Jordan Grimes
@cafedujord.bsky.social
Housing 🏠 + transit 🚎 + climate 🌎
President: Peninsula Young Democrats
Lead Member: Peninsula for Everyone
Work: Greenbelt Alliance
Good opinions mine, bad opinions someone else's. YIMBY.
President: Peninsula Young Democrats
Lead Member: Peninsula for Everyone
Work: Greenbelt Alliance
Good opinions mine, bad opinions someone else's. YIMBY.
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Fantastic stuff here from Pritzker. If you're a Democratic governor, mayor, or city council member in a high COL blue state right now and you aren't laser focused on increasing the infill housing supply, either get your shit together or resign and let someone who will do the job.
Just unveiled the Building Up IL Developments (BUILD) plan and gathered a group to talk about housing in our state.
The consensus? We need to build more and fast.
Looking forward to getting it out to communities across Illinois.
The consensus? We need to build more and fast.
Looking forward to getting it out to communities across Illinois.
February 19, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Fantastic stuff here from Pritzker. If you're a Democratic governor, mayor, or city council member in a high COL blue state right now and you aren't laser focused on increasing the infill housing supply, either get your shit together or resign and let someone who will do the job.
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The Redondo Beach Planning Commission composed of “environmentalists” & “transit advocates” denied an AB 2011 project in the coastal zone, near frequent bus lines, in part, bc it did not have enough parking.
The project is being appealed at city council now. Watch: www.youtube.com/live/9v8OW64...
The project is being appealed at city council now. Watch: www.youtube.com/live/9v8OW64...
February 18, 2026 at 3:12 AM
The Redondo Beach Planning Commission composed of “environmentalists” & “transit advocates” denied an AB 2011 project in the coastal zone, near frequent bus lines, in part, bc it did not have enough parking.
The project is being appealed at city council now. Watch: www.youtube.com/live/9v8OW64...
The project is being appealed at city council now. Watch: www.youtube.com/live/9v8OW64...
"Rich guy living in multimillion dollar single family home arguing that new apartments are the the 'real' luxury housing, and thus shouldn't be built" is easily one of the most rage-inducing genres of public comment
Second speaker is a local physician who was “cited in Forbes” and “grew up in poverty” and now lives in RB. Says this is a luxury project and won’t help housing crisis. Urges city to sue “like the current administration.” Repeats “Safety is a gray area.”
February 18, 2026 at 4:17 AM
"Rich guy living in multimillion dollar single family home arguing that new apartments are the the 'real' luxury housing, and thus shouldn't be built" is easily one of the most rage-inducing genres of public comment
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The easiest way to understand current California politics is a power struggle between the rest of the state trying to stop Los Angeles from diving headlong into the abyss of dysfunction and LA trying to drag the rest of us with them.
LA is like every worst supermajority blue city stereotype. ribbon-cutting ceremony for 'la sombrita' while throwing away millions of dollars that would have funded actually useful things. meanwhile LA metro opposes building dense housing near transit
The City of LA is about to give back millions of dollars of previously won money for active transportation projects because it can’t build things in any reasonable amount of time.
February 15, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The easiest way to understand current California politics is a power struggle between the rest of the state trying to stop Los Angeles from diving headlong into the abyss of dysfunction and LA trying to drag the rest of us with them.
Extremely funny that Matt Mahan (who is tying to position himself as a YIMBY in the gubernatorial race) apparently hired Eric Jaye as his top consultant, who is also the main consultant for the Our Neighborhood Voices initiative, which would essentially invalidate all state housing laws
February 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Extremely funny that Matt Mahan (who is tying to position himself as a YIMBY in the gubernatorial race) apparently hired Eric Jaye as his top consultant, who is also the main consultant for the Our Neighborhood Voices initiative, which would essentially invalidate all state housing laws
This woman killed an entire family — mom, dad, and 2 kids. She will get no jail time, and will not lose her license. When you're a driver, you can kill with total impunity.
www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...
www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...
S.F. driver accused of killing family of 4 in West Portal crash likely to avoid prison time
The woman prosecutors said killed a family of four after ramming into a bus stop with her car in San Francisco’s West Portal neighborhood will avoid jail time after changing her plea in court.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:59 AM
This woman killed an entire family — mom, dad, and 2 kids. She will get no jail time, and will not lose her license. When you're a driver, you can kill with total impunity.
www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...
www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...
