ansel
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YIMBY in Sacramento.
professional electric grid understander.
sharks 🦈🏒 and kings 💜🏀 fan.
we live in a society.
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professional electric grid understander.
sharks 🦈🏒 and kings 💜🏀 fan.
we live in a society.
he/him
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1/ If you're interested in housing and the debates within the Democratic party about how much is needed and how to get it built, you need to read this profile of CA NIMBY slayer @scottwiener.bsky.social by @jetjocko.bsky.social.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Scott Wiener Defeated California’s NIMBYs. Can He Fix America’s Housing Crisis?
By running for Nancy Pelosi's seat, he's putting the "Abundance" theory to the test.
www.motherjones.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
1/ If you're interested in housing and the debates within the Democratic party about how much is needed and how to get it built, you need to read this profile of CA NIMBY slayer @scottwiener.bsky.social by @jetjocko.bsky.social.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I keep coming back to this @gregshill.com piece. I disagree with some of the framing but it rings more and more true each month this year as roadway fatalities climb past last year’s record for yet another year.
I keep coming back to this @gregshill.com piece. I disagree with some of the framing but it rings more and more true each month this year as roadway fatalities climb past last year’s record for yet another year.
Reckless Driving Isn’t Just a Design Problem
Road-safety activists convinced themselves that law enforcement was unnecessary.
www.theatlantic.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I keep coming back to this @gregshill.com piece. I disagree with some of the framing but it rings more and more true each month this year as roadway fatalities climb past last year’s record for yet another year.
I keep coming back to this @gregshill.com piece. I disagree with some of the framing but it rings more and more true each month this year as roadway fatalities climb past last year’s record for yet another year.
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Well-written overview of the public health crisis of drivers killing people and the complete failures of elected officials and public servants at the local, state, and national levels to do anything effective to stem the violence and carnage.
"Americans’ driving habits have worsened across multiple measures, from reckless driving to drunken driving, which road #safety advocates call a public #health failure"
#Vehicular #Violence @bikeportland.org @waroncars.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
#Vehicular #Violence @bikeportland.org @waroncars.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
‘They Don’t Return Home’: Cities Across US Fail To Curb Traffic Deaths - KFF Health News
Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Houston reported more traffic fatalities than homicides last year. Despite local, state, and federal safety initiatives, such as Vision Zero, traffic deaths across the ...
kffhealthnews.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Well-written overview of the public health crisis of drivers killing people and the complete failures of elected officials and public servants at the local, state, and national levels to do anything effective to stem the violence and carnage.
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I have a handle again
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I have a handle again
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Larry Summers, email confidant of Jeffrey Epstein, made some fateful decisions.
In late 2008, Summers unilaterally nixed a stimulus calculation from Christina Romer, with its $1.8 trillion figure.
The economy languished, and Trump won the Electoral College in 2016.
newrepublic.com/article/1009...
In late 2008, Summers unilaterally nixed a stimulus calculation from Christina Romer, with its $1.8 trillion figure.
The economy languished, and Trump won the Electoral College in 2016.
newrepublic.com/article/1009...
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Larry Summers, email confidant of Jeffrey Epstein, made some fateful decisions.
In late 2008, Summers unilaterally nixed a stimulus calculation from Christina Romer, with its $1.8 trillion figure.
The economy languished, and Trump won the Electoral College in 2016.
newrepublic.com/article/1009...
In late 2008, Summers unilaterally nixed a stimulus calculation from Christina Romer, with its $1.8 trillion figure.
The economy languished, and Trump won the Electoral College in 2016.
newrepublic.com/article/1009...
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic is on REPEAT
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The Battle Hymn of the Republic is on REPEAT
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Sign up today!
November 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Sign up today!
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It’s so funny how Fire Marshalls have no subject matter expertise in like, material science or anything that would actually help one understand the fire risk associated with buildings, and are just former firefighters but they have a ton of power to determine what and how we build.
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
It’s so funny how Fire Marshalls have no subject matter expertise in like, material science or anything that would actually help one understand the fire risk associated with buildings, and are just former firefighters but they have a ton of power to determine what and how we build.
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Pure joy on the Bike Bus this morning!
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Pure joy on the Bike Bus this morning!
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darrell steinberg gubernatorial announcement when
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
darrell steinberg gubernatorial announcement when
It's reminiscent of "For Lack of a Better Name" era deadmau5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb3Q...
Thank you Oklou
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb3Q...
Thank you Oklou
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 AM
It's reminiscent of "For Lack of a Better Name" era deadmau5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb3Q...
Thank you Oklou
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb3Q...
Thank you Oklou
The California Politics Podcast, a freewheeling talk show podcast hosted by three capitol bureau chiefs with great “building insider” perspectives, was truly a service to Californians. Can we get something like this again? There must be an audience. Does it already exist? I would pay for it.
