Cyrus Hall
@cyrushall.bsky.social
Mass car use is geometrically incompatible with great cities. Transit & bikes are the future. Tech things sometimes.
Sure, home property values would decline if BART shuts down. But let's also talk about downtown office buildings. The buildings that pay the majority of property taxes in the city. In a city with a budget that doesn't need another big hit.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Bay Area home prices soar near BART. What happens if stations close?
Faced with a budget deficit of up to $400 million, BART officials are weighing plans to close stations and eviscerate service. The cuts would wreak havoc on the Bay Area real estate market.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Sure, home property values would decline if BART shuts down. But let's also talk about downtown office buildings. The buildings that pay the majority of property taxes in the city. In a city with a budget that doesn't need another big hit.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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"Reliable public transit, proximity to the office and seasonal weather conditions are having a large impact on the success of return-to-office efforts new research finds."
Bay Area return-to-office surge driven by public transit access - San Francisco Business Times share.google/Ulix9qZKHT9E...
Bay Area return-to-office surge driven by public transit access - San Francisco Business Times share.google/Ulix9qZKHT9E...
Weather and commute distance emerge as key factors in S.F.'s soaring office-return rates - San Francisco Business Times
There’s a correlation between office attendance and ease of commutes, based on new research from Placer.ai.
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February 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"Reliable public transit, proximity to the office and seasonal weather conditions are having a large impact on the success of return-to-office efforts new research finds."
Bay Area return-to-office surge driven by public transit access - San Francisco Business Times share.google/Ulix9qZKHT9E...
Bay Area return-to-office surge driven by public transit access - San Francisco Business Times share.google/Ulix9qZKHT9E...
I think the media understands the difference between e-bikes and illegal e-motos. They are intentionally conflating the difference between legal e-bikes and illegal e-motos to stoke fear and get clicks.
It's could destroy the e-bike revolution if we don't find a way to stop it.
It's could destroy the e-bike revolution if we don't find a way to stop it.
‘Growing epidemic’: Bay Area teen’s 40-mph crash reveals overlooked dangers of e-bikes
Crashes on e-bikes and illegal “e-motos” are causing alarm across the Bay Area. “They think they’re buying an e-bike when they’re not.”
www.sfchronicle.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I think the media understands the difference between e-bikes and illegal e-motos. They are intentionally conflating the difference between legal e-bikes and illegal e-motos to stoke fear and get clicks.
It's could destroy the e-bike revolution if we don't find a way to stop it.
It's could destroy the e-bike revolution if we don't find a way to stop it.
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BART's plans would include service cuts, laying off 1,200 workers, and station closures if the @connectbayarea.bsky.social measure fails.
Gather signatures with us to make sure the measure gets on the ballot this November! luma.com/connectbayarea.
www.ktvu.com/news/bart-mu...
Gather signatures with us to make sure the measure gets on the ballot this November! luma.com/connectbayarea.
www.ktvu.com/news/bart-mu...
BART could close these 15 stations if new funding isn't secured
BART officials warn that without a new revenue source, the agency may be forced to close 15 of its stations and reduce train frequency.
www.ktvu.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
BART's plans would include service cuts, laying off 1,200 workers, and station closures if the @connectbayarea.bsky.social measure fails.
Gather signatures with us to make sure the measure gets on the ballot this November! luma.com/connectbayarea.
www.ktvu.com/news/bart-mu...
Gather signatures with us to make sure the measure gets on the ballot this November! luma.com/connectbayarea.
www.ktvu.com/news/bart-mu...
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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Today East Bay Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan introduced the "E-Bike Accountability Act", proposing mandatory registrations & license plates for all Class 2 & 3 e-bikes.
Learn more & join us in opposition to this counter-productive proposal by signing our petition at bikeeastbay.org/SayNoToEbike...
Learn more & join us in opposition to this counter-productive proposal by signing our petition at bikeeastbay.org/SayNoToEbike...
Say NO to Mandatory E-Bike License Plates and Registrations - Bike East Bay
Tell the state legislature that increased regulation on legal e-bikes is counter-productive to traffic safety, sustainability, and equity goals.
BikeEastBay.org
February 13, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Today East Bay Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan introduced the "E-Bike Accountability Act", proposing mandatory registrations & license plates for all Class 2 & 3 e-bikes.
Learn more & join us in opposition to this counter-productive proposal by signing our petition at bikeeastbay.org/SayNoToEbike...
