The press conference seemingly took place on BART's Fleet of the Future cars, a project that came in on time and under budget thanks to management by in-house staff, not consultants. We need a #JustTransitionForCaltrans so that other projects can see the same success. www.bart.gov/news/article...
DFL legislators need to insist on a compensation fund of tens of millions of dollars to offset economic harms of the ICE siege. It infuriates me that Mercado Central has to hold a $500,000 bake sale to hold onto their building. Tens of fucking millions.
This quote from the beginning of this testimony 😩
Seth Moulton is calling for ICE to be prosecuted in no uncertain terms.
This is becoming a foundational political agreement for anyone seeing to oppose the regime. We need the broadest possible coalition all united about the necessity of caging these fucking monsters.
"Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Bike Shuttle Frequently Asked Questions How much does the shuttle cost? The shuttle is free for all riders. The shuttle is sponsored for by the Bay Area Toll Authority. Is the shuttle accessible? No, the RSR bridge bike shuttle is not accessible. However, there are existing accessible transit options across the RSR bridge provided by Golden Gate Transit buses 1 and Marin Transit para-transit service."
Disabled rider with an adaptive bike? The shuttle will accommodate your bike but not you. The public transit alternatives will accommodate you but not your bike.
Nothing of use
I bought a copy at Solano stroll it was like $7 and I love hyper local history
Stannage Avenue - No known origin. First listed in directories in 1907.
I've got bad news
I am deeply concerned about this patch on one of the "officers". Have more images/footage for press & antifascist researchers
Council Member Chughtai poking fun at Lydia Millard's war on cars rhetoric. Good to have a council member who supports better transit, sidewalks, and bike infrastructure.
Ward 10 convention results: A day that began with Council Member Aisha Chughtai getting shoved in the hall by a landlord, ends with Chughtai ahead but without enough for endorsement.
Lydia Millard is an asshole. Defining aspect of
her candidacy is that she will go negative not just generally but with every single thing she says.
I still think it's funny that the PAC spending $600k to influence the DFL endorsement process this year, and managed by Frey's 2021 campaign manager, is chaired by 2024 MN GOP donor Andrea Corbin. Big tent for Trumpers on city issues I guess.
TAX THE NORTH LOOP LIKE AN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
Like a lot of things this is downstream of weak state/strong corporate power. CA has struggled to force a ZE transition in the logistics sector, but it's easier to impose mandates on the public sector, so transit agencies are forced to test emerging tech for the heavy duty trucks, riders be damned.
The DFL endorsement in Ward 7 won't mean much if rank&file DFLers chart out & make their neighbors aware of the sheer amount of dollars & labor Schaeffer's delegates today have contributed to police, corporate & openly Republican interests
an elizabeth shaffer delegate with thousands of $$ in donations to republicans was seated yesterday at ward 7 and allowed to vote. he claimed he donated to nikki haley because he thought that was how to stop trump. and shaffer supporters cheered for him. so gross
What I’ve learned during the last two weeks of DFL conventions:
Republicans welcome. Left-wing members of the left-wing party need not apply.
This answer on abortion gave the same energy as Donald Trump.
🧵Lots of things bothered me today about W7 but one in particular to get off my chest was Shaffer’s derogatory comment about renters jumping from building to building to building every year. Awful attitude in a >65% renter ward 🧵 (1/7)
This was really where Shaffer had her finger most closely on the pulse of about 55% of Ward 7 delegates: they truly feel they’re being vilified for being wealthy and they probably think the rest of us should be thankful for them.
I heard so many people in the auditorium parroting lies from AoM/WLM
Where i must avoid
I shouldn't be surprised. Yet, I am
I thought it was a given that transpo costs as a % of household expenses would be higher for lower incomes, just like housing, food, etc.
But no! Data shows, when cities are built well (i.e. compact, walkable, transit-rich), low income ppl spend less on transpo!
It feels to me like some folks see Bill as a class traitor for supporting the pro-renter, labor-endorsed candidate. & they were sure to let him know. It was absolutely wild to see people get physical with him at the convention. This from the folks who say they care The Most about public safety.
