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YIMBY, writer, CA native, splitting time between Portland and LA

[California YIMBY @cayimby]

LA killed a proposed exemption for new apartments from its transfer tax, keeping the same rate builders and mansion sellers both pay.

Research cited by the council links the tax to slower property sales and lower funding for public services.

[Build More Housing @SageVan]

@spencerpratt You're a nutjob.

[Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler]

Property crime on trains is down about 95% since BART installed tall fare gates that make it significantly harder to ride without paying.

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

Karla Toledo has been in the United States since she was ONE YEAR OLD. She has no criminal record. She didn't violate any of the rules of the DACA program. Her lawful status is still valid. Yet for some reason, ICE broke into her house without a warrant(!) and threw her in jail.

[Tom Steyer @TomSteyer]

Don't believe I'll lower electric bills? PG&E does.

[Build More Housing @SageVan]

@SenatorHick @mattyglesias Impeach Polis.

[Build More Housing @SageVan]

@jaredpolis @JesseAPaul @Konola4Colorado The First Amendment does not protect insurrection and fraud.

[Build More Housing @SageVan]

@sam_d_1995 Tell them in two days the offered raise goes to 3.5%. Then in two more days 3%. And if a week passes layoffs will begin.

I also support unions but this is ridiculous and a waste of taxpayer dollars.

[sam @sam_d_1995]

I am usually pro-labor but the LIRR strike is absurd

they’re already the best paid agency in the country, with average total comp of over $200K, and now they’re refusing a 4% raise?

This is a perfect example of why US transit is so inefficient!

[Build More Housing @SageVan]

@Nick_Davidov Bye

[Build More Housing @SageVan]

@SecDuffy Your Iran War killed Spirit Airlines you doofus

[Aaron Fritschner @Fritschner]

Lauren Boebert’s post tonight blaming “the Radical Left” for not funding the Secret Service next to her posts from three weeks ago attacking the bill that to fund the Secret Service that the Senate passed unanimously, which still is not law because House Republicans blocked it

[Build More Housing @SageVan]

@JoePostingg You can’t maximize competitive districts in lopsided states like CA without then having a bunch of blowout districts to account for the overall partisan lean. And in a tight election, the party that gets less votes in such a setup might end up winning more seats in that state.

[Build More Housing @SageVan]

@kimmaicutler TACO Tuesday!

[Build More Housing @SageVan]

@CSElmendorf So many of these students are just scammers using fake diagnoses to get additional time. This doesn’t fly in the real world with real deadlines.

[Build More Housing @SageVan]

@MattMahanSJ Horrible idea. Those taxes pay for road repair and infrastructure. And gas stations will simply pocket the savings without lowering prices at the pump.

[Build More Housing @SageVan]

@conrad_truedson @JHWeissmann And Oregon and California…

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Russia launched more than 2,000 attack drones, 1,200 guided aerial bombs, and 116 missiles of various types at our cities and villages in just this past week. Almost every day, they strike energy facilities, logistics infrastructure, and residential buildings. And this is happening even as diplomatic efforts for peace are ongoing.

The world must not turn a blind eye to Russian attacks. When there is no global response, the strikes become more frequent and increasingly brutal. This can be stopped through real support for Ukraine and our defense. We need missiles for air defense systems and weapons for our warriors, who hold back this aggression every single day. And for diplomacy to work, constant pressure on Russia is essential. The price of this war for them must be so high that the war becomes untenable for the Russian Federation. Thank you to everyone who is working with us to protect lives and bring a just peace closer.

[Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith]

A Minnesota high school student was nabbed by ICE agents as she was trying to pick up food for her family after work. She was violently dragged from her car and lost her shoes. So, barefoot in the middle of winter, she was put into the back of an unmarked car in a small town (Willmar).

[Build More Housing @SageVan]

@GovKathyHochul Can you reopen Indian Point?