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Fairfax County and Richmond city completely uncounted, so... ...

2026-04-21T23:41:09Z

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Fairfax County and Richmond city completely uncounted, so... there's a chance?

narrowly? I'm seeing 47-53

2026-04-21T23:39:02Z

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narrowly? I'm seeing 47-53

What's interesting about Dorsey's legislation is that ...

2026-04-21T22:04:42Z

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What's interesting about Dorsey's legislation is that even though YIMBYs say they hate it — see the above-linked Mission Local article quoting YIMBY Action's California director — it's being sponsored entirely by YIMBY-endorsed supervisors:

"Sponsors: Matt Dorsey, Rafael Mandelman, Stephen Sherrill, Danny Sauter, Bilal Mahmood, Alan Wong"

Those are 6 of the 7 YIMBY Action–endorsed members on the board. Watch what YIMBYs do, not what they say.

https://sfgov.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7697870&GUID=CF754DBB-74C6-477D-9597-02DA184BC72E

SF: Send a letter opposing Dorsey's legislation that would ...

2026-04-21T21:58:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…th7g
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SF: Send a letter opposing Dorsey's legislation that would ban SF from funding permanent supportive housing unless it evicts people for using drugs! The hearing is coming up Thursday.

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/save-permanent-supportive-housing-oppose-supervisor-dorseys-drug-free-psh-ordinance?source=mastodon #sfpol

"Dorsey is a sincere person. Even his most strident critics ...

2026-04-13T19:48:00Z

"Dorsey is a sincere person. Even his most strident critics believe the SoMa supe means well."

I'm right here, Joe. I think he's a sadistic piece of shit. https://missionlocal.org/2026/04/sober-housing-matt-dorsey-matt-haney-drugs-permanent-supportive-housing/ #sfpol

“Ban cars”? Really? Such extreme rhetoric only turns people ...

2026-04-01T16:39:27Z

“Ban cars”? Really? Such extreme rhetoric only turns people off from your “movement.”

"The forest gardens were filled with plants that benefited ...

2026-03-22T02:12:19Z

"The forest gardens were filled with plants that benefited humans, but they also continue to provide food for birds, bears, and insect pollinators, even after 150 years of neglect."

Notice how this debunks mainstream conservationism's dichotomy between "wild" land conserved for the environment's sake, and land developed for human use. Here, human activity improved the land's use both for humans AND the wider web of life we're part of. #ecology

https://www.science.org/content/article/pacific-northwest-s-forest-gardens-were-deliberately-planted-indigenous-people

Who wants to book club William T. Vollmann’s forthcoming ...

2026-03-19T15:27:45Z

Who wants to book club William T. Vollmann’s forthcoming 3,400-page, four-volume epic novel about the CIA with me?

“Asking an AI chatbot a question consumes a great deal more ...

2026-03-16T15:35:52Z

“Asking an AI chatbot a question consumes a great deal more energy than finding the answer via simple web search or calculator. It adds extra demand for no good reason... a bit like driving to the shops in an SUV instead of riding your bike.”

Or driving any kind of car. AI, like cars, aims to reconfigure everyday life in a way that’s vastly more energy-hungry and polluting… and profitable for a few.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/13/ai-datacentres-environmental-impacts

This poll does not support the claim of people hating AI even ...

2026-03-09T21:27:49Z

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This poll does not support the claim of people hating AI even more than they hate ICE. ICE's net favorability was -18, AI's was -20, which is within the 3.10% margin of error.

Moreover, almost all disapproval of ICE is strong disapproval, while about half of negative views of AI are just "somewhat negative," suggesting that continued marketing can shift public opinion of AI to favorable.
https://pos.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/260072-NBC-March-2026-Poll-03-08-2026-Release.pdf

i generally get murder-suicide vibes from this whole ...

