Watching $44B go up in smoke

Not particularly mild-mannered bureaucrat. I fix business processes. The Earth is burning; forget parking. is my day job.

[clara the urbanist @SlopHq]

every data center story says it uses "as much power as 100,000 homes" like that's a scandal. an aluminum smelter pulls five times that and it's why airplanes are cheap. measuring industry in homes is how you train a country to believe building things is a crime

[Phil BuildTheFutureNow 🇺🇸🦅🌲💙 @PhilSustainable]

A 10-min bus ride takes 40 mins in Brooklyn, because of this car gridlock.
If cars didn’t slow buses, we wouldn’t need bus lanes. But the slowness forces people to buy cars, which makes the traffic worse. A vicious cycle that needs to break. 🚌🚗

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward admitting that "free bus" critics were right and quality of service is more important than fares!

[Jarrett Walker @humantransit]

Yosemite Valley has the problems of a city because lots of people want to be there at the same time.

So it needs the solutions of a city, including a much more extensive transit system that's protected from traffic.

There's room for lots of people, but not for their cars.

[Watching $44B go up in smoke @gillibits]

@JeremyELevine Thank you @Scott_Wiener!

[Vladimir Vlad @VladSF]

Well there you have it.

The Calle 24 Mafia strikes again.

2 fewer stories and 15 less units.

This is good how?

https://t.co/SR33yElNQU

[California YIMBY @cayimby]

Today, California ends decades-long bans on apartments near our most frequent train and bus stops, thanks to SB 79.

Some cities will move fast. Others will take more time. Change won't happen everywhere at once.

But it has begun, and it will not stop here.

[Alex Stamos @alexstamos]

The only upside I can see from this whole mess is that there is a whole bunch of VCs with former or current Administration affiliation who we can now safely ignore on AI policy.

They have shown that everything they ever said on AI regulation was just politically motivated.

[Garry's List @garryslist]

California's cities are kneecapping state housing bills by burying them in regulations — from lot requirements to HOA sign-offs and affordability covenants.

In 2024, CA permitted just 258 houses per 100k residents, compared to a nat'l average of 435 and Texas rate of 722.

[Jesse Cohen @JesseCohenInv]

Video of the 405 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles as Thanksgiving travel rush gets underway.

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

[Watching $44B go up in smoke @gillibits]

@AdamNMayer Yup

[Jerusalem @JerusalemDemsas]

coming back from a few days off to learn that @GavinNewsom is considering nuking SB 79 smh don't pmo right now

[Ryan Moulton @moultano]

The thing about the high line is that it is basically just an ordinary sidewalk but with no cars around, and that is enough to elevate it to one of the best places in the city.

[M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray]

One of the most important pieces of legislation in modern California history is currently sitting on Governor Newsom's desk: SB 79. He will likely either sign or veto it this week. Here's what you need to know, and how you can help.

[Chris Elmendorf @CSElmendorf]

"Los Angeles is on track to build less than a third of the housing we’ve promised to build, and yet the mayor says the state should just trust LA."

[Watching $44B go up in smoke @gillibits]

I think this app is helpful and consistent with SFMTA policy. Encourages parking turnover and/or paying the meter rather than a fine. That said, they shouldnt use initials to identify the PCOs.

[Riley Walz @rtwlz]

I reverse engineered the San Francisco parking ticket system. I can see every ticket seconds after it's written

So I made a website. Find My Friends? AVOID THE PARKING COPS.

[Jerusalem @JerusalemDemsas]

there's something almost comforting that in all times Southern Californians' commitment to pro-homelessness policy remains strong

[Watching $44B go up in smoke @gillibits]

@Scott_Wiener @CA_Dem wooooohooo!

[Alex Armlovich @aarmlovi]

My god. The mayor of LA thinks 7-floor apartments should not be legal in walking distance of transit

That's what it means to oppose SB79: There are no "risks". It's just un-banning homes on transit

Bass may be the worst mayor in America. Certainly the worst for transit riders

[Brian Hanlon @hanlonbt]

Total failure of leadership.

Mayor Bass should be honest with her renter constituents and help them navigate the move to Texas, since they won’t find an affordable home in LA.