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Posole Mio
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· Jun 27
Abundance, Strong Towns, and the real problems of change
A debate about strategies
stephnakhleh.substack.com
In case anyone's been following the Abundance Discourse (esp following Mamdani's win) this is my tiny contribution - stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/abundance-...
Can we solve housing affordability by targeting corporate landlords? I look into it. Tomorrow! #AffordableHousing stephnakhleh.substack.com
July 22, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Can we solve housing affordability by targeting corporate landlords? I look into it. Tomorrow! #AffordableHousing stephnakhleh.substack.com
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IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
June 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
In case anyone's been following the Abundance Discourse (esp following Mamdani's win) this is my tiny contribution - stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/abundance-...
Abundance, Strong Towns, and the real problems of change
A debate about strategies
stephnakhleh.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
In case anyone's been following the Abundance Discourse (esp following Mamdani's win) this is my tiny contribution - stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/abundance-...
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🚨The North Carolina Legislature voted unanimously (107 to 0) to ban minimum parking requirements in new developments statewide.
June 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
🚨The North Carolina Legislature voted unanimously (107 to 0) to ban minimum parking requirements in new developments statewide.
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Parking reform in [checks notes] North Carolina?!
N.C. bill to eliminate parking minimums advances to Senate
A state bill to eliminate parking minimums is gaining broad support.
www.axios.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Parking reform in [checks notes] North Carolina?!
If we took the idea of "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" seriously, we'd be making different and better decisions to deal with homelessness stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/lightly-ho...
’Lightly housed’: housing insecurity in northern New Mexico
Part 3 of a 4-part series on homelessness in northern New Mexico
stephnakhleh.substack.com
June 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
If we took the idea of "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" seriously, we'd be making different and better decisions to deal with homelessness stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/lightly-ho...
When you get no walkies because everyone is sick, you can at least enjoy a good snuffle mat
June 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
When you get no walkies because everyone is sick, you can at least enjoy a good snuffle mat
I too have been flabbergasted by this but my spouse pointed to a framework called "mistake theory" vs. "conflict theory" and if you are a mistake theorist (me, apparently, and probably Sam) then conflict theorists, which most online leftists are, are speaking a totally foreign language to you
as someone who has been saying “we need to get better at building things in America” for years, it’s been pretty weird to see “abundance” come around and completely polarize the issue for extremely online leftists
I literally just want more trains it’s not that deep
I literally just want more trains it’s not that deep
June 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I too have been flabbergasted by this but my spouse pointed to a framework called "mistake theory" vs. "conflict theory" and if you are a mistake theorist (me, apparently, and probably Sam) then conflict theorists, which most online leftists are, are speaking a totally foreign language to you
But what makes housing affordable isn’t just who buys it—it’s whether we allow enough of it to exist. My piece is about the difference between income-restricted housing and the everyday housing that used to be affordable by default, before we made it illegal to build.
Stop the rich from buying all our housing just for profit. We need laws on the books to stop this we need housing for the people not money for the rich.
June 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
But what makes housing affordable isn’t just who buys it—it’s whether we allow enough of it to exist. My piece is about the difference between income-restricted housing and the everyday housing that used to be affordable by default, before we made it illegal to build.
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Peak NIMBY brain is trying to keep a neighboring airport open, even though the planes that land there are literally spraying toxins over your home, because if the airport closes then they're going to build affordable housing there. lapublicpress.org/2025/06/sant...
Santa Monica's elite are using an airport to block affordable housing
A campaign to build housing on the site of the soon-to-be-shuttered airport is drawing pushback from opponents of new development.
lapublicpress.org
June 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Peak NIMBY brain is trying to keep a neighboring airport open, even though the planes that land there are literally spraying toxins over your home, because if the airport closes then they're going to build affordable housing there. lapublicpress.org/2025/06/sant...
Have you noticed that, among some progressives, despair is now a political credential?
