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Instagram, Facebook · Next Friday, join us for “Housing Solutions: United in Action” with Transitions Mental Health! SLOCo lead Kimmie Nguyen will be presenting on the current state of SLO County’s housing crisis, along with friends from HASLO, SLO Tenants Union, and People’s Self Help Housing. Come learn about the intersection between housing and the health of our communities - in person or online! Zoom information at…
Instagram, Facebook · Next Wednesday evening… Join us for $7 for 7 wings and pizza with CP Urbanists!!! No city council agendas or public comments, just hanging out with more ppl who care about affordable cities… Any secret trivia champions among you? Someone needs to hard carry me 😜 See you — 7pm at Benny’s Pizza Palace and Social Club!
Instagram, Facebook · More homes in the right places means: 💸 less money spent on cars 💕 more time with your loved ones 🚲🚌🚶♂️ safer, healthier neighborhoods 🌎 lower fuel emissions These aren’t pipe dreams. They’re choices we’re fighting for. Join us if you want more friends to walk, bike, or carpool with!! On another note, Happy Bike Month!! Head over to the link in our bio if you want to check out some cool eve…
Instagram · Mark your calendar for this Sunday, April 27th, at 10:30am for our THIRD annual Jane Jacobs walk with @strongtownsslo and @sloco_yimby! We will meet at Mitchell Park and walk around the neighborhood to discuss the legacy of Jane Jacobs, along with housing types and historical preservation in San Luis Obispo. We are also hoping to get a group together for lunch after the walk! #janejacobs #janejaco…
Instagram · POV: You fought for housing in Grover Beach and now you’re enjoying the view from the top — literally. Funny how advocacy works, right? Here’s to progress we can see (and stand on)! 1-3: Palladium mixed-use development on West Grand Avenue, including 37 condos and 4 commercial spaces. 4: Encore mixed-use development going up right across the street! 59 more condos coming soon!
Instagram, Facebook · 📣📣💥Tomorrow - Arroyo Grande General Plan!!💥📣📣 Pre-written email at the link in bio! This Tuesday, AG will be voting on the General Plan, which regulates what can be built where. High home prices in Arroyo Grande are a CHOICE. Crazy-making, never-ending car dependency is a CHOICE. Your city being flat-out broke and unable to fund its own sprawl is a CHOICE. Which choice are you going to ask y…- Facebook · Hey renters - let’s get down to business! We are asking SLO City to prioritize 4 changes to protect you in today’s brutal rental market. Maybe landlords shouldn’t just be able to wake up one day and decide they feel like evicting you. Maybe mold and holes in the walls aren’t “urban charm” but issues your landlord needs to address before they lose their business license. If you agree
Instagram · Hey renters - let’s get down to business! We are asking SLO City to prioritize 4 changes to protect you in today’s brutal rental market. Establishing a rental registry is at the top of the list! Registries provide a check on claims made by both landlords and tenants about rent increases, lease terms, and health violations. Residents of SLO shouldn’t have to rely on the kindness of their landlord’s…
Instagram, Facebook · If you’ve ever rented in the City of SLO (that’s approximately 60% of you), you know it’s tough out there. There are bad incentives built into the system that corporate landlords can exploit, squeezing more and more profit out of workers, students, and families. No one’s coming to save us, but @slotenantsunion is organizing and lobbying the City to lift up the rights of renters. We’ll be highlight…
Instagram · Do you struggle to find a place to live in SLO? Do you feel like too many of your conversations involve housing? Are you curious what other people are doing about the housing crisis in our community? Join Strong Towns SLO and SLOCo YIMBY for our SLO Homes for All Social next Tuesday, March 18th 6:30-7:30pm in the Meadow Park Community Building. We'll have snacks, time to connect with neighbors, an…
Instagram, Facebook · Calling all neighbors! 📣📣 It’s 2025 and there are more pro-housing advocates in our community than ever. We’re getting all those people under the same roof for you to meet! Ever get curious about what it’s like to have someone else’s landlord, or someone else’s commute? Expect to hear Strong Towns SLO and other community members who want a more affordable, sustainable, and equitable Central Coas…- Facebook ·
Instagram, Facebook · First meetup of the year! We’re planning our next year of advocacy, from key projects to events to coalitions and more! What do you want to see from SLO YIMBY this year? Come out to Kreuzberg next Thursday at 6pm to meet your fellow neighbors! We’re looking forward to hearing your stories and passions and tackling local change together.
Instagram, Facebook · Our members voted and the choice is clear: Susan Funk is the pro-housing choice for District 5 County Supervisor! To learn more about Susan's experience and positions, or to get involved in her campaign, go to her website at funkforsloco.com. And be sure to get your ballots turned in by March 5th!
Instagram, Facebook · Ballots are in the mail, and the District 5 County Supervisor race is heading into the last critical weeks. Both candidates have applied for our endorsement! So who gets the YIMBY vote? If you are currently a member, you’ll get an email this Thursday evening with a link to both candidates’ responses to our endorsement questionnaire. We asked them how they feel about state laws, affordable housing…
Instagram, Facebook · Thanks to the peeps who came out to our SLO Housing Happy Hour tonight! We have regular social events in South County 🏝️ and SLO City ⛰️ be sure to get on our mailing list so you can be in the know for next time around! #sanluisobispo #centralcoast #findyourpeople #neighborhood #yimby
Instagram, Facebook · New year, new Housing Happy Hour in SLO! Interested in making a local impact or learning about housing advocacy for the first time? Maybe just wanna complain about the rent being too damn high? So do we! Come meet your pro-housing neighbors at The Hub this Thursday and have some fun! 🏡
Facebook · Monthly Meet-up Tonight! Let's start 2024 off right by making a local impact! Maybe your resolution this year was to step into housing advocacy? 😊 Our Virtual Meetup is this Tonight, January 11th, at 7pm. We have a great opportunity to talk about our County District 5 Candidate Forum (coming up on February 11th). Help us brainstorm logistics and write questions for Heather Moreno and Susan Funk!…
Facebook · Presenting at CalPoly Associated Student Planners today. (The slide says “Don’t forget to be a human”)
Instagram · Wanna connect with your pro-housing neighbors in South County? Of course you do! ❤️Meet new people ❤️Drink and eat good things ❤️Put off any Thanksgiving stuff you haven't done yet Whether you're just curious about our vibes, or you've been coming to YIMBY meetings for a while now, come out to Rooster Creek tomorrow. Learn how you can support the pro-housing movement in big and small ways. See you…
Instagram, Facebook · Did you know SLO County has a Housing Trust Fund It’s a nonprofit solely dedicated to providing financing and technical assistance to affordable housing developers! CEO Jeff Eckles will be sharing about the Housing Trust Fund’s mission and impact in helping more neighbors stay housed in the County. Jeff is also the previous executive director for the Home Builders’ Association, so he has a wide ra…
Facebook · Students are not pollutants! Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1307 into law on Sept. 7, 2023. “California will not allow NIMBYism to take hold, blocking critically needed housing for years and even decades."
Facebook · In the end, California lawmakers ended up passing TWO bills, which let developers basically choose which law they want to follow if they want to convert strip malls to housing. (Yes, really.)
How we work
Reform the rules
Back zoning reform and streamlined permitting so more homes are legal to build, especially near transit and jobs.
Educate & engage
Turn out residents to the meetings that matter and make it easy to take a pro-housing position on local projects.
Build partnerships
Work with neighbors, labor, faith groups, and builders toward a shared abundant-housing agenda.
SLOCo YIMBY is a chapter of YIMBY Action.
One of the local groups organizing for more homes across the country, backed by the national team.