Housing advocate Sonja Trauss talks about YIMBYs vs. NIMBYs in the Bay Area and beyond, and reveals a surprising choice for her favorite Californian.
Sonja Trauss is the founder and executive director of YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard).
“NIMBYism is something that arises instinctively in response to a proposed change. People just do it. They want it. They have the feeling. They trust their feelings: ‘This feels bad; it IS bad.’ [...] That’s what we’re going against: How do we help people feel OK with change? How do we help people process it?”
Notes and references from this episode:
@sonjatrauss, Twitter
YIMBYLaw.org - Yimby Law home page
Golden Gates, by Conor Dougherty
“SB 9 ruin your neighborhood” - Google search
Sept. 28 statement on California housing legislation, Office of the Governor
“Why did S.F. supervisors vote against a project to turn a parking lot into 500 housing units?”, by J.K. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle
“Why state lawmakers are fired up over a derailed S.F. housing project,” by Alexei Koseff, San Francisco Chronicle
“The Last Days Inside Trailer 83,” by Hannah Dreier, The Washington Post
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