Pedro Peterson
@peterpedroson.bsky.social
I work at the intersection of urban mobility, land use, and climate.
I occasionally post about Brazil, music, and football (the one played with feet).
Views are my own.
I occasionally post about Brazil, music, and football (the one played with feet).
Views are my own.
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The federal government arrested a US citizen in Sacramento trying to going to work because he has brown skin.
The incident Thursday morning in the store’s parking lot was the first high-profile enforcement raid in Sacramento County.
Several people taken away by masked federal agents at Sacramento Home Depot
The incident Thursday morning in the store’s parking lot was the first high-profile enforcement raid in Sacramento County.
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July 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The federal government arrested a US citizen in Sacramento trying to going to work because he has brown skin.
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Guilherme Lemes Cardoso E Silva, an artist known for painting murals across the Bay Area, was taken into custody by ICE agents. His wife is now pleading for his release before their baby is born.
July 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Guilherme Lemes Cardoso E Silva, an artist known for painting murals across the Bay Area, was taken into custody by ICE agents. His wife is now pleading for his release before their baby is born.
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz after touring "Alligator Alcatraz": "These detainees are living in cages. The pictures you've seen don't do it just. They are essentially packed into cages. 34 detainees per cage...they get their drinking water & they brush their teeth where they poop, in the same unit"
July 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz after touring "Alligator Alcatraz": "These detainees are living in cages. The pictures you've seen don't do it just. They are essentially packed into cages. 34 detainees per cage...they get their drinking water & they brush their teeth where they poop, in the same unit"
One underrated aspect of Trump’s deranged letter announcing the 50% tariffs on Brazil is that he’s putting the bootlickers seeking to replace Bolsonaro as the leaders of the “patriota” right in a real bind
Tarcísio, Caiado e Ratinho Jr. silenciam sobre Trump
Tarcísio, Caiado e Ratinho Jr. silenciam sobre Trump e avaliam como escapar de saia-justa
Governadores apontados como presidenciáveis em 2026 não comentam decisão de Trump mesmo com respectivos estados prejudicados por tarifa
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July 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
One underrated aspect of Trump’s deranged letter announcing the 50% tariffs on Brazil is that he’s putting the bootlickers seeking to replace Bolsonaro as the leaders of the “patriota” right in a real bind
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This would be the biggest scandal of every non-Trump Presidency, including Nixon’s.
The United States is seeking to steal the sovereignty of Brazil, there's really no other way to describe this. It's an effort to overthrow their domestic political institutions.
July 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This would be the biggest scandal of every non-Trump Presidency, including Nixon’s.
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We are in new territory with Trump’s latest trade letter, threatening a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil starting Aug. 1
—The US runs a rare trade surplus with Brazil, so there’s no deficit to fix
—Trump says these duties are explicitly over political concerns, not economic ones
—The US runs a rare trade surplus with Brazil, so there’s no deficit to fix
—Trump says these duties are explicitly over political concerns, not economic ones
July 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
We are in new territory with Trump’s latest trade letter, threatening a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil starting Aug. 1
—The US runs a rare trade surplus with Brazil, so there’s no deficit to fix
—Trump says these duties are explicitly over political concerns, not economic ones
—The US runs a rare trade surplus with Brazil, so there’s no deficit to fix
—Trump says these duties are explicitly over political concerns, not economic ones
Some much needed good news today
[BILL ALERT] AB 130, the budget trailer bill creating a broad CEQA exemption for mixed income and market rate housing, has passed the Assembly floor. It now goes to the Governor for his signature.
July 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Some much needed good news today
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June 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Bring back the Monarchs!
BREAKING: The WNBA announced it is adding three more expansion teams in the coming years that will be located in Cleveland, Philadelphia and Detroit.
June 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Bring back the Monarchs!
I still have battle scars from working on CEQA review for a housing project 1 block away from BART in SF that would’ve replaced a “historic” laundromat. Opponents claimed it would lead to displacement even though it was 25% affordable.
The latest strategy by SF neighborhoods to avoid development? Be ‘historic’
The latest strategy by SF neighborhoods to avoid development? Be ‘historic’
As the state pushes cities to produce more housing, homeowners are applying for exemptions on the basis of "preservation."
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June 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I still have battle scars from working on CEQA review for a housing project 1 block away from BART in SF that would’ve replaced a “historic” laundromat. Opponents claimed it would lead to displacement even though it was 25% affordable.
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Shabbat Shalom to everyone who recognizes that the safety, freedom & thriving of Jews and Muslims are bound up together — in Israel & Palestine, across the five boroughs, and in many other beloved places.