2026-03-09T01:11:32Z

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i generally get murder-suicide vibes from this whole administration as well as the capitalists/billionaires who continue to put short-term profits over climate action

As an ethical AI user, I begin each session by asking the chatbot ...

2026-02-25T05:32:53Z

As an ethical AI user, I begin each session by asking the chatbot to give a stolen data acknowledgement. It is an important first step toward justice.

of course. That's probably the plan

2026-02-19T20:18:15Z

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of course. That's probably the plan

I switched to DuckDuckGo to avoid getting AI answers on Google ...

2026-02-17T23:22:23Z

I switched to DuckDuckGo to avoid getting AI answers on Google but now DDG repeatedly turns its own AI answers back on even though I keep setting them to “never.” Is there a better search engine?

do you like STAR voting?

2026-02-12T21:24:03Z

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do you like STAR voting?

I don't know what her lane is. There's already a great ...

2026-02-09T03:53:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…fv8z
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I don't know what her lane is. There's already a great progressive candidate, Rae Huang. To my understanding, Nithya has fallen out of favor with DSA and the left for a number of things.
https://www.raeforla.com/

One Senate Democrat, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, has taken the ...

2026-02-01T23:22:57Z

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One Senate Democrat, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, has taken the correct stance. If he represents you, you can thank him; if not, ask your Senators to follow his example.

In light of that Texas election that saw a 30-point swing toward ...

2026-02-01T22:53:01Z

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In light of that Texas election that saw a 30-point swing toward the Democrats, you might wonder how, if there are reasonably fair midterms, the Democrats could possibly lose.

See above. That’s how they’re going to pull it off. That’s how they’re going to destroy that advantage by proving their uselessness.

First they made useless demands, then they also caved even on ...

2026-02-01T22:49:27Z

First they made useless demands, then they also caved even on their useless demands. The US is a one-party state but in our typical extravagance we have two of them.
https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-cave-on-demands-for-dhs-reforms-agree-to-short-term-spending-bill/

While the GoFundMe to support Renée Good's family raised ...

2026-01-10T05:17:52Z

While the GoFundMe to support Renée Good's family raised $1.5 million, a GoFundMe for the family of Keith Porter, Jr., a Black man shot by an ICE agent a week earlier, hasn't met its $35,000 goal. Join me in donating if you're able: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-keiths-daughters-after-tragedy

It's hard for me to hand it to this guy after 2020-1. He was ...

2026-01-10T01:57:01Z

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It's hard for me to hand it to this guy after 2020-1. He was in charge of MPD when they brutally rioted in the summer of 2020, and worked to destroy the effort to abolish and replace them. It was extremely disappointing he again won re-election last fall over Omar Fateh, a Somali-American democratic socialist. And yet, he's making some good points.

this is inaccurate. DSA SF co-sponsored and promoted the protest ...

2026-01-09T01:27:24Z

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this is inaccurate. DSA SF co-sponsored and promoted the protest the day it happened as well. https://www.instagram.com/pslbayarea/p/DTD74yokue0/

Scott Wiener is trying to change the slogan from "Abolish ...

2026-01-08T01:25:16Z

Scott Wiener is trying to change the slogan from "Abolish ICE" to "Abolish and replace ICE."

I guess he figures there still needs to be *some* agency that deports international students who criticize Israel, a Trump regime priority he's bolstered in California by co-authoring #AB715.

some of the questions feel like traps but just answer honestly I ...

2026-01-06T00:30:44Z

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some of the questions feel like traps but just answer honestly I think. the time to contest their interpretation will come later.

for example, they'll almost certainly use this one to justify raising the Clipper fare, even though it's not what it's asking.

I wrote about that sophistry last month: https://scott.mn/2025/12/19/sfmta_fare_increase/

San Franciscans: please take the new SFMTA budget survey! ...

2026-01-06T00:28:06Z

San Franciscans: please take the new SFMTA budget survey! it's quick!

https://www.sfmta.com/projects/sfmta-budget-planning-fy-2026-27-and-fy-2027-28

On the one hand, this is absurd. On the other hand, I encourage ...

