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Instagram · 🏡 Marin YIMBY endorses Will Dittmar for San Anselmo Town Council! San Anselmo needs leaders who will turn housing plans into real homes. Will Dittmar supports making it easier to build housing by establishing clear standards, speeding up permitting, and removing unnecessary fees and delays. Will supports more housing options—including duplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, apartments, and accessory dwe…
Instagram · 🏡 Marin YIMBY endorses Paul Roesler and Robert Herbst for Ross Town Council! Ross can preserve its small-town character while making it easier to build the homes our community needs. That starts with local leaders willing to cut unnecessary red tape and make the approval process more predictable. Paul Roesler and Robert Herbst are calling for updates to Ross’s municipal code to allow more project…
Instagram · 🏡 Marin YIMBY endorses Rachel Farac and Pat Eklund for Novato City Council! Novato needs leaders who understand that addressing the housing shortage means both building more homes and protecting the people who already call our community home. Rachel Farac recognizes that decades of underbuilding, restrictive land-use policies, lengthy approval processes, and high construction costs have made hous…
Instagram · 🏡 Marin YIMBY endorses Brian Jaffe and Gareth Walter for Larkspur City Council! Larkspur needs leaders who will turn housing plans into actual homes—and Brian Jaffe and Gareth Walter bring complementary approaches to getting that done. Brian Jaffe brings direct experience in housing development and state housing policy. He supports expanding housing options, making approvals more predictable, red…
Instagram · 🏡 Marin YIMBY endorses Ava Fruin, David Bell, and Eli Beckman for Corte Madera Town Council! Corte Madera needs local leaders who recognize the importance of building more homes and creating a more affordable, inclusive community. We’re proud to endorse Ava Fruin, David Bell, and Eli Beckman in this year’s Town Council race. Each brings a vision for Corte Madera’s future, and we look forward to w…
Instagram · 🏡 Let’s keep showing up for the homes our county needs! A big thank-you to everyone who joined Marin YIMBY and California YIMBY last Saturday to canvass for Eric Lucan for State Assembly District 12! We appreciate you showing up and helping make housing affordability a priority. 🙌 Missed us last weekend? You have another chance this Saturday! Join us for our next YIMBY Day of Action as we head o…
Instagram · Housing affordability isn’t just about the cost of building homes—it’s also about the cost of insuring them. In California, wildfire risk and rising insurance costs are putting pressure on homeowners, renters, and housing providers alike. When insurance becomes unaffordable or unavailable, it can make homes more expensive to buy, build, and maintain, adding another barrier to housing affordability…
Instagram · Pro-housing laws only work if they’re enforced—and Rob Bonta has made enforcement a priority. ⚖️ In 2021, Bonta established the Housing Strike Force, the first unit in the Attorney General’s office dedicated to holding cities accountable for violations of state housing law. 🏘️ His office has challenged local obstruction, from suing Huntington Beach over its resistance to state housing requirement…
Instagram · California needs leaders who can turn housing goals into homes—and Fiona Ma brings financial and executive experience to that challenge. In her questionnaire to YIMBY Action, Ma outlined several ways she would advance housing as Lieutenant Governor: 🏫 More student and faculty housing: She would use her role on the UC and CSU governing boards to advocate for faster development of campus housing, h…
Instagram · California needs millions of new homes—and we need a Governor ready to make housing production a priority. In his questionnaire to YIMBY Action, Becerra committed to pursuing legislation to ensure state housing law applies in the coastal zone just like everywhere else. That matters for communities like Marin, where coastal rules can make it harder to build the homes people need. Becerra has also l…
Instagram · We’re proud to endorse Jared Huffman for California’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes all of Marin County. We were particularly encouraged by his support for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan federal housing package that expands affordable-housing financing and supports local housing strategies. Huffman has also worked to bring federal resources directly to Marin’s hous…
Instagram · 🏡 Let’s support leaders who are ready to build the homes our county needs! Join Marin YIMBY and California YIMBY for a YIMBY Day of Action as we canvass in support of Eric Lucan for State Assembly District 12. Eric has a strong track record of supporting housing at the city and county levels. Now, we’re helping bring that work to Sacramento. 📅 Friday, October 10 🕚 11:00 AM 📍 Marin City Starbuc…
Instagram · We’re proud to endorse Marin County Supervisor Eric Lucan for California State Assembly in District 12. Eric has been a strong advocate for housing during his time on the Board of Supervisors, including his work on Marin’s inclusionary zoning ordinance and HCD-compliant Housing Element. We’re especially encouraged by his commitment to finding new ways to get housing built. If elected, Eric has ple…
Instagram · 🏡 A great afternoon talking about housing in Marin! Yesterday, we joined the Community Housing Forum, organized by @callmarinhome, @greenbeltalliance, the @marincommunityfdn, and @college_of_marin. The event brought together community leaders and housing advocates to discuss issues relating to housing in Marin. The first panel, moderated by Mario Ernesto Lopez, featured Cassandra Benjamin of the…
Instagram · We had a fantastic turnout for the San Rafael Housing & Transit Walking Tour! Over the course of the afternoon, we explored a number of locations around downtown, looking at how housing, transportation, walkability, and future development intersect in our community. A huge thank you to Jessie Rountree for being such an engaging and knowledgeable tour guide, and to Greenbelt Alliance for organizing…
Instagram · 🍻 SEPTEMBER HAPPY HOUR! 🍻 We’re back for our fourth monthly Marin YIMBY Happy Hour, and this time we’re heading to Pond Farm Brewing Co. in San Rafael! 📅 Thursday, September 17 🕠 5:30–7:00 PM 📍 Pond Farm Brewing Co. 1848 4th St, San Rafael, CA 94901 We’ve just released Marin YIMBY’s endorsement slate for city and town council races across Marin County, and we’d love to celebrate and discuss t…
Instagram · Join us for our next monthly happy hour at Joinery in beautiful Sausalito! 📅 July 2 🕠 5:30-7:00 📍 Joinery 300 Turney St, Sausalito, CA 94965 Whether you're a longtime housing advocate or just curious about the housing challenges facing Marin, we'd love to meet you. Come connect with fellow pro-housing neighbors, hear about our latest campaigns, and learn how you can help build a more affordable…
How we work
Reform the rules
Back zoning reform and streamlined permitting so more homes are legal to build, especially near transit and jobs.
Educate & engage
Turn out residents to the meetings that matter and make it easy to take a pro-housing position on local projects.
Build partnerships
Work with neighbors, labor, faith groups, and builders toward a shared abundant-housing agenda.
Marin YIMBY is a chapter of YIMBY Action.
One of the local groups organizing for more homes across the country, backed by the national team.