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The California Politics Podcast, a freewheeling talk show podcast hosted by three capitol bureau chiefs with great “building insider” perspectives, was truly a service to Californians. Can we get something like this again? There must be an audience. Does it already exist? I would pay for it.
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This isn’t to say that there is nothing to gain from local advocacy. My YIMBY org House Sac got some big wins!
But even with a pro housing council and little organized opposition, it’s looking like statewide reforms like SB 79/ SB 684 might lead to more housing production over all.
But even with a pro housing council and little organized opposition, it’s looking like statewide reforms like SB 79/ SB 684 might lead to more housing production over all.
Good write up. Honestly as someone who reviewed housing elements at HCD, I found that time and again local planners and consultants used sneaky tactics to reduce the feasibility of multifamily housing. I find the insistence on local bottom-up reform to solve the housing crisis hopelessly naive.
I wrote about state-level ADU reform and the differences between @strongtowns.org and YIMBYism. www.maxdubler.com/blog/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This isn’t to say that there is nothing to gain from local advocacy. My YIMBY org House Sac got some big wins!
But even with a pro housing council and little organized opposition, it’s looking like statewide reforms like SB 79/ SB 684 might lead to more housing production over all.
But even with a pro housing council and little organized opposition, it’s looking like statewide reforms like SB 79/ SB 684 might lead to more housing production over all.
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the thing that upsets me about this the most is that Dems had all the momentum, republicans were reeling, and we were getting intra-GOP fighting over the filibuster, all while voters were blaming republicans for their incompetence
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
the thing that upsets me about this the most is that Dems had all the momentum, republicans were reeling, and we were getting intra-GOP fighting over the filibuster, all while voters were blaming republicans for their incompetence
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
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A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
Remember Prop 6 last year? When Californians were asked if slavery should be made illegal and we voted no by a 7 point margin????
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Remember Prop 6 last year? When Californians were asked if slavery should be made illegal and we voted no by a 7 point margin????
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This incredible piece of reporting from @calmatters.org, along with its horrifying story on how Cal DMV gets murderers back into cars as quickly as possible, should have sent alarm bells and forced resignations across DMV and CalSTA. Instead, crickets.
calmatters.org/investigatio...
calmatters.org/investigatio...
15 DUIs, still driving: California's failure to take repeat drunk drivers off the road
As alcohol-related roadway deaths spike across the state, a CalMatters investigation finds California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the country.
calmatters.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 AM
This incredible piece of reporting from @calmatters.org, along with its horrifying story on how Cal DMV gets murderers back into cars as quickly as possible, should have sent alarm bells and forced resignations across DMV and CalSTA. Instead, crickets.
calmatters.org/investigatio...
calmatters.org/investigatio...
There is a very large constituency in Sacramento of people who are really concerned about the rapidly climbing rates of road violence and vehicular deaths. Though Caity Maple and Carina Talamantes seem to be the only council members willing to seriously capitalize on this public sentiment.
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
There is a very large constituency in Sacramento of people who are really concerned about the rapidly climbing rates of road violence and vehicular deaths. Though Caity Maple and Carina Talamantes seem to be the only council members willing to seriously capitalize on this public sentiment.
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This also isn’t how leadership works. Popularists treat politics like it’s an arbitrage scheme. Pursuing a knee jerk posture to find that marginal alpha.
But leaders don’t find popularity or political capital for their agendas by wildly vacillating in attempt to match fickle public moods.
But leaders don’t find popularity or political capital for their agendas by wildly vacillating in attempt to match fickle public moods.
This way of viewing the world is straightforwardly immoral
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This also isn’t how leadership works. Popularists treat politics like it’s an arbitrage scheme. Pursuing a knee jerk posture to find that marginal alpha.
But leaders don’t find popularity or political capital for their agendas by wildly vacillating in attempt to match fickle public moods.
But leaders don’t find popularity or political capital for their agendas by wildly vacillating in attempt to match fickle public moods.
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This is just so amazing. Proof positive that it's not over yet for democracy, and that Governor Newsom has the juice! Hungry kids will have more food because of this. Hard to imagine anything more important than this today.
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This is just so amazing. Proof positive that it's not over yet for democracy, and that Governor Newsom has the juice! Hungry kids will have more food because of this. Hard to imagine anything more important than this today.
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Visa and Mastercard are nearing a settlement with merchants that would let stores reject certain credit cards.
Exclusive | Visa and Mastercard Near Deal With Merchants That Would Change Rewards Landscape
The deal under discussion would lower credit-card interchange fees for merchants, but could make it harder for consumers to use rewards cards at the register.
on.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Visa and Mastercard are nearing a settlement with merchants that would let stores reject certain credit cards.
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“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
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@ansel.lundberg.com is it like this?
November 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
@ansel.lundberg.com is it like this?