Brian Edwards-Tiekert
@bedwardstiek.bsky.social
Host, UpFront 7am @kpfaradio | Environment, Politics, Housing, Police, Public Health, CA & SFBay | @CWAUnion | Fmr @JSKStanford | he/him
Broke: Fighting homelessness with housing
Woke: Fighting homelessness with police
Bespoke: Fighting homelessness by imposing work requirements on disabled people.
Woke: Fighting homelessness with police
Bespoke: Fighting homelessness by imposing work requirements on disabled people.
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Broke: Fighting homelessness with housing
Woke: Fighting homelessness with police
Bespoke: Fighting homelessness by imposing work requirements on disabled people.
Woke: Fighting homelessness with police
Bespoke: Fighting homelessness by imposing work requirements on disabled people.
We got one of the Ava e-bike vouchers and brought home a fun e-bike but the charger fine print is giving me pause. You can only charge indoors, on concrete/brick, while you're present to keep an eye on things?
So don't get an e-bike unless you have a garage and enjoy spending time in it?
So don't get an e-bike unless you have a garage and enjoy spending time in it?
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We got one of the Ava e-bike vouchers and brought home a fun e-bike but the charger fine print is giving me pause. You can only charge indoors, on concrete/brick, while you're present to keep an eye on things?
So don't get an e-bike unless you have a garage and enjoy spending time in it?
So don't get an e-bike unless you have a garage and enjoy spending time in it?
At this point if Subway doesn't roll out a "Point Blank BLT" or "Felony Footlong" it's not serious about making money.
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
At this point if Subway doesn't roll out a "Point Blank BLT" or "Felony Footlong" it's not serious about making money.
How it started / how it's going
November 5, 2025 at 4:36 AM
How it started / how it's going
IMPROBABLY, VOTERS ELECT CANDIDATE WITH CHARISMA, LOOKS, POPULAR POLICIES, SUPERIOR CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION, AND CONSPICUOUS LACK OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS
November 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
IMPROBABLY, VOTERS ELECT CANDIDATE WITH CHARISMA, LOOKS, POPULAR POLICIES, SUPERIOR CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION, AND CONSPICUOUS LACK OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS
He's not mayor yet, and he's already broken Red America's brains:
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
He's not mayor yet, and he's already broken Red America's brains:
omg surely the former press secretary for the *white house* knows what it means to grant an interview request from Isaac Chotiner? www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
October 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
omg surely the former press secretary for the *white house* knows what it means to grant an interview request from Isaac Chotiner? www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
The Bay Area's tech concerns run off the labor of high-skilled workers who have other job prospects if they become completely repelled by their employer's politics. So I guess the better course of valor for a tech boss is to avoid rubbing it in their faces? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
October 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Bay Area's tech concerns run off the labor of high-skilled workers who have other job prospects if they become completely repelled by their employer's politics. So I guess the better course of valor for a tech boss is to avoid rubbing it in their faces? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Two weeks ago, Benioff thought sending the National Guard to SF was a good idea. Now DJT says Benioff's one of the reasons he's calling off a surge.
October 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Two weeks ago, Benioff thought sending the National Guard to SF was a good idea. Now DJT says Benioff's one of the reasons he's calling off a surge.
Very curious what the Cuomo campaign thinks they get out of publicizing support from an incumbent with an approval rate of 20%.
October 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Very curious what the Cuomo campaign thinks they get out of publicizing support from an incumbent with an approval rate of 20%.
Also no mention of pet rules. Our guy likes rides to the coast!
October 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Also no mention of pet rules. Our guy likes rides to the coast!
Good morning.
My 75-year-old father, who had a triple bypass in February, is 400 miles into walking the Camino de Santiago.
He is presently bombarding me with photos of collards.
My 75-year-old father, who had a triple bypass in February, is 400 miles into walking the Camino de Santiago.
He is presently bombarding me with photos of collards.
October 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Good morning.
