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Brief stint in Quant Trading -> Building a meetup competitor
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Lowercase Effective Altruist, YIMBY, Basketball fan, Chicago Politics enjoyer
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ledge/id6723050803
Lowercase Effective Altruist, YIMBY, Basketball fan, Chicago Politics enjoyer
Blogging at https://utilityworkahead.substack.com/
To be clear I don't even want to throw parties or serve drinks are food. I have to do this all to let people walk into a building in wicker park
November 22, 2024 at 1:53 AM
To be clear I don't even want to throw parties or serve drinks are food. I have to do this all to let people walk into a building in wicker park
also the guy at the desk at the small business department was so unbelievably rude to me for no reason.
November 22, 2024 at 1:49 AM
also the guy at the desk at the small business department was so unbelievably rude to me for no reason.
or you can just open a church, do whatever you want and not pay taxes ig
November 22, 2024 at 1:49 AM
or you can just open a church, do whatever you want and not pay taxes ig
November 22, 2024 at 1:48 AM
It feels like the city is heavily encouraging people to just run illegal pop ups because the rules are so damn hard. If you are in your early twenties here and you don't have a ton of connections with laywers/alders, you need 20,000 dollars to even begin being able to run your business
November 22, 2024 at 1:48 AM
It feels like the city is heavily encouraging people to just run illegal pop ups because the rules are so damn hard. If you are in your early twenties here and you don't have a ton of connections with laywers/alders, you need 20,000 dollars to even begin being able to run your business
even though this is a block from the train in wicker park. AND THIS IS all before I rent which is way more expensive than it should be because the city won't let builders build.
November 22, 2024 at 1:46 AM
even though this is a block from the train in wicker park. AND THIS IS all before I rent which is way more expensive than it should be because the city won't let builders build.
I need a Illinois LLC which is already one of the more expensive in the nation. Then I need a PPA to run events (a whole process + ~1000). I need an lbl to sell anything at all (more forms more money). I need a variance, I need a licensed architect, I need to explain where people will park
November 22, 2024 at 1:45 AM
I need a Illinois LLC which is already one of the more expensive in the nation. Then I need a PPA to run events (a whole process + ~1000). I need an lbl to sell anything at all (more forms more money). I need a variance, I need a licensed architect, I need to explain where people will park
What do you think the best solution is? Was passing BCH necessary to generate the funds? If we spent the original money more efficiently to build more NCS would we have enough housing now?
November 21, 2024 at 6:46 AM
What do you think the best solution is? Was passing BCH necessary to generate the funds? If we spent the original money more efficiently to build more NCS would we have enough housing now?
do you have a sense of why they "want to make" these decisions. It would be one thing if they just wanted to spend a tiny amount of money, but they seemingly are spending a lot per person and doing a bad job
November 21, 2024 at 6:34 AM
do you have a sense of why they "want to make" these decisions. It would be one thing if they just wanted to spend a tiny amount of money, but they seemingly are spending a lot per person and doing a bad job
nvm, reading the link in the doc!
November 21, 2024 at 6:33 AM
nvm, reading the link in the doc!
Sorry what is a unified system?
November 21, 2024 at 6:33 AM
Sorry what is a unified system?
Looks like the money is rolling in though. 17% profit margin this year
November 21, 2024 at 6:28 AM
Looks like the money is rolling in though. 17% profit margin this year
I'm stuck on gardaworld thus far. Why are we hiring a company that markets itself as a security company to house people? Shouldn't we be contracting out shelters or the people who already work with homeless? Are they just not capable of taking on such a big project?
November 21, 2024 at 6:27 AM
I'm stuck on gardaworld thus far. Why are we hiring a company that markets itself as a security company to house people? Shouldn't we be contracting out shelters or the people who already work with homeless? Are they just not capable of taking on such a big project?
Thank you! I will start digging
November 21, 2024 at 6:02 AM
Thank you! I will start digging
will get to reading thank you
November 21, 2024 at 6:01 AM
will get to reading thank you
Any ideas what I can do to bring light to this? Should I just go around telling the people I know in chicago? I have the funds and connections to make a longer form documentary if you think that might be helpful
November 21, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Any ideas what I can do to bring light to this? Should I just go around telling the people I know in chicago? I have the funds and connections to make a longer form documentary if you think that might be helpful
sorry for the spam! just very curious
November 21, 2024 at 5:58 AM
sorry for the spam! just very curious
as in how they choose favorite?
November 21, 2024 at 5:56 AM
as in how they choose favorite?
Any idea how the auctioning process of the contract works? Happy to read through dense legal documentation if it's a gov form or something
November 21, 2024 at 5:55 AM
Any idea how the auctioning process of the contract works? Happy to read through dense legal documentation if it's a gov form or something
is there a centralized source where I can educate myself on all of this?
November 21, 2024 at 5:54 AM
is there a centralized source where I can educate myself on all of this?
We have been evicting the migrants? To where?
November 21, 2024 at 5:54 AM
We have been evicting the migrants? To where?
who ultimately gets to decide who gets the contract? I'm trying to parse the article but do you know if its BJ or DFS?
November 21, 2024 at 5:53 AM
who ultimately gets to decide who gets the contract? I'm trying to parse the article but do you know if its BJ or DFS?
I know enough about charity to not be to quick to call out a charity for high staffing costs but wtf? shouldn't most of the costs be buying up buildings and food? What are staff needed for? What is the comparable for a currently running homeless shelter?
November 21, 2024 at 5:50 AM
I know enough about charity to not be to quick to call out a charity for high staffing costs but wtf? shouldn't most of the costs be buying up buildings and food? What are staff needed for? What is the comparable for a currently running homeless shelter?
"The City’s reliance on Favorite to staff these shelters has come at a high cost. Since September 2022, more than $3 of every $5 spent on migrant care — roughly $342 million — has gone to Favorite for staffing and oversight. "?????????????????
November 21, 2024 at 5:49 AM
"The City’s reliance on Favorite to staff these shelters has come at a high cost. Since September 2022, more than $3 of every $5 spent on migrant care — roughly $342 million — has gone to Favorite for staffing and oversight. "?????????????????