Monica de la Cruz
@monicadlc.bsky.social
Mostly biking, transit & urbanism with a little fitness. YIMBY. Board member of BikeSD and the Greater Golden Hill Planning Committee. Let's go Padres.
📍San Diego | she/her/ella
📍San Diego | she/her/ella
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Monica de la Cruz
@monicadlc.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Crazy week with the group ride, live event and a day trip to LA but I still made it to pilates
I love the bus ride to the club, looking scandalous sitting under the harshest white overhead lighting
January 17, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I love the bus ride to the club, looking scandalous sitting under the harshest white overhead lighting
LA county's VMT per capita is really lower than the state and national average? how can that be
January 15, 2026 at 9:54 PM
LA county's VMT per capita is really lower than the state and national average? how can that be
Life in bizarro world is pretty good though, watching my fit husband skate through a hot lunch break in the park is quite enjoyable
January 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Life in bizarro world is pretty good though, watching my fit husband skate through a hot lunch break in the park is quite enjoyable
San Diego really does feel like this bizarro world where it's like 80 degrees out, sunny, and apparently the biggest problem anyone has is having to pay for parking in our beautiful central park
January 15, 2026 at 8:43 PM
San Diego really does feel like this bizarro world where it's like 80 degrees out, sunny, and apparently the biggest problem anyone has is having to pay for parking in our beautiful central park
Damn, Cute Bus Driver is committed. He showed me his paper schedule so I know when to meet him
January 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Damn, Cute Bus Driver is committed. He showed me his paper schedule so I know when to meet him
We're trying to scout this guy who works as an MTS train operator to join the BikeSD board and we're all geeking out so hard
January 14, 2026 at 11:13 PM
We're trying to scout this guy who works as an MTS train operator to join the BikeSD board and we're all geeking out so hard
What. The city of San Diego needs to be preserved as one of the last undeveloped indigenous villages?
January 14, 2026 at 8:06 PM
What. The city of San Diego needs to be preserved as one of the last undeveloped indigenous villages?
and here at CBS8 local news, we're committed to 24-hour special coverage on the paid parking crisis at Balboa Park, as well as our regular reports on cyclists that deserve to die and monster ADUs threatening your way of life
here at cbs news, we are undertaking a mission to tell the kind of stories that for too long have gone untold, like how cops are badass and white people have never done anything wrong
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
and here at CBS8 local news, we're committed to 24-hour special coverage on the paid parking crisis at Balboa Park, as well as our regular reports on cyclists that deserve to die and monster ADUs threatening your way of life
I'm trying to scroll past these posts for my mental health but oh my god I need to scream!!
You are nothing, Shane Harris, no one has elected you! Shut up shut up shut up
You are nothing, Shane Harris, no one has elected you! Shut up shut up shut up
January 14, 2026 at 12:21 AM
I'm trying to scroll past these posts for my mental health but oh my god I need to scream!!
You are nothing, Shane Harris, no one has elected you! Shut up shut up shut up
You are nothing, Shane Harris, no one has elected you! Shut up shut up shut up
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Found some free parking in Balboa Park! It’s just outside the Art Museum. Tell everyone!
January 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Found some free parking in Balboa Park! It’s just outside the Art Museum. Tell everyone!
Could all San Diego workers get this week off as a trade for the rainy week we got for the holidays? I don't think it's reasonable to expect us to work under these conditions.
January 13, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Could all San Diego workers get this week off as a trade for the rainy week we got for the holidays? I don't think it's reasonable to expect us to work under these conditions.
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I think about this Market Urbanism article a lot wrt this. Autocrats first move after putting down urban uprisings is often to suburbanize public space: they widen roads, destroy parks, and basically do everything possible to destroy spaces where people gather.
marketurbanism.com/2018/03/12/w...
marketurbanism.com/2018/03/12/w...
