Patrick Band
@pband.bsky.social
Father, Husband, transportation planner, trail runner, climber of mountains, urban gardener, CA history nerd & lover of maps.
I've always thought of Napa as having decent - but admittedly not great - urban tree cover. How wrong I was...
This @washingtonpost.com piece really puts the challenge of cultivating a vibrant urban forest in perspective.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
This @washingtonpost.com piece really puts the challenge of cultivating a vibrant urban forest in perspective.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
April 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I've always thought of Napa as having decent - but admittedly not great - urban tree cover. How wrong I was...
This @washingtonpost.com piece really puts the challenge of cultivating a vibrant urban forest in perspective.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
This @washingtonpost.com piece really puts the challenge of cultivating a vibrant urban forest in perspective.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Con man tacitly acknowledges he's been conned.
April 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Con man tacitly acknowledges he's been conned.
“The exemption for Chinese-made phones and laptops may also raise questions about why some U.S. businesses were singled out for tariff breaks and others like apparel and furniture retailers must still pay a whopping tariff rate on Chinese-made goods.” 🤡
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
April 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“The exemption for Chinese-made phones and laptops may also raise questions about why some U.S. businesses were singled out for tariff breaks and others like apparel and furniture retailers must still pay a whopping tariff rate on Chinese-made goods.” 🤡
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Tough to beat Emigrant Wilderness in the late Spring.
March 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Tough to beat Emigrant Wilderness in the late Spring.
Maybe he meant April 2035?
US averages somewhere in the ballpark of 3 million deaths annually from all causes, so ~700 deaths per week due to COVID given current data.
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-t...
US averages somewhere in the ballpark of 3 million deaths annually from all causes, so ~700 deaths per week due to COVID given current data.
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-t...
March 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Maybe he meant April 2035?
US averages somewhere in the ballpark of 3 million deaths annually from all causes, so ~700 deaths per week due to COVID given current data.
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-t...
US averages somewhere in the ballpark of 3 million deaths annually from all causes, so ~700 deaths per week due to COVID given current data.
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-t...
File under: dumb construction signage. Blocking a bike lane to say that road work ends here.
February 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
File under: dumb construction signage. Blocking a bike lane to say that road work ends here.
Cap, yes.
Kids…that’s a more nuanced question. Musk was clearly using his kids as a prop, but there are definitely cases where kids need to be with their parents for “serious business”
@buffywicks.bsky.social
Kids…that’s a more nuanced question. Musk was clearly using his kids as a prop, but there are definitely cases where kids need to be with their parents for “serious business”
@buffywicks.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Cap, yes.
Kids…that’s a more nuanced question. Musk was clearly using his kids as a prop, but there are definitely cases where kids need to be with their parents for “serious business”
@buffywicks.bsky.social
Kids…that’s a more nuanced question. Musk was clearly using his kids as a prop, but there are definitely cases where kids need to be with their parents for “serious business”
@buffywicks.bsky.social
File under: editorial ooopsie.
@deadlinederek.bsky.social
@deadlinederek.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
File under: editorial ooopsie.
@deadlinederek.bsky.social
@deadlinederek.bsky.social
This morning's RNC email: "Don't think, just answer!"
The craven demand for fealty really is something else...
The craven demand for fealty really is something else...
February 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This morning's RNC email: "Don't think, just answer!"
The craven demand for fealty really is something else...
The craven demand for fealty really is something else...
And here we are - @sfchronicle.com joins the chat with “water wars” headline.
February 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
And here we are - @sfchronicle.com joins the chat with “water wars” headline.
Yeah...probably not an option.
February 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Yeah...probably not an option.
Happy Birthday, Mr. Korematsu.
Our diversity is our strength!
Our diversity is our strength!
January 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Happy Birthday, Mr. Korematsu.
Our diversity is our strength!
Our diversity is our strength!
To keep myself slightly sane, I've set a personal goal of doing a dozen "big" runs/hikes this year. First one is comign up soon, and has ~20 miles and just shy of 6,000' of elevation. Wish me luck!
January 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
To keep myself slightly sane, I've set a personal goal of doing a dozen "big" runs/hikes this year. First one is comign up soon, and has ~20 miles and just shy of 6,000' of elevation. Wish me luck!