Howard Blackson
@hblackson.bsky.social
A new urbanist in San Diego… www.howardblackson.com
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“If you don't really have a viable use for that huge stadium after the Olympics, it just might be that you’re not the kind of city that should host the Olympics at all.” — @brenttoderian.bsky.social
Should your city want to host the Olympic Games?
Having planned for one city after the Games (Calgary), planned one city before and during (Vancouver), and advised one city during bidding & a referendum (Oslo), I’d say most cities shouldn’t, and it depends a LOT on WHY you want it.
Plus read this.
Having planned for one city after the Games (Calgary), planned one city before and during (Vancouver), and advised one city during bidding & a referendum (Oslo), I’d say most cities shouldn’t, and it depends a LOT on WHY you want it.
Plus read this.
3 Lessons Every Olympic City Should Take to Heart
Done right, the Olympics can increase a city's public spaces and public transportation use.
www.bloomberg.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM
“If you don't really have a viable use for that huge stadium after the Olympics, it just might be that you’re not the kind of city that should host the Olympics at all.” — @brenttoderian.bsky.social
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Politicians in California on the climate:
February 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Politicians in California on the climate:
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The 215 Rapid bus is the busiest bus line in the system and the mayors office has removed a portion of the dedicated bus lanes that serve it... as part of the deal they made with the San Diego Zoo on paid parking.
And, this past week Caltrans/city removed the dedicated bus lane on Park Blvd. We’re going backwards, transit-wise. The airport, Balboa Park, and Harbor lack transit facilities because we don’t care. Transit service is completely missing from the BP parking fiasco dialogue. Backwards…
February 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The 215 Rapid bus is the busiest bus line in the system and the mayors office has removed a portion of the dedicated bus lanes that serve it... as part of the deal they made with the San Diego Zoo on paid parking.
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Everybody be cool, they brought back the free parking for all the Balboa Park lots used by people going downtown to game.
www.insidesandiego.org/mayor-gloria...
www.insidesandiego.org/mayor-gloria...
February 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Everybody be cool, they brought back the free parking for all the Balboa Park lots used by people going downtown to game.
www.insidesandiego.org/mayor-gloria...
www.insidesandiego.org/mayor-gloria...
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Read our statement on Balboa Park paid parking: www.ridesd.org/s/Balboa_Par...
February 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Read our statement on Balboa Park paid parking: www.ridesd.org/s/Balboa_Par...
And, this past week Caltrans/city removed the dedicated bus lane on Park Blvd. We’re going backwards, transit-wise. The airport, Balboa Park, and Harbor lack transit facilities because we don’t care. Transit service is completely missing from the BP parking fiasco dialogue. Backwards…
February 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
And, this past week Caltrans/city removed the dedicated bus lane on Park Blvd. We’re going backwards, transit-wise. The airport, Balboa Park, and Harbor lack transit facilities because we don’t care. Transit service is completely missing from the BP parking fiasco dialogue. Backwards…
Thursday afternoon in Balboa Park… plenty of parking available now, no lines at the museums, and the first month generated $600,000 in fees ($7m in 2026). So, everyone loses. (When you build for cultural and social value, it always equates to economic value, while the converse is not as true.)
February 6, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Thursday afternoon in Balboa Park… plenty of parking available now, no lines at the museums, and the first month generated $600,000 in fees ($7m in 2026). So, everyone loses. (When you build for cultural and social value, it always equates to economic value, while the converse is not as true.)
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What is the San Diego Politics Show?
February 6, 2026 at 3:55 AM
What is the San Diego Politics Show?
Truly love San Diego. I’d only change how cheap we are when it comes to parks, mobility, and street trees. Otherwise, wow.
February 5, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Truly love San Diego. I’d only change how cheap we are when it comes to parks, mobility, and street trees. Otherwise, wow.
Viva la @voiceofsandiego.org and Times of San Diego (@sdpoliticsshow.bsky.social)!
RIP CityBeat
I still think the best idea for progressive donors is to just revive every alt-weekly in the country and staff them with 10 reporters each.
February 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Viva la @voiceofsandiego.org and Times of San Diego (@sdpoliticsshow.bsky.social)!
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San Diego Councilmember @seanelorivera.bsky.social joins us for our debut episode of The San Diego Politics Show to talk San Diego's budget crisis and the controversy over paid parking in Balboa Park. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwb5...
Balboa Park Parking War and the Truth About the San Diego Budget Crisis (with Sean Elo-Rivera)
YouTube video by San Diego Politics Show
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
San Diego Councilmember @seanelorivera.bsky.social joins us for our debut episode of The San Diego Politics Show to talk San Diego's budget crisis and the controversy over paid parking in Balboa Park. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwb5...
