Cyrus Hall
@cyrushall.bsky.social
Mass car use is geometrically incompatible with great cities. Transit & bikes are the future. Tech things sometimes.
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This is not a hard message.
Localize it.
Embrace it.
Win.
Localize it.
Embrace it.
Win.
January 1, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This is not a hard message.
Localize it.
Embrace it.
Win.
Localize it.
Embrace it.
Win.
Happy New Years. 2026 is going to be a year full of fascist fuckery, and we're all going to have to find more ways to fight back.
But maybe we can pass two transit funding measures and keep Bay Area transit alive and ready to be built upon?
But maybe we can pass two transit funding measures and keep Bay Area transit alive and ready to be built upon?
The idea that we need to deport 100 million people - almost one out of every three Americans! - was, a year ago, a deranged claim you’d hear from neo-Nazis to give themselves permission for limitless mass violence. Now it’s coming directly from this horrific agency’s horrific press office
January 1, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Happy New Years. 2026 is going to be a year full of fascist fuckery, and we're all going to have to find more ways to fight back.
But maybe we can pass two transit funding measures and keep Bay Area transit alive and ready to be built upon?
But maybe we can pass two transit funding measures and keep Bay Area transit alive and ready to be built upon?
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Honestly pretty shocking it was just 50% before the pandemic but falling by half in 5 years is horrifying
The share of counties where 95% or more of kindergartners were vaccinated against measles has dropped from 50% before the pandemic to 28%, according to our analysis of public records from 44 states and the District of Columbia. At least 19,000 schools are now more vulnerable to outbreaks.
December 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Honestly pretty shocking it was just 50% before the pandemic but falling by half in 5 years is horrifying
Opened my inbox, found over 20 fundraising emails in a row this morning. Do y'all think this is effective?
Next fundraising email I get today will result in an unsubscribe.
December 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Opened my inbox, found over 20 fundraising emails in a row this morning. Do y'all think this is effective?
Happy New Year to all the journalists and essayists who haven't given up on the profession, and are still trying their damnedest to produce a first draft of history. It's a difficult time to take journalism seriously. Your service is invaluable to the present and the future.
December 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Happy New Year to all the journalists and essayists who haven't given up on the profession, and are still trying their damnedest to produce a first draft of history. It's a difficult time to take journalism seriously. Your service is invaluable to the present and the future.
Next fundraising email I get today will result in an unsubscribe.
December 31, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Next fundraising email I get today will result in an unsubscribe.
SFMTA approved transit-only red lanes on Ocean Ave in February 2024 - nearly two years ago - after a year of outreach. Now merchants along the Ocean corridor are trying to kill the project, less than a month before the paint was set to be applied.
actionnetwork.org/letters/fini...
actionnetwork.org/letters/fini...
Finish the Red Transit-only Lanes On Ocean
Tell City Hall and SFMTA how much you want faster and more equitable transit on Ocean Avenue! For Context: SFMTA approved the K Ingleside Rapid Project to add red transit-only lanes on Ocean in ...
actionnetwork.org
December 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
SFMTA approved transit-only red lanes on Ocean Ave in February 2024 - nearly two years ago - after a year of outreach. Now merchants along the Ocean corridor are trying to kill the project, less than a month before the paint was set to be applied.
actionnetwork.org/letters/fini...
actionnetwork.org/letters/fini...
Great to see someone taking proactive action against Flock in San Francisco. I don't think a general 4th Amendment claim has legs - cameras recording in public are supported by case law - but there is strong evidence SFPD violated their own rules.
sfstandard.com/2025/12/29/s...
sfstandard.com/2025/12/29/s...
Retired teacher fights SFPD’s ‘Orwellian’ camera surveillance
The police department is being sued over its use of Flock cameras that record license plates.
sfstandard.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Great to see someone taking proactive action against Flock in San Francisco. I don't think a general 4th Amendment claim has legs - cameras recording in public are supported by case law - but there is strong evidence SFPD violated their own rules.
sfstandard.com/2025/12/29/s...
sfstandard.com/2025/12/29/s...