January 13, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I think about this Market Urbanism article a lot wrt this. Autocrats first move after putting down urban uprisings is often to suburbanize public space: they widen roads, destroy parks, and basically do everything possible to destroy spaces where people gather.
marketurbanism.com/2018/03/12/w...
marketurbanism.com/2018/03/12/w...
This trend makes me feel so suburban Southern Californian because for most places I've lived, best I've got is a dry creek channeled in concrete
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 13, 2026 at 4:29 AM
This trend makes me feel so suburban Southern Californian because for most places I've lived, best I've got is a dry creek channeled in concrete
Had to run upstairs to catch that brief moment when the sunset reflects on the Coronado bridge, giving it a brilliant pink shine
January 13, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Had to run upstairs to catch that brief moment when the sunset reflects on the Coronado bridge, giving it a brilliant pink shine
The corner our building is on has been discovered as a skate spot and this crew has been trying to record a feeble grind on an electrical box for months
January 12, 2026 at 11:46 PM
The corner our building is on has been discovered as a skate spot and this crew has been trying to record a feeble grind on an electrical box for months
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Deadly intersection for pedestrians "meets city standards."
You said it.
You said it.
January 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Deadly intersection for pedestrians "meets city standards."
You said it.
You said it.
In a completely unsurprising turn of events, Cute Bus Driver lost almost all cuteness once outside of the cute bus context
January 12, 2026 at 6:34 PM
In a completely unsurprising turn of events, Cute Bus Driver lost almost all cuteness once outside of the cute bus context
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San Diego's housing stock continues to grow. We added around 650 units into downtown since July '25, with another 1700 under construction and under review has spiked up to 3700 (combined a 15% increase in the pipeline). www.sandiego.gov/development-...
Downtown Development | City of San Diego Official Website
www.sandiego.gov
January 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
San Diego's housing stock continues to grow. We added around 650 units into downtown since July '25, with another 1700 under construction and under review has spiked up to 3700 (combined a 15% increase in the pipeline). www.sandiego.gov/development-...
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A very San Diego weekend where everywhere you go there are beautiful people out smiling, exercising, just being super fit like we're filming a city-wide tourism ad
January 12, 2026 at 2:06 AM
A very San Diego weekend where everywhere you go there are beautiful people out smiling, exercising, just being super fit like we're filming a city-wide tourism ad
I love East Village. Many people only see it in the chaos and congestion of game days, but most days the streets around Petco Park are very quiet and the sidewalks are full of locals from the new developments enjoying their neighborhood
January 11, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I love East Village. Many people only see it in the chaos and congestion of game days, but most days the streets around Petco Park are very quiet and the sidewalks are full of locals from the new developments enjoying their neighborhood
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With our national situation as grotesque as it is, could the San Diego 1988 Forever contingent please just give it a rest about paying for parking, for one’s own trash pickup, or performing tall building panic for a gd minute? I’m not in the mood & am afraid I might have a disproportionate reaction.
January 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
With our national situation as grotesque as it is, could the San Diego 1988 Forever contingent please just give it a rest about paying for parking, for one’s own trash pickup, or performing tall building panic for a gd minute? I’m not in the mood & am afraid I might have a disproportionate reaction.
Reposted by Monica de la Cruz
I’m at an anti-ICE protest in Encinitas, California.
Protesters have gathered on both sides of 10 lanes of traffic. Hard to get more Californian than that.
Protesters have gathered on both sides of 10 lanes of traffic. Hard to get more Californian than that.
January 10, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I’m at an anti-ICE protest in Encinitas, California.
Protesters have gathered on both sides of 10 lanes of traffic. Hard to get more Californian than that.
Protesters have gathered on both sides of 10 lanes of traffic. Hard to get more Californian than that.
When everything feels overwhelming, it helps to walk the most direct route to the nearest body of water
January 10, 2026 at 11:08 PM
When everything feels overwhelming, it helps to walk the most direct route to the nearest body of water
End of Broadway is shut down again tonight for protests
January 10, 2026 at 2:19 AM
End of Broadway is shut down again tonight for protests