Caleb Smith

Gov’t/Military Liaison for Public Transit in Va | Previously @RepElaineLuria | CNU and Community College Grad | #YIMBY | Movies | #RaiseHail

[Caleb Smith @CalebSmith333]

First time at Speaker Don Scott’s Black & White Gala and I got to meet Virginia’s first woman Governor, Abigail Spanberger! 🇺🇸

[Caleb Smith @CalebSmith333]

Some actual great news out of Washington today on housing! This won’t fix everything or be immediate, but it’s a start to the federal government getting serious about housing availability and affordability! 🏘️

[YIMBYLAND @YIMBYLAND]

CONGRESS PASSES THE 21ST CENTURY ROAD TO HOUSING ACT!!!!!

HOUSE: 358-to-32
SENATE: 85-to-5

- Bipartisan reform to fix housing shortage & lower costs (no big new spending)
- Streamlines permitting, zoning & NEPA reviews to speed up building
- $200M+ Innovation Fund + grants for local govs to boost housing supply
- Lets CDBG funds build new affordable homes; raises bank investment cap to 20%
- Limits large investors (350+ single-family homes) from buying more
- Expands & modernizes HOME program + rural housing reforms
- Boosts manufactured/modular homes (easier rules, higher FHA limits)
- Whole-home repair pilots, voucher inspection fixes & veteran housing tweaks

ALL KNEES WILL BEND TO YIMBY 🏗️🏗️🏗️

[Formula 1 @F1]

BACK ON THE TOP STEP 💪

#F1 #BarcelonaGP

[Caleb Smith @CalebSmith333]

Can now confirm that @alyankovic is in fact… weird. But his show was hilarious and incredibly fun!

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

Two streets in Norfolk, VA, directly next to each other. One of them needed a special zoning variance to look the way it does. Guess which one?

[Caleb Smith @CalebSmith333]

82 years ago, Allied forces began the largest amphibious invasion in military history to defeat fascism and restore democracy. Airborne. Alex is live tweeting the events of Operation Overlord over the next few days. Highly recommended giving him a follow.

[alex kershaw @kershaw_alex]

D-Day is underway. Some would argue that what's happening right now is the most daring and ultimately successful operation in the history of military Alliances.
Note: the majority of troops are friends of the US from eight countries. Eisenhower has been told that three-quarters of the 23,400 airborne troops will be lost. He's hoping that the prediction will be wrong.

[Caleb Smith @CalebSmith333]

Shout out to all the runners yesterday at the Norfolk Corporate 5K! And the Tide is the best way to get around Downtown! 🚈

[Caleb Smith @CalebSmith333]

My Amtrak train is delayed by almost 3 hours but at least the train station has a German restaurant!

[Preston Stewart @prestonstew_]

Three years ago today Russia announced the capture of Bakhmut. They have now advanced around 14km from the western edge of the town.

[Caleb Smith @CalebSmith333]

Happy Star Wars Day! Here’s my movie rankings (and Andor)! #MayTheFourthBeWithYou

[Washington Commanders @Commanders]

SONNY STYLES!

@sonnystyles_ | #RaiseHail

[Caleb Smith @CalebSmith333]

Nature is very cool and this tool from NASA is fun!

My letters are from:
False River, Louisiana
Lake Guakhmaz, Azerbaijan
Nusantara, Indonesia
Sea of Okhotsk
Humaitá, Brazil

[NASA's Kennedy Space Center @NASAKennedy]

The planet can spell your name – literally. 🔤🌍

This Earth Day, see your name written in landscapes captured by Landsat: https://t.co/kcP12dhsI2

[Formula 1 @F1]

An unforgettable day! 🙌

Reigning @F1Academy Champion and @MercedesAMGF1 Development Driver Doriane Pin drives an F1 car for the first time 👊

#F1

[Caleb Smith @CalebSmith333]

Need another reason to fund NASA and science? Here in San Diego thousands came to the coast waiting for Artemis II to splash down. Though we couldn’t see anything, cheers rang out when it was confirmed they landed! 🚀

[Caleb Smith @CalebSmith333]

Of course I had to take public transit while in Cali 🌴 🚈

[Mark R. Brown, AICP, CNU @CompletedStreet]

Less asphalt. More landscaping. Safer for pedestrians.

More cities should do this.

[NASA @NASA]

Liftoff.

The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon.

Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.

[Caleb Smith @CalebSmith333]

Just ate at RUTA, Washington DC’s first Ukrainian restaurant and it was incredible! If you’re ever on Capitol Hill it’s worth the walk! Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦

[Caleb Smith @CalebSmith333]

Always fun to take Amtrak to DC! 🚆

Can’t wait to see some cherry blossoms! 🌸

[Caleb Smith @CalebSmith333]

Need recommendations for stuff to do in San Diego! I’ll be in California for the first time in a few week. ☀️

[Caleb Smith @CalebSmith333]

This is actually pretty difficult, but here’s my attempt:

Anora
Oppenheimer
One Battle After Another
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Parasite
CODA
Green Book
Moonlight
The Shape Of Water
Nomadland (haven’t seen)

[Matt Neglia @NextBestPicture]

How would you rank the last ten #Oscar Best Picture winners?

2016: Moonlight
2017: The Shape Of Water
2018: Green Book
2019: Parasite
2020: Nomadland
2021: CODA
2022: Everything Everywhere All At Once
2023: Oppenheimer
2024: Anora
2025: One Battle After Another