OB Chargn
@obchargn.bsky.social
East Bay land use politics during the day, charging OB in the dawn
Albany's Trans Comm is hearing a presentation on the planned improvements to the Kains Ave bikeway: albanyca.primegov.com/viewer/previ...
@prinzrob.bsky.social Can the Marin cycle track be extended eastbound across SPA all the way to Kains? The clunky two-phase turn leaves a lot to be desired.
@prinzrob.bsky.social Can the Marin cycle track be extended eastbound across SPA all the way to Kains? The clunky two-phase turn leaves a lot to be desired.
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Albany's Trans Comm is hearing a presentation on the planned improvements to the Kains Ave bikeway: albanyca.primegov.com/viewer/previ...
@prinzrob.bsky.social Can the Marin cycle track be extended eastbound across SPA all the way to Kains? The clunky two-phase turn leaves a lot to be desired.
@prinzrob.bsky.social Can the Marin cycle track be extended eastbound across SPA all the way to Kains? The clunky two-phase turn leaves a lot to be desired.
These discrepancies had me wondering how many SF residents opt out of the district. Based on ACS data. 40% of kids in SF go to non-SFUSD schools vs only 18% in Berkeley. I assume Berkeley's percent disadvantaged would be closer to SF's if it were less integrated.
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
These discrepancies had me wondering how many SF residents opt out of the district. Based on ACS data. 40% of kids in SF go to non-SFUSD schools vs only 18% in Berkeley. I assume Berkeley's percent disadvantaged would be closer to SF's if it were less integrated.
So you’re telling me there’s a chance.gif
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
So you’re telling me there’s a chance.gif
Third Safeway in San Francisco within about a week being proposed for housing- this time in a Bernal Heights. The other two sites were in Outer Richmond/Ocean Beach and Western Addition/Fillmore: www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...
November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Third Safeway in San Francisco within about a week being proposed for housing- this time in a Bernal Heights. The other two sites were in Outer Richmond/Ocean Beach and Western Addition/Fillmore: www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...
Car carnage on Solano, Albany. Curious if any parklet permit programs require bollard level protection (or if they actively forbid them)
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Car carnage on Solano, Albany. Curious if any parklet permit programs require bollard level protection (or if they actively forbid them)
City of LA is dedicating whole teams to undermine SB 79 - their planning department is pulling 16+ staff to find ways to not build housing: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
November 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
City of LA is dedicating whole teams to undermine SB 79 - their planning department is pulling 16+ staff to find ways to not build housing: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
UPDATES: www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
November 14, 2025 at 6:19 AM
UPDATES: www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
So much good urbanist news in the feed tonight!
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
So much good urbanist news in the feed tonight!
I was looking through Wahab's wiki page tonight and noticed a prominent SB 79 call out at the start of the bio: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha_W...
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I was looking through Wahab's wiki page tonight and noticed a prominent SB 79 call out at the start of the bio: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha_W...
I wonder if 2026 is the final year to pass substantial housing reform in CA for a while … Looks like Wiener is going to be replaced by NIMBY-lite N Pelosi’s daughter. Doesn’t mentioned anything on housing in her press vid www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I wonder if 2026 is the final year to pass substantial housing reform in CA for a while … Looks like Wiener is going to be replaced by NIMBY-lite N Pelosi’s daughter. Doesn’t mentioned anything on housing in her press vid www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
Lovely to see local cops abdicate their responsibility to enforce the law and align themselves with fascists: @sfpolicecommunity.bsky.social
sfstandard.com/2025/11/03/s...
sfstandard.com/2025/11/03/s...
November 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Lovely to see local cops abdicate their responsibility to enforce the law and align themselves with fascists: @sfpolicecommunity.bsky.social
sfstandard.com/2025/11/03/s...
sfstandard.com/2025/11/03/s...
CA Department of Public Health is now starting to clap back at the Feds with their own blame banners
October 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
CA Department of Public Health is now starting to clap back at the Feds with their own blame banners
Always boils down to owning the libs
October 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Always boils down to owning the libs
OakDot talking like he has the Mandate of Heaven. Good stuff: sf.streetsblog.org/2025/10/21/s...
October 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
OakDot talking like he has the Mandate of Heaven. Good stuff: sf.streetsblog.org/2025/10/21/s...
For context - SFMTA operates 38 garages with 15K spaces: www.sfmta.com/units/parkin...
October 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
For context - SFMTA operates 38 garages with 15K spaces: www.sfmta.com/units/parkin...
Parking section of the CA Forever Specific Plan is interesting...No parking maximums for housing and plans for parking garages to be within a 1/2 mile or less of every home, with upwards of 114k parking spaces planned across at least 54 parking garages. Not really incentivizing transit use here...
October 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Parking section of the CA Forever Specific Plan is interesting...No parking maximums for housing and plans for parking garages to be within a 1/2 mile or less of every home, with upwards of 114k parking spaces planned across at least 54 parking garages. Not really incentivizing transit use here...
Looks like they're gunning to triple the size of the highway, going from 2 to 6 lanes
October 15, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Looks like they're gunning to triple the size of the highway, going from 2 to 6 lanes
Rare new construction condos listed for sale in Oakland. I wonder what led the developer to list as condos instead of rentals… My guess is that the risk from condo defect laws was outweighed by low rental prices.
October 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Rare new construction condos listed for sale in Oakland. I wonder what led the developer to list as condos instead of rentals… My guess is that the risk from condo defect laws was outweighed by low rental prices.
Even law and order DA Jenkins has changed her tune on the Fed administration
October 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Even law and order DA Jenkins has changed her tune on the Fed administration
New anti-RV barriers on Telegraph. Never ceases to amaze me that these barriers are never used to protect bikers and always deployed to displace PEH
September 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
New anti-RV barriers on Telegraph. Never ceases to amaze me that these barriers are never used to protect bikers and always deployed to displace PEH
SF has some of the worst progressive groups. These comments about the great highway/sunset dunes are unhinged www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
September 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
SF has some of the worst progressive groups. These comments about the great highway/sunset dunes are unhinged www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
Fascinating to see how Newsom exacts his pound of flesh in the legislature - in this case I'm guessing he doesn't want to piss off CHP so he can retain them to do his bidding (e.g. homeless removal, surge force into cities, etc)
www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
September 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Fascinating to see how Newsom exacts his pound of flesh in the legislature - in this case I'm guessing he doesn't want to piss off CHP so he can retain them to do his bidding (e.g. homeless removal, surge force into cities, etc)
www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
This is one of my favorite maps, which shows the incredible potential of building a bike/walk trail on the Western span of the bay bridge
September 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is one of my favorite maps, which shows the incredible potential of building a bike/walk trail on the Western span of the bay bridge
There is plenty more juice to squeeze from parking if residential permits only cover a limited portion of the city and cost $18/MO
September 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
There is plenty more juice to squeeze from parking if residential permits only cover a limited portion of the city and cost $18/MO