Like: “Oh, you still have hope? How embarrassing for you.”
I wrote about this: stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/ok-doomer
Like: “Oh, you still have hope? How embarrassing for you.”
I wrote about this: stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/ok-doomer
OK, Doomer
Giving up is a luxury we can’t afford
stephnakhleh.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Have you noticed that, among some progressives, despair is now a political credential?
Like: “Oh, you still have hope? How embarrassing for you.”
I wrote about this: stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/ok-doomer
Like: “Oh, you still have hope? How embarrassing for you.”
I wrote about this: stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/ok-doomer
Who needs Mucinex when you've got green chile tho
June 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Who needs Mucinex when you've got green chile tho
I no longer remember what this is and Google Lens is no help, but it's one of my favorite perennials in my garden. I planted it 3 years ago to replace a dead phlox. Phlox struggles in my difficult backyard conditions but this gal thrives! Last week she was even prettier
May 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I no longer remember what this is and Google Lens is no help, but it's one of my favorite perennials in my garden. I planted it 3 years ago to replace a dead phlox. Phlox struggles in my difficult backyard conditions but this gal thrives! Last week she was even prettier
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In case you missed it: This recent webinar from the Food and Farming Journalism Network was packed with insights on agriculture's climate impact from Dr. Jonathan Foley and Dr. Helen Harwatt. Thank you to everyone who joined us live! 🎥✨ Catch the replay here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPI0...
Uncovering Agriculture's Climate Impact | A Food Systems Forensics Webinar
YouTube video by Sentient
www.youtube.com
May 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
In case you missed it: This recent webinar from the Food and Farming Journalism Network was packed with insights on agriculture's climate impact from Dr. Jonathan Foley and Dr. Helen Harwatt. Thank you to everyone who joined us live! 🎥✨ Catch the replay here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPI0...
I can't recommend bronchitis as a core workout but it IS very effective. My abdominal muscles have never felt more exercised
May 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I can't recommend bronchitis as a core workout but it IS very effective. My abdominal muscles have never felt more exercised
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Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes
Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes
Yaqeen Hammad offered tips for surviving in war zone and is one of dozens of minors who have died in recent attacks
Eleven-year-old Yaqeen Hammad, Gaza’s youngest influencer, is among the dozens of children killed by Israel in recent strikes, as its forces intensify their military offensive across the Palestinian territory.
Known for her bright smile and volunteering efforts, Yaqeen was killed on Friday night after Israeli forces shelled the al-Baraka area of Deir al-Balah in northern Gaza, amid intense fighting in the region. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes
Look at his lil rattlesnake-bite scar 😭
That was one fang. The other fang went in like 2 inches to the left. Big ol' snake.
That was one fang. The other fang went in like 2 inches to the left. Big ol' snake.
May 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Look at his lil rattlesnake-bite scar 😭
That was one fang. The other fang went in like 2 inches to the left. Big ol' snake.
That was one fang. The other fang went in like 2 inches to the left. Big ol' snake.
When you don't build enough housing, you create spillover effects that raise the wretchedness quotient of the whole region #homelessness #housing stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/why-are-th...
Why are there so many homeless people in Santa Fe?
Housing insecurity in northern New Mexico: Part 1
stephnakhleh.substack.com
May 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
When you don't build enough housing, you create spillover effects that raise the wretchedness quotient of the whole region #homelessness #housing stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/why-are-th...
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"Filtering" is very important to understanding the impacts of new market-rate development, but the term seems to be used to describe two different things.
Today, I discuss two kinds of "filtering" in housing (and recent economic research on each topic)
pencillingout.substack.com/p/what-do-we...
Today, I discuss two kinds of "filtering" in housing (and recent economic research on each topic)
pencillingout.substack.com/p/what-do-we...
What do we mean when we say "filtering?"
Distinguishing between two different housing market dynamics
pencillingout.substack.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Filtering" is very important to understanding the impacts of new market-rate development, but the term seems to be used to describe two different things.
