San Francisco Organizing Director
I moved to San Francisco for a job, but I also came here because it is the kind of city where I could be myself fully and without reservation as an out trans woman. I’ve made so many friends and watched them leave because it costs too much to live here.
Jane Natoli is the San Francisco Organizing Director at YIMBY Action. She came to YIMBY Action after serving on the board since 2018 and as a volunteer lead since 2016. Before joining YIMBY Action, she worked professionally in anti-money laundering compliance for companies such as Lithic, Stripe, and Wells Fargo. Jane serves on the board of directors for Equality California and is an Airport Commissioner for SFO. She currently resides in Inner Richmond in San Francisco
Everyone who wants the opportunity to live someplace should have it and that means providing safe and affordable homes for everyone.
I started showing up because the message matters, but I kept showing up because the people I get to do advocacy with every day. It’s a hard challenge, trying to get our cities to build more homes, to make the process more equitable and make it take less time because that hurts everyone, especially our most vulnerable citizens, and doing that kind of advocacy has its ups and downs. It’s great to have a group of folks to celebrate with, or commiserate with, depending on the day, and that’s what YIMBY Action is.