Lander: "It's just gross, racist bigotry. Meanwhile he's running an optimistic, upbeat campaign for a NY where everybody belongs, and I feel proud as the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in NYC to be supporting somebody who would be the first Muslim mayor—what could be more NYC than that?"
June 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Shabbat Shalom to everyone who recognizes that the safety, freedom & thriving of Jews and Muslims are bound up together — in Israel & Palestine, across the five boroughs, and in many other beloved places.
Yes, legalizing the development of apartment buildings in Berkeley (median home price of $1.4M) would tragically lead to the commodification of its land
Janice in District 3 claims the ordinance will "commodify our land" and make it difficult for homebuyers to compete with developers who want to build "different types of housing."
June 27, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Yes, legalizing the development of apartment buildings in Berkeley (median home price of $1.4M) would tragically lead to the commodification of its land
The Club World Cup is great, actually
June 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The Club World Cup is great, actually
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If there's one legacy of the War in Iraq that Democrats should have internalized, it's the fact that those who lined up behind the war drums all came to regret that decision while those who wisely refused to go along were soon vindicated.
One of the latter rode that decision to the White House!
One of the latter rode that decision to the White House!
UPDATE — At least *37* members of Congress have now signed on to efforts against the Trump-Vance administration's moves towards war on Iran.
+5 since yesterday.
A new Economist/YouGov poll shows Americans strongly disapprove of US involvement in the conflict between Israel and Iran: 16-60
+5 since yesterday.
A new Economist/YouGov poll shows Americans strongly disapprove of US involvement in the conflict between Israel and Iran: 16-60
June 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
If there's one legacy of the War in Iraq that Democrats should have internalized, it's the fact that those who lined up behind the war drums all came to regret that decision while those who wisely refused to go along were soon vindicated.
One of the latter rode that decision to the White House!
One of the latter rode that decision to the White House!
Every political science article in 2025
June 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Every political science article in 2025
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The craziest thing about this fight between Trump and Elon Musk is that Republicans are trying to take away health care from 16 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
June 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The craziest thing about this fight between Trump and Elon Musk is that Republicans are trying to take away health care from 16 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
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I will say that I'm reading the book and they strongly advocate for increasing state capacity but people online talking about abundance mostly ignore that part
June 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I will say that I'm reading the book and they strongly advocate for increasing state capacity but people online talking about abundance mostly ignore that part
You love to see it
HUGE!!! Senator @scottwiener.bsky.social's SB 79, which the Bay Area Council is cosponsoring, passes the Senate!!! SB 79 legalizes apartments in single family areas near trains. This was a test for the Senate - the Assembly is passing housing bills, so this has a GREAT shot of becoming law!
June 4, 2025 at 3:39 AM
You love to see it
Post a banger that’s not in English…
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June 3, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Post a banger that’s not in English…
youtu.be/uWespmHe3wc?...
youtu.be/uWespmHe3wc?...
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we could have had taco trucks on every corner
May 31, 2025 at 12:46 AM
we could have had taco trucks on every corner
Building new market rate housing makes housing more affordable through two “trickle down” mechanisms in a demonstrable way:
1. In the short term by reducing pressure on the existing housing stock
2. In the long term by creating new inventory that will become affordable later (aka filtering)
1. In the short term by reducing pressure on the existing housing stock
2. In the long term by creating new inventory that will become affordable later (aka filtering)
“Trickle-down housing” is the stupidest concept ever.
The straightforward idea that building new housing takes pressure off old housing gets equated with Reaganite tax cuts for rich people.
The straightforward idea that building new housing takes pressure off old housing gets equated with Reaganite tax cuts for rich people.
trickle down housing isn't a real policy- it's a theory used to justify inaction on building for those with the greatest need
May 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Building new market rate housing makes housing more affordable through two “trickle down” mechanisms in a demonstrable way:
1. In the short term by reducing pressure on the existing housing stock
2. In the long term by creating new inventory that will become affordable later (aka filtering)
1. In the short term by reducing pressure on the existing housing stock
2. In the long term by creating new inventory that will become affordable later (aka filtering)
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City Councilman Unearths Magical Zoning Amulet
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May 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
City Councilman Unearths Magical Zoning Amulet
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I rank the all the papal contenders using my VARP (Value Above Replacement Pope) metric. And I tell you the best place to get cacio e pepe near St. Peter's. All that and more in the next Silver Bulletin.
May 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I rank the all the papal contenders using my VARP (Value Above Replacement Pope) metric. And I tell you the best place to get cacio e pepe near St. Peter's. All that and more in the next Silver Bulletin.
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I’m sorry being kicked out of a local rabbit themed group chat in San Francisco is so funny
April 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I’m sorry being kicked out of a local rabbit themed group chat in San Francisco is so funny