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
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
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
No, it gets full sun during the middle of the day. Here's what does great under a tree in my yard: it's a dogwood of some shrubby sort. It has nice flowers and good fall color.
May 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
No, it gets full sun during the middle of the day. Here's what does great under a tree in my yard: it's a dogwood of some shrubby sort. It has nice flowers and good fall color.
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
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.
4. This scarcity has spiked home prices: "up 78% in Albuquerque to $330,900. Prices in Santa Fe [are up] 68% since 2018 to nearly double the state level." When housing supply is insufficient to meet demand, prices rise sharply. This affects everyone, but hits those with the least resources hardest.
May 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
4. This scarcity has spiked home prices: "up 78% in Albuquerque to $330,900. Prices in Santa Fe [are up] 68% since 2018 to nearly double the state level." When housing supply is insufficient to meet demand, prices rise sharply. This affects everyone, but hits those with the least resources hardest.
3. What's really driving the homelessness crisis? A severe shortage of housing. This Pew Charitable research shows NM has experienced a dramatic decline in available homes, with about half as many homes for sale in 2024 compared to 2018.
May 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
3. What's really driving the homelessness crisis? A severe shortage of housing. This Pew Charitable research shows NM has experienced a dramatic decline in available homes, with about half as many homes for sale in 2024 compared to 2018.
2. While individual factors can certainly contribute to individual cases, they fail to explain the dramatic 87% increase in homelessness NM has experienced since 2017 – more than double the national average
May 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
2. While individual factors can certainly contribute to individual cases, they fail to explain the dramatic 87% increase in homelessness NM has experienced since 2017 – more than double the national average
🧵 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
Me: I am very busy with many important things.
Also me: [Spends 45 minutes texting ChatGPT images back and forth with friends, showing what our dogs would look like as people]
My dog is the one who looks like Norman Bates btw 😱
Also me: [Spends 45 minutes texting ChatGPT images back and forth with friends, showing what our dogs would look like as people]
My dog is the one who looks like Norman Bates btw 😱
May 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Me: I am very busy with many important things.
Also me: [Spends 45 minutes texting ChatGPT images back and forth with friends, showing what our dogs would look like as people]
My dog is the one who looks like Norman Bates btw 😱
Also me: [Spends 45 minutes texting ChatGPT images back and forth with friends, showing what our dogs would look like as people]
My dog is the one who looks like Norman Bates btw 😱
He's back! Almost totally normal today, very playful. Only I put a treat in a box to see what he'd do and he was like fuck that, I'm not putting my nose in anything I can't see. Which I was happy to see tbh
May 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
He's back! Almost totally normal today, very playful. Only I put a treat in a box to see what he'd do and he was like fuck that, I'm not putting my nose in anything I can't see. Which I was happy to see tbh
Rattlesnake season is here! PSA for hikers & dog owners:
Cold, damp weather doesn’t mean no snakes. My dog was bitten by a rattlesnake this week—on his face. He is recovering. Here's what I learned about antivenom, symptoms, and staying calm when it counts: stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/my-dog-was...
Cold, damp weather doesn’t mean no snakes. My dog was bitten by a rattlesnake this week—on his face. He is recovering. Here's what I learned about antivenom, symptoms, and staying calm when it counts: stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/my-dog-was...
May 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Rattlesnake season is here! PSA for hikers & dog owners:
Cold, damp weather doesn’t mean no snakes. My dog was bitten by a rattlesnake this week—on his face. He is recovering. Here's what I learned about antivenom, symptoms, and staying calm when it counts: stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/my-dog-was...
Cold, damp weather doesn’t mean no snakes. My dog was bitten by a rattlesnake this week—on his face. He is recovering. Here's what I learned about antivenom, symptoms, and staying calm when it counts: stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/my-dog-was...
Alas, poor, uh, deeyorrick
May 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Alas, poor, uh, deeyorrick
The connection to authoritarianism: Housing scarcity doesn't just empty wallets—it erodes faith in democracy. When government can't solve visible problems like homelessness and affordability, people become receptive to authoritarian "solutions." Better housing policy builds democratic communities!
May 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The connection to authoritarianism: Housing scarcity doesn't just empty wallets—it erodes faith in democracy. When government can't solve visible problems like homelessness and affordability, people become receptive to authoritarian "solutions." Better housing policy builds democratic communities!
How to fix housing. This essay by Ned Resnikoff for the Roosevelt Institute is very good! And very relevant to Northern NM. We need to do regional housing and transportation planning. (Which doesn't mean offloading our issues onto Española btw; enough of that!) rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/how-to-...
