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greater than zero

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@mattyglesias on the merits income taxes are one of the most distortionary taxes and are a bad way to raise money

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@saikatc prop I is effectively a tax on housing to fund more housing, is it not? you just end up with less net housing

prop B is bad because i do not trust the san francisco city government to run a bank

[Tyler | Kenji Capital @KenjiCapital]

Another massive 49-story residential skyscraper is being proposed for San Francisco.

This one would rise 553 feet near the San Francisco Caltrain Station.

The project includes:

• 49 stories
• 553 feet tall
• 538 residential units
• 424 rental apartments
• 114 condominiums
• 41 affordable homes
• 7,000 SF of ground-floor retail
• Rooftop open space and resident amenities

The developer originally proposed a 47-story tower with 520 apartments. Now the plans are 49 stories, with a combination of apartments and for-sale condominiums.

The property is directly across from the Muni T Third Street light rail station and just one block from Caltrain.

Of course, these are still preliminary plans, and there's no construction timeline or estimated cost yet...

📍San Francisco

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huge!

[California YIMBY @cayimby]

Six Palo Alto projects show how homes are being built under new rules: state law, a new El Camino zone, converting city parking lots, and rules that let developers bypass local zoning.

They total about 1,170 homes; the first 386 broke ground in August.

[Senate Energy Democrats @EnergyDems]

If we don’t pass BAAJA, we risk losing $50 billion in electricity savings and missing out on 600 million metric tons in emissions reductions through 2040. That’s like keeping 16 extra coal plants running for a decade. We can’t afford to wait.

[Basil🧡 (they/them) @LinkofSunshine]

The alternative to a 4% emissions decline is a 0% emissions decline

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@algore this bill is net positive on green energy, which is disproportionately impacted by permitting and NEPA review delays. see the IFP’s research on the subject

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@algore this bill is net positive on green energy, which is disproportionately impacted by permitting and NEPA review delays. see the IFP’s research on the subject

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

Yes, you can't win on affordability and populism then immediately block a union-backed pro-affordability bill that has divided green groups but isn't uniformly opposed by them.

(unless you want people to think you're full of shit)

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@LoveCodeTrade if DSAs start proposing and voting for pro market policies that make the cost of housing go down, yes i will vote for them. i don’t really care what they call themselves

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someone clearly has not read hatchet

[Katie Campione @katie_campione]

Like I’m not even mad if you like Hatchet. Read whatever you want!!! Enjoy whatever you want!!! But women are not rolling their eyes at you liking a book. They are rolling their eyes at the continued sociological conditioning of boys and men to be violent and destructive.

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@the_good_matty @theseaofmooses yes they did
https://t.co/El7QBpueOy

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@SROMartha @the_good_matty @theseaofmooses connie chan is absolutely a nimby

@grok please give me connie chan’s voting record and preferred policy on housing related issues

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@the_good_matty @theseaofmooses you’re right, dsa recommended them but did not formally endorse. point still stands

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@MidwestDeplore @the_good_matty @theseaofmooses most right wing politicians in the CA are nimbys anyway, it’s not like i’m going to go vote for them

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@MidwestDeplore @the_good_matty @theseaofmooses i don’t gaf about right wing or left wing i care about policies that work. it is basic economics that prices are dictated by supply and demand. this is true for every good and service, and every city that realizes this has seen the price of housing fall to reasonable rates

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@TransitOrDie @theseaofmooses sure

what's a better alternative? the proposal seems fine to me, is there another one that will produce more units?

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make the cost of living go down in a sustainable manner and you have my vote. i literally do not care about anything else

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@theseaofmooses if DSAs support pro housing, pro building policies (including pro market rate housing) I will vote for all of them. I literally do not care about anything other than the cost of housing going down

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@jakeonrails @theseaofmooses gg ig

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@TransitOrDie @theseaofmooses i guess i won’t then 😂
why are yimby groups backing the guy who doesn’t like this particular project?