“Until we treat e-bikes with the same seriousness as cars…” Since when do we treat cars with any seriousness? 🤔 www.smdailyjournal.com/opinion/gues...

Own your car-brain.

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

The only reason the owner can afford to keep this eyesore is that California's property tax system is very, very stupid. I can understand the political reasons for fixing property tax for primary residences at artificially low levels (even it's a bad idea) but why do it for commercial space?

It’s impossible for suburban firefighters to handle 4+ story buildings according to San Mateo’s affluent retirees. It’s a wonder I survived growing up in and around Manhattan and 12 years in Tokyo.

The cat should have worn a reflective vest and looked both ways at a crosswalk.

Entitled affluent residents of Millbrae alleged to not give a fuck about anyone else www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/m...

Those who can't do, do HR. Those that can't do HR call themselves "Senior Vice President of People Experience and Technology."

Some fun texts from Rishi Kumar's campaign for Santa Clara County Assessor! He's lying to seniors, saying he'll exempt them from property tax--which the assessor can't do. So if you live in Santa Clara County, return your ballot by Nov 4 and vote YES on A, YES on 50, and Neysa Fliegor for Assessor!

Someone is concussed.

When I was your age, I scrimped and saved for a whole 6 months to pay off my college debt and make a down payment on a house.

Ontario launches the perfect ad. Canadians are true brothers 💙🇨🇦

Actually building the apartment building: $35 million Impact fees on the apartment building: $8.5 million Now I am just a simple country planner, but it seems to me that imposing heavy taxes on the construction of new housing in the middle of an acute housing shortage is a bad idea.

“We are not going to fix this by forcing kids to sit through assemblies and calling it good, while the streets around schools are still over-wide and lack the separated bike lanes that make kids feel safe to ride,” Yiming Luo said during the meeting. www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/c...

San Francisco burrito beats DC TACO yet again. www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/t...

Who will think of the mom and pop slum lords?

Headline: California renters are very picky customers How are they picky? Do they keep changing apts because of colors? Amenities? Oh… it’s because of rising unaffordable rent.

Atherton retirees are heartbroken on the demotion. www.paloaltoonline.com/real-estate/...

85 year old bike rider killed by driver in their 90s. www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2025/10...

“State and San Mateo County officials say it's because there are more cars on the road.” The number of times we were told this would not happen after widening 101. This time for sure. And they still want to widen it again. And again. abc7news.com/post/express...

Affluent retirees continue to oppose taking away parking spaces in front of Menlo Park’s vacant rug stores. www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/15/m...

When you tower gets that sinking feeling. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Papan sad for the affluent communities who are the real victims with the veto of AB650. www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/n...

Average new-vehicle manufacturer’s suggested retail prices hit an all-time high last month, reaching $52k, up 4.2% from last year. (The best selling vehicle in the U.S. is a ford truck that sells for more than 65k) All that “freedom” to be stuck in car dependency & traffic sure sounds expensive.

So proud of high school classmate and friend Sally Kornbluth telling Trump to fuck off. Ride, Sally, ride. www.reuters.com/world/us/mit...

SB79 is going to hit like a nuclear bomb.

Its going to be a huge deal in the Peninsula.

Lydia Kou is freaking out about folks who actually care about the environment and sustainability are moving into positions of power in the Sierra Club Prieta Loma Chapter. Its never too late to stop the suburban sprawl strip mall death spiral. mailchi.mp/6dc6b521b4d3...

Starting with San Mateo, this should be the baseline everywhere. www.gofundme.com/manage/suppo... docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

i just want a governor who’s constituents are californians, not 70 iq swing voters in pennsylvania

Every state should have ballot tracking for all elections along with free postage by mail.

Meanwhile Menlo Park and Atherton neighbors worry they won't have enough parking when they go rug shopping. usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/02/r...

Cupertino residents oppose housing when there’s not enough affordable housing also oppose when there’s too much. sanjosespotlight.com/cupertino-re...

The actual issue before us — which is very simple & clear — is that you are masterminding a police state for your overlord & classifying opponents as “terrorists” & in the process destroying the Constitution & a free society. Jew to Jew, Stephen, you’re a complete piece of shit.

Do better local media @nbcbayarea.com abc7news.com/post/exclusi...

Fixed it for you @oaklandside.org. With no hate to the reporter as I’m sure they had an editor to answer to, this article focuses so much on all the things the guy did to deserve being killed you almost feel bad for the driver who killed him. Rest in peace Hector Jose Ortega.

E-bikes are an absolute game-changer in terms of giving more people the option of going car-light or car-free, but adoption is threatened by the ongoing moral panic. As the article notes, the solution is not restrictions on e-bikes, but creating more infrastructure to support e-bike riders. 1/2

Always happy to piss off Lydia Kou. www.paloaltoonline.com/environment/...

Kids these days aren’t willing to do without for months at a time like we did growing up to save up for a down payment on a house.

Wait. Wut? I thought one more lane would do the trick.

Hard to tell from reporting if a car and driver were involved in this collision with a bike rider. www.almanacnews.com/public-safet...

Disappointing victim-blaming from @npr.org. This article puts the burden of safety on pedestrians and people on bikes, not on the dangerous drivers and hostile infrastructure that are the real threats. We don't need more "safety tips," rooted in ignorance and incompetence, we need safer streets.

Saying Club Pilates doesn’t belong is a stretch. missionlocal.org/2025/09/vale...

"By the end of the year, we aim to have 200 percent more dipshits writing columns for us. As long as you are a Ben Shapiro knockoff who can string together the words 'the intolerant left' and occasionally criticize Trump, you have a home here on our opinion pages."

Boomers can't go boom boom. sfstandard.com/2025/09/20/p...

I am calling for a moratorium on new tote bags. We all have more than enough tote bags already. Stop giving me tote bags at conferences. I do not want or need any more tote bags.

Draeger’s commentated in honor of the average age of those who shop there. inmenlo.com/2025/09/21/s...

SB79 maps, take 2: what got upzoned near the California Ave Caltrain in Palo Alto, where a 1275 square foot bungalow will cost you over $2.5 million. This is why SB79 is a huge deal - it opened up a whole bunch of areas that were previously off-limits. (attn: @nextdoorsv.bsky.social )

Menlo Park, where residents are more concerned about the lives of turtles over other humans. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...