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Good news, you can take the money you aren't saving on gas to pay for your child's asthma
Q: What do you tell Americans who are concerned that repealing the endangerment finding comes at a host to public health and the environment based on science?
TRUMP: I tell them don't worry about it. This was all a scam. They'll have more money to spend for healthcare.
TRUMP: I tell them don't worry about it. This was all a scam. They'll have more money to spend for healthcare.
February 12, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Good news, you can take the money you aren't saving on gas to pay for your child's asthma
Still gobsmacked by this Sacramento Planning Commission meeting. 300 unit project. Tons of public support. Commissioners said state law required them to approve, but that they’d support it regardless. All agreed they’d prefer less parking. 10-0 vote to support. Done in 2 hours. Magical.
February 13, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Still gobsmacked by this Sacramento Planning Commission meeting. 300 unit project. Tons of public support. Commissioners said state law required them to approve, but that they’d support it regardless. All agreed they’d prefer less parking. 10-0 vote to support. Done in 2 hours. Magical.
Maybe I should move to Sacramento 🤔
February 13, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Maybe I should move to Sacramento 🤔
Jennifer convinced me to tune in to this Sacramento Planning Commission meeting, and like half a dozen speakers said the insane opposition flier about this housing project is what convinced them to come support it. Oops!
I am having a real @cafedujord.bsky.social evening. When I get alarmist mail opposing a good housing project, I will show up to support it.
February 13, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Jennifer convinced me to tune in to this Sacramento Planning Commission meeting, and like half a dozen speakers said the insane opposition flier about this housing project is what convinced them to come support it. Oops!
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I am having a real @cafedujord.bsky.social evening. When I get alarmist mail opposing a good housing project, I will show up to support it.
February 13, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I am having a real @cafedujord.bsky.social evening. When I get alarmist mail opposing a good housing project, I will show up to support it.
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"Since 1960, there have been several dozen attempts to create new town communities, most of which have failed to attract more than a few thousand residents."
So let's try again rather than improve on existing communities.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
So let's try again rather than improve on existing communities.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
Building Cities from Scratch
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
"Since 1960, there have been several dozen attempts to create new town communities, most of which have failed to attract more than a few thousand residents."
So let's try again rather than improve on existing communities.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
So let's try again rather than improve on existing communities.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
Happy Tuesday, folks! I’m currently in the silicon valley city of Sunnyvale, where the council is considering options for a 100% affordable housing project on city owned land.
Lots of people in the audience, and the grumbling has already begun.
🧵 starts here!
Lots of people in the audience, and the grumbling has already begun.
🧵 starts here!
February 11, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Happy Tuesday, folks! I’m currently in the silicon valley city of Sunnyvale, where the council is considering options for a 100% affordable housing project on city owned land.
Lots of people in the audience, and the grumbling has already begun.
🧵 starts here!
Lots of people in the audience, and the grumbling has already begun.
🧵 starts here!
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was shocked to see Bad Bunny turned to the camera and said this is my book recommendation on California’s power grid
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
was shocked to see Bad Bunny turned to the camera and said this is my book recommendation on California’s power grid
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I’m increasingly of the view that NYC’s campaign finance reform (small donor matching) was key to Mamdani’s victory. Yet popularists and many Dem elites call small donors “extreme” and prefer the large donor dominance that wouldn’t led to Cuomo.
Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
February 7, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I’m increasingly of the view that NYC’s campaign finance reform (small donor matching) was key to Mamdani’s victory. Yet popularists and many Dem elites call small donors “extreme” and prefer the large donor dominance that wouldn’t led to Cuomo.
A pragmatic pro-housing leftist candidate running for mayor of the biggest city on the west coast against one the most vociferous NIMBY elected officials in the state? Be still my heart!
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Councilmember Nithya Raman to run for L.A. mayor, challenging onetime ally Karen Bass
Raman would immediately pose a formidable challenge to Bass. She was the first council member to be elected with support from the Democratic Socialists of America.
www.latimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:12 PM
A pragmatic pro-housing leftist candidate running for mayor of the biggest city on the west coast against one the most vociferous NIMBY elected officials in the state? Be still my heart!
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
The big difference between YIMBYs and others on the left is that when we see a great city, we don’t think “keep people out.” We think “build enough so everyone who wants to live here can.”
The scarcity mindset sucks!
The scarcity mindset sucks!
February 7, 2026 at 12:39 AM
The big difference between YIMBYs and others on the left is that when we see a great city, we don’t think “keep people out.” We think “build enough so everyone who wants to live here can.”