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#Music #MusicBlueSky #AltRock
Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Minneapolis", released Thursday, 29 Jan 26, is No. 1 on the youtube music charts Sunday, 1 Feb 26, 6:47 PM EST with 5.1 million views for the music video:
charts.youtube.com/charts/Trend...
Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Minneapolis", released Thursday, 29 Jan 26, is No. 1 on the youtube music charts Sunday, 1 Feb 26, 6:47 PM EST with 5.1 million views for the music video:
charts.youtube.com/charts/Trend...
February 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
#Music #MusicBlueSky #AltRock
Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Minneapolis", released Thursday, 29 Jan 26, is No. 1 on the youtube music charts Sunday, 1 Feb 26, 6:47 PM EST with 5.1 million views for the music video:
charts.youtube.com/charts/Trend...
Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Minneapolis", released Thursday, 29 Jan 26, is No. 1 on the youtube music charts Sunday, 1 Feb 26, 6:47 PM EST with 5.1 million views for the music video:
charts.youtube.com/charts/Trend...
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Funny seeing a Leon Krier style doodle being interpreted literally on a block in KL
December 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Funny seeing a Leon Krier style doodle being interpreted literally on a block in KL
Thanks to Times of San Diego for having me on your inaugural vlog to discuss Balboa Park, youtu.be/Xwb5uMiiTV0?...
Balboa Park Parking War and the Truth About the San Diego Budget Crisis (with Sean Elo-Rivera)
YouTube video by San Diego Politics Show
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Thanks to Times of San Diego for having me on your inaugural vlog to discuss Balboa Park, youtu.be/Xwb5uMiiTV0?...
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every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
Boss swell too.
Many surfers out today at San Elijo State Beach up to Swami's. 😎
January 30, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Boss swell too.
These 3 ‘reforms’ are actually just standard practices… reform would be restructuring ICE and providing public services that serve our common good. Demanding standard practices is to acknowledge injustices. We’re too timid with this demon cabinet.
Please call your senators and tell them to demand rescission of the ICE/CBP funding under the BBB.
SCHUMER says Democrats are “united” behind three DHS reforms
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
January 29, 2026 at 5:42 PM
These 3 ‘reforms’ are actually just standard practices… reform would be restructuring ICE and providing public services that serve our common good. Demanding standard practices is to acknowledge injustices. We’re too timid with this demon cabinet.
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the feds saying theyll end their campaign of terror against an american city if their demands are met is the biggest domestic scandal of my lifetime
January 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM
the feds saying theyll end their campaign of terror against an american city if their demands are met is the biggest domestic scandal of my lifetime
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Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day — and with masked troops in our streets, law-abiding neighbors being disappeared, a president othering and dehumanizing entire communities in our country, and big mysterious prisons awaiting his scapegoats, history is speaking to all of us.
Hitler, Jews, and the Holocaust
Hitler blamed Jews for Germany’s problems. Over the years, the Nazis targeted Jews with increasingly evil treatment, leading to the "Final Solution" — mass extermination. We visit the Auschwitz-Birken...
classroom.ricksteves.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day — and with masked troops in our streets, law-abiding neighbors being disappeared, a president othering and dehumanizing entire communities in our country, and big mysterious prisons awaiting his scapegoats, history is speaking to all of us.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Trump is sending the guy caught on video accepting a $50K bribe to sort out fraud? Mmmkay
Tacit acknowledgement they've lost control of the narrative plus saving face via lawfare
January 26, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Trump is sending the guy caught on video accepting a $50K bribe to sort out fraud? Mmmkay
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oh wow i cannot rec enough the @thewaroncars.bsky.social episode with bruce appleyard on his dad's work and livable streets 2.0
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Importance of Livable Streets with Bruce Appleyard
Podcast Episode · The War on Cars · 01/20/2026 · 53m
podcasts.apple.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:12 AM
oh wow i cannot rec enough the @thewaroncars.bsky.social episode with bruce appleyard on his dad's work and livable streets 2.0
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The biggest shift I’ve noticed in GOP response to shootings is they’ve stopped sending “thoughts and prayers.” It’s a more honest hate and discontent message.
January 26, 2026 at 12:44 PM
The biggest shift I’ve noticed in GOP response to shootings is they’ve stopped sending “thoughts and prayers.” It’s a more honest hate and discontent message.
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If you're going to post ai generated propaganda, at least spell check it.
January 25, 2026 at 8:40 PM
If you're going to post ai generated propaganda, at least spell check it.