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NYC crime in 2023 is down by:
Murder 7.7%
Shooting Incidents 25.7%
Hate Crimes, 32%
Rape 10.4%
Robbery 4.5%
Burglary 10.1%
Grand Larceny 1.2%
Transit 5.3%
Petit Larceny 1.9%
All while bail reform continued to free people, keep families together, & save taxpayers millions.
"Many studies have found that easy access to firearms does not make the home safer. Instead, ownership raises the likelihood of both suicide and homicide" https://t.co/DrpmVyWhue
I'm afraid that if I wear my little submarine Halloween costume THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON SINCE MARCH, it might come across as insensitive and cultural appropriation of billionaires. Back to the drawing board.
(From @ZyahnaB)
A Black woman was killed yesterday in Albemarle County. She worked at the Haven and was a fierce advocate for unhoused community members in Cville and Alb. She leaves behind 5 children.
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@mtgillikin@kathrynlaughon @jakefmooney @CarisAdel I'm always happy with cheaper than driving (& parking at the destination city). As long as it is roughly the same amount of time and there's decent public transit / car to borrow when I arrive.
I still have a non-data-supported fear of going super-fast in a train and crashing.
Tesla's self-driving capability is something like 10 times more deadly than a regular car piloted by a human, per an analysis of a new government report. @ryanlcooper has it:
https://t.co/QwsNL4S698
I want to live in a world where this story is about @CvilleCityHall and @CvillePW being leaders in innovation and climate change solutions.
I don't live in that world.
Yet.
Our local gas utility did something exciting yesterday. It broke ground on a community geothermal network.
Instead of selling natural gas for heating, @EversourceMA is piloting a new role for utilities in advancing a low-carbon future.
A few reasons this is so exciting:
Mayor of Paris is leading the most ambitious effort worldwide to wean people off cars. She is redesigning transport, housing, jobs + public space so residents have the choice of living without long, polluting commutes. Cycling is now key to mobility. This is what leaders do.