WALON🏳️🌈
@yimby-pilled-dude.bsky.social
Emo/punk & Metalhead. I’m interested in learning more about Housing and Transit policy in California and elsewhere, I am a Socialist YIMBY, I want California affordable for everyone! I am also a CAHSR Booster. He/Him
📍Santa Barbara County, CA
📍Santa Barbara County, CA
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@yimby-pilled-dude.bsky.social
· Oct 24
Palo Alto just released a financial feasibility analysis of development in its downtown. Key takeaways:
-Nothing is feasible under current market conditions
-Removing impact fees—which are over $100/square foot and ~15% of TOTAL cost for midrise housing—would have a huge impact
-Nothing is feasible under current market conditions
-Removing impact fees—which are over $100/square foot and ~15% of TOTAL cost for midrise housing—would have a huge impact
YIMBY 2026 trailer: Prop 13 repeal
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When Gavin Newsom was elected in 2018, he said he would oversee construction of 3.5 million homes by now. Then he stuck his tail between his legs while segregationists and their left-NIMBY interns blocked major reforms until getting serious this year.
This dude has no stones to fight Republicans.
This dude has no stones to fight Republicans.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 5:25 AM
When Gavin Newsom was elected in 2018, he said he would oversee construction of 3.5 million homes by now. Then he stuck his tail between his legs while segregationists and their left-NIMBY interns blocked major reforms until getting serious this year.
This dude has no stones to fight Republicans.
This dude has no stones to fight Republicans.
Seriously, who on EARTH is seriously asking “Is Trump À democrat or a Republican?” IN 2025???? How uninformed can you possible be?!
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Seriously, who on EARTH is seriously asking “Is Trump À democrat or a Republican?” IN 2025???? How uninformed can you possible be?!
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it always cracks me up that “brick oven pizzas and craft breweries” are the defining features of coastal cities vs. the reality of like being able to get incredible roti, tacos, and khao soi
also we have actual transit and walkable neighborhoods instead of endless strip malls
also we have actual transit and walkable neighborhoods instead of endless strip malls
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
it always cracks me up that “brick oven pizzas and craft breweries” are the defining features of coastal cities vs. the reality of like being able to get incredible roti, tacos, and khao soi
also we have actual transit and walkable neighborhoods instead of endless strip malls
also we have actual transit and walkable neighborhoods instead of endless strip malls
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but have you considered [most annoying meme of all time]
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
but have you considered [most annoying meme of all time]
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pretty remarkable that Costco has more of a spine in fighting for the rule of law than many major universities and fancy law firms
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
pretty remarkable that Costco has more of a spine in fighting for the rule of law than many major universities and fancy law firms
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Bike-lanes don’t cause traffic congestion.
Car dependency, dumb land-use sprawl, too many (& bigger) cars being driven too much taking up too much space, highly subsidized driving costs, and not enough choices in how to get around, ALL cause traffic congestion.
Think about it. THAT’S common sense.
Car dependency, dumb land-use sprawl, too many (& bigger) cars being driven too much taking up too much space, highly subsidized driving costs, and not enough choices in how to get around, ALL cause traffic congestion.
Think about it. THAT’S common sense.
December 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Bike-lanes don’t cause traffic congestion.
Car dependency, dumb land-use sprawl, too many (& bigger) cars being driven too much taking up too much space, highly subsidized driving costs, and not enough choices in how to get around, ALL cause traffic congestion.
Think about it. THAT’S common sense.
Car dependency, dumb land-use sprawl, too many (& bigger) cars being driven too much taking up too much space, highly subsidized driving costs, and not enough choices in how to get around, ALL cause traffic congestion.
Think about it. THAT’S common sense.
Republicans are not benevolent, they have always been about taking things away, whether it’s healthcare, transit, or education or even your right to be a citizen. Meanwhile, they give tax cuts to their billionaire friends… yay…
Karoline Leavitt: “You’re either a U.S. citizen or not — You can’t be a U.S. citizen & a citizen of another country”
The Supreme Court thought differently as it ruled in 1967 that the government can’t strip U.S. citizenship unless a person voluntarily relinquishes it - not that they care
The Supreme Court thought differently as it ruled in 1967 that the government can’t strip U.S. citizenship unless a person voluntarily relinquishes it - not that they care
December 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Republicans are not benevolent, they have always been about taking things away, whether it’s healthcare, transit, or education or even your right to be a citizen. Meanwhile, they give tax cuts to their billionaire friends… yay…
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1.) The first is my alma mater, @cayimby.bsky.social. They scored a huge win this year with the passage of SB 79, Scott Wiener's transit-oriented development bill. But there's still much more work to do to end California's housing crisis. secure.actblue.com/donate/victo...
