GAVIN NEWSOM: To the NIMBY movement that's now being replaced by the YIMBY movement, go YIMBYs. Thank you for your abundant mindset. That’s a plug for @ezraklein.
(And @DKThomp!!!)
After several delays, @DOGE has finally posted its purported savings. Why did it take so long to create a simple webpage with a 1000-row table? Who knows! Let's dig in.
Headline number: $55B saved. They list the savings per nixed contract. This should be easy to verify then.
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Kamala gives a full throated YIMBY message on ending the housing shortage tonight, to thunderous applause:
“For years we have heard excuses about why America can’t build enough housing. Enough with the excuses, I’m gonna cut the red tape…to speed up building and get it done!"
Get ready for a bizarre, fun detective story. It’s about an international theft ring. It’s got suspense. Heartbreak. Do-gooders. Bad dudes. And the quarry? Millions in high-end bikes stolen from Silicon Valley & beyond. A thread:
https://t.co/f0Ii98y19e
"When the sun explodes and human life expires, only cockroaches will remain, and those roaches will build a radio station and keep “Smooth” in heavy rotation."https://t.co/1avwnTBH8i @fayyayfay
For decades, govt’s required abundant parking for all buildings. All that concrete spikes costs, gobbles up space and is bad for environment. But it’s good for drivers. Maybe it's time to retool policies that champion driver convenience?https://t.co/5j3HVzA2wN via @brianeason
🧵New reporting from me on a story I've been covering for nearly five years.
If you want to understand why Los Angeles and other cities are failing to make streets safer, the traffic killing of Alessa Fajardo is a case study.
https://t.co/rJCSh8ktwd