YIMBY News for 8/8

[Eric Budd]

The Weekly Wrap: Where Is L.A.’s Plan for Preventing Homeless Displacement at the Olympics?

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 37.69. construction, density, development, homeowner, house, housing, nimby, project, urban, yimby, zone, zoning

Los Angeles. (Photo by Dillon Shook / Unsplash) *Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions that bring us closer to economic, environmental, and social justice. If you enjoy this newsletter, share it with a friend or colleague and tell them to subscribe.* ------------------------------ No Plan For Houseless People During L.A.’s 2028 Olympics Los Angeles has not presented a plan for unsheltered residents who will likely be displaced by the Summer 2028 Olympic Games, LAist reports. L.A. County’s D

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Weld County officials have told an AI company to stop construction on a new data center. Three times

Colorado Public Radio

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KEYWORD SCORE: 22.14. construction, development, house, occupancy, project, rent, supply, zone, zoning

Weld County officials have repeatedly told an AI company to immediately stop ongoing construction at what could become the biggest data center in the state. Public records requests reveal that the county has repeatedly issued “stop work” orders against Global AI, which is converting the 438-acre former Kodak facility, near Windsor in unincorporated Weld County, into a large data center. The county posted the orders on the property on May 7, again on June 11, and yet another time on an unspecified date for un-permitted construction. Source: Weld CountyStop work orders on Global AI’s new data ce

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‘He was every father’s dream’: Family calls for change after deadly Aurora hit and run

Denverite

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KEYWORD SCORE: 18.84. bike lane, development, house, housing, rent

Eighty people bowed their heads in prayer and held candles on Thursday night to honor the life of Arthur Lance Williams, the young man who was killed in an Aurora hit-and-run last week. “He was every father’s dream,” said Troy Lance Williams, standing not far from the scene of the crash that killed his son. “He was kind, gentle, loving, outgoing and determined to see things through once he started.” Troy L. Williams attends a vigil for his son, Arthur Williams, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash while he was cycling in Aurora. Aug. 6, 2026. Williams was riding his bike on South Powhaton Roa

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