Abundance meets resistance: Are Democrats finally ready to go all in on building housing?

Abundance meets resistance: Are Democrats finally ready to go all in on building housing?

California's 'abundance' dream hits a speed bump in Senate committee as pro-YIMBYs override Democratic chair

California Senate: YIMBYism Hits a Stumbling Block

by Jeanne Kuang / CalMatters /  April 23, 2025 Amid a post-2024 wave of Democratic interest in the burgeoning pro-development “abundance” movement, this seemed to be an easy year for California’s yes-in-my-backyard housing development activists. Democratic leaders in the state Legislature declared their intention to tackle affordability this year. Gov. Gavin Newsom and other politicians have since embraced the “abundance” platform, which argues …

New CEQA Reform Bill Would Exempt Many Infill Housing Projects

A new state bill seeks to cut down on the weaponization of environmental reviews under the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, and speed up the production of many housing projects. AB 609 would exempt many new housing projects from environmental impact reports. In doing so, bill sponsor Assemblymember Buffy Wicks argues, housing projects would see shorter timelines and greater certainty, making housing less costly to produce and there…

A True Abundance Agenda for Democrats

Democrats today are doing all they can to identify a path back from the political wilderness in which they are floundering.

California Democrats' housing development bill faces opposition - The Sacramento Observer

By Jeanne Kuang | CALmatters Amid a post-2024 wave of Democratic interest in the burgeoning pro-development “abundance” movement, this seemed to be an easy year for California’s yes-in-my-backyard housing development activists. Democratic leaders in the state Legislature declared their intention to tackle affordability this year. Gov. Gavin Newsom and other politicians have since embraced the “abundance” platform, which argues that Democrats mus…