Muhammad Alameldin
@muhammadspeaks.bsky.social
Senior Policy Advisor, California YIMBY.
Boardmember Casita Coalition.
They call me "The Condo Guy"
Boardmember Casita Coalition.
They call me "The Condo Guy"
Biking in San Diego is going to turn me into the Joker. What is this.
January 25, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Biking in San Diego is going to turn me into the Joker. What is this.
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Muhammad moves to SD. News headline: SD lets builders build.
Correlation or causation??
Correlation or causation??
January 20, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Muhammad moves to SD. News headline: SD lets builders build.
Correlation or causation??
Correlation or causation??
Someone needs to write a bill fixing this, it’s ridiculous. I have to sell my data to get normal food prices.
Grocery stores are getting like Biden-era fast food where the sticker prices are going insane and the only way to get normal prices is through navigating their janky apps.
For some reason the sticker price of Ben & Jerry's going to $6.99/pint at Publix really hit me in a way that other increases haven't (store-brand half gallons are cheaper than that).
January 20, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Someone needs to write a bill fixing this, it’s ridiculous. I have to sell my data to get normal food prices.
News: I officially moved to San Diego. The city just keeps on winning!
January 20, 2026 at 4:49 PM
News: I officially moved to San Diego. The city just keeps on winning!
If you care about homeownership, this is an influential position for an early career professional: calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
calcareers.ca.gov
January 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
If you care about homeownership, this is an influential position for an early career professional: calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
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YIPPEEEEEE
NEW HOME PRE-SALES, AB 1406 (WARD), IS MOVING FORWARD!!
January 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
YIPPEEEEEE
NEW HOME PRE-SALES, AB 1406 (WARD), IS MOVING FORWARD!!
January 13, 2026 at 8:46 PM
NEW HOME PRE-SALES, AB 1406 (WARD), IS MOVING FORWARD!!
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Great opportunity to make a huge difference in California transportation policy for a mid-career professional: www.assembly.ca.gov/system/files...
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Great opportunity to make a huge difference in California transportation policy for a mid-career professional: www.assembly.ca.gov/system/files...
It's just wild that @aceckhouse.bsky.social and I don't have even a masters degree and now we are being asked to guest lecture classes at Stanford Law.
CEQA Infill Exemption + Construction Defect Reform getting the law community riled up!
CEQA Infill Exemption + Construction Defect Reform getting the law community riled up!
January 13, 2026 at 12:15 AM
It's just wild that @aceckhouse.bsky.social and I don't have even a masters degree and now we are being asked to guest lecture classes at Stanford Law.
CEQA Infill Exemption + Construction Defect Reform getting the law community riled up!
CEQA Infill Exemption + Construction Defect Reform getting the law community riled up!
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The United States has the fewest elevators in the rich world, with Canada only a bit ahead. We teamed up with @uytaelee.bsky.social of About Here Videos to investigate why, exactly, North America sucks at elevators.
North America's Elevator Problem
YouTube video by About Here
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The United States has the fewest elevators in the rich world, with Canada only a bit ahead. We teamed up with @uytaelee.bsky.social of About Here Videos to investigate why, exactly, North America sucks at elevators.
San Diego downtown got it right when it comes to incentivizing development: www.sandiego.gov/development-...
Downtown Development Toolkit | City of San Diego Official Website
www.sandiego.gov
January 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM
San Diego downtown got it right when it comes to incentivizing development: www.sandiego.gov/development-...
When you don’t build condos for 20 years, there isn’t an influx of units that are high price with low HOAs.
Basically, units that are supposed to be much lower cost because of high HOA do not exist in the market.
So these older units are now high cost, high HOA.
www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
Basically, units that are supposed to be much lower cost because of high HOA do not exist in the market.
So these older units are now high cost, high HOA.
www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
The Condo Market Hasn’t Been This Bad in Over a Decade
Condo prices this fall posted their biggest declines since 2012, hit by rising homeowner-association dues and weaker demand.
www.wsj.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:27 PM
When you don’t build condos for 20 years, there isn’t an influx of units that are high price with low HOAs.
Basically, units that are supposed to be much lower cost because of high HOA do not exist in the market.
So these older units are now high cost, high HOA.
www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
Basically, units that are supposed to be much lower cost because of high HOA do not exist in the market.
So these older units are now high cost, high HOA.
www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
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In the topsy-turvy world of California housing policy, building six townhouses instead of a single McMansion will result in hundreds of thousands of "impact" fees that have nothing to do with impacts and "affordability" mandates that guarantee housing unaffordability.
January 7, 2026 at 6:57 AM
In the topsy-turvy world of California housing policy, building six townhouses instead of a single McMansion will result in hundreds of thousands of "impact" fees that have nothing to do with impacts and "affordability" mandates that guarantee housing unaffordability.
