YIMBY Action

"I've heard a lot of people talk about how their vote will be perceived in the media. But this is a time to be brave."

"..Pass [CASA] because we are seeing wildfires ravage exurbs. Pass it because our brothers and sisters are dying on our streets. Pass it because we need bold solutions from broad coalitions."

"..Pass it because we are all privileged to be here, and those who have been displaced do not have the same privilege to be here and fight for their place at the table. Pass it because many of the folks here will have kids who can't live in the communities they grew up in."

"...Pass the compact for climate justice, to strengthen our region's tenants protections and to create affordable housing in communities that have avoided their responsibility for generations." - Martin Munoz

The woman from last time, repping landlords against "government tyranny" is back again and it is a TRIP. "I am a Government Employee, and we re a GOVERNMENT MAFIA." It's not a housing shortage, "it's illegal people coming here because we are a sanctuary state."

Next speaker, "We have an overpopulation problem... We do not have a HOUSING CRISIS...blindly support stack and pack housing…a massive destructive housing program that does not address jobs growth...stop allowing jobs until these corporations pay for.."

"...not just support giant housing with no parking..." Unfortunately she’s being cut off just as she says that "more housing won’t help."

"Shame on the secure homeowners who are saying anything other than that we have a housing crisis. ...Shame on the housing providers who are coming out against modest tenants protections...Shame on the elected officials who are from exclusionary cities and want local control."

Cupertino also coming out to say they have permitted hundreds of affordable housing units and there is no problem.

Now we're hearing about how tech shuttlebusses cause displacement. But also parcel taxes and vacancy taxes are very bad. Also sales tax is bad. Wants company towns. Also complaining about how long it took him to drive from Noe Valley (he did not take MUNI).

"Local control has failed to produce the housing we need."

Speaker tells us that homeowners who worked hard are worried that this will displace them. Unclear what mechanism in CASA would do that. Maybe because it is literally just fearmongering nonsense.

"You are the last line of defense for cities that will have to govern once this passes." Unfortunately this is not true at all because there will be MANY more opportunities to object to any actual legislation that might come out of this.

"We don't have enough housing, and it's a self inflicted wound. ...I don't want to live in a city that's populated by thousands of me. I'm not that interesting. Diverse cities are good."