Primary Endorsements June 2026

We proudly support Jon Rawlings for Los Angeles City Council District 3 because he understands that Los Angeles’s housing affordability crisis demands bold action. His campaign is rooted in the belief that government should work for everyone, and that housing supply and affordability must be central to City Hall’s agenda. Rawlings has publicly stated his commitment to building more housing across the city, affirming that Los Angeles needs Yes-oriented solutions to housing shortages rather than the status quo that keeps residents priced out.

Jon Rawlings is the strongest candidate on housing because he supports:

• Building more housing, faster by cutting red tape and fixing a broken permitting process
• Increasing housing supply as the most effective way to lower rents and home prices
• Smart, well-planned development that adds homes near jobs, transit, and existing infrastructure
• Ending delay-driven politics that stall housing and push families out of Los Angeles

Jon will bring a pro-housing, solutions oriented mindset to City Hall and help District 3 move toward a more affordable, abundant future.

YIMBY Los Angeles proudly endorses John Erickson for State Senate because he brings a clear, actionable housing agenda backed by a proven record of pro-housing leadership. As a West Hollywood City Councilmember, John cut permitting delays, championed mixed-use and infill housing, and supported new affordable homes that strengthened walkability and transit access. He knows what it takes to move housing from idea to approval to built.

John is running on statewide reforms that matter to YIMBYs, including:
• Removing red tape that blocks new housing
• Scaling affordable and workforce housing across thriving job centers
• Ensuring mixed-income, transit-oriented growth rather than sprawl
• Investing in infrastructure that supports dense, sustainable communities

While he also advocates for climate resilience and economic equity, housing is central to his vision: California must build more homes in the places where people want and need to live. John has already shown he can deliver results locally, and he’s ready to do the same at the state level to make housing abundance and affordability real.

YIMBY Los Angeles proudly endorses Sara Hernandez for State Senate because she has the hands-on housing expertise and coalition-building experience California needs right now. As a land-use and housing attorney and LACCD trustee, Sara helped secure approvals for transit-oriented developments and delivered more than 300 homes for formerly unhoused Angelenos — demonstrating that she not only supports housing, she gets it built.

Sara’s platform directly advances core YIMBY priorities:
• Streamlining approvals to end endless delays
• Legalizing duplexes and fourplexes in high-opportunity neighborhoods
• Expanding social housing and community land trusts to ensure affordability long-term
• Converting existing buildings into housing rather than leaving them vacant
• Creating walkable, transit-connected neighborhoods where people can live near jobs and schools

Her lived experience, immigrant roots, and career in public service show she understands why housing stability is foundational to economic opportunity. Sara has the policy depth and political courage to deliver housing at scale, prevent displacement, and build the equitable, abundant Los Angeles we know is possible.