2026-01-03T05:22:20Z

On the one hand, this is absurd. On the other hand, I encourage Alan Wong to lead by example and demolish his own Sunset home to replace it with a parking lot.

Yup, this is the quality of our Lurie-appointed D4 supervisor #sfpol

is there a large compound German word for the hesitation when you ...

2026-01-03T04:34:16Z

is there a large compound German word for the hesitation when you want to read your book, but you just finished a chapter and the next chapter is kinda long?

and generations. It's all the boomers' fault. Now ...

2026-01-01T05:03:30Z

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and generations.

It's all the boomers' fault. Now it's Gen X's fault. Now it's the Zoomers' fault, they're really conservative for some reason.

For those who live/work in San Francisco and are interested in ...

2025-12-29T20:17:39Z

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For those who live/work in San Francisco and are interested in municipal social housing, our working group is meeting tonight at 6:30pm at the DSA SF office, with an RSVP link here:

https://dsasf.org/events/

If you miss it, keep an eye on that page for further meetings in January (likely biweekly at the same time) or DM me for other ways to plug in. #sfpol

I’m helping put together a campaign for municipal ...

2025-12-29T01:29:36Z

I’m helping put together a campaign for municipal #socialHousing here in San Francisco. If you’re already familiar with social housing, how would you define it? If you’re newer to the idea, what’s a question you have about social housing, or something you hope it can achieve?

It is so clear to me that Waymo, Zoox and other robocars are an ...

2025-12-20T01:25:34Z

It is so clear to me that Waymo, Zoox and other robocars are an existential threat to public transit, they exist to kill and devour it, every robotaxi win is a transit loss and vice versa. I'm sounding the alarm as loudly as I know how. But I feel like a Cassandra with how many urbanists won't see this.

This car was reportedly going 80 to 100 mph. That shouldn't ...

2025-11-29T03:56:08Z

This car was reportedly going 80 to 100 mph. That shouldn't be possible on a (sub)urban street. Every other commonly used consumer product has basic safeguards: you can't accidentally set your toaster to 2,000°F. Speed limiters in all cars now!

https://losgatan.com/breaking-vehicle-smashes-into-los-gatos-coffee-roasting-co-on-thanksgiving-day-along-main-street-in-los-gatos/

the other half on the land side is where bikes are allowed!

2025-11-15T04:49:02Z

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the other half on the land side is where bikes are allowed!

Lots of people enjoying Sunset Dunes. The coast belongs to us ...

2025-11-15T01:08:26Z

Lots of people enjoying Sunset Dunes. The coast belongs to us all!

It can override who they blame for what they see happening. It ...

2025-10-26T20:50:04Z

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It can override who they blame for what they see happening. It happens all the time.

that’s why regime-friendly oligarchs own all major media and ...

2025-10-26T20:15:50Z

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that’s why regime-friendly oligarchs own all major media and social media platforms. Misdirect everyone’s anger and they’re fine.

how does one list off job loss, climate destruction and ...

2025-10-21T03:48:34Z

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how does one list off job loss, climate destruction and misinformation and then decide, "I want to be a part of that"?

It was frustrating to see all the “not a paid protester” ...

2025-10-18T23:36:55Z

It was frustrating to see all the “not a paid protester” signs today. These scabs are driving down wages for hardworking unionized paid protesters.

Did you see this? What do you think of this strategy? ...

2025-10-16T23:36:23Z

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Did you see this? What do you think of this strategy? https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-corporate-power-reset-that-makes-citizens-united-irrelevant/

wait, actually? is this a real conversation you've had?

2025-10-15T03:15:49Z

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wait, actually? is this a real conversation you've had?

here’s a pretty tree I saw today, don’t know the species ...

