The Richmond needs housing
The housing crisis has hit our neighborhood hard, but it's time to fight back. We are neighbors organizing to address the root cause of the housing crisis: There are not enough homes.
Come on and join the fastest growing group of activists in San Francisco!
We can beat the housing crisis
We demand development without displacement. To that end, we seek to implement a series of policy recommendations made by President Obama in his Housing Development Toolkit.
- Streamline or shorten permitting processes and timelines
- Eliminate off-street parking requirements
- Enact high-density and multifamily zoning
- Allow accessory dwelling units
- Employ inclusionary zoning
- Establish density bonuses (Home SF) We did it!
Bad policy and local opposition to housing has erected an invisible wall around San Francisco, keeping out talented hardworking people who can't afford to live here. The Richmond of the future will only be diverse and vibrant if we keep our doors open.
"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."—President Obama, remarks to the U.S. Conference of Mayors, January 21, 2016
How to get involved
1) Follow the Facebook page
Liking the Facebook page will keep you up to date on happy hours, bike rides, and easy opportunities to make a difference.
2) Join The Mailing List
This list is super low volume, less than one email per month.
3) Follow @growtherichmond on Twitter.
Learn about the sordid history of zoning and meet other YIMBYs in the Bay Area.
4) Introduce yourself!
Email hello@growtherichmond.com right now.
If you have any special skills (graphic design, cooking, organizing experience, event planning, filmmaking, sales, marketing, programming etc) please mention them. The Richmond needs you!
YIMBY Action Membership
You can also join as a YIMBY Action member to help support the broader pro-housing movement.
Monthly membership:
Annual membership:
Our Letters
- Off-Street Parking Minimum Elimination Letter to Supervisor Fewer (12/03/2018)
- Letter to SF Planning Commission on Process Improvement (5/30/2018)
- An Open Letter About BART's Fare Enforcement - Guest Opinion (4/2/2018)
- Debt Service Passthrough Letter to Supervisor Fewer (1/9/2018)
- AB 915 (Ting) Density Bonus Law Letter of Opposition (4/17/2017)
- SB 35 Housing Accountability and Affordability Act Letter of Support (2/28/2017)
- Richmond District Strategy Comment (10/25/2016)
In the Media
- Bobak on Reforming Housing Approvals (6/19/2018)
- Bobak on Speeding Up the 5 Fulton Line (6/19/2018)
- Jane on Dockless Bikeshare (6/11/2018)
- Jane on London Breed and an Inclusive San Francisco (5/14/2018)
- Mike on SB 827 Alternatives in The Bay City Beacon (4/30/2018)
- Jane on Infrastructure in The San Francisco Examiner (3/11/2018)
- Rob on Density in The Richmond ReView (3/2/2018)
- Jane on Housing at Lucky Penny (11/28/2017)
- Jane on Bike Lanes in The Bay City Beacon (7/25/2017)
- Claire on Race and NIMBYism in The Bay City Beacon (3/29/2017)
Learn More
- Review the The White House's Housing Development Toolkit.
- Get the background from Kim-Mai Cutler's 2014 history of the housing crisis.
- Join forces with friends in other neighborhoods in Yimby Action.
- Get academic with this zoning paper from The Stanford Law & Policy Review.
- Learn more about growing the Richmond District here
Newsletter
- 05/18/2020 - Grow The Richmond: Staying Engaged during COVID-19
- 02/18/2020 - What's Happening In The Richmond In The Next Few Weeks
- 02/04/2020 - What's Happening In The Richmond In February
- 01/22/2020 - March 2020 election and how you can help
- 01/06/2020 - Grow The Richmond Updates - Jane is running for DCCC, and the More HOMES Act is coming back!
- 10/09/2019 - Grow The Richmond October Updates - Bikeshare is coming!
- 02/22/2019 - Grow The Richmond - Kicking Off 2019 🚀
- 10/12/2018 - Grow The Richmond November Election Edition 📬
- 09/03/2018 - Grow The Richmond September Update ✨ - Parent Salon and Upcoming Events!
- 07/17/2018 - Grow The Richmond July Update ☀ - Op-eds, Streamlining and Planning Reports (oh my)!
- 06/04/2018 - Grow The Richmond Updates - 🚨GET OUT AND VOTE EDITION!!! 🚨
- 04/17/2018 - A belated monthly update & upcoming events with Grow The Richmond neighbors
- 04/02/2018 - 🚨 Grow The Richmond Call to Action - Support SB827! 🚨
- 02/07/2018 - A Busy January for Grow The Richmond - Updates and Upcoming Events 😃
- 01/06/2018 - Grow the Richmond - First Update of 2018
Contact
We are always available to meet neighbors.
Contact Us:
- (415) 212-4441
- hello@growtherichmond.com
Grow the Richmond is a neighborhood affiliate club of YIMBY Action.