Andrew Allio
@andrewallio.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in History at UC Santa Cruz. Studying infrastructure, transportation, cities. All around dilettante.
And you don't have to take my (grad student with axe to grind) word for it. The Council of UC Faculty Associations (aka respected professors) expressed their "dismay and unified opposition to the deal. cucfa.org/2023/01/uc-i...
Union letter: UC’s investment in Blackstone worsens housing crisis – Council of UC Faculty Associations
cucfa.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
And you don't have to take my (grad student with axe to grind) word for it. The Council of UC Faculty Associations (aka respected professors) expressed their "dismay and unified opposition to the deal. cucfa.org/2023/01/uc-i...
Reposted by Andrew Allio
if i've learned one thing from doing union stuff while also doing other forms of organizing, it's that you're better off with people you disagree with who are nevertheless trying to do the same thing as you than with people you agree with who aren't trying to do anything
November 13, 2024 at 1:52 PM
if i've learned one thing from doing union stuff while also doing other forms of organizing, it's that you're better off with people you disagree with who are nevertheless trying to do the same thing as you than with people you agree with who aren't trying to do anything
Santa Clara County and the broader Bay Area. ICE wants to ride the coattails of the Super Bowl to create a spectacle of their own so they can post 4K cruelty-porn videos of "protecting America's Game" to Twitter and Fox News
October 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Santa Clara County and the broader Bay Area. ICE wants to ride the coattails of the Super Bowl to create a spectacle of their own so they can post 4K cruelty-porn videos of "protecting America's Game" to Twitter and Fox News
Reposted by Andrew Allio
For context on what $500M could pay for, that is exactly 3x the amount that California budgeted for its *statewide* grant bike/pedestrian program that only pays out every 2 years.
So it's a sinking highway for 25k people in the North Bay vs 6(!) years of bike/ped funding across the entire state.
So it's a sinking highway for 25k people in the North Bay vs 6(!) years of bike/ped funding across the entire state.
October 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
For context on what $500M could pay for, that is exactly 3x the amount that California budgeted for its *statewide* grant bike/pedestrian program that only pays out every 2 years.
So it's a sinking highway for 25k people in the North Bay vs 6(!) years of bike/ped funding across the entire state.
So it's a sinking highway for 25k people in the North Bay vs 6(!) years of bike/ped funding across the entire state.
But also, I erase the boards when I leave because I'm not a monster
September 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
But also, I erase the boards when I leave because I'm not a monster