2025-09-29T07:02:57Z

here’s a pretty tree I saw today, don’t know the species

are you gonna pick up his new book on Oct 7? I'm so excited

2025-09-19T06:33:31Z

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are you gonna pick up his new book on Oct 7? I'm so excited

I have so many questions

2025-09-10T03:04:00Z

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I have so many questions

“Corey Smith, the director of the Housing Action Coalition, ...

2025-09-08T19:52:35Z

“Corey Smith, the director of the Housing Action Coalition, said at a city hearing last year that ‘One of the challenges we face in San Francisco is we need the rent to go back up.’”

He meant so new housing production would start, but the reason we’re supposed to want that is to bring the rent down. Without meaning to, Corey pointed out the incoherence of private-developer-driven YIMBYism.

https://missionlocal.org/2025/09/sf-evictions-rents-rising-ai-boom/

well, sort of... the more common formulation is that the best way ...

2025-09-08T02:41:33Z

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well, sort of... the more common formulation is that the best way to get a question answered on a nerdy part of the internet is not to ask the question, but to post a wrong answer and wait for the correction

classic internet! argue with people until they prove you wrong by ...

2025-09-08T02:29:51Z

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classic internet! argue with people until they prove you wrong by building the useful thing you were arguing wasn’t possible

tbf this was also true of billionaires

2025-09-06T20:20:49Z

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tbf this was also true of billionaires

In 2022, SF voters passed an Empty Homes Tax sponsored by DSA SF ...

2025-08-20T00:46:06Z

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In 2022, SF voters passed an Empty Homes Tax sponsored by DSA SF and Faith in Action, but it's not being collected due to a landlord lawsuit over their alleged Constitutional right to leave homes empty.

But if landlords don't like a tax on vacant properties, there could be a more direct option. We could simply withdraw property protection services from the vacant properties. Why should taxpayers foot the bill for sheriff's deputies with shields and batons to keep vacant buildings vacant?

Sheriffs with shields and batons. You don't often see it ...

2025-08-20T00:41:23Z

Sheriffs with shields and batons.

You don't often see it expressed in a visible way like this, but such state violence ultimately backs up all property ownership. Homelessness only exists because if people entered and made a home in a vacant or underused property, the state would use essentially unlimited force to evict them.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/08/edinburgh-castle-pub-closed-dive-bar/

On the Bay Area regional transit measure: "A gross receipts ...

2025-08-16T01:58:47Z

On the Bay Area regional transit measure: "A gross receipts tax [rather than sales tax] would ensure that the largest and wealthiest companies contribute their fair share to the infrastructure that helps make their record profits possible. This approach avoids placing an additional burden on families already struggling with the crushing cost of living in the Bay Area." #SB63

🎁🔗: https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/transit-public-transportation-tax-20794117.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL29waW5pb24vb3BlbmZvcnVtL2FydGljbGUvdHJhbnNpdC1wdWJsaWMtdHJhbnNwb3J0YXRpb24tdGF4LTIwNzk0MTE3LnBocA%3D%3D&time=MTc1NTI3OTUyNzI4Ng%3D%3D&rid=ZWNkYzYyNDMtZjYwZC00YzhhLWI0N2EtNTYzZGYwNTg2MWVh&sharecount=MA%3D%3D

just got off the 5, crossed the street, and could already see the ...

2025-08-06T03:12:54Z

just got off the 5, crossed the street, and could already see the 49 I’m transferring to. it arrived before I could finish typing this post. Muni service is in many cases already quite good, we must defend it

I’ve killed a lot of plants I really wanted to live. But I’ve ...

2025-08-06T01:13:03Z

I’ve killed a lot of plants I really wanted to live. But I’ve also been surprised by the resilience of plants I thought were goners

This Hooker’s evening primrose was an extra seedling I didn’t have a place for so I randomly put it between bigger plants in a container and forgot about it. One day I noticed it was enormous and overshadowing its neighbors.