Learn more & join us in opposition to this counter-productive proposal by signing our petition at bikeeastbay.org/SayNoToEbike...
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The first storm of the much-anticipated pattern shift brought widespread rain to CA, with some modest mountain snowfall in Sierra Nevada and points east. After a couple of quieter days, a sequence of much colder storms will follow (with much larger mountain snowfalls).
February 13, 2026 at 8:46 PM
The first storm of the much-anticipated pattern shift brought widespread rain to CA, with some modest mountain snowfall in Sierra Nevada and points east. After a couple of quieter days, a sequence of much colder storms will follow (with much larger mountain snowfalls).
More and more.
A day ago the EPA officially rejected the science on global warming.
Beyond "oh, that happened" I won't read about it. I won't silently evaluate the coverage of it, as I often do. This item is going into the "too stupid, too important to be that stupid, and too painful" bucket. Do you ever do that?
Beyond "oh, that happened" I won't read about it. I won't silently evaluate the coverage of it, as I often do. This item is going into the "too stupid, too important to be that stupid, and too painful" bucket. Do you ever do that?
February 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
More and more.
100 years on, and the N still gets stuck behind parked cars. We shouldn't have to wait 100 more years to remove cars from the right-of-way.
Market Street Railway Company, San Francisco, 1927.
Assertions to the effect that “people preferred to drive” are guesses in the guise of explanations. In cities, a small minority of motorists degraded street car service for the majority.
Assertions to the effect that “people preferred to drive” are guesses in the guise of explanations. In cities, a small minority of motorists degraded street car service for the majority.
February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
100 years on, and the N still gets stuck behind parked cars. We shouldn't have to wait 100 more years to remove cars from the right-of-way.
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Today’s BART board workshop was sobering. We reviewed potential service and budget cuts in the event that we don’t get additional revenue. We explored closing stations, lines, and service hours. One thing that I don’t think ppl understand is that the phase two approach is the best case scenario.
February 13, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Today’s BART board workshop was sobering. We reviewed potential service and budget cuts in the event that we don’t get additional revenue. We explored closing stations, lines, and service hours. One thing that I don’t think ppl understand is that the phase two approach is the best case scenario.
Prediction: The open Internet will largely disappear as people understandably seek refuge in closed groups, and, hopefully, society will start to disengage from what is quickly becoming a space that ends up existing to fulfill emotionally stunted individuals living vicariously through AI agents.
“I believe that ineffectual as it was, the reputational attack on me would be effective today against the right person. Another generation or two down the line, it will be a serious threat against our social order”
theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...
theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me
Summary: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into acceptin…
theshamblog.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Prediction: The open Internet will largely disappear as people understandably seek refuge in closed groups, and, hopefully, society will start to disengage from what is quickly becoming a space that ends up existing to fulfill emotionally stunted individuals living vicariously through AI agents.
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Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
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I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
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"A preliminary analysis of Vision Zero policies showed that the 17 early adopter cities experienced a smaller increase in fatalities per 100,000 population (+15%) than the other 83 cities (+40%) (Figure 2)."
Fewer deaths are always better than more.
findingspress.org/article/1559...
Fewer deaths are always better than more.
findingspress.org/article/1559...
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
"A preliminary analysis of Vision Zero policies showed that the 17 early adopter cities experienced a smaller increase in fatalities per 100,000 population (+15%) than the other 83 cities (+40%) (Figure 2)."
Fewer deaths are always better than more.
findingspress.org/article/1559...
Fewer deaths are always better than more.
findingspress.org/article/1559...
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starting to feel like there's a direct relationship between the growing obsession with lifestyle hygeine (no drinking, no caffeine, no sex, obsessive working out and looksmaxxing) and the inability to meaningful moral stands on issues of actual import
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
starting to feel like there's a direct relationship between the growing obsession with lifestyle hygeine (no drinking, no caffeine, no sex, obsessive working out and looksmaxxing) and the inability to meaningful moral stands on issues of actual import
What are we even doing here, SF? I don't know a single parent who is clamoring to short-circuit their child's development of core skills with LLMs.
SFUSD Approves OpenAI Contract, Bypassing School Board
The San Francisco Unified School District signed a contract with OpenAI three weeks before seeking approval from its school board.
www.sfpublicpress.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
What are we even doing here, SF? I don't know a single parent who is clamoring to short-circuit their child's development of core skills with LLMs.
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Yes: one of the things that has kept protests peaceful is that the insider/outsider dynamic was so pronounced. The feds were invaders; local and state police were separate and not really against us.
