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The YIMBY movement (short for "yes in my back yard") is a pro-housing social movement[1] that focuses on encouraging new housing, opposing density limits (such as single-family zoning), and supporting public transportation. It stands in opposition to NIMBY ("not in my back yard") tendencies, which generally oppose most forms of urban development in order to maintain the status quo.[2][3][4] As a popular organized movement in the United States, the YIMBY movement began in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 2010s amid a housing affordability crisis and has subsequently become a potent political force in local, state, and national[5][6] politics in the United States.[7][8] The YIMBY position supports increasing the supply of housing within cities where housing costs have escalated to unaffordable levels.[9] They have also supported infrastructure development projects like improving housing development[10] (especially for affordable housing[11] or trailer parks[12]), high-speed rail lines,[13][4] homeless shelters,[14] day cares,[15] schools, universities and colleges,[16][17] bike lanes, and pedestrian safety infrastructure.[3] YIMBYs often seek rezoning that would allow denser housing to be produced or the repurposing of obsolete buildings, such as shopping malls, into housing.[18][19][20] Cities that have adopted YIMBY policies have seen substantial increase in housing supply and reductions in rent.[21] The YIMBY movement has supporters across the political spectrum, including left-leaning adherents who believe housing production is a social justice issue, free-market libertarian proponents who think the supply of housing should not be regulated by the government, and environmentalists who believe land use reform will slow down exurban development into natural areas.[22] Some YIMBYs also support efforts to shape growth in the public interest such as transit-oriented development,[23][24] green construction,[25] or expanding the role of public housing. YIMBYs argue cities can be made increasingly affordable and accessible by building more infill housing,[26][27][28]: 1  and that greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by denser cities.[29]

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My painting of the Bay Bridge from Embarcadero and Bryant

Let’s Glow SF, the country’s largest holiday projection event, is returning to downtown San Francisco for the 2024 holiday season. This FREE holiday projection arts festival has expanded this year to include 8 locations featuring large-scale animated light installations by 16 artists from around the world and award-winning design studios, plus projections at Annie Alley in Yerba Buena and an art installation at The Crossing at East Cut. Let's Glow SF will run from December 6 to 15, 2024 with nightly shows from 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM, and will include Glow on Front: A Neon Block Party, a FREE all-ages block party on Front Street, the State’s first Entertainment Zone, on December 13, 2024. After switching on at 7 PM on Friday, December 6th, shows run continuously from 5:30-10 PM each night. On December 6th, a Countdown to Glow public kickoff will take place at the foot of Market Street facing the Ferry Building with entertainment beginning at 5:00 PM. Opening remarks will begin at 6:30 PM and the light shows will officially turn on at 7:00 PM. Attendees will be able to experience the wonder of the season with exciting performances from Catalyst Arts and Circosphere, a DJ, complimentary hot chocolate from Sunset Roasters and Marley’s Treats, and scrumptious pizza available for purchase from Mozzeria. Free Let's Glow SF swag will be available while supplies last. Join Amazon, Compass Family Services, and Let's Glow SF in donating new and gently used winter coats for underserved families at Countdown to Glow on December 6th, 5:00 PM, at Embarcadero Plaza. Local participating businesses will offer special promotions, discounts, themed drinks, and bites for Let’s Glow SF attendees throughout the entire 10-night event. Let’s Glow SF is hosted by The Downtown SF Partnership, the community benefit district that oversees 43 blocks across San Francisco’s Financial District and Jackson Square Historic District. The signature event is part of citywide efforts to activate downtown’s public realm and increase programming as a form of placemaking across the city and is partially funded through an economic recovery grant from the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development and Office of Mayor London N. Breed.

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