Brian Jaffe
@brianjaffe.bsky.social
Pro-housing, pro-abundance, pro-democracy in Northern CA. Housing 🏠, Health ⚕️, Education 📚, & Safety ⛑️ for all. End corruption ⬇️ Get results ⬆️.
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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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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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📸 Ray Chavez
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📸 Ray Chavez
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HUGE YIMBY WIN 🥳
Our top bill in CA, SB 79, has passed the legislature!!! Next stop is the Governor 👏
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 👏
Our top bill in CA, SB 79, has passed the legislature!!! Next stop is the Governor 👏
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 👏
September 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
HUGE YIMBY WIN 🥳
Our top bill in CA, SB 79, has passed the legislature!!! Next stop is the Governor 👏
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 👏
Our top bill in CA, SB 79, has passed the legislature!!! Next stop is the Governor 👏
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 👏
HUGE 👏👏
[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 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
HUGE 👏👏
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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!
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And there it is! #SB79, Sen. Scott Wiener’s bill to legalize multifamily housing near major public transit stops across California, just passed the state assembly!
We are one vote away from the most significant shift in land-use policy California has ever seen!
We are one vote away from the most significant shift in land-use policy California has ever seen!
September 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
And there it is! #SB79, Sen. Scott Wiener’s bill to legalize multifamily housing near major public transit stops across California, just passed the state assembly!
We are one vote away from the most significant shift in land-use policy California has ever seen!
We are one vote away from the most significant shift in land-use policy California has ever seen!
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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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We’re 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
We’re coming down to the wire here. Keep calling!
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I was on @podsaveamerica.crooked.com this week talking about housing near public transit, California’s 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, California’s housing crisis in general & our legislation to allow more housing near transit (SB 79). Go check it out
Yes to all of this 👏👏👏 Let’s 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 👏👏👏 Let’s 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 – 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.
I’m authoring legislation to get this done. SB 79 will help California meet our housing, transit & climate goals.
I’m 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.
I’m authoring legislation to get this done. SB 79 will help California meet our housing, transit & climate goals.
I’m 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 “huge wins” for CA housing policy over the last five years, but I think this actually is one! 🏡🥑
A decade-spanning political battle between housing developers and defenders of CEQA, California’s preeminent environmental law, came to an end this afternoon with only a smattering of “no” 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 “huge wins” for CA housing policy over the last five years, but I think this actually is one! 🏡🥑
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 “environmentalism”.
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 “environmentalism”.
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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.
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.
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As we advance big housing reforms — including my bill to allow more homes near transit & @buffywicks.bsky.social bill to exempt infill housing from CEQA — we can look to Sacramento as an example of what happens when a city takes housing production seriously: Lower costs & the sky doesn’t fall.
Legislators should look to Sacramento as a test case on housing reform | Opinion
“Our infill and transit-oriented housing strategy is working extremely well for Sacramento’s affordability and climate goals.”
www.sacbee.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
As we advance big housing reforms — including my bill to allow more homes near transit & @buffywicks.bsky.social bill to exempt infill housing from CEQA — we can look to Sacramento as an example of what happens when a city takes housing production seriously: Lower costs & the sky doesn’t 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.
This is a pretty balanced overview of AB 609, a bill that would make it easier to build large housing projects within already urbanized areas.
Sacramento's Fox 40 provided a great overview this morning of AB 609 -- interviewing bill author @buffywicks.bsky.social and our own @mnolangray.bsky.social. Take a look:
Legislation proposed to fast-track housing construction in California
YouTube video by FOX40 News
www.youtube.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This is a pretty balanced overview of AB 609, a bill that would make it easier to build large housing projects within already urbanized areas.
The typical starter home (the average price in the bottom 1/3 of all homes) in 59 of 101 Bay Area cities now costs more than $1 million.
For generations, the Bay Area has been a land of economic opportunity, but only if people can afford to live here.
www.sfchronicle.com/personal-fin...
For generations, the Bay Area has been a land of economic opportunity, but only if people can afford to live here.
www.sfchronicle.com/personal-fin...
Want a Bay Area starter home? In these 59 cities, it’ll cost you at least $1 million
A recent Zillow analysis found 59 Bay Area cities where starter homes cost at least $1 million, highlighting affordability challenges for buyers.
www.sfchronicle.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The typical starter home (the average price in the bottom 1/3 of all homes) in 59 of 101 Bay Area cities now costs more than $1 million.
For generations, the Bay Area has been a land of economic opportunity, but only if people can afford to live here.
www.sfchronicle.com/personal-fin...
For generations, the Bay Area has been a land of economic opportunity, but only if people can afford to live here.
www.sfchronicle.com/personal-fin...
This is big. Even in its pared down form, SB 79 represents the kind of big reform needed to actually make a dent in our housing deficit.
It is time for big solutions to big problems.
It is time for big solutions to big problems.
[BILL ALERT] SB 79, which broadly legalizes more homes near transit stops like train stations and rapid bus stops, has passed the Senate Appropriations Committee! It now heads to the Senate floor. Learn more:
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
May 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is big. Even in its pared down form, SB 79 represents the kind of big reform needed to actually make a dent in our housing deficit.
It is time for big solutions to big problems.
It is time for big solutions to big problems.
The future of CA politics is pro-housing.
Huge thanks to everyone who came out for #YIMBYLobbyDay!
May 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The future of CA politics is pro-housing.
We’re at that point in the CA legislative calendar when promising housing bills either get killed in a random committee or amended into irrelevance. It happens *every* year. And we wonder why we can’t solve the housing crisis.
May 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We’re at that point in the CA legislative calendar when promising housing bills either get killed in a random committee or amended into irrelevance. It happens *every* year. And we wonder why we can’t solve the housing crisis.