Anne Paulson
@annepaulson.bsky.social
YIMBY, cyclist
was Krampus Snail on the old site, still a snail when I ride my Krampus
was Krampus Snail on the old site, still a snail when I ride my Krampus
That seems right, and I didn't mean to imply that we don't need subsidies at 40% AMI or even higher. But not at 120%. Yet in my area a lot of inclusionary zoning is at 120% of AMI, and sometimes it goes up as high as 150%.
January 7, 2026 at 3:14 AM
That seems right, and I didn't mean to imply that we don't need subsidies at 40% AMI or even higher. But not at 120%. Yet in my area a lot of inclusionary zoning is at 120% of AMI, and sometimes it goes up as high as 150%.
Right. The issue is not, will we always need subsidies for people at 20% of AMI. We probably will. It's whether subsidies for people at 120% of AMI are a good idea. No they are not; the market will take care of them if we let it.
January 6, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Right. The issue is not, will we always need subsidies for people at 20% of AMI. We probably will. It's whether subsidies for people at 120% of AMI are a good idea. No they are not; the market will take care of them if we let it.
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A heck of a chart: in every single one of the 10 major US cities that built the most housing between 2017 and 2023, rents for older, existing units fell—often by quite a bit.
January 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
A heck of a chart: in every single one of the 10 major US cities that built the most housing between 2017 and 2023, rents for older, existing units fell—often by quite a bit.
OK, I was wrong and I apologize. Inclusionary zoning blocks housing if it's unfunded, but the rest are good steps in the right direction.
January 6, 2026 at 3:40 AM
OK, I was wrong and I apologize. Inclusionary zoning blocks housing if it's unfunded, but the rest are good steps in the right direction.
I was born in the morning, but I wasn't born yesterday morning, so I know what "We act as a check on staff and elected officials" means. It means you block housing.
January 6, 2026 at 3:17 AM
I was born in the morning, but I wasn't born yesterday morning, so I know what "We act as a check on staff and elected officials" means. It means you block housing.
So if your husband beats you up and you try to flee in the middle of the night, no hotel room for you? If you're a bicyclist who'd like to ride 40 miles, stay at a hotel, and then ride home, you're out of luck? What a terrible policy and what contemptible people carry it out.
January 6, 2026 at 2:14 AM
So if your husband beats you up and you try to flee in the middle of the night, no hotel room for you? If you're a bicyclist who'd like to ride 40 miles, stay at a hotel, and then ride home, you're out of luck? What a terrible policy and what contemptible people carry it out.
She was a diver! There is no case to be made that allowing trans women and cis women to compete together in diving is unsafe.
January 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
She was a diver! There is no case to be made that allowing trans women and cis women to compete together in diving is unsafe.
It depends though. My house has built-in grape trellises front and rear for solar protection. Replacing them with something else would be a lot more than $5K.
January 4, 2026 at 10:23 PM
It depends though. My house has built-in grape trellises front and rear for solar protection. Replacing them with something else would be a lot more than $5K.
With a bad case of the flu, you wouldn't be posting. I had the flu twice this year (YES I was vaccinated both times) and the second time I was so exhausted it was an effort to open my eyes. Skeeting? Not a chance. Glad you protected yourself with a vax.
January 4, 2026 at 7:35 PM
With a bad case of the flu, you wouldn't be posting. I had the flu twice this year (YES I was vaccinated both times) and the second time I was so exhausted it was an effort to open my eyes. Skeeting? Not a chance. Glad you protected yourself with a vax.
Insurers in high fire areas already are refusing to renew policies for homes that aren't fire safe. That's nothing new.
January 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Insurers in high fire areas already are refusing to renew policies for homes that aren't fire safe. That's nothing new.
The enforcement would come from insurance companies. Your house burned down in a wildfire, you're in a VHFS zone, and you didn't comply with Zone 0 regulations? Sorry, no insurance payout for you.
January 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
The enforcement would come from insurance companies. Your house burned down in a wildfire, you're in a VHFS zone, and you didn't comply with Zone 0 regulations? Sorry, no insurance payout for you.
@dbonowitz.bsky.social suggested that there might be more flexible solutions than Zone 0, and then that sprinklers might be one of those solutions. But sprinklers do nothing for the problem Zone 0 addresses, which is wildfires, and therefore would not be any kind of replacement for Zone 0 regs.
January 4, 2026 at 6:43 PM
@dbonowitz.bsky.social suggested that there might be more flexible solutions than Zone 0, and then that sprinklers might be one of those solutions. But sprinklers do nothing for the problem Zone 0 addresses, which is wildfires, and therefore would not be any kind of replacement for Zone 0 regs.
I meant for EXISTING houses.
January 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I meant for EXISTING houses.
Sprinklers might save the inhabitants of the SFH, but if the fire is igniting from the outside (e.g. because the deck caught fire, or embers came into the attic) are the sprinklers going to stop that house from burning? I think no?
January 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Sprinklers might save the inhabitants of the SFH, but if the fire is igniting from the outside (e.g. because the deck caught fire, or embers came into the attic) are the sprinklers going to stop that house from burning? I think no?
What are the more flexible solutions for Zone 0, for existing single family housing?
January 4, 2026 at 6:21 PM
What are the more flexible solutions for Zone 0, for existing single family housing?
Just north of the Chief Joseph Pass. Sula's a nice place. I stayed with a friend of a friend there on a bike trip.
January 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Just north of the Chief Joseph Pass. Sula's a nice place. I stayed with a friend of a friend there on a bike trip.
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Name Brand vs Dollar Store Knockoff
January 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Name Brand vs Dollar Store Knockoff
No parking at vandalized parking meters, and illegally parked cars towed. That's the answer to lawless drivers.
January 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM
No parking at vandalized parking meters, and illegally parked cars towed. That's the answer to lawless drivers.
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You can just ignore the “Maduro was a bad guy” crap Democrats, you know, because Trump HAS ALREADY PARDONED CONVICTED DRUG KINGPINS!
(Who literally used to run other Latin American countries)
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
(Who literally used to run other Latin American countries)
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump pardons cocaine kingpin who ruled Honduras
Trump said Nov. 28 that he planned to pardon the former Honduran leader, and a White House official confirmed Dec. 2 that the pardon had been issued.
www.usatoday.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
You can just ignore the “Maduro was a bad guy” crap Democrats, you know, because Trump HAS ALREADY PARDONED CONVICTED DRUG KINGPINS!
(Who literally used to run other Latin American countries)
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
(Who literally used to run other Latin American countries)
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH
Stand on the steps of the Capitol, united, and say
IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH
Stand on the steps of the Capitol, united, and say
IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH
January 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH
Stand on the steps of the Capitol, united, and say
IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH
Stand on the steps of the Capitol, united, and say
IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH
I was skeptical about the El Camino bike lanes until I tried them. Now I think they're great. But they're not yet much used.
January 3, 2026 at 6:48 AM
I was skeptical about the El Camino bike lanes until I tried them. Now I think they're great. But they're not yet much used.
Change signal so if the light hasn't been pedestrian/bike green in 45 seconds, it turns green right away. Why am I waiting 2 minutes in the rain for cars to go and go and go?
January 3, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Change signal so if the light hasn't been pedestrian/bike green in 45 seconds, it turns green right away. Why am I waiting 2 minutes in the rain for cars to go and go and go?