Sam Alcorn
@samalcorn.bsky.social
Housing abundance. Urbanism. Zoning abolitionist. Accessibility Compliance expert. YIMBY. Located in Tovaangar. #OverturnEuclid
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A sign of hope for civilization:
Mumbai police attached decibel meters to stop lights so when angry drivers honked too much and pushed meter past 85 decibels, the light timer re-set -- to stay red.
We need to get more comfortable making drivers miserable. www.instagram.com/reel/DRJY-aS...
Mumbai police attached decibel meters to stop lights so when angry drivers honked too much and pushed meter past 85 decibels, the light timer re-set -- to stay red.
We need to get more comfortable making drivers miserable. www.instagram.com/reel/DRJY-aS...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
A sign of hope for civilization:
Mumbai police attached decibel meters to stop lights so when angry drivers honked too much and pushed meter past 85 decibels, the light timer re-set -- to stay red.
We need to get more comfortable making drivers miserable. www.instagram.com/reel/DRJY-aS...
Mumbai police attached decibel meters to stop lights so when angry drivers honked too much and pushed meter past 85 decibels, the light timer re-set -- to stay red.
We need to get more comfortable making drivers miserable. www.instagram.com/reel/DRJY-aS...
New episode of UCLA Housing Voice from @uclalewiscenter.bsky.social:
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/11/19/1...
This episode fulfills my wish that every discussion of building codes be filled with Lawrence Veiller references.
As with all of the episodes, give it a listen!
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/11/19/1...
This episode fulfills my wish that every discussion of building codes be filled with Lawrence Veiller references.
As with all of the episodes, give it a listen!
Episode 102: Minimum Standards vs. Affordability with Benjamin Schneider (Incentives Series pt. 5)
We’ve been grappling with trade-offs between stricter building codes and declining affordability for over 100 years. Benjamin Schneider helps us trace the history.
www.lewis.ucla.edu
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
New episode of UCLA Housing Voice from @uclalewiscenter.bsky.social:
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/11/19/1...
This episode fulfills my wish that every discussion of building codes be filled with Lawrence Veiller references.
As with all of the episodes, give it a listen!
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/11/19/1...
This episode fulfills my wish that every discussion of building codes be filled with Lawrence Veiller references.
As with all of the episodes, give it a listen!
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November 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Rounding Out LA's Holy Trinity of Future Rail
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November 19, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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November 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Inescapable Equilibrium?
Thoughts on the Boyd Institute's conversation with Dr. Cameron Murray
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November 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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It reminds me of a provocative lecture by José Torero in 2012, a professor of fire engineering at UCL, in which he says that the problem of fire has basically been solved, and the main task of the field now should be cost optimization www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJx8...
Prof Jose Torero: "Cost Reduction, Optimization, Sustainability and Fire Safety" 1st March 2012
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November 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
It reminds me of a provocative lecture by José Torero in 2012, a professor of fire engineering at UCL, in which he says that the problem of fire has basically been solved, and the main task of the field now should be cost optimization www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJx8...
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Bill, your dedication to gestapo-style masked secret police terrorizing communities is really something.
See you in court.
Sincerely,
The author of said law making them take off the damn ski masks
See you in court.
Sincerely,
The author of said law making them take off the damn ski masks
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Bill, your dedication to gestapo-style masked secret police terrorizing communities is really something.
See you in court.
Sincerely,
The author of said law making them take off the damn ski masks
See you in court.
Sincerely,
The author of said law making them take off the damn ski masks
Zoning started with the goals of encouraging segregation and car dependence a century ago. It is a moral imperative to abolish it.
November 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Zoning started with the goals of encouraging segregation and car dependence a century ago. It is a moral imperative to abolish it.
Your regular reminder that the ghost of Howard Jarvis laughs heartily at all of us from his place in the depths of hell.
Prop 13 absolutely fucked California and Californians, both present and future.
Prop 13 absolutely fucked California and Californians, both present and future.
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Your regular reminder that the ghost of Howard Jarvis laughs heartily at all of us from his place in the depths of hell.
Prop 13 absolutely fucked California and Californians, both present and future.
Prop 13 absolutely fucked California and Californians, both present and future.
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Today is a good day to wear this T-shirt. Tomorrow will be a good day to wear this shirt. Next week will be a good time to wear it:
voiceofdissentwear.etsy.com/listing/4381...
Available in a range of colors and sizes. All cotton.
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Available in a range of colors and sizes. All cotton.
I love Know Your Enemy so much podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...
Zohran, the Jews, and Reckoning with Gaza (w/ Peter Beinart)
Podcast Episode · Know Your Enemy · 11/11/2025 · 1h 14m
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November 12, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I love Know Your Enemy so much podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...
Not to brag (OK, to brag), all but one of the people quoted in this article are mutuals of mine on here. There were a few things to clear up with the author, but it’s a good article. You should read it.
Great piece about where the post-SB 79 housing policy conversation is headed: reducing costs, speeding permitting, easing financing, and making new apartment buildings more beautiful for the neighbors and livable for their residents.
Will the YIMBY ‘Holy Grail’ Deliver an LA Building Boom?
Supporters of the California zoning reform bill SB 79 say it will unleash a wave of multistory apartment buildings. In low-rise-loving Los Angeles, that could be a tall order.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Not to brag (OK, to brag), all but one of the people quoted in this article are mutuals of mine on here. There were a few things to clear up with the author, but it’s a good article. You should read it.
Periodic reminder to Democratic state and Federal lawmakers: not touching single-family zoning (designed from the start for purposes of exclusion) is a page right out of the MAGA playbook. Specifically, page 511:
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Periodic reminder to Democratic state and Federal lawmakers: not touching single-family zoning (designed from the start for purposes of exclusion) is a page right out of the MAGA playbook. Specifically, page 511:
Get your US Representative and then Senator to vote for the release of the Epstein files. Wear this shirt proudly everywhere you go. Available in many colors and a full range of sizes:
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November 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Get your US Representative and then Senator to vote for the release of the Epstein files. Wear this shirt proudly everywhere you go. Available in many colors and a full range of sizes:
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Most other developed countries — even common law ones like Canada — have figured out that consumer litigation is not the correct remedy for 95% of buyers and that 3rd party warranties and MFH performance standards are superior.
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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November 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A birdie on my shoulder told me about this great shop on Etsy that sells T-shirts you might like. If this color isn’t to your liking, they’re available in many different colors.
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FBI says criminals are posing as masked ICE agents. Who except for everyone could have predicted this?
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
FBI says criminals are posing as masked ICE agents. Who except for everyone could have predicted this?
@uclalewiscenter.bsky.social is killing it with their Incentives series. This latest episode is really worth a listen:
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/11/05/1...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/11/05/1...
Episode 101: Beyond Zoning with John Zeanah and Andre D. Jones (Incentives Series pt. 4)
Your city just legalized “missing middle” housing in its zoning code — now what? Looking at Memphis, Tennessee, we discuss the hidden non-zoning barriers to developing small apartment buildings.
www.lewis.ucla.edu
November 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
@uclalewiscenter.bsky.social is killing it with their Incentives series. This latest episode is really worth a listen:
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/11/05/1...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/11/05/1...
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The average impact fee on a multifamily unit in California is $21,703, nearly triple the national average of $8,034. cayimby.org/reports/the-...
The Impact of Fees: Rethinking Local Revenues for More Multifamily Housing - California YIMBY
Dive into in-depth research reports commissioned by the California YIMBY Education Fund on on housing policy, advocacy, and legislation.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The average impact fee on a multifamily unit in California is $21,703, nearly triple the national average of $8,034. cayimby.org/reports/the-...