Travis Thompson
@travis.dev-random.me
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The days of affordable housing and infrastructure in California being blocked by endless delays are finally over.
I just signed a historic package of laws that simplifies building, cuts timelines, and will help make it more affordable to live in the greatest state in America.
I just signed a historic package of laws that simplifies building, cuts timelines, and will help make it more affordable to live in the greatest state in America.
July 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The days of affordable housing and infrastructure in California being blocked by endless delays are finally over.
I just signed a historic package of laws that simplifies building, cuts timelines, and will help make it more affordable to live in the greatest state in America.
I just signed a historic package of laws that simplifies building, cuts timelines, and will help make it more affordable to live in the greatest state in America.
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CA won’t comply w/ orders targeting/criminalizing trans people, their families or teachers.
CA won’t be part of Trump’s deportation machine.
CA won’t avert our eyes in the hope he doesn’t notice us & isn’t antagonized.
CA knows you don’t give the bully your lunch money. You punch him in the face.
CA won’t be part of Trump’s deportation machine.
CA won’t avert our eyes in the hope he doesn’t notice us & isn’t antagonized.
CA knows you don’t give the bully your lunch money. You punch him in the face.
February 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
CA won’t comply w/ orders targeting/criminalizing trans people, their families or teachers.
CA won’t be part of Trump’s deportation machine.
CA won’t avert our eyes in the hope he doesn’t notice us & isn’t antagonized.
CA knows you don’t give the bully your lunch money. You punch him in the face.
CA won’t be part of Trump’s deportation machine.
CA won’t avert our eyes in the hope he doesn’t notice us & isn’t antagonized.
CA knows you don’t give the bully your lunch money. You punch him in the face.
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Action Alert: Capitol Corridor is once again hearing a presentation considering hydrogen trains. The long term plan includes electrification and frequent service, so tell the board to stick to the plan and move towards electrification on 2/19 at 10 AM! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Capital Coridor 2/19/25 CTA
Capitol Corridor Board Meeting 2/19/25 10 AM Agenda/Staff report link Slides Capitol Corridor’s 2016 Vision Plan and the 2024 State Rail Plan called for overhead electrification (OCS) and 150 mph ser...
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February 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Action Alert: Capitol Corridor is once again hearing a presentation considering hydrogen trains. The long term plan includes electrification and frequent service, so tell the board to stick to the plan and move towards electrification on 2/19 at 10 AM! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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A couple updates:
A newly rebuilt escalator at Civic Center Station connecting the platform to the concourse level is now open!
Plus, a brand-new canopy opened at Embarcadero Station. The canopy protects the entrance on the north side of Market Street near Drumm Street.
A newly rebuilt escalator at Civic Center Station connecting the platform to the concourse level is now open!
Plus, a brand-new canopy opened at Embarcadero Station. The canopy protects the entrance on the north side of Market Street near Drumm Street.
February 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A couple updates:
A newly rebuilt escalator at Civic Center Station connecting the platform to the concourse level is now open!
Plus, a brand-new canopy opened at Embarcadero Station. The canopy protects the entrance on the north side of Market Street near Drumm Street.
A newly rebuilt escalator at Civic Center Station connecting the platform to the concourse level is now open!
Plus, a brand-new canopy opened at Embarcadero Station. The canopy protects the entrance on the north side of Market Street near Drumm Street.
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I can’t believe it - after years of advocacy, exclusionary zoning has ended in Cambridge.
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
February 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I can’t believe it - after years of advocacy, exclusionary zoning has ended in Cambridge.
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
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This is a word of warning to all of us. Left, right, or anything else.
Constantly reevaluating and learning.
Constantly reevaluating and learning.
February 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This is a word of warning to all of us. Left, right, or anything else.
Constantly reevaluating and learning.
Constantly reevaluating and learning.
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
January 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
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...check up on yo strong friends...
January 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
...check up on yo strong friends...
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An appeal against the new Valencia bikeway was rejected today.
Construction is set to begin in early Feb.
via @yujie-z.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/01/vale...
Construction is set to begin in early Feb.
via @yujie-z.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/01/vale...
Valencia bikeway appeal rejected, construction to begin in February
The Valencia Street bikeway will move from center to curbside, per a unanimous decision by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors today.
missionlocal.org
January 29, 2025 at 6:12 AM
An appeal against the new Valencia bikeway was rejected today.
Construction is set to begin in early Feb.
via @yujie-z.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/01/vale...
Construction is set to begin in early Feb.
via @yujie-z.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/01/vale...
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The Legacy Trains are running once again!
We teamed up with Rapido Trains, Inc. to create the definitive, museum-quality model of the iconic trains.
Preorders are shipping this week!
Extra inventory will be made available for sale on railgoods.com next week.
Stay tuned for more info!
We teamed up with Rapido Trains, Inc. to create the definitive, museum-quality model of the iconic trains.
Preorders are shipping this week!
Extra inventory will be made available for sale on railgoods.com next week.
Stay tuned for more info!
January 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The Legacy Trains are running once again!
We teamed up with Rapido Trains, Inc. to create the definitive, museum-quality model of the iconic trains.
Preorders are shipping this week!
Extra inventory will be made available for sale on railgoods.com next week.
Stay tuned for more info!
We teamed up with Rapido Trains, Inc. to create the definitive, museum-quality model of the iconic trains.
Preorders are shipping this week!
Extra inventory will be made available for sale on railgoods.com next week.
Stay tuned for more info!
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The plan was always to flood the zone with shit.
Not everyone can respond to every outrage. That's on purpose. But no need to get mad at someone for focusing on stuff *you* don't think is important. Let everyone focus on what they want to focus on.