I dug it up and repotted, again thinking transplant shock might kill it. And here it is thriving!

the site has a warning that it may not be available for long, so ...

2025-07-27T23:51:57Z

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the site has a warning that it may not be available for long, so hopefully y’all have it archived 🙏🫡

okay let's do this. 1 like = 1 minute spent working on the ...

2025-07-25T03:51:07Z

okay let's do this. 1 like = 1 minute spent working on the thing i'm supposed to be working on instead of posting

do you have a suggested intro on SDD?

2025-07-23T21:21:36Z

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do you have a suggested intro on SDD?

the most overlooked generation is probably GenTwitter (I refuse ...

2025-07-19T06:48:21Z

the most overlooked generation is probably GenTwitter (I refuse to call it X)

Another tree planted this year that no one watered so it died. I ...

2025-07-17T23:07:02Z

Another tree planted this year that no one watered so it died. I don’t know why it isn’t a bigger scandal Public Works let dozens of street trees die through inaction after their contractor went bankrupt. Only one Chron article mentioned it and only from the angle of “nonprofit shuts down.”

local restaurants I love you but please have a website that ...

2025-07-14T23:30:31Z

local restaurants I love you but please have a website that isn't your instagram profile and has your hours of business on it. kthx

definitely concerning as something that could erode the current ...

2025-07-07T02:11:50Z

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definitely concerning as something that could erode the current unpopularity of mass deportations. What do you think can be done to counter this?

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2025-07-07T00:32:33Z

I hope I’m never described as embattled in the news.

here’s what look to be newish sidewalk trees, 2 of them, on ...

2025-06-30T23:52:23Z

here’s what look to be newish sidewalk trees, 2 of them, on Capp in front of Alioto Park.

I have mixed feelings. Capp’s sidewalks are a miserly 9’ while the roadway is much too wide. Now when SF widens the sidewalk, these trees will be obstructions in the middle of it. We need to legalize planting trees in the parking lane

a mysterious hero has planted trees in two long-empty basins on ...

2025-06-29T23:00:27Z

a mysterious hero has planted trees in two long-empty basins on 17th St just off Mission 💚

appears to be for sale here, if anyone else was looking ...

2025-06-28T00:55:01Z

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appears to be for sale here, if anyone else was looking

https://sampaoliniart.com/store/carrynaloxonesticker-cpxte-yc76c-ge72s-gzr86-58a2c

I've started replacing the expression "If you believe ...

2025-06-27T03:10:40Z

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I've started replacing the expression "If you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you" with "...I've got some plastic for you to recycle"

same. I love the Pixies so I’m always quoting the lyrics to ...

2025-06-26T23:18:03Z

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same. I love the Pixies so I’m always quoting the lyrics to “Where Is My Mind,” and that’s usually as far as I get

I like these!

2025-06-21T20:54:59Z

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I like these!

what I'm saying and Steve is saying about NYC is many of them ...

2025-06-20T01:43:13Z

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what I'm saying and Steve is saying about NYC is many of them would likely *not* leave!

I feel the same is true of California. The state should ...

2025-06-20T01:16:07Z

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I feel the same is true of California. The state should absolutely soak the rich with steeply progressive wealth taxes

good news: California Assembly passed a bill to require Caltrans ...

2025-06-18T05:56:33Z

good news: California Assembly passed a bill to require Caltrans to develop a quick-build program for bike lane and intersection safety projects on state highways! it's #AB891 (Zbur)

https://cal.streetsblog.org/2025/06/06/quick-build-legislation-makes-it-through-the-assembly

Thread about the two Palestinians invited to speak at Kehilla ...

2025-06-13T07:10:55Z

Thread about the two Palestinians invited to speak at Kehilla Community Synagogue in Piedmont, who were instead detained at SFO with their visas arbitrarily canceled:
https://social.coop/@raph/114674710005408478

I wrote about why Zohran Mamdani's free bus fare policy is a ...