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Danish guy gets it
January 7, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Danish guy gets it
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Californians: the state's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) website is now available for filing requests for data brokers to delete their info on you. Takes just a few minutes!
privacy.ca.gov/drop/
privacy.ca.gov/drop/
Delete request and opt-out platform (DROP)
Protect your personal information. Data brokers collect, share, and sell your personal information. You can stop that from happening.
privacy.ca.gov
January 6, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Californians: the state's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) website is now available for filing requests for data brokers to delete their info on you. Takes just a few minutes!
privacy.ca.gov/drop/
privacy.ca.gov/drop/
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
That’s it, I’m moving to San Diego!
Thanks to a series YIMBY reforms—and high-quality administration—in San Diego, the city has been in the midst of a building boom, even as construction has plummeted elsewhere. The result? Rents are down six months in a row. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/12/17/s...
San Diego rents have fallen for 6 months. Should you ask your landlord for a deal?
San Diego rents are down 0.3% year-over-year to an average $2,520 per month.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
That’s it, I’m moving to San Diego!
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The Nor Cal Carpenters Union turned out in force for the entitlement hearing. And the partner GC that is building the project is one of the Bay Area's Top 25 GCs, according to the Biz Journal (all of the Bay Area Top 25 by 2024 revenue were Carpenters Union signatories, as a matter of fact)
December 31, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The Nor Cal Carpenters Union turned out in force for the entitlement hearing. And the partner GC that is building the project is one of the Bay Area's Top 25 GCs, according to the Biz Journal (all of the Bay Area Top 25 by 2024 revenue were Carpenters Union signatories, as a matter of fact)
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USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
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just as @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social is now being called "the condo guy," I aspire to one day be known as "the depreciation guy"
December 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
just as @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social is now being called "the condo guy," I aspire to one day be known as "the depreciation guy"
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parking is a nuisance use because it inherently attracts car traffic, which everyone hates
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
parking is a nuisance use because it inherently attracts car traffic, which everyone hates
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here's plan of 3-bedroom unit
daylight on 3 sides.
1,240 s.f. w/ 150 sf loggia (likely higher, these are normally counted at 50%)
also note in a pinch, the living room (wohnen) could become a 4th bedroom by adding walls and door intersecting at floating column
and that plumbing wall is 👀
daylight on 3 sides.
1,240 s.f. w/ 150 sf loggia (likely higher, these are normally counted at 50%)
also note in a pinch, the living room (wohnen) could become a 4th bedroom by adding walls and door intersecting at floating column
and that plumbing wall is 👀
December 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
here's plan of 3-bedroom unit
daylight on 3 sides.
1,240 s.f. w/ 150 sf loggia (likely higher, these are normally counted at 50%)
also note in a pinch, the living room (wohnen) could become a 4th bedroom by adding walls and door intersecting at floating column
and that plumbing wall is 👀
daylight on 3 sides.
1,240 s.f. w/ 150 sf loggia (likely higher, these are normally counted at 50%)
also note in a pinch, the living room (wohnen) could become a 4th bedroom by adding walls and door intersecting at floating column
and that plumbing wall is 👀
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California's construction defect liability system was supposed to protect consumers. But a new report suggests it has become a barrier, preventing middle-income families from buying condos and townhomes in California’s expensive cities:
The Legal Trap That's Making California Condos Unaffordable—And It's Not What You Think - California YIMBY
California’s construction defect liability system (the legal rules that let people sue builders for problems with new buildings) is adding up to $18,300 per unit to the costs of condominiums. What was...
cayimby.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
California's construction defect liability system was supposed to protect consumers. But a new report suggests it has become a barrier, preventing middle-income families from buying condos and townhomes in California’s expensive cities:
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This week UCLA Housing Voice is joined by @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social to talk about construction defect liability, a consumer protection law that can create big barriers to condo development, taking one of the most affordable ownership options off the market.
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/17/1...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/17/1...
Episode 104: Why We Don't Build Condos with Muhammad Alameldin (Incentives Series pt. 7) - UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Why do many U.S. states build so few condos? Muhammad Alameldin explains the role of construction defect liability laws — and how to fix them.
www.lewis.ucla.edu
December 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This week UCLA Housing Voice is joined by @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social to talk about construction defect liability, a consumer protection law that can create big barriers to condo development, taking one of the most affordable ownership options off the market.
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/17/1...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/17/1...
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Another banger from this podcast series. Really cool that @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social is becoming The Condo Guy™️.
Condos are an affordable homeownership option, but they're rarely built in CA. A major reason is the construction defect liability, which creates excessive legal threats disincentivizing construction.
@muhammadspeaks.bsky.social from @cayimby.bsky.social explains
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/17/1...
@muhammadspeaks.bsky.social from @cayimby.bsky.social explains
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/17/1...
December 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Another banger from this podcast series. Really cool that @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social is becoming The Condo Guy™️.