Mitch Mankin

I nerd out about: maps, stats, econ. Policy and Data Manager @SFHDC. Formerly @SVatHome @Bookshare @ClinicByTheBay @GlobalCitizenYr. Opinions mine

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VENTURE COWBOYS is out everywhere now! Very excited about this one, our first to feature pedal steel and it sounds nothing like anything else I’ve heard recently. Check it out wherever you listen to music!

[Mitch Mankin @MitchMankin]

I used to think I was here to make housing more affordable in the Bay Area. But after 7 years of running up against all kinds of barriers to change, I don’t know what positive impact I can have as 1 person. The problem is ever more complex and the solutions ever farther.

[Mitch Mankin @MitchMankin]

What is your purpose here on earth?

Asking because I used to think I knew mine, and now I’m not so sure. I need some inspiration.

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It occurs to me that after the apocalypse, when gasoline is hard to come by, bikes will be an excellent means of transport

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Hot take: it’s not actually very impressive that Trump got 51% of the Republican caucus vote in Iowa. Almost half of Iowa Republicans would prefer someone else, to say nothing of Iowa Democrats. He’s basically the incumbent, but he can only muster half of his own party right now

[Mitch Mankin @MitchMankin]

How fast can you label all the states?

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Huge thanks to @MattHaneySF, @NPHANC, @yasaminsalari, JT Harechmak, @Abram1125, @NancySkinnerCA, and all the others who helped make this happen!!

[Mitch Mankin @MitchMankin]

#AB572 just passed the Senate! Soon, below market rate (affordable) homeowners could have protections against rapidly rising HOA fees. Now on to concurrence in the Assembly, then on to @GavinNewsom’s desk

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The obvious condition would be for @californiapuc to adopt a nexus study and collect a fee from Cruise/General Motors ($50 billion market cap) and Waymo/Alphabet ($1.66 trillion market cap) to help fully fund road repair and public transit. Not even on the table, afaik.

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Usually I like to use ApartmentList because they look at rents paid by current residents, not just units on the market, but they don’t appear to go down to the neighborhood level

[Mitch Mankin @MitchMankin]

Anyone have a good data source for rents by neighborhood? (in SF or elsewhere) I’m updating a report that used numbers from Zumper but they’re all over the place and don’t seem reliable.

[Mitch Mankin @MitchMankin]

Happy Juneteenth!

[Mitch Mankin @MitchMankin]

Really wish the 33 ran more frequently and later, such a useful bus route

[SFHDC @SFHDC]

For a decade, our nation lost ground in addressing the housing and homelessness crisis because of dramatic spending cuts required by Congress. We can't go backwards. The rent isn't going down, so neither should affordable housing funding. #CutsHurt @SenSchumer @POTUS

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Anyone have a good political history of SF to recommend? I’m realizing my knowledge gets rather fuzzy between Jonestown and the early 90s

[Mitch Mankin @MitchMankin]

Endlessly frustrating that public budgets get slashed during downturns, when public spending is most needed. We need more countercyclical budgeting.

[Mitch Mankin @MitchMankin]

It would be cool if the debt limit negotiations would not make any more appearances in my dreams

[Mitch Mankin @MitchMankin]

Something I’ve noticed about SF billboards, bus stop ads, etc recently: the majority are aimed at companies, not individual consumers. Lots of management software, payment systems, hiring services, etc.

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Anyone know of groups that are doing good homelessness advocacy work in Sacramento?