San Francisco YIMBY

10/10/2026

SF YIMBY and other pro-housing orgs HAVE been advocating for single-stair reform for years. But whatever it is that Mayor Daniel Lurie announced is not that.

10/07/2026

08/20/2026

San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman says he wants to preserve historic buildings in the city with his proposed ordinance which arbitrarily doubles the number of protected sites. But by unfairly removing Supervisor Bilal Mahmood from the Land Use Committee for introducing sensible amendments which would preserve housing capacity, Mandelman showed that his true objective is blocking desperately needed housing.

Tell the Land Use Committee, Supervisor Myrna Melgar, Supervisor Chyanne Chen, and Supervisor Matt Dorsey, to introduce those amendments so that San Francisco can meet the challenge of building for an abundant, affordable future.

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/preserve-housing-capacity-not-just-character?source=fb

08/17/2026

SF YIMBY today condemned Board President Rafael Mandelman's decision to remove Supervisor Bilal Mahmood from the Land Use and Transportation Committee and the Government Audit and Oversight Committee (GAO), following Mahmood's push to offset new historic designations with additional housing capacity elsewhere in the city.

Mahmood's proposal would require that when San Francisco designates a property as historic and forecloses housing on that site, the city must identify comparable capacity somewhere else. The approach is designed to protect genuinely historic resources without further shrinking a housing pipeline that already falls well short of the city's state-mandated targets.

“Supervisor Mahmood is offering a common sense approach to preserving genuinely historic resources without making it harder for San Francisco to address its critical housing shortage,” said Brandon Powell, Bay Area Organizing Director with YIMBY Action. “With one bedroom apartments renting for $4,000 a month, we can’t afford to block housing using the trojan horse of historic landmarking. San Franciscans deserve to know why Supervisor Mahmood lost his committee assignments, and if the answer is that he pushed back on Mandelman’s broad historic landmarking efforts, that is completely unacceptable.”

The Land Use and Transportation Committee is the primary venue for housing legislation at the Board of Supervisors, and GAO reviews how city departments implement the policies the Board passes. Removing a supervisor from both at once sends an unmistakable signal to anyone else considering a pro-housing proposal.

08/13/2026

District 10 Supervisor candidates Theo Ellington and JR Eppler on why housing is so important for the neighborhoods they are running to represent. Tell us in the comments where you'd love to see more housing in D10!

08/04/2026

Outrage over the Marina Safeway housing proposal shows that YIMBY is...WINNING? Click the link in the bio to tell the city you support this project and want to see more like it!

05/15/2026

Ride transit with us this Sunday to Alan Wong's campaign office to hang out with other supporters and help spread the word! We'll knock doors in the area, connect with neighbors, and share valuable information with the community. Beginner-friendly! Link in bio.

05/15/2026

SF YIMBY is delighted to endorse Proposition A!
Vote Yes on A to say yes to critical infrastructure that enables and keeps homes safe. Proposition A will invest in critical upgrades to the emergency firefighting water supply, especially in the west side of San Francisco where the Family Zoning Plan will encourage more apartments. Proposition A will also rebuild Potrero Yard for transit so that Muni can maintain and store its buses. Transit is essential to helping people get around in the future we want of dense, multifamily housing.

04/22/2026

Northern Neighbors and SF YIMBY are joining Team Sherrill to canvass key precincts across District 2. Whether you’ve knocked hundreds of doors or never before, we’ll have you trained and ready to go in 10 minutes.

We’ll gather at campaign HQ (2224 Union Street) for short remarks from Supervisor Stephen Sherrill and a quick training on messaging and the PDI canvassing app for those that need it. Then we’ll head out to assigned turfs in the precincts where we need the most help getting the word out.

You’ll be leaving campaign flyers, having real conversations with voters, and collecting important information using the PDI app on your phone. No experience needed — we provide everything.

Bring a friend if you’d like the company. This is one of the most effective things you can do to help Stephen win, and it’s a great way to connect with your neighbors about the issues that matter most in District 2.

Sunday Apr 26, 2026 10:00 AM

04/06/2026

We are delighted to endorse and to keep transit running in San Francisco and all over the Bay Area. They need your help now to get on the November ballot. Find out how you can help at our Wednesday meeting - link in bio.