The big new ADU law update for the year is here! Merrrrrry xmas. :) www.youtube.com/@HowToADU/vi...

I won’t be like covering the Berkeley meeting because I’m actually attending napa tonight and remote commenting in Berkeley when the ADU agenda item comes up. Like the comedies where a guy goes on two dates at the same time ! 🤣 Don’t need to add live skeets to my spinning plates 😅

Berkeley city council should be considering the separate sale of ADUs tonight. Could be a long one but a good one. #ab1033 lots of good options. Most of the argument is HOW do we allow the separate sale rather than SHOULD we. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UQJ1qS/

chatgpt knows me better than most of my therapists. But still not as well as my bartenders.

omg chrome launched split view and I can't believe I've been doing this manually for like 15 years

If you love ADUs, this legislation would be VERY meaningful. One small line would update the loan limit for renovation loans and explicitly say the money could be used for ADUs. Just one of the huge, zero-cost changes included in this bipartisan bill!

🚨 TAKE ACTION NOW 🚨 The bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, passed by the Senate in October is major bipartisan action on housing! It's a housing bill that shifts many federal incentives for state and local housing policy. We want to get this bill passed URGENTLY. Here's how you can help 🧵

We were going to live skeet (can we please come up with a better word?) the Berkeley city council to adopt separate sale of ADUs tonight berkeley.granicus.com/player/camer... But they just pushed it back. Haha, oh darn. Well I have some thoughts that I will share in this thread.

Wednesday got kind of crazy so canceling that zoom - if you want to chat about the new ADU rules, reach out directly [email protected] - I'll run a live stream or meeting soon.

Officially, every bill I wanted to include in this year's new ADU Rules video was signed into law. www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/10/g... There are some loose ends to tie up but the primary big movers for ADUs and housing are all resolved.

New ADU Loan just dropped 👀 www.meriwest.com/personal/hom... I'm chasing down whether it takes a second position or not, and if it counts rental income and future value of the ADU. Will let y'all know. Could be a banger.

@governor.ca.gov said in a gaming live stream with @connoreatspants.bsky.social that he hopes we appreciate all the pro-housing legislation he's signing. WE DO! www.youtube.com/live/inuZ7mc...

It's happening. SB 79 AB 253 AB 1061 AB 413 AB 1154 AB 1308 SB 9 (the new one) All signed into law Thanks @gavinnewsom.bsky.social !

New ADU Laws in 2026 -teaser of the bills that might get covered -let me know what piques your interest youtube.com/shorts/ZgLu4...

I'd like to speak with licensed engineers or architects who have takes on AB 253 - would you offer plan certification? Would you avoid it intentionally? [email protected]

Call (916) 445-2841 Press 1 for English, 6 for a live representative Wait in awkward silence for about 2 minutes before hold music starts to play When a staffer picks up say you're calling in SUPPORT of the governor signing SB 79 for more homes near transit. Be kind and polite

I'd like to speak to people who understand how the legal community built businesses around ADA enforcement and testers (ie when people sue businesses for not meeting accessibility and accommodation requirements) [email protected]

Looks like @gavinnewsom.bsky.social has that signing pen out today. Good time to call and remind him of the strong support for SB 79 and more homes near public transit! Call 916-445-2841 After that, dial 1, dial 6 Wait in awkward silence for 2 minutes If you can't wait, dial 3 and leave a voicemail

Are there any licensed engineers or architects planning to do brisk business around AB 253 if it becomes law? I would like to vet you, and then send you a lot of business. [email protected]

I love it when the opposition perfectly summarizes a bill and makes it sound cool. "AB 1154 eliminates the owner-occupancy requirements for Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADU) if the JADU has sanitation facilities separate from the main residence." --City of Los Alamitos writing in opposition

Does anybody have advice on how to interview people and not get super sad when they share their stories? I imagine this must be something journalists and therapists have special training on. Maybe there's a book about how to cope with this or how to channel empathy into something positive?

Deep dive researching all the housing the bills that are waiting signatures from @governor.ca.gov Newsom. SB 79 awaits that big ol' pen. Please sign.

"Ride in Style to Protest" It's fun getting a peek behind the curtain. How do NIMBYs organize protests?