2025-06-12T04:05:03Z

I wrote about why Zohran Mamdani's free bus fare policy is a good idea actually, and the difference between thinking about transit as a consultant versus as a voter and activist.

(public replies to this toot will appear as comments)

https://scott.mn/2025/06/11/consultant_mindset_jarrett_walker_free_buses/

This seems bad. We just learned in the past week via ...

2025-06-03T01:07:01Z

This seems bad. We just learned in the past week via 404 Media (npub1psa…j5uh) that ICE agents are searching Flock cameras nationwide, and so did a Texas cop trying to track down a woman who got an out-of-state abortion. Now, without any guardrails against that, a crypto billionaire wants $9m more of these cameras in SF.

There's an ordinance to accept the gift that will have to get through the SFBOS.
https://sfba.social/@MLNow/114616300948796948

This is not either-or. Both questions are relevant every day in ...

2025-05-23T20:35:34Z

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This is not either-or. Both questions are relevant every day in the decisions people make and in every local, state and federal budget negotiation.

New report: “BART’s focus on fare evasion recovers minimal ...

2025-05-17T22:27:54Z

New report: “BART’s focus on fare evasion recovers minimal revenue, may be addressing an overstated problem, and is not effective at curbing incidents that make riders feel uneasy in the system”
https://oaklandside.org/2025/05/16/cracking-down-on-fare-jumpers-didnt-make-bart-safer-or-increase-revenue-report-finds/

Rümeysa Öztürk is free! ...

2025-05-09T22:47:56Z

Rümeysa Öztürk is free!
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/bail-hearing-tufts-student-rumeysa-ozturk-detained-in-louisiana/3708999/?at

“As Fielder put it, the city is trying to serve 500 homeless ...

2025-04-22T23:50:19Z

“As Fielder put it, the city is trying to serve 500 homeless families. If HSH gave them each a $3,500 monthly housing voucher, the annual cost would be $21 million. That’s…about 20 percent of what the city spends on police overtime. It’s also, Fielder points out, less than the city is prepared to spend building a habitat for pandas at the zoo.”

https://48hills.org/2025/04/fielder-proposal-to-protect-unhoused-families-runs-into-opposition-from-moderates/

Meta-study of all 62 studies between 1972 and 2013: "the ...

2025-04-21T06:52:40Z

Meta-study of all 62 studies between 1972 and 2013: "the effect on crime of adding or subtracting police is miniscule and not statistically significant."!

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315794349_Adding_More_Police_Is_Unlikely_to_Reduce_Crime_A_Meta-Analysis_of_Police_Agency_Size_and_Crime_Research

If he hasn't issued a memorandum titled "Addressing Risks ...

2025-04-12T00:56:51Z

If he hasn't issued a memorandum titled "Addressing Risks from [Your Name]", are you really resisting?

that would be a very bad idea that could seriously hurt someone, ...

2025-04-12T00:53:02Z

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that would be a very bad idea that could seriously hurt someone, or damage an emergency vehicle which are intended to be able to run them over responding to emergencies. If anyone's going to do shenanigans that involve adding bollards, they should make them look clearly like bollards.

well the city is only installing flex posts…

2025-04-12T00:47:09Z

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well the *city* is only installing flex posts…

back? We had a Uber dropoff lane, then a center lane. This block ...

2025-04-12T00:46:05Z

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back? We had a Uber dropoff lane, then a center lane. This block is now getting its first good bike lane ever.

It’s official: the new Valencia bike lane jogs around Ritual ...

2025-04-12T00:32:41Z

It’s official: the new Valencia bike lane jogs around Ritual Coffee’s #goodParklet, which stays!

The voters are, but the electeds are another story. If Democratic ...

2025-04-02T07:43:15Z

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The voters are, but the electeds are another story. If Democratic Party officials followed their voters, we would've had universal healthcare by now.

yeah they drive empty often, which is wonderful, right? Energy ...