My 75-year-old father, who had a triple bypass in February, is 400 miles into walking the Camino de Santiago.
He is presently bombarding me with photos of collards.
My 75-year-old father, who had a triple bypass in February, is 400 miles into walking the Camino de Santiago.
He is presently bombarding me with photos of collards.
So the stock market hit record highs. Because NVIDIA is giving buckets of money to OpenAI. So that OpenAI can buy buckets of hardware. From NVIDIA. The AI economy is like a fictitous capital perpetual motion machine. 🙃
September 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
So the stock market hit record highs. Because NVIDIA is giving buckets of money to OpenAI. So that OpenAI can buy buckets of hardware. From NVIDIA. The AI economy is like a fictitous capital perpetual motion machine. 🙃
Man I really *really* don't want the Hayward fault to pop while Donald Trump is in charge of FEMA.
September 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Man I really *really* don't want the Hayward fault to pop while Donald Trump is in charge of FEMA.
"This place is for strolling. Jogging is tolerated to the extent it does not impose on people taking leisurely walks."
September 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"This place is for strolling. Jogging is tolerated to the extent it does not impose on people taking leisurely walks."
Berkeley: we can't put benches on the sidewalk because people might use them. Paris:
September 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Berkeley: we can't put benches on the sidewalk because people might use them. Paris:
View from the Coulée Verte, the inspiration for NUC's High Line.
In Manhattan pedestrianized elevated rail-trail is a tourist magnet; here it's a mere neighborhood amenity.
In Manhattan pedestrianized elevated rail-trail is a tourist magnet; here it's a mere neighborhood amenity.
September 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
View from the Coulée Verte, the inspiration for NUC's High Line.
In Manhattan pedestrianized elevated rail-trail is a tourist magnet; here it's a mere neighborhood amenity.
In Manhattan pedestrianized elevated rail-trail is a tourist magnet; here it's a mere neighborhood amenity.
In Paris, where they build pedestrian infra different
September 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In Paris, where they build pedestrian infra different
Hi! Everything is awful. And also: today we walked through a place where ~500,000 people died on a front of a senseless war. Today it's a national park. On our way in and out we'll cross two international borders where they no longer check passports. And it looks like this.
Kranjska Gora => Trenta
Kranjska Gora => Trenta
August 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Hi! Everything is awful. And also: today we walked through a place where ~500,000 people died on a front of a senseless war. Today it's a national park. On our way in and out we'll cross two international borders where they no longer check passports. And it looks like this.
Kranjska Gora => Trenta
Kranjska Gora => Trenta
The New York Times publishes "news analysis." But to what end?
July 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The New York Times publishes "news analysis." But to what end?
In this home, we share everything.
July 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
In this home, we share everything.
BUT the stations are required to spend a portion of their grant -- currently about 28% -- either making or buying national programming. That's how CPB station grants trickle up to production shops like NPR. 4/
July 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
BUT the stations are required to spend a portion of their grant -- currently about 28% -- either making or buying national programming. That's how CPB station grants trickle up to production shops like NPR. 4/
CSGs are non-discretionary. After clearing basic eligibility thresholds, public stations each get a share of the congressional allocation, divided by formula. The formula's designed to disproportionately fund rural stations, presumed to have less ability to raise money from other sources. 3/
July 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
CSGs are non-discretionary. After clearing basic eligibility thresholds, public stations each get a share of the congressional allocation, divided by formula. The formula's designed to disproportionately fund rural stations, presumed to have less ability to raise money from other sources. 3/
First year we've enjoyed a trade surplus with our electric utility.
July 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
First year we've enjoyed a trade surplus with our electric utility.
The problem with pivoting to this campaign strategy is it requires the candidate to be charming and likeable, and Cuomo built his governing praxis on being feared and transactional.
July 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The problem with pivoting to this campaign strategy is it requires the candidate to be charming and likeable, and Cuomo built his governing praxis on being feared and transactional.