Jenny Build Housing Silva
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Sitting on a dock by the bay. 🏡🛥️ MEHC is now Call Marin Home. YIMBY. @jcdjcd.bsky.social biggest fan.
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One too many persons lamented to me that we couldn't build housing in Marin because we were too "full." So I did what any normal person would do and built 3D population density maps so people could see how "full" we are. The black beads represent our workforce commuting in.
I've done a lot of housing advocacy in Marin. We have 9,000 units in the pipeline. We'd have nothing without the state-level reforms.
I wrote about state-level ADU reform and the differences between @strongtowns.org and YIMBYism. www.maxdubler.com/blog/2025/11...
On The Tension Between YIMBYism and Strong Towns — Max Dubler
Special thanks to those who gave their thoughtful feedback on this piece. The past couple of months have seen quite a bit of Discourse about the differences between Strong Towns and YIMB...
www.maxdubler.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I've done a lot of housing advocacy in Marin. We have 9,000 units in the pipeline. We'd have nothing without the state-level reforms.
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One too many persons lamented to me that we couldn't build housing in Marin because we were too "full." So I did what any normal person would do and built 3D population density maps so people could see how "full" we are. The black beads represent our workforce commuting in.
November 14, 2024 at 4:20 PM
One too many persons lamented to me that we couldn't build housing in Marin because we were too "full." So I did what any normal person would do and built 3D population density maps so people could see how "full" we are. The black beads represent our workforce commuting in.
A friend of mine once explained South Korean business drinking culture to me. Getting stupid drunk (+ bad behavior) was required so everyone had dirt on everyone else. No one would dare renege if they could lose everything.
holy shit. how is Cuomo even real? in 1990, Ghislaine Maxwell attended Cuomo’s wedding to Kerry Kennedy; Maxwell attended not only the wedding but also allegedly a “private Kennedy lunch” for “friends & family” afterwards. Maxwell confirmed her attendance in her DOJ interview…
November 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM
A friend of mine once explained South Korean business drinking culture to me. Getting stupid drunk (+ bad behavior) was required so everyone had dirt on everyone else. No one would dare renege if they could lose everything.
Pretty hard for Connolly to argue he supports housing when he opposes measures to make it easier to build. Every approved housing project in Marin is making use of various state laws. SB 70 doesn't even apply to Marin, and he still opposes it. www.marinij.com/2025/10/27/c...
October 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Pretty hard for Connolly to argue he supports housing when he opposes measures to make it easier to build. Every approved housing project in Marin is making use of various state laws. SB 70 doesn't even apply to Marin, and he still opposes it. www.marinij.com/2025/10/27/c...
A little frustrated at how easy it is to widen highways for "equity" purposes when it is so difficult to fund transit.
October 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A little frustrated at how easy it is to widen highways for "equity" purposes when it is so difficult to fund transit.
Really happy to see the Marin IJ increase its coverage of the protests. On the front page, where it should be. (Last No Kings- with a similar crowd at the Civic Center - only warranted a paragraph on an inside page)
October 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Really happy to see the Marin IJ increase its coverage of the protests. On the front page, where it should be. (Last No Kings- with a similar crowd at the Civic Center - only warranted a paragraph on an inside page)
Apparently, Sausalito is outlawing camping. It is no longer legal to pack a sleeping bag in your car. www.marinij.com/2025/10/13/s...
October 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Apparently, Sausalito is outlawing camping. It is no longer legal to pack a sleeping bag in your car. www.marinij.com/2025/10/13/s...
Happy Saturday night email. I guess he's OK if we close our schools, police departments and fire departments?
September 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Happy Saturday night email. I guess he's OK if we close our schools, police departments and fire departments?
Once again, Marin Lately is right on the nose. Although, it's way too optimistic with "several million". Tourist visits are not that high.
September 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Once again, Marin Lately is right on the nose. Although, it's way too optimistic with "several million". Tourist visits are not that high.
And of course, have to provide the evergreen reminder that 66K commuters come into Marin because we've pushed our workforce out. That traffic would be better if we allowed workers to live here. And if had SB 79.
September 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
And of course, have to provide the evergreen reminder that 66K commuters come into Marin because we've pushed our workforce out. That traffic would be better if we allowed workers to live here. And if had SB 79.
So, Fairfax has finally come to their senses, thanks to Yimby Law and HCD. Ihttps://www.marinij.com/2025/09/11/fairfax-switch-massive-housing-plan-will-get-streamlined-review/
Fairfax switch: Massive housing plan will get streamlined review
The town planning director, reversing his earlier position, says a proposal for a 243-apartment building can be handled ministerially.
www.marinij.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
So, Fairfax has finally come to their senses, thanks to Yimby Law and HCD. Ihttps://www.marinij.com/2025/09/11/fairfax-switch-massive-housing-plan-will-get-streamlined-review/
Marin County Supervisor just said in public meeting that 'we sure don't want the growth of Silicon Valley, but we want the innovation and transit.' This is the fundamental Marin falacy. You don't get the benefits of urbanism without have some urbanism. You need people.
September 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Marin County Supervisor just said in public meeting that 'we sure don't want the growth of Silicon Valley, but we want the innovation and transit.' This is the fundamental Marin falacy. You don't get the benefits of urbanism without have some urbanism. You need people.