2025-03-14T00:41:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…aklm
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yeah they drive empty often, which is wonderful, right? Energy consumed per passenger-mile: infinity!

Most people say they stop if you jump in front but I’ve heard a few stories of aggressive behavior toward pedestrians too

Just another Waymo picking up in the bike lane on Townsend and ...

2025-03-14T00:26:57Z

Just another Waymo picking up in the bike lane on Townsend and 3rd. They programmed them to do this on purpose. But sure, tell me again how cyclists should worship robocars as our traffic-safety saviors. 😒 #bikeTooter

TIL there are California natives in the Oxalis family, such as ...

2025-03-11T03:39:42Z

TIL there are California natives in the Oxalis family, such as Oxalis oregana (redwood sorrel), so I need to be more specific and say that it's the invasive Oxalis pes-caprae (sourgrass) that is my nemesis, not "Oxalis"

https://calscape.org/Oxalis-oregana-(Redwood-Sorrel)

No thank you. Harris underperformed in her home state because she ...

2025-03-08T00:18:54Z

No thank you. Harris underperformed in her home state because she abandoned progressives in a failed attempt to court Republicans. That's not the energy we need in California.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/07/kamala-harris-california-governor-decision-deadline-00216737

Who should have that authority then? The president being ...

2025-02-24T05:33:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…yel8
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Who should have that authority then? The president being commander in chief of the armed forces is intended to ensure civilian control of the military.

Is she accounted for and safe now?

2025-02-23T21:22:25Z

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Is she accounted for and safe now?

Strong turnout at #TeslaTakedown protest today in San Francisco. ...

2025-02-22T21:50:15Z

Strong turnout at #TeslaTakedown protest today in San Francisco. A brass band even showed up. #DefendDemocracy

very law-abiding protest at the SF Tesla dealership, no one ...

2025-02-20T02:30:40Z

very law-abiding protest at the SF Tesla dealership, no one spilling into the street
#SaveOurServices

instead of doomscrolling, i try to spend my time doing healthier ...

2025-02-19T01:32:14Z

instead of doomscrolling, i try to spend my time doing healthier things like doomcleaning the house, going for doomwalks, doomgardening, doomcatching up with friends and family, etc

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2025-02-07T04:11:37Z

I call myself a cat person yet shop at Dog Eared Books. Curious

that's what Indivisible is saying to Senate Dems. block ...

2025-02-03T05:29:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…ufmm
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that's what Indivisible is saying to Senate Dems. block everything. https://indivisible.org/resource/how-senate-democrats-can-shut-down-trumps-agenda-procedural-hardball

I think that's the thinking behind people with R Senators ...

2025-02-03T05:27:46Z

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I think that's the thinking behind people with R Senators pressuring them to vote against Vought at least

good day to remember statements like "Canada wants X, the US ...

2025-02-02T03:10:56Z

good day to remember statements like "Canada wants X, the US wants Y" are meaningless. countries do not have wants, they are not people. specific individuals who currently head the governments in those countries want things.

why would you want challengers unless they're more aligned ...

2025-01-31T03:59:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…aky3
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why would you want challengers unless they're more aligned with you?

It has been attempted ...

2025-01-31T03:54:53Z

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It has been attempted https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_New_Congress

When - one in four cars are speeding by >10mph, - on a *four ...

2025-01-28T02:29:58Z

When
- one in four cars are speeding by >10mph,
- on a *four lane* one-way stroad,
- that consistently stands out like a sore thumb on your fatal crash map,

maybe do a damn road diet instead of spending *more* money to mail tickets after the fact.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/speed-cameras-20057683.php

i haven't been to scotland. i imagine it going like this: ...

2025-01-27T08:00:28Z

i haven't been to scotland. i imagine it going like this:

scottish person: so what's your name?
me: scott
scottish person: 🙄
me: yeah...