Chris Tokita
@christokita.bsky.social
👨💻 data scientist for good—working for better online + natural ecosystems, cities, government
🌇 board: AbundantHousingLA.org
🎓 alum: LAUSD, Yale, Princeton PhD
🌴 LA roots 🏄
more about me: ctokita.com
🌇 board: AbundantHousingLA.org
🎓 alum: LAUSD, Yale, Princeton PhD
🌴 LA roots 🏄
more about me: ctokita.com
My new op-ed ✍️
My state legislators @benallenca.bsky.social & Rick Zbur built careers as environmental leaders. But by siding with NIMBYs against SB 79—the biggest housing + climate bill of the decade—they'll throw away their legacy.
Full piece: santamonicanext.org/2025/08/op-e...
My state legislators @benallenca.bsky.social & Rick Zbur built careers as environmental leaders. But by siding with NIMBYs against SB 79—the biggest housing + climate bill of the decade—they'll throw away their legacy.
Full piece: santamonicanext.org/2025/08/op-e...
August 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
My new op-ed ✍️
My state legislators @benallenca.bsky.social & Rick Zbur built careers as environmental leaders. But by siding with NIMBYs against SB 79—the biggest housing + climate bill of the decade—they'll throw away their legacy.
Full piece: santamonicanext.org/2025/08/op-e...
My state legislators @benallenca.bsky.social & Rick Zbur built careers as environmental leaders. But by siding with NIMBYs against SB 79—the biggest housing + climate bill of the decade—they'll throw away their legacy.
Full piece: santamonicanext.org/2025/08/op-e...
Excited to share my OpEd in Rafu Shimpo, LA's Japanese American newspaper! 📰✍️
Fierce debate rages over building new housing in LA’s historic Japanese neighborhoods—Little Tokyo + Sawtelle. As part of the JA community, I wanted to challenge the loud anti-housing voices.
rafu.com/2024/12/vox-...
Fierce debate rages over building new housing in LA’s historic Japanese neighborhoods—Little Tokyo + Sawtelle. As part of the JA community, I wanted to challenge the loud anti-housing voices.
rafu.com/2024/12/vox-...
December 23, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Excited to share my OpEd in Rafu Shimpo, LA's Japanese American newspaper! 📰✍️
Fierce debate rages over building new housing in LA’s historic Japanese neighborhoods—Little Tokyo + Sawtelle. As part of the JA community, I wanted to challenge the loud anti-housing voices.
rafu.com/2024/12/vox-...
Fierce debate rages over building new housing in LA’s historic Japanese neighborhoods—Little Tokyo + Sawtelle. As part of the JA community, I wanted to challenge the loud anti-housing voices.
rafu.com/2024/12/vox-...