the most realistic part of the Fallout show is the idea that the only way Santa Monica would ever permit high density housing is if it was deep underground

wow.

2 biggest takeaways from this episode with Josh Barro

1. Voters trust Trump much more on inflation — but his stated policies (eg new tariffs) could easily be inflationary

2. News media is sleeping on the dangers of Trump using exec power/FDA appts to restrict medical abortion

If you live in Castro Valley, Cherryland, Dublin, Fairview, Hayward, Livermore, Pleasanton, or Sunol, you should apply

Why can Trump run on a huge sales tax and get no grief for it, while Biden can oversee an oil glut, and a collapse in murder, and still be viewed as a carbon-taxing, soft-on-crime pinko? Because the issue opinion is about vibes more than substance, too. offmessage.net/p/political-ef…

Building more housing isn't this horrible cross we must bear. New homes and neighbors are not pollution. This crisis is an opportunity for richer lives: more housing options, more choice in how you get to work, more shops and services and restaurants, etc.

Today I announced AB 2479 which aligns CA housing policy with federal guidelines by recognizing that drug free recovery housing is consistent with Housing First Policy and allowing these residential programs to compete for state support.

We urgently have to put the…

Today, Matt Haney, in conjunction with Bay Area Council and Salvation Army SF, introduced Assembly Bill 2479 (AB2479) to amend current housing first policy in California to allow for up to 25% of HF funds to be used for recovery housing.

At the risk of elevating this vapid op ed that calls for a continuation of San Francisco's deeply dysfunctional housing policy status quo, I think it's important to explain existing state law as it relates to rent-controlled and tenant-occupied housing.

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Glad to see this story getting more coverage. 'Community resistance' to wind & solar is the result of a coordinated, well-funded propaganda campaign. Wild to me how often this is ignored. kalw.org/show/your-call…

It can’t be as simple as a straight allocation because that would be wildly regressive

My hot take on how municipal finance should work is that if cities got allocated funding based on the income tax of residents it would create a powerful fiscal incentive for cities to make themselves places people want to live rather than just places people work in and visit

240k total for a new home in Mountain View x.com/krampussnail/s…

The city of Sunnyvale charges park impact fees that top out at $107,811 per unit. sunnyvale.ca.gov/home/showpubli…

Like let’s be real no single human being has actually read this entire thing and no human being ever will, but the law requires it nonetheless

AMERICA HAS AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS CRISIS

Tracy Alloway and I talked to Chris Hatch / NNN Income about the ongoing scarcity of switchgears and transformers, and how you have virtually complete buildings going empty because they can't get one critical missing part.

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