House members launch bipartisan YIMBY caucus to attack housing regulations

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) is leading a bipartisan “Yes, in my backyard,” or YIMBY, caucus of 25 House members to address housing affordability and shortages.

With origins in San Francisco, California, one of the worst cities for housing availability and affordability, the YIMBY movement advocates ending exclusionary bans for building apartments and student housing in residential areas, increasing funding for subsidized housing, and cutting permit waits, among myriad other policies.