Much anticipated report on the effectiveness of ShotSpotter (hereafter referenced as SS) is released.

Key takeaways:
➡️ A plurality (40%) of the confirmed reports of gunfire were 911 only reports. Followed closely by reports that were captured by SS and 911 at 34%

The schools are closed and the parks are toxic but at least the housing costs are sky high

Kate is great and Kate's book is great, go buy it

BREAKING: Duke Raleigh Hospital Maintenance Workers Unionize, first workers in NC in 2024 to do so: aflcionc.org/press/duke-ral… #1u #unionsforall #organizethesouth #ncpol

My new story about Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls: As one of two Democrats and the only Black judge on the bench, the Supreme Court justice is at the center of an ongoing debate about politicization on the court.
The Majority v. Anita Earls theassemblync.com/politics/court…

this The Assembly story is a horrifying example of how the history of housing exploitation Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Matthew Desmond have covered has been updated for the influencer era theassemblync.com/business/tikto…

I'm a panelist at this forum next week, so everyone who thinks they could tell my take on housing policy from my Indy series last fall gets to find out if they were right

Happy New Year! We're hiring: theassemblync.com/assembly-job-o…

Hired a 19 year old pet sitter.

First weekend: downloaded fortnite, housed a Costco flat of sparkling water

Second weekend: left the heat on 80, the back door open, and a joint on the couch

Pomegranate, orange, kiwi, and ???

These would be swell jobs at The Assembly for the right journalists.
theassemblync.com/assembly-job-o…

congratulations to my neighbor who finally put siding on his house 3 whole years after tearing the old siding off

i've genuinely been waiting for someone to write this indyweek.com/news/durham/ho…

Best Durham holiday parade floats:

1. The Loving Communion of Sardines, by a long shot
2. Slingerz 2.0 (there's a story to the schism I must know)
3. Every high school marching band
4. The little leaguers treating it like their championship parade

just realized that if i start now, i can convince my 9 month old that one of the arrested development chicken dances is a normal impression of a chicken