SLO County YIMBY

11/07/2025

Next Friday, join us for “Housing Solutions: United in Action” with Transitions Mental Health! SLOCo lead Kimmie Nguyen will be presenting “What is a YIMBY?”, 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 link in bio.

05/20/2025

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 great cities… Any secret trivia champions among you? Someone needs to hard carry me 😜

See you — 7pm at Benny’s Pizza Palace and Social Club!

05/13/2025

More homes in the right places =
💸 less 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 events, win free stuff, and get out of your car!

04/07/2025

📣📣💥Tomorrow - Arroyo Grande’s 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 your Council to make tomorrow? You know what the NIMBYs are going to be asking. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Personally, I don’t want to see my future kids out on the street or leaving the County because some Councilmembers were slightly uncomfy with the idea of growth.

Send this post to a South County friend - or better yet, bring one to the meeting!

03/28/2025

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

03/23/2025

Thanks to all you neighbors who came out last Tuesday! You all tell the best stories (good ones & bad ones 😉) and our community is richer for having you in it. “SLO Homes for All” will always be our vision and passion.

03/18/2025

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 is organizing and lobbying the City to lift up the rights of renters. We’ll be highlighting SLOTU’s specific demands in an upcoming post.

Send an email to City Council ([email protected]) to urge them to include greater renter protections in their budget and work plan for the next two years!

03/05/2025

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 Coast.

We hope we’ll see you! Link in bio.
SLO Homes for All Social - March 18th at Meadow Park

03/05/2025

02/21/2025

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.

02/17/2024

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!

02/07/2024

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 funding, transportation, AirBnB, and how they plan to help solve the shortage of housing in our region.

You’ll also get a link to a Google form to vote for your choice of endorsement. You can chose one candidate, or neither (no endorsement). You can also tell us why you made your decision, if you want!

Ballots will close at midnight on the evening of Sunday, February 11th. Results will be released February 12th. If you’re not sure of your membership status... Just respond to this email and we’ll check for you. It just takes a minute! There are over 400 people on our mailing list, but just under 50 of you are members. To become a member, go to the homepage and become a member. You can be a supporting member for as little as $35 per year, or you can apply to be a volunteer member if you’ve given pro-housing public comment within the last two months.