YIMBY News for 9/6

[Eric Budd]

The Weekly Wrap: D.C. Sues To Remove National Guard From Its Streets

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KEYWORD SCORE: 31.78. development, growth, homeowner, house, housing, mobility, parking, parking lot, preservation, project, urban, walk, zoning

[image: The Weekly Wrap] DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb and Mayor Muriel Bowser hold a press conference outside of E. Barrett Prettyman Court House in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 15, 2025. (Photo by Annabelle Gordon / Sipa USA via AP) 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. ------------------------------ D.C. Sues the Trump Admin Ove

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To Boost Turnout, Ballot Measure Proposes Moving New York City Elections to Even Years

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KEYWORD SCORE: 22.70. development, growth, housing, income, project, public hearing, rent, renter

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass had to win over a far larger electorate than her predecessors; more Angelenos took part in choosing their mayor in 2022 than in the two prior mayoral elections *combined*. San Francisco saw the same astounding growth last year, when more people voted in the city’s mayoral race than in its two prior regular elections combined. Both cities owe this surge to the same reform, which moved their local contests from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years. Advocates for the change pointed to persistently low turnout for elections held on so-called off years, aiming to i

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