May 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
How to fix housing. This essay by Ned Resnikoff for the Roosevelt Institute is very good! And very relevant to Northern NM. We need to do regional housing and transportation planning. (Which doesn't mean offloading our issues onto Española btw; enough of that!) rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/how-to-...
It's pouring here! I can't even remember the last time it rained this long (more than 10 minutes)
May 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
It's pouring here! I can't even remember the last time it rained this long (more than 10 minutes)
Go home, Grammarly; you're drunk
May 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Go home, Grammarly; you're drunk
Abert's squirrel showing off his FABULOUS ears
April 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Abert's squirrel showing off his FABULOUS ears
Why does Duolingo sound like my stalkery ex-boyfriend?
April 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Why does Duolingo sound like my stalkery ex-boyfriend?
If you're TRULY concerned about water in the West:
-Support dense, multifamily housing
-Advocate for water-smart landscaping & fixtures
-Give up meat
-Focus on agricultural water efficiency
Fighting apartments while ignoring the real water users? That's not about water—it's about something else.
-Support dense, multifamily housing
-Advocate for water-smart landscaping & fixtures
-Give up meat
-Focus on agricultural water efficiency
Fighting apartments while ignoring the real water users? That's not about water—it's about something else.
April 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
If you're TRULY concerned about water in the West:
-Support dense, multifamily housing
-Advocate for water-smart landscaping & fixtures
-Give up meat
-Focus on agricultural water efficiency
Fighting apartments while ignoring the real water users? That's not about water—it's about something else.
-Support dense, multifamily housing
-Advocate for water-smart landscaping & fixtures
-Give up meat
-Focus on agricultural water efficiency
Fighting apartments while ignoring the real water users? That's not about water—it's about something else.
MYTH: "All development is equal in water usage."
FACT: Single-family neighborhoods with lawns use up to 10× more water than neighborhoods with higher-density housing like apartments and condos.
The most water-hungry homes are large single-family houses in affluent areas with irrigated landscaping.
FACT: Single-family neighborhoods with lawns use up to 10× more water than neighborhoods with higher-density housing like apartments and condos.
The most water-hungry homes are large single-family houses in affluent areas with irrigated landscaping.
April 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
MYTH: "All development is equal in water usage."
FACT: Single-family neighborhoods with lawns use up to 10× more water than neighborhoods with higher-density housing like apartments and condos.
The most water-hungry homes are large single-family houses in affluent areas with irrigated landscaping.
FACT: Single-family neighborhoods with lawns use up to 10× more water than neighborhoods with higher-density housing like apartments and condos.
The most water-hungry homes are large single-family houses in affluent areas with irrigated landscaping.
In this piece, I show how Los Alamos has maintained stable water use. The county has abundant aquifer resources, using only 70-75% of their water rights allocation. Even with population growth, they can stay under capacity w/ good water management—#SantaFe has.
losalamosreporter.com/2023/07/12/i...
losalamosreporter.com/2023/07/12/i...
April 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
In this piece, I show how Los Alamos has maintained stable water use. The county has abundant aquifer resources, using only 70-75% of their water rights allocation. Even with population growth, they can stay under capacity w/ good water management—#SantaFe has.
losalamosreporter.com/2023/07/12/i...
losalamosreporter.com/2023/07/12/i...
MYTH: "We can't build more housing because we don't have enough water!"
FACT: Agriculture uses 75-80% of water in Western states. Residential use? Just 8-10%.
If water scarcity is your real concern, your focus shouldn't be on stopping apartments—it should be on agricultural practices. #WaterFacts
FACT: Agriculture uses 75-80% of water in Western states. Residential use? Just 8-10%.
If water scarcity is your real concern, your focus shouldn't be on stopping apartments—it should be on agricultural practices. #WaterFacts
April 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
MYTH: "We can't build more housing because we don't have enough water!"
FACT: Agriculture uses 75-80% of water in Western states. Residential use? Just 8-10%.
If water scarcity is your real concern, your focus shouldn't be on stopping apartments—it should be on agricultural practices. #WaterFacts
FACT: Agriculture uses 75-80% of water in Western states. Residential use? Just 8-10%.
If water scarcity is your real concern, your focus shouldn't be on stopping apartments—it should be on agricultural practices. #WaterFacts
THREAD: Let's bust some myths about water & housing in the West. Many oppose new housing developments, citing water scarcity. But the data tells a different story about what's ACTUALLY using our water and how density affects consumption. 🧵👇 #WaterMyths #Housing
April 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
THREAD: Let's bust some myths about water & housing in the West. Many oppose new housing developments, citing water scarcity. But the data tells a different story about what's ACTUALLY using our water and how density affects consumption. 🧵👇 #WaterMyths #Housing