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Parents in My Backyard

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Seniors play bingo at the Neil Orchard Senior Activities Center in Sacramento. (Katie Orr/KQED)

If you’ve been following California’s housing crisis, you’ve probably heard of NIMBY, or, "Not In My Backyard." And you might have heard of YIMBY, or, “Yes In My Backyard."

This morning, we've got another one to add to your housing vocabulary, PIMBY. That's "Parents In My Backyard."

More and more California seniors are turning to Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADU's, as they age.

As part of our Graying California series, Matt Levin of CALmatters brings us this profile.

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