Not everyone can respond to every outrage. That's on purpose. But no need to get mad at someone for focusing on stuff *you* don't think is important. Let everyone focus on what they want to focus on.
January 21, 2025 at 5:22 AM
The plan was always to flood the zone with shit.
Not everyone can respond to every outrage. That's on purpose. But no need to get mad at someone for focusing on stuff *you* don't think is important. Let everyone focus on what they want to focus on.
Not everyone can respond to every outrage. That's on purpose. But no need to get mad at someone for focusing on stuff *you* don't think is important. Let everyone focus on what they want to focus on.
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Here's the actual, correct summary of Biden's domestic presidency:
He entered office with very narrow legislative margins, made worse by the fact that two of his key votes were deeply intransigent. Nonetheless he was able to consistently pass sweeping legislation.
He entered office with very narrow legislative margins, made worse by the fact that two of his key votes were deeply intransigent. Nonetheless he was able to consistently pass sweeping legislation.
January 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Here's the actual, correct summary of Biden's domestic presidency:
He entered office with very narrow legislative margins, made worse by the fact that two of his key votes were deeply intransigent. Nonetheless he was able to consistently pass sweeping legislation.
He entered office with very narrow legislative margins, made worse by the fact that two of his key votes were deeply intransigent. Nonetheless he was able to consistently pass sweeping legislation.
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this is incredible stuff. most state DOTs would spend tens of billions on highway expansions to try and see numbers like this (that wouldn’t even pan out anyway thanks to induced demand lol)
January 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
this is incredible stuff. most state DOTs would spend tens of billions on highway expansions to try and see numbers like this (that wouldn’t even pan out anyway thanks to induced demand lol)
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We gotta reject “Well, RFK jr. is right about some things” and accept “if we don’t confront the real problems with our systems, it becomes much easier for con artists like this guy to manipulate people.”
January 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We gotta reject “Well, RFK jr. is right about some things” and accept “if we don’t confront the real problems with our systems, it becomes much easier for con artists like this guy to manipulate people.”
@labeler.bike.community safe streets
December 29, 2024 at 7:36 PM
@labeler.bike.community safe streets
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Congress has voted to ban health coverage for the trans children of U.S. military personnel.
It’s hard to overstate the risk LGBTQ people face. We now have an actively hostile federal government determined to erase us.
Democrats must stand strong against this bigotry.
It’s hard to overstate the risk LGBTQ people face. We now have an actively hostile federal government determined to erase us.
Democrats must stand strong against this bigotry.
December 20, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Congress has voted to ban health coverage for the trans children of U.S. military personnel.
It’s hard to overstate the risk LGBTQ people face. We now have an actively hostile federal government determined to erase us.
Democrats must stand strong against this bigotry.
It’s hard to overstate the risk LGBTQ people face. We now have an actively hostile federal government determined to erase us.
Democrats must stand strong against this bigotry.
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Tell Gov. Newsom to flex CA's highway dollars into transit! With Trump threatening to impound already allocated funds, Newsom needs to move fast to transfer federal funding into much-needed transit projects. www.movecalifornia.org/take-action
About 5 — Move California
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December 16, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Tell Gov. Newsom to flex CA's highway dollars into transit! With Trump threatening to impound already allocated funds, Newsom needs to move fast to transfer federal funding into much-needed transit projects. www.movecalifornia.org/take-action
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To be clear, the fight on climate isn't over whoever is in the White House or PM here. The climate crisis is only getting worse while the solutions are way cheaper & more accessible. The energy transition is inevitable - but speed & scale matters.
Everyone who cares just has to keep on fighting. 💪
Everyone who cares just has to keep on fighting. 💪
December 7, 2024 at 2:57 PM
To be clear, the fight on climate isn't over whoever is in the White House or PM here. The climate crisis is only getting worse while the solutions are way cheaper & more accessible. The energy transition is inevitable - but speed & scale matters.
Everyone who cares just has to keep on fighting. 💪
Everyone who cares just has to keep on fighting. 💪
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The deep goal of bluesky is to decentralize the social internet so that every individual controls their experience of it rather than having it be controlled by 5 random billionaires. Everyone thinks they signed up for a demuskified twitter...we actually signed an exciting and bizarre experiment.
December 3, 2024 at 4:05 PM
The deep goal of bluesky is to decentralize the social internet so that every individual controls their experience of it rather than having it be controlled by 5 random billionaires. Everyone thinks they signed up for a demuskified twitter...we actually signed an exciting and bizarre experiment.
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Speaker Robert Rivas kicked off the California State Assembly with a stirring focus on cost of living in California, asking Legislators to prioritize building housing fast. Pro Tem McGuire made a similar goal of building more housing, but focused less on making California affordable overall.
December 2, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Speaker Robert Rivas kicked off the California State Assembly with a stirring focus on cost of living in California, asking Legislators to prioritize building housing fast. Pro Tem McGuire made a similar goal of building more housing, but focused less on making California affordable overall.
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Interesting post on how regulatory capture at the local level aggravates income inequality
America's fucked up housing market is one of the biggest drivers of wealth inequality right now. Over the same time period that mortgages are skyrocketing, the poor are getting poorer while the rich get richer.
I wrote a whole article about it, here's the link: shorturl.at/WsS8E
I wrote a whole article about it, here's the link: shorturl.at/WsS8E
The Sneaky Way the Government is Making You Poor
Poor Americans have lost 47% of their net worth since 2001, while the wealthy watched their income triple in the same time period. This kind of inequality is destroying our society. So what's making t...
shorturl.at
December 1, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Interesting post on how regulatory capture at the local level aggravates income inequality