Andy Freeland

Computers, buses bikes and trains, and cities.

[Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler]

If we are going to bail these people out—and we shouldn’t, because they all knew this land was sliding when they bought or built their homes—the state should buy these properties at their prop 13 valuations and not a single dime more.

[James Medlock @jdcmedlock]

I don’t think we should accept temporary hardship so that Elon can get a nice big tax cut

[Will Stancil @whstancil]

So basically Elon Musk is a traitor working with America's enemies, he's also the main funder and proponent of Donald Trump's campaign, and he controls a bunch of our communications and national security infrastructure. And is the richest guy on earth, to boot. Seems bad

[Andy Freeland @rouge8]

Just lighting money on fire

[numble @numble]

LA Metro will do more studies for K Line Northern Extension project, exploring alignment changes to minimize tunneling under residential neighborhoods to address community concerns. Looks like alignment selection and Draft EIR certification are delayed.

https://t.co/Cu4GkyRHk8

[Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler]

The cultural conflict over this market is downstream from housing.

Los Angeles’ working class Latino neighborhoods are getting more expensive and attracting hipsters because whiter, wealthier west side neighborhoods have blocked almost all new housing development since the 70s.

[Toby Muresianu 🇺🇦 @tobyhardtospell]

It’s weird LA people cite “local control” as sacrosanct when our local government screws up everything under its control.

[William B. Fuckley @opinonhaver]

It is pretty gross how Zelinsky, the guy in actual potentially existential war where it is 100% clear who the aggressor is, has to dance and caper for aid so he can continue to do serious damage to one of our main adversaries, while Bibi spits on the US and gets a blank check.

[Will Stancil @whstancil]

hallucinatory misery and discontent over nothing in particular has made this nation ungovernable and fed the growth of a genuine fascist movement. from where does the misery and discontent come? none of our leaders seems even slightly curious

[Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler]

The best part of Vancouver’s indigenous-led developments is watching old white dudes scream, cry, and fill their diapers about new apartment buildings in a major world city.

[Will Stancil @whstancil]

Giving Atlanta voters a water bottle as they wait in three-hour polling station line: illegal bribe

Elon Musk straight-up delivering you 50 bucks for your vote and every vote you scrounge up: totally cool, nothing to see here

[Ant Breach @AntBreach]

Will never cease to amaze me just how many people in Housing Academia are not even indifferent to improving housing outcomes for people but actively try really hard to make things worse

[Christina Holland 🐀 @americanwombat]

The obvious takeaway here is Trump being petty about withholding disaster aid to people who don't vote for him but a funny other takeaway is how invisible the massive number of California Republicans are (more than in most red states) to the leaders they support

[constans @constans]

The Republican plan for high risk pools is to take out anyone with chronic illnesses from the insurance market, & have states create “high risk pools” to pay for their care. Congress gives “block grants” to states to fund high risk pools,which the states then give to Brett Favre

[William B. Fuckley @opinonhaver]

I will beat this drum until my hands bleed: the treatment that could have saved your child’s life during the next pandemic will not be made because cranks who believe vaccines are a soros plot to implant microchips will be in charge of the CDC and FDA if Republicans win.

[big_pedestrian @big_pedestrian]

About 80% of NIMBYism is hatred of other people’s cars and parking anxiety. But there is a niche brand of NIMBYism that is, very specifically, “F*** them kids.”

[Shane Phillips @ShaneDPhillips]

Basically all these cities have temperatures in the high 90s or hundreds for several months each year, with the exception of Irvine which only builds so much housing because the city is literally owned by a developer. Absolutely disastrous urban planning.

[James Medlock @jdcmedlock]

You know what they say: import the third world, become… more prosperous because an individual’s productivity doesn’t depend on where they were born but the economic context in which they’re working

[Lauren @decent_shittalk]

Everyone who said they would be willing to spend more money on fast food if it meant workers received living wages was lying

[Market Urbanism @MarketUrbanism]

I don’t even follow him and I got this Haitian blood libel post inserted into my notifications feed. This site is morally abhorrent and you should leave. The boiling frog thing is a myth. A frog will jump out of water when it gets too hot. You can too!

[Molly @mollyfleck]

Here's a hot take: Ballot measures are cop outs for politicians who don't want to do their job. The people elect you to make laws, so make them! Stop asking people for permission for every little thing! The permission was given to you on election night!