Easy: Cycling from Helsingborg to Gothenborg in Sweden. Proved to myself I can do multi-day bike trips, and had a lovely time while doing so.
December 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Easy: Cycling from Helsingborg to Gothenborg in Sweden. Proved to myself I can do multi-day bike trips, and had a lovely time while doing so.
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"‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock Intl Criminal Court judge out of daily life. Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services (Uber, Alexa, Ticketmaster...) in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock Intl Criminal Court judge out of daily life. Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services (Uber, Alexa, Ticketmaster...) in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
KRON 4 doing the big story this morning: how more people are killed by automobiles than are murdered in San Francisco.
Oh, wait, I am told they are pissed bikes ignore red lights on the embarcadero when there is no crossing traffic.
Oh, wait, I am told they are pissed bikes ignore red lights on the embarcadero when there is no crossing traffic.
December 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
KRON 4 doing the big story this morning: how more people are killed by automobiles than are murdered in San Francisco.
Oh, wait, I am told they are pissed bikes ignore red lights on the embarcadero when there is no crossing traffic.
Oh, wait, I am told they are pissed bikes ignore red lights on the embarcadero when there is no crossing traffic.
Unitary executives are a mistake. They should be a small elected council from whatever your legislative body happens to be. I am Swiss-pilled on this point.
And part of the reason the turn there is so tight is that the Mayor of Oakland at the time was buddies with a hardware store owner who didn't want his shop eminent domained, so the tunnel got shifted over a block. The hardware store closed almost immediately, but now we're stuck with the tight turn
Brake-Slamming BART Turn In Oakland Is The Result Of An Old Political Favor
The tight, brake-slamming BART turn beneath the streets of downtown Oakland is the result of a 1960s political favor that changed BART's original design.
www.cbsnews.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Unitary executives are a mistake. They should be a small elected council from whatever your legislative body happens to be. I am Swiss-pilled on this point.
Merry Christmas Stephen Miller.
S.F. federal judge orders a stop to ICE courthouse arrests
The order halts ICE arrests of immigrants at courthouses in San Francisco and other areas in its jurisdiction, including Hawaii and Guam.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Merry Christmas Stephen Miller.
Merry Christmas! A feel good story for the occasion.
An immigrant mom’s American dream: Driving a San Francisco bus
Of SFMTA’s roughly 2,500 Muni operators, only 1.7% are Asian women. Peggy Le is one of them.
sfstandard.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Merry Christmas! A feel good story for the occasion.
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Although atmospheric river portion of CA storm has ended, a much colder & unstable/sheared airmass will continue to bring Intermittent waves of strong to severe t-storms--w/widespread strong wind gusts, scattered flash flood/isolated tornado potential, plus heavy mtn snow. #CAwx
December 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Although atmospheric river portion of CA storm has ended, a much colder & unstable/sheared airmass will continue to bring Intermittent waves of strong to severe t-storms--w/widespread strong wind gusts, scattered flash flood/isolated tornado potential, plus heavy mtn snow. #CAwx
All I want for Christmas is a night train from SF to LA that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I mean, this looks cool too, and I wish those that want to drop $10,000 to be attached to the end of the Coast Starlight the best. But get the ride down to $100 and you'll get my money.
You can now book a ‘private jet’-like train car from the Bay Area to L.A. Here’s how much it costs
Starting in January, a private charter service attached to Amtrak trains will start on the California Zephyr from Emeryville to Denver and the Coast Starlight from Oakland to Los Angeles.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
All I want for Christmas is a night train from SF to LA that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I mean, this looks cool too, and I wish those that want to drop $10,000 to be attached to the end of the Coast Starlight the best. But get the ride down to $100 and you'll get my money.
I'd like to think Ravel would get it.
8-bit Boléro (The World's Most Ambitious Chiptune?)
YouTube video by lftkryo
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December 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I'd like to think Ravel would get it.
