire death risks in the developed world, but also TONS more car crash risk
Love this new report on buildings' relative fire safety from @alexhrwtz.bsky.social and Pew colleagues.
www.pew.org/en/research-...
www.pew.org/en/research-...
October 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I can't stop thinking about this. We're pursuing zero fire risk in multifam, while tolerating much more in single-fam. People respond by building and living in single-fam, where they're exposed to not only one of the highest fire death risks in the developed world, but also TONS more car crash risk
Reposted by Muhammad Alameldin
Thursday, San Diego Planning Commission decides whether SDSU staff, UCSD Health nurses, and students can live near two trolley stations—or if we keep forcing them to drive from East County.
Let's dive into the College Area Plan! 1/9 🧵
Let's dive into the College Area Plan! 1/9 🧵
October 8, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Thursday, San Diego Planning Commission decides whether SDSU staff, UCSD Health nurses, and students can live near two trolley stations—or if we keep forcing them to drive from East County.
Let's dive into the College Area Plan! 1/9 🧵
Let's dive into the College Area Plan! 1/9 🧵
Reposted by Muhammad Alameldin
Trump 2.0 has really exposed how brittle and broken the West Coast states' tax systems are. WA, OR, and CA all have a 1% property tax cap. WA has a sales tax but no income tax; OR has an income tax but no sales tax. It is not possible to effectively resist Trump without fixing these tax systems.
The news has sent counties throughout California into a panic. The state is bracing to lose hundreds of millions of dollars for permanent housing, which is the one thing experts agree on as the most effective way to solve homelessness. https://cal.news/4nBKuZI
📷 Fred Greaves
📷 Fred Greaves
October 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Trump 2.0 has really exposed how brittle and broken the West Coast states' tax systems are. WA, OR, and CA all have a 1% property tax cap. WA has a sales tax but no income tax; OR has an income tax but no sales tax. It is not possible to effectively resist Trump without fixing these tax systems.
Gov. Newsom's housing target is 2.5M by 2030, which is broken down to Very Low Income (643K), Low Income (385K), Moderate Income (421K), and Market Rate (1M).
We saw roughly 100K housing starts in 2024 but we need 400K+ annually to even have a shot at hitting his goal.
SB 79 would definitely help
We saw roughly 100K housing starts in 2024 but we need 400K+ annually to even have a shot at hitting his goal.
SB 79 would definitely help
October 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Gov. Newsom's housing target is 2.5M by 2030, which is broken down to Very Low Income (643K), Low Income (385K), Moderate Income (421K), and Market Rate (1M).
We saw roughly 100K housing starts in 2024 but we need 400K+ annually to even have a shot at hitting his goal.
SB 79 would definitely help
We saw roughly 100K housing starts in 2024 but we need 400K+ annually to even have a shot at hitting his goal.
SB 79 would definitely help
Reposted by Muhammad Alameldin
Gavin Newsom is getting pressure to veto a bill that would legalize housing near train stations.
Easy action with huge reward for public transit, renters, & all of California 👇
Easy action with huge reward for public transit, renters, & all of California 👇
SB 79 is still on the Governor's desk and I am losing sleep over it.
Please send in a call.
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
Please send in a call.
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
Call the Governor to sign SB 79!
Please call the Governor and urge him to sign SB 79!
cayimby.org
September 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Gavin Newsom is getting pressure to veto a bill that would legalize housing near train stations.
Easy action with huge reward for public transit, renters, & all of California 👇
Easy action with huge reward for public transit, renters, & all of California 👇
Reposted by Muhammad Alameldin
Rumor is @governor.ca.gov is getting *tons* of pressure from rich donors to veto SB 79. If he caves, we'd be condemned to a permanent housing crisis — and lose 3-5 electoral votes in 2032.
Call and tell him you have his back. Our democracy is more important than rich people's views! 👇 #SB79
Call and tell him you have his back. Our democracy is more important than rich people's views! 👇 #SB79
SB 79 is still on the Governor's desk and I am losing sleep over it.
Please send in a call.
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
Please send in a call.
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
Call the Governor to sign SB 79!
Please call the Governor and urge him to sign SB 79!
cayimby.org
September 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Rumor is @governor.ca.gov is getting *tons* of pressure from rich donors to veto SB 79. If he caves, we'd be condemned to a permanent housing crisis — and lose 3-5 electoral votes in 2032.
Call and tell him you have his back. Our democracy is more important than rich people's views! 👇 #SB79
Call and tell him you have his back. Our democracy is more important than rich people's views! 👇 #SB79
Reposted by Muhammad Alameldin
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.
SB 79 is still on the Governor's desk and I am losing sleep over it.
Please send in a call.
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
Please send in a call.
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
Call the Governor to sign SB 79!
Please call the Governor and urge him to sign SB 79!
cayimby.org
September 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
SB 79 is still on the Governor's desk and I am losing sleep over it.
Please send in a call.
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
Please send in a call.
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
Reposted by Muhammad Alameldin
Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.
September 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.
Reposted by Muhammad Alameldin
Exciting announcement: the Center for Building has hired @pipedreaming.bsky.social as our Director of Plumbing Standards Research and Development! preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
Hiring announcement: John Lansing, Director of Plumbing Standards Research and Development
preview.mailerlite.io
September 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Exciting announcement: the Center for Building has hired @pipedreaming.bsky.social as our Director of Plumbing Standards Research and Development! preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...