Sonja Trauss (any pronoun)

President and Executive Director
Yes In My Back Yard
Berkeley, California

Sonja Trauss is the founder and executive director of Yes In My Back Yard. She is also a founder of the modern YIMBY Movement. Her story is detailed in the New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice book Golden Gates by Conor Dougherty. With YIMBY Action, YIMBY has 80 chapters in 25 states. We are the largest network of grassroots pro-housing groups in the US.

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Presentation(s):

• State Housing Reform: From Momentum to Movement

  Monday, April 27, 2026
  11:30 AM - 12:15 PM CT