The more things change, the more they stay the same www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/o...
Opinion | Thanks a Lot, Boomers
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October 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The more things change, the more they stay the same www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/o...
Another 🔥 take from the SF Chron Editorial Board:
“The walls are collapsing, but Californians can’t stop arguing over the wallpaper.” www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
“The walls are collapsing, but Californians can’t stop arguing over the wallpaper.” www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
California will do anything to save democracy — except build housing
OPINION: Republican states like Texas are undergoing building booms and positioning themselves for a demographic takeover. Meanwhile, California dithers, the Editorial Board writes.
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September 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Another 🔥 take from the SF Chron Editorial Board:
“The walls are collapsing, but Californians can’t stop arguing over the wallpaper.” www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
“The walls are collapsing, but Californians can’t stop arguing over the wallpaper.” www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
Years ago I was talking about how our housing crisis was making California lose seats in Congress… I guess electoral college seat losses make sense too www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How the Electoral College Could Tilt Further From Democrats Amid Redistricting and Population Shifts
With red states growing fast, the Democratic Party will have a tough path to the White House without making more states competitive, according to a New York Times analysis.
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August 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Years ago I was talking about how our housing crisis was making California lose seats in Congress… I guess electoral college seat losses make sense too www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
So beautiful www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
15 teens. 300 miles. One mighty ancestral river, running free.
The removal of four dams finally made a descent of the Klamath possible. These Indigenous kayakers became the first to attempt it.
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August 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
So beautiful www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
It feels so good to watch a new episode of project runway again 💃
August 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
It feels so good to watch a new episode of project runway again 💃
Definitely have noticed this with many of the straight, married men i know and meet. An article on “mankeeping” 🫣 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/w...
Why Women Are Weary of the Emotional Labor of ‘Mankeeping’
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August 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Definitely have noticed this with many of the straight, married men i know and meet. An article on “mankeeping” 🫣 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/w...
I've been saying for years that Berkeley is turning into a retirement community if you take out the UC students, and we need to build housing that is affordable fast... www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
What it’s like to live in the Bay Area neighborhood that’s aging the fastest
This tree-lined pocket of Berkeley is one of America’s oldest urban neighborhoods. Its fate could forecast the future of the entire region.
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July 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I've been saying for years that Berkeley is turning into a retirement community if you take out the UC students, and we need to build housing that is affordable fast... www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Heart warming palette cleanser—also very close to my heart. We really need more programs like these to support those with intellectual disabilities live fulfilling and independent lives!
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www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-davi...
UC Davis program for students with intellectual disabilities graduates first class of students
‘I’m emotional and I’m proud’: Redwood SEED Scholars celebrate graduation, jobs and independence.
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July 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Heart warming palette cleanser—also very close to my heart. We really need more programs like these to support those with intellectual disabilities live fulfilling and independent lives!
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-davi...
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-davi...
Housing is just getting bleaker and bleaker in the Bay www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/s...
San Jose residents need a $250,000 raise to afford median home, study says
New numbers show many would need an epic raise in order to afford the median home prices in the Bay Area.
www.nbcbayarea.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Housing is just getting bleaker and bleaker in the Bay www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/s...
People getting paid this much is insane! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/b...
The Rich Compensation for Being the C.E.O.
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June 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
People getting paid this much is insane! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/b...
This is a huge problem! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/c...
Ocean Temperatures Are Increasing Around the World. See Where.
Sea surface temperatures in 2024 broke records and about a quarter of the world’s oceans are experiencing temperatures that qualify as a marine heat wave.
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June 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This is a huge problem! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/c...
Hmm… makes sense but hadn’t thought about it ! calmatters.org/housing/2025...
How gentrification is killing the bus: California’s rising rents are pushing out commuters
Gentrification has led to fewer bus and train riders, a study from UCLA researchers found, showing how the housing crisis affects all areas.
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May 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Hmm… makes sense but hadn’t thought about it ! calmatters.org/housing/2025...
“Happiness isn’t an optimization problem. It’s the shared work of making a world spacious enough to sustain the many ways free individuals choose to live, and sturdy enough to hold us all together.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/m...
Our Idea of Happiness Has Gotten Shallow. Here’s How to Deepen It.
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May 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“Happiness isn’t an optimization problem. It’s the shared work of making a world spacious enough to sustain the many ways free individuals choose to live, and sturdy enough to hold us all together.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/m...
Public transit is essential! We need to find models in the US that aren’t so heavily reliant on fare box recovery www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
A $6 Billion Shortfall Has US Mass Transit Facing a Death Spiral
The federal government stepped in with $70 billion to get commuter rail and bus service through the pandemic. The funds are running out.