Donate to the California YIMBY Victory Fund
Help end the housing shortage by supporting candidates and ballot measures.
secure.actblue.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
1.) The first is my alma mater, @cayimby.bsky.social. They scored a huge win this year with the passage of SB 79, Scott Wiener's transit-oriented development bill. But there's still much more work to do to end California's housing crisis. secure.actblue.com/donate/victo...
Dammit, I missed the deadline. I’ll still donate though. Let’s get more housing around transit!
1.) The first is my alma mater, @cayimby.bsky.social. They scored a huge win this year with the passage of SB 79, Scott Wiener's transit-oriented development bill. But there's still much more work to do to end California's housing crisis. secure.actblue.com/donate/victo...
Donate to the California YIMBY Victory Fund
Help end the housing shortage by supporting candidates and ballot measures.
secure.actblue.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Dammit, I missed the deadline. I’ll still donate though. Let’s get more housing around transit!
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it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 AM
it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
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maga wants to destroy america. it's what they live for. they hate this country with every drop of their blood
Apparently every Chinese academic in any field of “interest” to the PLA is getting their visa rejected for, more or less, presumptively being a spy. My friend’s visa is denied because she studies “neuroscience.” What she actually studies is jaw pain - but ICE is flatly rejecting all appeals.
Just got the word that the Trump administration is throwing a brilliant medical researcher friend of mine out of the country because they’re Chinese. Insane and unreal. Literally doing research in the US to help the US
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
maga wants to destroy america. it's what they live for. they hate this country with every drop of their blood
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Using xenophobic instead of racist in the headline is pathetic. Props to NYT editors for getting to the appropriate seriousness that maybe 2017 warranted. When Trump declares for the umpteenth time his hatred of 170,000 Americans for their ethnicity, racist is the appropriate term
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Using xenophobic instead of racist in the headline is pathetic. Props to NYT editors for getting to the appropriate seriousness that maybe 2017 warranted. When Trump declares for the umpteenth time his hatred of 170,000 Americans for their ethnicity, racist is the appropriate term
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San Francisco just upzoned the Sunset, the Richmond, North Point, and a bunch of the Marina. I truly never thought I'd see the day. Huge congratulations to the local activists at @sfyimby.bsky.social who worked so hard to make this happen.
S.F. Mayor Lurie’s ‘Family Zoning’ plan approved in major legislative victory
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie won his biggest legislative victory Tuesday with approval of his “Family Zoning” plan, which will allow taller and denser housing in city neighborhoods.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
San Francisco just upzoned the Sunset, the Richmond, North Point, and a bunch of the Marina. I truly never thought I'd see the day. Huge congratulations to the local activists at @sfyimby.bsky.social who worked so hard to make this happen.
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YIMBYism actually works and we increasingly have the data to prove it.
Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
uhero.hawaii.edu
November 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
YIMBYism actually works and we increasingly have the data to prove it.
I’m gonna send this to all my NIMBY neighbors.
Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
uhero.hawaii.edu
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I’m gonna send this to all my NIMBY neighbors.
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New housing lowers rents.
Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
uhero.hawaii.edu
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
New housing lowers rents.
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“Schools need students. Transit needs riders. Our changing climate needs a serious response. And the streets and small businesses that people say they care about need more foot traffic and paying customers, not fewer.”
The “we can’t possibly build more homes because our infrastructure isn’t perfect” argument is ubiquitous in San Francisco housing debates.
It’s effectively saying “sorry, no home for you until all infrastructure is perfect — go live 100 miles away.”
The argument is also factually baseless:
It’s effectively saying “sorry, no home for you until all infrastructure is perfect — go live 100 miles away.”
The argument is also factually baseless:
Does S.F. have the ‘infrastructure’ to support Lurie’s housing plan? Let’s consider
Housing opponents love to say we lack “the infrastructure” to accommodate new neighbors our otherwise inclusive communities. What are they talking about?
www.sfchronicle.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“Schools need students. Transit needs riders. Our changing climate needs a serious response. And the streets and small businesses that people say they care about need more foot traffic and paying customers, not fewer.”
