Lord I love having @buffywicks.bsky.social as my Assemblymember.

This is accurate. Private equity can accelerate the demise of companies that were on their way out anyway, and the transfer of assets that should have been used to pay staff redundancies to leveraged "owners" is particularly immoral, but the impact on consumers rather than staff is effectively zero

The Right Wing is motivated by an arrested development where they become dependent on authoritarian adults to rule over them and then, in adulthood, are desperate to find dictators to step in to replace those adults and allow them the freedom of unfreedom and to functionally remain children.

IF you live in Congressional District 29 — Toluca Lake, Valley Village, Valley Glen, North Hollywood, Panorama City, Arleta, Sun Valley, Pacoima, Sylmar — sign before Tuesday, March 10 for:

- protected bike lanes on Chandler and Lankershim
- affordable housing in NoHo

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After the death of a pregnant mom riding a bike with her family, Traci Park all of a sudden cares about bike lanes.

But the bike lanes they’re proposing aren’t safe! They’re door zone bike lanes.

Even after a tragic death, protected bike lanes aren’t being considered.

The big-city socialists who want developers to cash in Zohran Mamdani and Nithya Raman are pursuing a once unthinkable housing alliance: tenant protections paired with pro-market policies that spur private construction.

Two rising leaders in New York and Los Angeles are pushing for a fundamental revolution in urban housing politics: A unified progressive movement centered on renters instead of homeowners www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Help the homeless, crush NIMBYs.

California has abundant solar power. Here’s how factories can use it. High electricity costs in California have slowed industrial decarbonization in the state. New industrial rates and other fixes could change that, experts…

California could slash a fifth of its emissions by getting factories off fossil gas.

But utilities charge manufacturers 19¢/kWh plus peak penalties, making gas cheaper than solar.

New rates would flip this, charging less during sunny hours.

www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

Two of my faves are on here. This is a tremendous resource. Wow! And look at some of the history!!!!

Exterior of small stone building with arched windows at the ground floor and what looks like an open-air balcony on the roof.

Look at this gorgeous sewage pumping station that was built in Schenectady, NY. From American City, Feb. 1923.
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Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.

Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas.

"He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger."
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These guys are an *invaluable* resource.

Give generously.

Opinion: Bonus density programs are applied in all communities To affirmatively further fair housing, we need affordable homes in all communities.

San Diego's planning director says density bonus homes aren't concentrating poverty—50% go to high-resource areas.

But the real issue she flags matters more: single-family zoning in wealthier areas blocks affordable housing entirely.

www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/01/20/o...

Note this IMPORTANT paragraph.

“Some urbanists claim [the 15-Minute City] manufactured controversy has ‘died down,’ but the truth is that in many ways, the disinformation achieved its goal.”

That’s NOT ok. With or without the brand, the concept of proximity is critical & common sense. Discuss it.

$250/barrel by next wednesday. $15/gallon, rationed gasoline. the total collapse of car culture and the suburban lifestyle. get ready to take the fuckin' bus folks

I don’t know if I can watch this lol

"The poorest people are subsidising wealthy suburbanites"

Phenomenal video

Its almost as if we have designed a system that fits nicely with the capitalist class war on us all.

Streets For All [logo] 2025 Streets For All California Mobility Repor Card

Our Annual Streets For All Mobility Report Card is here! We're grading California’s state leaders on mobility and have compiled a list of those with the best records. ✅ Did your legislator make the cut? Check it out: state.streetsforall.org

The more we talk about these things, the more the evidence is revealed as to just how insanely stupid urban sprawl is, the suburban drunk uncle to that cancer on society NeoLiberalism.

Yet in NZ we are making these same mistakes - the economics don't add up, but National & Labour are wedded to it

Global oil and gas prices soar as Iran crisis disrupts shipping, production Global oil and gas prices jumped on Tuesday as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran halted energy exports from the ​Middle East, with Tehran attacking ships and energy facilities, closing navigation in the Gu...

Gas prices are skyrocketing. If California cares about affordability, they need to provide Californians around the state with access to fossil fuel-free transportation: electric regional rail. Accelerate the state rail plan and electrify rail!

www.reuters.com/business/ene...

I take my kiddo to school right down the street from where the Eaton Fire started, and a few of his classmates lost their homes. I have nowhere near the amount of skin in this as those classmates' families do, but … No. F–– off with this, it's ghoulish.

Fewer Than 2% Of Older Pedestrians Can Cross The Street In Time The length of the green signal on pedestrian crossings assumes that people can walk at a speed of 1.2 m/s. Scientists find that very few older people can walk that fast.

Less than 2% of older pedestrians with #mobility limitations can cross the street within the time many crossings allow!🚶‍♀️

A small design assumption with big consequences for safety and accessibility.

Great read by @lauriewinkless.bsky.social for @forbes.com

www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...

Cities Keep Planning for Seniors to Downsize. The Data Shows They're Not Moving. How flawed assumptions about seniors helped shape today’s housing shortage.

Great discussion by @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social at @missingmiddleca.bsky.social about the wrong-headed assumption city planners have that seniors without children at home will (should in planners' minds) downsize in their 60s instead of their 80s.
www.missingmiddleinitiative.ca/p/cities-kee...

“Stop” and Think about It How the Different Interpretations of What Counts as a “Major Transit Stop” in California Make a Difference

"Major transit stop": how these 3 words are defined determines what can be built where, throughout CA. Thrilled to share my latest (wonkiest?) @uclaits.bsky.social & @uclalewiscenter.bsky.social research—an interactive site at the intersection of transit & zoning: its.ucla.edu/major-transi... (1/12)

Italian investigated over claims he paid to shoot people during siege of Sarajevo Former truck driver, now 80, allegedly one of many ‘sniper tourists’ who paid Bosnian Serb soldiers to be allowed to fire on city

Oh wow. There may finally be accountability for the psychopaths who joined the siege of Sarajevo for sport. The so-called 'Sarajevo Safari.'

This claim has been around for decades. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Americans Demand Congress Fund Active Transportation In Next Infrastructure Bill — And Not Just The Bike/Walk Advocates — Streetsblog USA A "back to basics" surface transportation bill — as Republicans are seeking — would be devastating for road safety and small businesses.

Americans Demand Congress Fund Active Transportation In Next Infrastructure Bill — And Not Just The Bike/Walk Advocates - @usa.streetsblog.org usa.streetsblog.org/2026/02/27/c...

Walking, wheeling and cycling take up to 660,000 cars off the road each day in Ireland’s five largest Metropolitan Areas Walking, wheeling and cycling take up to 660,000 cars off the road each day in Ireland’s five largest Metropolitan Areas

🇮🇪 Walking, wheeling and cycling remove up to 660,000 cars from roads daily in Ireland’s five largest cities, a new survey finds. Active travel brings nearly €3bn in annual benefits, cuts emissions and enjoys strong public support for further investment.
www.transportforireland.ie/news/walking...

Robert Zubrin Journalist Report MDRS Crew #: 330 Position: Journalist Report prepared by: Adrien Saugnac Date: (05-03-2026) Sol: 18 Journalist Report Title (if applicable) : The ascent Last night, we...

Latest photos and report from MDRS Crew 330, from France’s SUPAERO aerospace university.

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You don't need to create extra space for active infrastructure, you simply need to reallocate the space you already have.