“If I had a silver bullet, I’d shoot impact fees in the face” Heard at IMN ADU Conference.

me this morning: oh, ezra is trending. wonder if we're talking about abundance again. me this afternoon: 🫠

This is my complete map for where SB 79 will apply in LA County for July 2026. Let me know if you want to see an area zoomed in!

"This technique is very powerful..." Is it just me or does the SB 79 zoning map look a little like the bottom of the Wu Tang Clan coming in around Beverly Hills?

It's crunch time, YIMBYs! 🗣️Years of work depend on a vote that will happen today. Today is the day to take action. If you've already called/texted/emailed, do it again. If it's your first time, it's not too late. LET'S PASS SB 79 AND FIX CALIFORNIA! cayimby.org/call-sb-79/

Calling my state senator live and showing you how to call to support SB 79 for more housing near transit: youtube.com/live/BeY9lOq...

SB 79 made it through the assembly and goes back to the senate for concurrence (hopefully this afternoon). Use this link to find your SENATOR and call their capitol office: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov Remind them that you support SB 79 and urge an Aye vote. Tell them you live in the district

It's happening.

Calling my assembly person live for SB 79. We'll see if I have better luck today youtube.com/live/_VCtiO-...

The most important YIMBY bill of the year is up for a floor vote, and your last minute phone call can (weirdly) convince legislators that they should vote for it. cayimby.org/call-sb-79/

Let's call to support more housing near transit (via SB 79) youtube.com/live/tI-hdvC... My representative's voicemail box is full so we need to drown out the NIMBYs who are calling in today. When the voicemail box is full, google your assembly member's other office numbers and call the capitol #

I think it's weird that my friends who are very knowledgeable about prop 50 in California are often surprised to learn about the 3 vacant seats in the house of representatives via gerontomandering. www.businessinsider.com/8-members-co...

My day got hijacked, and I'm grateful. I'm very lucky to have so many unexpected, wonderful conversations. YouTubers who I can't believe have me on speed dial. Teachers who are willing to share their private housing stories. The list goes on. Thanks, world. Keep on hijacking.

Well that's a new one. ChatGPT just slipped into Persian, replacing the word "project" with پروژه

The government used to have rental registries. And badass posters. www.loc.gov/resource/cph... www.loc.gov/pictures/res...

Just subscribed to @mercurynews.com to get by the paywall and read an article. My digital subscription won't be available until tomorrow? But it's news. It's news today. :(

@alexis-madrigal.bsky.social your depiction of Ms. Margaret is so good. I'm learning how to tell personal human-scale stories like this that help illustrate big global issues. And you're weaving between an office tour and a gumbo and the African American diaspora. Is there a class I can take?!

I'm working on an interview with an 84 year old who is rebuilding her home in Altadena (west of Lake), and it's just devastating to find the redlining maps that were in effect when she was born. This stuff isn't ancient history. It's living memory. Source: global.oup.com/us/companion...

Facebook requires me to manually filter all these bot accounts out one at a time :(

I really thought the guy who wrote about why our politics are so divisive would be able to write about housing politics without making it so divisive 😅 Free copy of Abundance to the next person who signs up for redtaperecordings.com/early and DMs me about it. #buildinpublic

Just got Comet up and working. Things are a bit rough for now (ie it's a pretty poor assistant/intern where you have to re-do a lot of what it works on from scratch) but I can definitely see how every browser will want to include some kind of natural language interface soon.

New launch from @jerusalem.bsky.social www.theargumentmag.com/about

Got our first several users registered for Red Tape Recordings last week. It's very exciting to see activists immediately diving into the demo of government meeting transcripts and search features, before on-demand transcripts are even built out :) redtaperecordings.com/early #buildinpublic

Save yourself hours every time you need to find out what happened in a government meeting. redtaperecordings.com/early We are creating power tools for the most effective advocates and stakeholders. Register now and you'll get early access as I release more tools.

New word for when AI companies say that the tech is super dangerous in a way that convinces people to invest more in AI... Hype-o-critical ?

"the architectural qualities that are inherent in pre-World War II buildings: complexity, richness, and attention to detail" 🙄 Here's an actual pre-war building in SF: upfromthedeep.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/e...

ChatGPT says it's Tuesday.