What we’ve seen in the last couple days feels like the sheriff and state patrol switching sides.
What we’ve seen in the last couple days feels like the sheriff and state patrol switching sides.
Friends in Minneapolis are very worried about this development. Both in terms of state police's role in arresting protestors and the worry that this could set off the kind of spiral of distrust and destruction that followed George Floyd's murder.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
At Least 50 Arrested After Protests Escalate Outside Minnesota Federal Building
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Yes: one of the things that has kept protests peaceful is that the insider/outsider dynamic was so pronounced. The feds were invaders; local and state police were separate and not really against us.
What we’ve seen in the last couple days feels like the sheriff and state patrol switching sides.
What we’ve seen in the last couple days feels like the sheriff and state patrol switching sides.
Begging everyone in politics to stop boosting betting platforms. That way lies madness and corruption.
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Begging everyone in politics to stop boosting betting platforms. That way lies madness and corruption.
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This is also the way to protect people from cars.
Minneapolis tells residents to stop building anti-ICE barricades, but they keep popping up
Minneapolis officials are urging residents not to block traffic as neighbors build makeshift checkpoints to slow and track federal immigration agents.
www.startribune.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
This is also the way to protect people from cars.
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Don't let transit go backward. Join us with Connect Bay Area at Lake Merritt TOMORROW MORNING to start collecting signatures to reinvest in buses & BART.
RSVP luma.com/q9in3rvd
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Signature Gathering at Lake Merritt Amphitheater with East Bay for Everyone · Luma
Join us and East Bay for Everyone to gather signatures for Connect Bay Area, the five-county regional transit funding measure! Everyone is welcome.
We will…
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February 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Don't let transit go backward. Join us with Connect Bay Area at Lake Merritt TOMORROW MORNING to start collecting signatures to reinvest in buses & BART.
RSVP luma.com/q9in3rvd
RSVP luma.com/q9in3rvd
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ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
Try doing this with your car.
February 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Try doing this with your car.
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Cool things about signature gathering to help save & improve transit throughout the Bay:
-Every signature you gather is vital and materially moves the Bay towards $1B in annual transit funding
-Takes about 30-60 minutes to learn how to do well, then you can do it whenever
luma.com/connectbayar...
-Every signature you gather is vital and materially moves the Bay towards $1B in annual transit funding
-Takes about 30-60 minutes to learn how to do well, then you can do it whenever
luma.com/connectbayar...
Connect Bay Area Transit · Events Calendar
View and subscribe to events from Connect Bay Area Transit on Luma. https://connectbayarea.com/
Paid for by Connect Bay Area Transit.
Committee's Top Funders: Salesforce, Chris Larsen, TransitAmerica...
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February 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Cool things about signature gathering to help save & improve transit throughout the Bay:
-Every signature you gather is vital and materially moves the Bay towards $1B in annual transit funding
-Takes about 30-60 minutes to learn how to do well, then you can do it whenever
luma.com/connectbayar...
-Every signature you gather is vital and materially moves the Bay towards $1B in annual transit funding
-Takes about 30-60 minutes to learn how to do well, then you can do it whenever
luma.com/connectbayar...
Off to gather signatures in Palo Alto and San Jose today. Admittedly, two places that don't have a lot of BART, but this article is illustrative of our general transit future if we don't fund it.
BART is making plans for its own death — a doomsday scenario it says could come in just years
Hidden deep in the contingency plan to slash costs at BART if voters decline to bail out the rail agency is an all-out nuclear scenario called Phase 3: Shut the rail system down altogether.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Off to gather signatures in Palo Alto and San Jose today. Admittedly, two places that don't have a lot of BART, but this article is illustrative of our general transit future if we don't fund it.
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This is another reason why I think the information retrieval push, even pre-LLM, to shift from 10 Blue Links to retrieving contents, answering questions, etc. may be a mistake. We lose important things when we unmoor information from authorial & organizational grounding (and cites aren’t enough).
Sobering assessments from the just released NATO Stratcom brief on information risks.
stratcomcoe.org/pdfjs/?file=...
stratcomcoe.org/pdfjs/?file=...
February 7, 2026 at 1:36 PM
This is another reason why I think the information retrieval push, even pre-LLM, to shift from 10 Blue Links to retrieving contents, answering questions, etc. may be a mistake. We lose important things when we unmoor information from authorial & organizational grounding (and cites aren’t enough).