Today, I discuss two kinds of "filtering" in housing (and recent economic research on each topic)
pencillingout.substack.com/p/what-do-we...
Today, I discuss two kinds of "filtering" in housing (and recent economic research on each topic)
pencillingout.substack.com/p/what-do-we...
Come on, New Mexico. Can we try sucking less? www.governing.com/urban/most-w...
Most Western States Have Eased Zoning Rules to Promote Housing
New Mexico stands out as an exception, leading to skyrocketing rents and home prices.
www.governing.com
May 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Come on, New Mexico. Can we try sucking less? www.governing.com/urban/most-w...
🧵 When most people see someone experiencing homelessness, they often make individual-level assumptions about why that person lacks housing: substance abuse, mental illness, or poor life choices. 1/5
May 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🧵 When most people see someone experiencing homelessness, they often make individual-level assumptions about why that person lacks housing: substance abuse, mental illness, or poor life choices. 1/5
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The front setback for new housing should be zero, not 20 feet. We have a housing crisis and our city council is arguing over whether we should require new housing to have enormous front lawns dividing housing from sidewalks. Be serious.
May 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The front setback for new housing should be zero, not 20 feet. We have a housing crisis and our city council is arguing over whether we should require new housing to have enormous front lawns dividing housing from sidewalks. Be serious.
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“[T]he juxtaposition of house-value concerns with claims that residents would be ‘downwinders’ of ‘toxic’ battery emissions […] suggests that opponents of the project are deploying a rhetorical political strategy rather than engaging in good faith with the facts.”
My new piece explores the generational divide in environmental values and how "cautious environmentalism" threatens climate action—as seen playing out in the Rancho Viejo debate in Santa Fe.
Part 1 is live; Part 2 drops tomorrow. #climateaction #solar stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/when-bill-...
Part 1 is live; Part 2 drops tomorrow. #climateaction #solar stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/when-bill-...
When Bill McKibben calls out your environmentalism
Solar resistance in Santa Fe
stephnakhleh.substack.com
May 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“[T]he juxtaposition of house-value concerns with claims that residents would be ‘downwinders’ of ‘toxic’ battery emissions […] suggests that opponents of the project are deploying a rhetorical political strategy rather than engaging in good faith with the facts.”
My 2nd piece on Santa Fe’s solar battle is out. These fights follow a pattern: too many veto points let a few inconvenienced people kill projects w/ broad benefits—like clean energy, housing, safe streets. One fix is to pay those who bear the biggest costs. stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/we-can-hav...
We can have clean energy (and other nice things)
Part 2: solving the Not In My Backyard dilemma
stephnakhleh.substack.com
May 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
My 2nd piece on Santa Fe’s solar battle is out. These fights follow a pattern: too many veto points let a few inconvenienced people kill projects w/ broad benefits—like clean energy, housing, safe streets. One fix is to pay those who bear the biggest costs. stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/we-can-hav...
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Lovely piece! Make sure to follow this substack for Northern NM insights. Local yimby group GENM also helped support the project talked about in this piece. We CAN overcome left-NIMBYism in New Mexico for a more sustainable future! 🙌🏼
My new piece explores the generational divide in environmental values and how "cautious environmentalism" threatens climate action—as seen playing out in the Rancho Viejo debate in Santa Fe.
Part 1 is live; Part 2 drops tomorrow. #climateaction #solar stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/when-bill-...
Part 1 is live; Part 2 drops tomorrow. #climateaction #solar stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/when-bill-...
When Bill McKibben calls out your environmentalism
Solar resistance in Santa Fe
stephnakhleh.substack.com
May 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Lovely piece! Make sure to follow this substack for Northern NM insights. Local yimby group GENM also helped support the project talked about in this piece. We CAN overcome left-NIMBYism in New Mexico for a more sustainable future! 🙌🏼