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May 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Public transit is essential! We need to find models in the US that aren’t so heavily reliant on fare box recovery www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Wow. I had no idea about these programs! We really need a better health and safety net in this country! www.propublica.org/article/utah...
Utah Farmers Signed Up for Federally Funded Therapy. Then the Money Stopped.
Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
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May 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Wow. I had no idea about these programs! We really need a better health and safety net in this country! www.propublica.org/article/utah...
As someone who grew up Catholic, no longer practices, but remains spiritual, I am saddened by the loss of Pope Francis. He was an honorable man who stood up for the earth, the marginalized, and humanity.
April 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
As someone who grew up Catholic, no longer practices, but remains spiritual, I am saddened by the loss of Pope Francis. He was an honorable man who stood up for the earth, the marginalized, and humanity.
“What lessons can be drawn from Brampton..? 1: buses can draw riders … as long as service is frequent. 2: .. many, if not most, potential transit riders are not commuting to a 9-to-5 job, so transit needs to be usable all day, every day.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How Did This Suburb Figure Out Mass Transit?
Transit ridership is off the charts in Brampton, Ontario, despite its typical low-density suburban layout. Here’s how the city got residents to get on the bus.
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April 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“What lessons can be drawn from Brampton..? 1: buses can draw riders … as long as service is frequent. 2: .. many, if not most, potential transit riders are not commuting to a 9-to-5 job, so transit needs to be usable all day, every day.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Not in his backyard www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
One Marin dad has landed at the center of a firestorm over kids and their $5,000 e-bikes
A Marin dad opened his yard for e-bike parking after a nearby school banned the vehicles. Then his neighbors called the police.
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April 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Not in his backyard www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
palette cleanser www.berkeleyside.org/2025/03/25/b...
Here’s what happened when Berkeley gave free e-bikes to 56 residents
Participants reported driving less but their feedback also offers a glimpse into the reality of biking in Berkeley.
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March 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
palette cleanser www.berkeleyside.org/2025/03/25/b...
Just wow! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
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March 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Just wow! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
After 10 years of government and nonprofit service, Biden forgave my loans two Novembers ago. Getting that $85k burden forgiven has changed my life and allowed me to take some time off without stress to work on myself and rediscover and take up new hobbies. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
‘I was so close’: Fired federal workers lose student loan forgiveness
The Trump administration’s purge of the federal workforce means the student loan forgiveness they’ve worked toward may now be out of reach.
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March 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
After 10 years of government and nonprofit service, Biden forgave my loans two Novembers ago. Getting that $85k burden forgiven has changed my life and allowed me to take some time off without stress to work on myself and rediscover and take up new hobbies. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Not an AI hallucination www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/10/s...
Silicon Valley’s white-hot tech economy pushed up housing costs. Now housing costs are stifling tech
The Bay Area’s failure to solve the housing problem is cited as a leading reason for companies seeking growth elsewhere, according to the recently released Silicon Valley Index.
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March 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Not an AI hallucination www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/10/s...
This ayn Rand wet dream is fucking up our country
February 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This ayn Rand wet dream is fucking up our country
“Gen Z aren’t just just closing out tabs; they’re space vampires.“
Pw;dr (paywalled didn’t read): Gen Z closes each round and takes up space while not buying drinks… lol
If you’re a Vox member www.vox.com/culture/3960...
Pw;dr (paywalled didn’t read): Gen Z closes each round and takes up space while not buying drinks… lol
If you’re a Vox member www.vox.com/culture/3960...
Gen Z doesn’t know how to act in bars
Why hasn’t anyone told America’s youngest adults about drinking etiquette?
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February 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
“Gen Z aren’t just just closing out tabs; they’re space vampires.“
Pw;dr (paywalled didn’t read): Gen Z closes each round and takes up space while not buying drinks… lol
If you’re a Vox member www.vox.com/culture/3960...
Pw;dr (paywalled didn’t read): Gen Z closes each round and takes up space while not buying drinks… lol
If you’re a Vox member www.vox.com/culture/3960...
This is potentially really cool. Have a society where prisons are less and less necessary and have more historic housing www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/b...
Old Prisons Are Being Converted Into Stylish Apartments (Really)
The number of incarcerated people nationwide has declined, and almost 200 correctional facilities have closed in the past 20 years. The sites are being repurposed.
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February 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This is potentially really cool. Have a society where prisons are less and less necessary and have more historic housing www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/b...