cecilia lunaparra

🥹💓

i’m so, so sorry we failed you. my thoughts are with your family ❤️

socialist local politician with a historian streak??? i feel so seen

zohran mamdani begins his speech with a eugene v debs quote🥹🥹

we’re so back

what a respectful conversation. this really isn’t twitter!

oops started another thread

which these protections allow for. bottom line, evictions of any kind make people vulnerable to homelessness and housing insecurity. we (pro density advocates) have been accurately arguing that increased density (thru ADUs) benefits tenants. not proactively defending them would be a slap in the face

against this goal! condoization for affordable homeownership is also great, but i don’t think we should be throwing the tenants who are benefiting from this housing production under the bus when we get the chance. the goal of this policy should be to encourage the dev’t of new ADUs for homeownership

the fundamental issue here is around how we treat tenants in ADUs.
the goal so far in building ADU’s (which i wholeheartedly support) has been to provide a variety of more affordable rental options, especially for families. i think allowing (or encouraging) those tenants to be evicted goes directly…

oh jk i just saw you said this at the beginning

thanks for this. happy to talk about this some more, but jsyk we won’t be voting on this item tonight. it was pushed back due to a packed agenda.

Thanks to the Berkeley Student Cooperative for hosting @cecilialunaparra.bsky.social and me last night for a “Meet Your Councilmembers” event at Cloyne Court.

🫂

it is our responsibility to build a city that keeps all of our street users safe. i’m so, so sorry we failed you. let this be a reminder of the urgency and importance of safe street infrastructure.

please join me in keeping these two victims of traffic violence in our thoughts.

it is so heartbreaking to repeatedly see our residents and visitors, especially the most vulnerable, be subject to such violence on our streets.

Southside Complete Streets Ribbon Cutting Join us for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of the Southside Complete Streets project. The Southside Complete Streets project transformed three streets in Southside, all bordering the UC ...

This photo of Bancroft Way shows how street space is now used:
1/4 for buses
1/4 for cars
1/4 for loading and parking
1/4 for bikes

Previous it was 1/2 cars, 1/2 parking, even though most people using the street used the bus, bike, or walking.
berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Street improvements in Southside, one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in the country, are now complete! There will be a ribbon cutting this Wednesday at 11am with #Berkeley Mayor @mayoradenaishii.bsky.social & Councilmember @cecilialunaparra.bsky.social berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Thank you, Berkeley City Councilmembers Tregub, @brentblackaby.bsky.social, and @cecilialunaparra.bsky.social, and state Sen. @jessearreguin.bsky.social's staff, for visiting our strike vote this week to learn how elected officials can support the healthcare, research, and education we provide

apologies 😅

Epicenter currently put at this interesting little traffic island, where Piedmont meets Dwight from the NW, with now-blocked-off slip lane.

What did Alpha Sigma Pi do?

Berkeley just experienced a small earthquake.

Check USGS for the official earthquake magnitude: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Remember to drop, cover, and hold on during earthquake shaking.

On one hand, reducing car use reduces urban pollution.
But on the other, everyone likes it and cities become more livable

right???

@bart.gov @renzaro.com

overheard on campus: “bro i didn’t even bring my car this year we got free BART! it’s just not worth it”

and then their friends were talking about how easy it is to transfer at macarthur 😎

Evanston Deactivates Flock Cameras and Terminates Contract On August 26, the City of Evanston and the Evanston Police Department deactivated all 19 Flock Safety ALPR cameras. The City is no longer collecting or providing license plate reader data to the Flock network. The findings of the Illinois Secretary of State’s audit, combined with Flock’s admission that it failed to establish distinct permissions and protocols to ensure local compliance while running a pilot program with federal users, are deeply troubling. As a result, the City has deactivated the cameras and issued a termination notice to Flock, effective September 26, 2025. During this interim period until September 26, data collected by other agencies and shared on the Flock network will remain available for Evanston’s investigations into reported crimes. However, Evanston will not collect or share any data itself.

EVANSTON DEFLOCKS: City just issued a news release announcing that all 19 license plate cameras have been deactivated, and the contract will be fully terminated effective Sept. 26. Story TK.

i think the word “special” is pretty subjective, but that’s not the point. you called a student and COB resident of 5+ years a “tourist”, which is a really dangerous insinuation.

this Commissioner is a UC Berkeley masters student and expert Californian architectural historian who has felt firsthand the effect of the housing crisis & is a resident of the City of Berkeley. students are not “tourists,” and you can criticize the Ordinance + Commission without claiming so.

I wish a very happy “fuck you” to everyone who thought throwing trans people under the bus was going to stop these lunatics

Their goal has *always* been the eradication of the entire LGBTQ+ community, and they’re not gonna stop at Obergefell either

This is why we fight for *everyone*