Borderline Spite and Other Motives

10/13/16 • 8 min

A shorter episode, in which we hear from lots of Yimbys. Volunteers from the Mass Mobilization tell us what motivates them and what it's like to talk with voters. Canvassing: It's not so hard! So come join us. Apologies in advance for the sound mixing!

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The Brisbane of My Existence

President Obama is officially a YIMBY. We're over the moon! Except... now we have to do the organizing to actually get this done. So, what does building a ground game look like?

Our old favorite Obama quote: "Democracy works, America, but we got to want it - not just during an election year, but all the days in between."

Our new favorite Obama quote: "We can work together to break down rules that stand in the way of building new housing and that keep families from moving to growing, dynamic cities."

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The Banksys of Bike Infrastructure & Big Money

In the first half we're joined by the most epic people in local politics, SF Transformation - @sfmtra on Twitter. These anonymous local heroes are taking matters into their own hands, adding rouge bike and pedestrian infrastructure to save lives. Then we switch to talk about the role of big, dark, sinister, sweet money in local campaigns. Should we be afraid or **very** afraid?