The scarcity mindset sucks!
The scarcity mindset sucks!
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There are a lot of peer-reviewed journals that publish research on the basic economics of housing supply and affordability, so if somebody is putting out white papers rather than peer-reviewed research, it’s probably because it’s low-quality work www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/r...
Why Building Alone Won’t Solve the Housing Crisis
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:09 AM
There are a lot of peer-reviewed journals that publish research on the basic economics of housing supply and affordability, so if somebody is putting out white papers rather than peer-reviewed research, it’s probably because it’s low-quality work www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/r...
A big part of the reason we need to massively expand transit systems (in terms of geography, capacity, and frequency) is that there are just a ton of people who should not be allowed to drive
Three people are dead and seven are injured after a car driven by an elderly woman crashed into a grocery store in Los Angeles, blocks from UCLA, fire officials say.
3 people killed, multiple injured after car slams into Los Angeles grocery store
The vehicle slammed into a 99 Ranch Market location, frequented by UCLA students in the Westwood neighborhood.
nbcnews.to
February 5, 2026 at 10:14 PM
A big part of the reason we need to massively expand transit systems (in terms of geography, capacity, and frequency) is that there are just a ton of people who should not be allowed to drive
We are actually a very wealthy country overall, but our land-use policies and patterns make us feel like we're poor. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
If your household, not you, all of the income earners in your household, make over $130,500/yr, you are better off than 60% of American households.
Read theory
February 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM
We are actually a very wealthy country overall, but our land-use policies and patterns make us feel like we're poor. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
Not to mention the fact that, like, we're still perpetuating this. We still allow the construction of new homes in areas where the only insurance you're going to be able to get is the FAIR plan. Seems bad!
The current exposure for the California FAIR plan (California’s insurer of last resort) sits at $724 billion. Its liability almost doubled in two years and is now more than double the state’s annual budget. In its most recent financial reporting it had about $1.5 billion on hand.
February 3, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Not to mention the fact that, like, we're still perpetuating this. We still allow the construction of new homes in areas where the only insurance you're going to be able to get is the FAIR plan. Seems bad!
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Given that there are multiple proposals to get the California public on the hook to insure the uninsurable:
I feel there is a strong necessity for a grasstops advocacy organization that speaks out against this insanity and has no ties to industry associations. Much like the YIMBY movement.
I feel there is a strong necessity for a grasstops advocacy organization that speaks out against this insanity and has no ties to industry associations. Much like the YIMBY movement.
The current exposure for the California FAIR plan (California’s insurer of last resort) sits at $724 billion. Its liability almost doubled in two years and is now more than double the state’s annual budget. In its most recent financial reporting it had about $1.5 billion on hand.
February 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Given that there are multiple proposals to get the California public on the hook to insure the uninsurable:
I feel there is a strong necessity for a grasstops advocacy organization that speaks out against this insanity and has no ties to industry associations. Much like the YIMBY movement.
I feel there is a strong necessity for a grasstops advocacy organization that speaks out against this insanity and has no ties to industry associations. Much like the YIMBY movement.
For folks who don't want to read the million skeets in this thread, the bike lanes are safe (for now) while the city contemplates a new alternative: an extremely expensive $10,000,000 project to create a one way street that would include parking and bike lanes.
Happy Monday, folks! I’m at San Mateo City Hall tonight, where the council is set to consider spending several million dollars to rip out bike lanes installed in 2022 in favor of more parking spots for cars.
Yes, really. 🧵
Yes, really. 🧵
February 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
For folks who don't want to read the million skeets in this thread, the bike lanes are safe (for now) while the city contemplates a new alternative: an extremely expensive $10,000,000 project to create a one way street that would include parking and bike lanes.
Happy Monday, folks! I’m at San Mateo City Hall tonight, where the council is set to consider spending several million dollars to rip out bike lanes installed in 2022 in favor of more parking spots for cars.
Yes, really. 🧵
Yes, really. 🧵
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Happy Monday, folks! I’m at San Mateo City Hall tonight, where the council is set to consider spending several million dollars to rip out bike lanes installed in 2022 in favor of more parking spots for cars.
Yes, really. 🧵
Yes, really. 🧵
Ever seen Fiddler On The Roof? That, basically.
Genuinely curious: If your family is American, what brought them here?
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
February 3, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Ever seen Fiddler On The Roof? That, basically.