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Putin and Russia are counting on their asset, the US Government, giving them the win in Ukraine that their overrated and incompetent army couldn’t deliver.
November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Putin and Russia are counting on their asset, the US Government, giving them the win in Ukraine that their overrated and incompetent army couldn’t deliver.
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Foundations should stop funding groups that advance harmful housing policies.
These left-NIMBY nonprofits dwarf the YIMBY movement w/r/t funding and paid staff.
Great piece from @resnikoff.bsky.social!
www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/philant...
These left-NIMBY nonprofits dwarf the YIMBY movement w/r/t funding and paid staff.
Great piece from @resnikoff.bsky.social!
www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/philant...
Philanthropy Needs to Pick a Side on the Housing Construction Debate
Despite California’s severe housing shortage, foundations are still funding on the wrong side of the housing fight there, guest author Ned Resnikoff writes.
www.insidephilanthropy.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Foundations should stop funding groups that advance harmful housing policies.
These left-NIMBY nonprofits dwarf the YIMBY movement w/r/t funding and paid staff.
Great piece from @resnikoff.bsky.social!
www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/philant...
These left-NIMBY nonprofits dwarf the YIMBY movement w/r/t funding and paid staff.
Great piece from @resnikoff.bsky.social!
www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/philant...
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For so long, they said gays & lesbians were freaks who must be suppressed & converted. They lost that fight.
Now they’re saying the same about trans people.
Like gays & lesbians, trans people have been in all societies forever. They’re part of the natural order. Deal with it.
Now they’re saying the same about trans people.
Like gays & lesbians, trans people have been in all societies forever. They’re part of the natural order. Deal with it.
We’re scientists who study sex and gender. Here’s what Trump gets wrong about trans people
OPINION: Despite what President Trump would have you believe, transgender people are a natural part of the human species, Joan Roughgarden and Jaimie Veale write.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
For so long, they said gays & lesbians were freaks who must be suppressed & converted. They lost that fight.
Now they’re saying the same about trans people.
Like gays & lesbians, trans people have been in all societies forever. They’re part of the natural order. Deal with it.
Now they’re saying the same about trans people.
Like gays & lesbians, trans people have been in all societies forever. They’re part of the natural order. Deal with it.
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This is rich. Connie Chan says she “built real affordable housing, not the Sacramento version that destroys our neighborhoods.”
She points to new affordable housing on Geary: housing that she didn’t build but that *was* built using “Sacramento version” housing laws & $52M in state funds. 🧵
She points to new affordable housing on Geary: housing that she didn’t build but that *was* built using “Sacramento version” housing laws & $52M in state funds. 🧵
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is rich. Connie Chan says she “built real affordable housing, not the Sacramento version that destroys our neighborhoods.”
She points to new affordable housing on Geary: housing that she didn’t build but that *was* built using “Sacramento version” housing laws & $52M in state funds. 🧵
She points to new affordable housing on Geary: housing that she didn’t build but that *was* built using “Sacramento version” housing laws & $52M in state funds. 🧵
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The 4200 Geary affordable housing for low income seniors & veterans was “built” using:
SB 35, a permit streamlining law I passed that’s resulted in thousands of new affordable homes in San Francisco
State density bonus law that allowed more units & more height
$52M in state housing funds
SB 35, a permit streamlining law I passed that’s resulted in thousands of new affordable homes in San Francisco
State density bonus law that allowed more units & more height
$52M in state housing funds
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The 4200 Geary affordable housing for low income seniors & veterans was “built” using:
SB 35, a permit streamlining law I passed that’s resulted in thousands of new affordable homes in San Francisco
State density bonus law that allowed more units & more height
$52M in state housing funds
SB 35, a permit streamlining law I passed that’s resulted in thousands of new affordable homes in San Francisco
State density bonus law that allowed more units & more height
$52M in state housing funds
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please don't do this. MAGA hats are made from an acrylic blend, which will release toxic chemicals when set on fire, potentially harming you and downwind woodland creatures
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
please don't do this. MAGA hats are made from an acrylic blend, which will release toxic chemicals when set on fire, potentially harming you and downwind woodland creatures