Robert Foster

Passionate about solving our nations' housing crisis

[Robert Foster @CycleNomad]

America’s $200 Billion Choice: Bombs or Homes? https://t.co/ovQ0lMVJTW

[Robert Foster @CycleNomad]

$1,525 for the market apartment. $1,675 for the "affordable" one the government built.

Not a glitch. The design.

Here's what I'd do instead: https://t.co/KGNbGCIv04

#AffordableHousing #HousingPolicy #LIHTC

[Robert Foster @CycleNomad]

Just published: an open letter to Congress on how to actually close America's 7.2 million unit housing gap.
Five reforms. Zero new entitlement spending. All structured to put the first shovel in the ground faster.
Read it here: https://t.co/fRMqeLDr31
#WorkforceHousing

[Robert Foster @CycleNomad]

Housing isn’t humanitarian aid — it’s counterterrorism.
We just destroyed 80,000+ homes across Iran, Lebanon, Israel & the Gulf.
Now the youth bulges + jobless despair = US security threat.
The fix? Full strategy (Marshall Plan 2.0 via @DFCgov) here:
https://t.co/vRilxesUe1

[Robert Foster @CycleNomad]

Why This War Makes Affordable Housing Even Harder
Iran war + Irate GCC = faster petrodollar erosion.
Result? Higher Treasury yields, mortgage rates stuck elevated, and affordable housing getting even harder to build.
#HousingCrisis #Petrodollar
https://t.co/YEbPnO1oE3

[Robert Foster @CycleNomad]

Pink backpacks in rubble. 168+ girls killed in Minab school strike. Legacy media? Buried paragraphs & “under review.” Meanwhile: oil prices & “decisive strikes” -- this is structural omission—not accident: https://t.co/vnmpD2qyPq
#Iran #MediaCritique #Journalism #ForeignAffairs

[Robert Foster @CycleNomad]

@MFA_China The fentanyl crisis is real. Your "robust steps" amount to nothing.
Those chemicals flow from factories you could shut down tomorrow.
These tariffs are clumsy, but you pushed us.
You need our markets. We need your goods. Let's solve this like adults or watch both economies bleed.

[Caltrans District 9 @Caltrans9]

ATTN DRIVERS: Due to whiteout conditions on the highway, @Caltrans9 and the CHP have expanded the closure on U.S. 395. The highway is now closed from State Route 203 to Bridgeport.

Any updates on this or other road closures will be posted to our social media channels.

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

I’m so proud that @HouseDemocrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which capped insulin at $35 for those on Medicare.

This led Eli Lilly to extend the same price to everyone else today. I expect other companies will follow suit.

Huge news for the millions who need insulin.

[Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski]

Some very promising news: https://t.co/GsJO0EqBqR

[Kim Kamdar @kpk7767]

So much to love about the SD company creation ecosystem! We do gather well. @mkrenn is a huge part of our secret sauce.

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Summary of the 5 Phase 3 vaccine trials.
One theme: 100% protection from death and hospitalizations
That is impressive!

[Robert Foster @CycleNomad]

Kapor Capital is brilliant, mission-driven, and an inspiration to every venture capitalist that cares about social progress. @meganrosedickey @unolil https://t.co/lVX3DGWsLE

[Robert Foster @CycleNomad]

@KizzyPhD @EricTopol @CIDRAP @mtosterholm @AngelaKUlrich @_coryanderson @DrBGellin @RLBerkelman @mlipsitch This is soundly rooted in science and articulated by world-class epidemiologists. Sadly, we will look back in 2 months and question the institutional and political inertia that allowed for unnecessary deaths.

[Shahram Seyedin-Noor @ShahramSN]

This is big news on new @US_FDA approvals for #vaccines to address #SARSCoV2 variants. Shorter trials means we can avoid a massive new wave.

[Robert Foster @CycleNomad]

Oral health may not seem like an important issue, but it is representative of systemic inequities that continue to widen the health gap. Washington is starting to take the message to heart. https://t.co/CbHYfp8d4n @askthedentist @HealthEquityCT @HealthJusticePH @ughe_org

[Atul Gawande @Atul_Gawande]

1. We need all Americans to wear a high quality mask. Upgrading to one with a metal nose clip and a snug fit so it doesn't fall when you talk or leak so much out the sides--ideally a medical grade mask--is important. This variant is 30-50% more contagious than what we've faced.

[Atul Gawande @Atul_Gawande]

I know COVID seems like it is subsiding. But the B117 variant is spreading. What we do now to stop it determines whether it takes over and fills hospitals again in 2 months.

It's going to take more than vaccinations--the supply won't come fast enough. https://t.co/mzlyAV8STs

[Mark Engler @markjengler]

This one's an evergreen...

https://t.co/Qyo2qqNoyx

[Robert Foster @CycleNomad]

Covid doesn't discriminate, but hour health system does. The longer the pandemic lasts, the more entrenched health inequities will become. #MaskUp #antiracism @CIDRAP @EpiEllie @drgarybennett @MikeLevin @mkrenn @AliNouriPhD @ShahramSN @unolil @echohawkd3