Of course, NIMBY cities are doing everything they can to avoid creating high-quality housing elements that actually create more housing. That’s why Abundant Housing LA and YIMBY Law are teaming up to audit cities’ housing elements and write comment letters that push back on bad plans. Together, AHLA and YIMBY Law, whose mission is to make housing in California more accessible and affordable through enforcement of state housing law, are calling out cities that are placating housing opponents and failing to uphold state housing law.
If you want to help us hold cities accountable, then you should become a housing element watchdog! Here are some of the cities where we need your help: