Back Door, Please!
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Software Engineer, hobbyist game dev, recovering car guy. Based in San Jose. 🇮🇳🇺🇸
Software Engineer, hobbyist game dev, recovering car guy. Based in San Jose. 🇮🇳🇺🇸
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Victory! SBCTA is cancelling the ONT Tesla Tunnel project - which would have duplicated BRT with an tunnel for cars - after construction costs escalated to $1-2 B. Time to pivot to electrification and 15 minute service on the San Bernardino line, planning for future multi-use heavy rail to ONT.
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Victory! SBCTA is cancelling the ONT Tesla Tunnel project - which would have duplicated BRT with an tunnel for cars - after construction costs escalated to $1-2 B. Time to pivot to electrification and 15 minute service on the San Bernardino line, planning for future multi-use heavy rail to ONT.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
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The Bay Area is at risk of massive transit service cuts if we don't pass a 2026 regional funding measure.
It cannot be overstated how disastrous cuts would be for our entire region.
Please read this thread for actions you can take to save Bay Area public transit. And share to spread the word! 🧵⬇️
It cannot be overstated how disastrous cuts would be for our entire region.
Please read this thread for actions you can take to save Bay Area public transit. And share to spread the word! 🧵⬇️
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The Bay Area is at risk of massive transit service cuts if we don't pass a 2026 regional funding measure.
It cannot be overstated how disastrous cuts would be for our entire region.
Please read this thread for actions you can take to save Bay Area public transit. And share to spread the word! 🧵⬇️
It cannot be overstated how disastrous cuts would be for our entire region.
Please read this thread for actions you can take to save Bay Area public transit. And share to spread the word! 🧵⬇️
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November 6, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.
October 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.
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Rumor is that Gavin Newsom is wavering on housing and might veto SB 79. If you live in California, please reach out to the governor’s office today: cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
Call the Governor to sign SB 79!
Please call the Governor and urge him to sign SB 79!
cayimby.org
October 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Rumor is that Gavin Newsom is wavering on housing and might veto SB 79. If you live in California, please reach out to the governor’s office today: cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
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We're excited to host the Bay Area’s own @carterlavin.bsky.social, for a discussion on his upcoming book If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight: A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy.
📅 Tuesday, 9/30 from 6:30-7:30pm PDT
📍 Online Webinar
lu.ma/o7tavt2c
📅 Tuesday, 9/30 from 6:30-7:30pm PDT
📍 Online Webinar
lu.ma/o7tavt2c
Book Talk: If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight - A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy · Zoom · Luma
We're excited to host the Bay Area’s own Carter Lavin, for a discussion of his upcoming book If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight: A Guide to Effective…
lu.ma
September 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
We're excited to host the Bay Area’s own @carterlavin.bsky.social, for a discussion on his upcoming book If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight: A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy.
📅 Tuesday, 9/30 from 6:30-7:30pm PDT
📍 Online Webinar
lu.ma/o7tavt2c
📅 Tuesday, 9/30 from 6:30-7:30pm PDT
📍 Online Webinar
lu.ma/o7tavt2c
Cortese voted yes, and the vote only has a margin of one right now so basically... you're welcome 😎
Just called Cortese’s office, he’s usually pretty good on transit issues so I think he should be gettable here. Other South Bay ppl should do the same!
September 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Cortese voted yes, and the vote only has a margin of one right now so basically... you're welcome 😎
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[BILL ALERT] SB 79, which broadly legalizes more homes near high quality transit stops, has passed the Senate floor! The bill is now on the Governor’s desk. Learn more: cayimby.org/legislation/...
SB 79 (Wiener): Transit-Oriented Development and Upzoning
SB 79 will make it faster and easier to build multi-family housing near transit stops, like train and rapid bus lines, by making it legal for more homes to be built in these areas and streamlining exi...
cayimby.org
September 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
[BILL ALERT] SB 79, which broadly legalizes more homes near high quality transit stops, has passed the Senate floor! The bill is now on the Governor’s desk. Learn more: cayimby.org/legislation/...
Just called Cortese’s office, he’s usually pretty good on transit issues so I think he should be gettable here. Other South Bay ppl should do the same!
September 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just called Cortese’s office, he’s usually pretty good on transit issues so I think he should be gettable here. Other South Bay ppl should do the same!
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[BILL ALERT] SB 79, which broadly legalizes more homes near high quality transit stops, has passed the Assembly floor! The bill now goes to the Senate for concurrence, then the Governor’s desk. cayimby.org/legislation/...
SB 79 (Wiener): Transit-Oriented Development and Upzoning
SB 79 will make it faster and easier to build multi-family housing near transit stops, like train and rapid bus lines, by making it legal for more homes to be built in these areas and streamlining exi...
cayimby.org
September 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
[BILL ALERT] SB 79, which broadly legalizes more homes near high quality transit stops, has passed the Assembly floor! The bill now goes to the Senate for concurrence, then the Governor’s desk. cayimby.org/legislation/...
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SB 79 is up in the Assembly!
September 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
SB 79 is up in the Assembly!
Hell yea CAHSR got its $1B yearly commitment from cap&trade confirmed: hsr.ca.gov/2025/09/10/s...
Not enough to fund the project ofc, in fact it doesn't even outpace the rate of inflation, but it will keep the project muddling along until the IOS is opened at least
Not enough to fund the project ofc, in fact it doesn't even outpace the rate of inflation, but it will keep the project muddling along until the IOS is opened at least
hsr.ca.gov
September 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Hell yea CAHSR got its $1B yearly commitment from cap&trade confirmed: hsr.ca.gov/2025/09/10/s...
Not enough to fund the project ofc, in fact it doesn't even outpace the rate of inflation, but it will keep the project muddling along until the IOS is opened at least
Not enough to fund the project ofc, in fact it doesn't even outpace the rate of inflation, but it will keep the project muddling along until the IOS is opened at least
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It's crunchtime, folks! SB 79, our bill to legalize apartments in transit rich areas of California, is about to go up for a vote! Call, text, and email! @cayimby.bsky.social
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
Call the Assembly to pass SB 79!
Please call your Assemblymember and urge them to vote YES on SB 79!
cayimby.org
September 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It's crunchtime, folks! SB 79, our bill to legalize apartments in transit rich areas of California, is about to go up for a vote! Call, text, and email! @cayimby.bsky.social
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
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SB 79, our transit oriented development bill, will be coming up for a vote in the legislature sometime in the next 72 hours. Calling your state legislator and asking them to support the bill makes a real difference and WILL help it pass. Use our simple tool to find their contact info:
SB 79 (Wiener) could be heard on the Assembly floor today!
NIMBYs are calling and potting against SB 79.
Don't let them speak for you - please call and ask your Assemblymember to vote AYE on SB 79, and ask your friends, family, and frenemies to do likewise.
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
NIMBYs are calling and potting against SB 79.
Don't let them speak for you - please call and ask your Assemblymember to vote AYE on SB 79, and ask your friends, family, and frenemies to do likewise.
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
Call the Assembly to pass SB 79!
Please call your Assemblymember and urge them to vote YES on SB 79!
cayimby.org
September 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
SB 79, our transit oriented development bill, will be coming up for a vote in the legislature sometime in the next 72 hours. Calling your state legislator and asking them to support the bill makes a real difference and WILL help it pass. Use our simple tool to find their contact info:
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📰 Seattle added about 80,000 residents while adding just 3,300 cars.
NEW // While Seattle Population Spikes, Car Population Stalls Out
By Doug Trumm
via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/07/w...
By Doug Trumm
via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/07/w...
While Seattle Population Spikes, Car Population Stalls Out » The Urbanist
# Seattle's human population is growing fast, but its car population has stalled out. Between 2017 and 2023, Seattle added 35,000 households and about 80,000 residents, but just 3,300 cars, new Census...
www.theurbanist.org
September 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
📰 Seattle added about 80,000 residents while adding just 3,300 cars.
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I just finished my Paralegal Certificate at UCSC Silicon Valley Extension!
I’m now looking for entry-level legal roles (paralegal, legal assistant, case clerk) in the Bay Area. Any leads or suggestions for good firms would be appreciated!
linkedin.com/in/monicamallon
I’m now looking for entry-level legal roles (paralegal, legal assistant, case clerk) in the Bay Area. Any leads or suggestions for good firms would be appreciated!
linkedin.com/in/monicamallon
September 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I just finished my Paralegal Certificate at UCSC Silicon Valley Extension!
I’m now looking for entry-level legal roles (paralegal, legal assistant, case clerk) in the Bay Area. Any leads or suggestions for good firms would be appreciated!
linkedin.com/in/monicamallon
I’m now looking for entry-level legal roles (paralegal, legal assistant, case clerk) in the Bay Area. Any leads or suggestions for good firms would be appreciated!
linkedin.com/in/monicamallon
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19.5 hours left til tomorrow's big Emergency Rally To Save Bay Area Transit. People are texting friends, passing out flyers, posting on their socials, and making calls to help get the message out.
We've got a few hours left -- how will you help spread the word?
actionnetwork.org/events/emerg...
We've got a few hours left -- how will you help spread the word?
actionnetwork.org/events/emerg...
Emergency Rally to Save Bay Area Transit
Alert alert! The transit agencies the Bay Area depends on – BART, Muni, AC Transit, and Caltrain – face massive service cuts unless Governor Gavin Newsom follows through on his promise of a $750M emer...
actionnetwork.org
September 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
19.5 hours left til tomorrow's big Emergency Rally To Save Bay Area Transit. People are texting friends, passing out flyers, posting on their socials, and making calls to help get the message out.
We've got a few hours left -- how will you help spread the word?
actionnetwork.org/events/emerg...
We've got a few hours left -- how will you help spread the word?
actionnetwork.org/events/emerg...
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Come out to the Emergency Rally To Save Bay Area Transit Monday at 9am to help Governor Newsom get the message and fulfill his promise to save our communities' transit service! actionnetwork.org/events/emerg...
September 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Come out to the Emergency Rally To Save Bay Area Transit Monday at 9am to help Governor Newsom get the message and fulfill his promise to save our communities' transit service! actionnetwork.org/events/emerg...
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Without this promised emergency loan from the state, millions of people in the Bay Area will suffer due to the steep cuts to transit service, the worsening traffic, and the rise in pollution.
We need to turn out in big numbers Monday morning & get loud
actionnetwork.org/events/emerg...
We need to turn out in big numbers Monday morning & get loud
actionnetwork.org/events/emerg...
September 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Without this promised emergency loan from the state, millions of people in the Bay Area will suffer due to the steep cuts to transit service, the worsening traffic, and the rise in pollution.
We need to turn out in big numbers Monday morning & get loud
actionnetwork.org/events/emerg...
We need to turn out in big numbers Monday morning & get loud
actionnetwork.org/events/emerg...
Man if even the most basic stopgap funding measures are getting screwed over like this, I’m really not liking the long-term outlook for Bay Area transit
We’ve been informed by the Governor’s Department of Finance that it won’t agree before our legislative session ends (on Friday) to finalize a $750M bridge loan to Bay Area transit.
This loan was agreed to in our June budget. Without it, BART, Muni, et al will cut service.🧵
This loan was agreed to in our June budget. Without it, BART, Muni, et al will cut service.🧵
September 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Man if even the most basic stopgap funding measures are getting screwed over like this, I’m really not liking the long-term outlook for Bay Area transit
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BART service wouldn't meltdown if California funded transit.
In July @governor.ca.gov promised an emergency loan to stop Bay Area transit cuts.
But with just a few days left to issue the loan and Newsoms hasn't made good on his promise.
Please call and remind him!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
In July @governor.ca.gov promised an emergency loan to stop Bay Area transit cuts.
But with just a few days left to issue the loan and Newsoms hasn't made good on his promise.
Please call and remind him!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
BART service wouldn't meltdown if California funded transit.
In July @governor.ca.gov promised an emergency loan to stop Bay Area transit cuts.
But with just a few days left to issue the loan and Newsoms hasn't made good on his promise.
Please call and remind him!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
In July @governor.ca.gov promised an emergency loan to stop Bay Area transit cuts.
But with just a few days left to issue the loan and Newsoms hasn't made good on his promise.
Please call and remind him!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Gov Newsom still hasn't signed the $750m loan to Bay Area transit agencies that would get us to the Nov 2026 funding votes. He has eight days to act.
Please take a moment to call his office at (916) 445-2841 and use the attached script, copied from a @transbaycoalition.bsky.social.
Please take a moment to call his office at (916) 445-2841 and use the attached script, copied from a @transbaycoalition.bsky.social.
September 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Gov Newsom still hasn't signed the $750m loan to Bay Area transit agencies that would get us to the Nov 2026 funding votes. He has eight days to act.
Please take a moment to call his office at (916) 445-2841 and use the attached script, copied from a @transbaycoalition.bsky.social.
Please take a moment to call his office at (916) 445-2841 and use the attached script, copied from a @transbaycoalition.bsky.social.
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If you don’t like NIMBYs stopping California from building housing near transit, call your CA Assemblymember RIGHT NOW and ask them to SUPPORT SB 79. unlike in DC where the fate of bills is often pre-ordained, calls actually matter at the state level findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov
August 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you don’t like NIMBYs stopping California from building housing near transit, call your CA Assemblymember RIGHT NOW and ask them to SUPPORT SB 79. unlike in DC where the fate of bills is often pre-ordained, calls actually matter at the state level findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov
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I wrote an unusually strongly worded thing about the transit crisis in Pennsylvania, which is coming soon to Oregon and Illinois. humantransit.org/2025/08/the-...
The Fall of Philadelphia — Human Transit
The Pennsylvania State Senate has decided that the transit system of America’s fifth largest city should be substantially destroyed. Similar dramas are playing out in Illinois, Oregon, and Rhode Isla...
humantransit.org
August 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I wrote an unusually strongly worded thing about the transit crisis in Pennsylvania, which is coming soon to Oregon and Illinois. humantransit.org/2025/08/the-...