First SB9 lot split home built in Belvedere. For sale for $4,250,000. thearknewspaper-ca.newsmemory.com?selDate=2025...
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September 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
First SB9 lot split home built in Belvedere. For sale for $4,250,000. thearknewspaper-ca.newsmemory.com?selDate=2025...
I have spent most of my life within 100 miles of this place and had no idea it existed. Shortly after Burtynsky took this picture in 1999, a lightening strike ignited a fire that burned 30 days. There were over 6,000,000 tires then.
September 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I have spent most of my life within 100 miles of this place and had no idea it existed. Shortly after Burtynsky took this picture in 1999, a lightening strike ignited a fire that burned 30 days. There were over 6,000,000 tires then.
"the threat of homelessness is most acute not in the poorest regions of the country, but in the richest, fastest-growing ones. In places like these, a low-wage job is homelessness waiting to happen." There's no housing in Marin for those who earn less than $65K, which is more than most workers earn.
A Labor Day reminder: today there isn't a single city, metro area, or state in the U.S. where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment.
Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.
Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.
Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"the threat of homelessness is most acute not in the poorest regions of the country, but in the richest, fastest-growing ones. In places like these, a low-wage job is homelessness waiting to happen." There's no housing in Marin for those who earn less than $65K, which is more than most workers earn.
Marin BOS meeting on emergency housing for displaced ranch workers. First commenter states that there has been no community outreach, after mentioning 7 community meetings and a meeting with the Community Development Director. Apparently, it's only community outreach if you get the answer you want.
August 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Marin BOS meeting on emergency housing for displaced ranch workers. First commenter states that there has been no community outreach, after mentioning 7 community meetings and a meeting with the Community Development Director. Apparently, it's only community outreach if you get the answer you want.
I'm hearing that SB 79 is going to destroy Marin's neighborhoods by forcing large apartment towers in the middle of our single family neighborhoods. So I mad a map showing where SB79 might allow more density. Hint: it's not in our neighborhoods. It's less than 1% of Marin's land.
August 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I'm hearing that SB 79 is going to destroy Marin's neighborhoods by forcing large apartment towers in the middle of our single family neighborhoods. So I mad a map showing where SB79 might allow more density. Hint: it's not in our neighborhoods. It's less than 1% of Marin's land.
Not sure what to make of these streaming recommendations... Who knew that the Marin Board of Supervisors Meetings were so predictive... Somehow, Severance feels appropriate...
August 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Not sure what to make of these streaming recommendations... Who knew that the Marin Board of Supervisors Meetings were so predictive... Somehow, Severance feels appropriate...
Hard to believe that we were giving Belvedere homeowners big property tax breaks for designating their homes as historic - historic meaning the homes met 3 of 9 criteria. thearknewspaper-ca.newsmemory.com?publink=21e2...
August 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Hard to believe that we were giving Belvedere homeowners big property tax breaks for designating their homes as historic - historic meaning the homes met 3 of 9 criteria. thearknewspaper-ca.newsmemory.com?publink=21e2...
Sausalito has its issues, but it also has some of the best bus stops anywhere. More of these please! I'd love to know the history.
July 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Sausalito has its issues, but it also has some of the best bus stops anywhere. More of these please! I'd love to know the history.
Great article on Fairfax's refusal to follow state housing law. Newsom made some strong statements about removing barriers to building housing in his budget. Will he follow through and enforce these laws? davisvanguard.org/2025/07/cali...
July 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Great article on Fairfax's refusal to follow state housing law. Newsom made some strong statements about removing barriers to building housing in his budget. Will he follow through and enforce these laws? davisvanguard.org/2025/07/cali...
Marin is the "leader" of this pack, with an average age of 48. The impact on a town is much worse than struggling bars. Finding employees is a huge problem when most of your population is over 60. We've struggled to recruit teachers and health care aids for years. Now we struggle to hire doctors.
Already one of the oldest parts of the U.S., the San Francisco metro area is aging faster than any other major region. It will change every aspect of our lives.
This is the real doom loop. It will change everything about life in the Bay Area
Already one of the oldest parts of the U.S., the San Francisco metro area is aging faster than any other major region. It will change every aspect of our lives.
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July 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Marin is the "leader" of this pack, with an average age of 48. The impact on a town is much worse than struggling bars. Finding employees is a huge problem when most of your population is over 60. We've struggled to recruit teachers and health care aids for years. Now we struggle to hire doctors.
This 100% affordable housing project in Marin is being attacked for being "ugly". It's hard to understand how this will degrade the neighborhood aesthetics.
July 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This 100% affordable housing project in Marin is being attacked for being "ugly". It's hard to understand how this will degrade the neighborhood aesthetics.
It's not really a "key" requirement, if it only produced one affordable housing unit. This is rare example of Sausalito doing the right thing. www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
Wealthy Bay Area city waives key affordable housing requirement
Only one affordable unit has been built in the city since 2011.
www.sfgate.com
July 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It's not really a "key" requirement, if it only produced one affordable housing unit. This is rare example of Sausalito doing the right thing. www.sfgate.com/local/articl...