Huge thanks to everyone at @bart.gov and @sfmta.com who have kept the lights on and dealt with the PG&E failures over the last week! SFMTA's main headquarters was without power until this morning, making the work to keep up with the rolling failures particularly challenging.
December 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Huge thanks to everyone at @bart.gov and @sfmta.com who have kept the lights on and dealt with the PG&E failures over the last week! SFMTA's main headquarters was without power until this morning, making the work to keep up with the rolling failures particularly challenging.
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After four years of outreach and project planning, merchants have once again paused (and are attempting to kill) a transit priority project.
Riders need to go to future meetings and make their demands clear: faster, safer service.
Riders need to go to future meetings and make their demands clear: faster, safer service.
Ingleside Merchants Sound Off On Ocean Avenue Red Lanes
Small business owners told transportation agency officials concerns ranging from increased congestion to decreased foot traffic.
www.inglesidelight.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
After four years of outreach and project planning, merchants have once again paused (and are attempting to kill) a transit priority project.
Riders need to go to future meetings and make their demands clear: faster, safer service.
Riders need to go to future meetings and make their demands clear: faster, safer service.
With some free time, I am catching up on transit/safe street project proposals. Tonight: the SFCTA's Inner Sunset Transportation Safety Study (ie, Irving and 9th). SFCTA published an initial serving suggestion back in September and it is...anemic.
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
With some free time, I am catching up on transit/safe street project proposals. Tonight: the SFCTA's Inner Sunset Transportation Safety Study (ie, Irving and 9th). SFCTA published an initial serving suggestion back in September and it is...anemic.
After four years of outreach and project planning, merchants have once again paused (and are attempting to kill) a transit priority project.
Riders need to go to future meetings and make their demands clear: faster, safer service.
Riders need to go to future meetings and make their demands clear: faster, safer service.
Ingleside Merchants Sound Off On Ocean Avenue Red Lanes
Small business owners told transportation agency officials concerns ranging from increased congestion to decreased foot traffic.
www.inglesidelight.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
After four years of outreach and project planning, merchants have once again paused (and are attempting to kill) a transit priority project.
Riders need to go to future meetings and make their demands clear: faster, safer service.
Riders need to go to future meetings and make their demands clear: faster, safer service.
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I am calling for a hearing at the Board of Supervisors into both PG&E and Waymo in light of the service disruptions during the blackout this weekend in San Francisco.
December 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I am calling for a hearing at the Board of Supervisors into both PG&E and Waymo in light of the service disruptions during the blackout this weekend in San Francisco.
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Found the actual men in women's bathrooms assaulting women.
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Found the actual men in women's bathrooms assaulting women.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Thank you!
We are in the final stretches of end-of-year fundraising.
Join our thousands of donors — who are 65% of our revenue (!!!) — and give today: mission-local.donorsupport.co/page/donate
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Join our thousands of donors — who are 65% of our revenue (!!!) — and give today: mission-local.donorsupport.co/page/donate
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A great long read/listen for a Saturday. I think the best work on Prop L was when we were thinking about how to navigate identities, and when we enculturated identity shift/redefinition.
I find such work difficult. Requires moving outside your own identity as much as possible. But feels essential.
I find such work difficult. Requires moving outside your own identity as much as possible. But feels essential.
Today on Volts: I've got a nerdy one for you! I talk with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about the epistemic crisis & its roots in social identity. He explains why factchecking & media literacy classes will never solve misinformation -- why something deeper & stronger is required.
The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers
Political scientist Samuel Bagg explains why social identity is at the root of the misinformation crisis -- which calls for something deeper than factchecking.
www.volts.wtf
December 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A great long read/listen for a Saturday. I think the best work on Prop L was when we were thinking about how to navigate identities, and when we enculturated identity shift/redefinition.
I find such work difficult. Requires moving outside your own identity as much as possible. But feels essential.
I find such work difficult. Requires moving outside your own identity as much as possible. But feels essential.