Consultant: Here is the feasibility study. Me: The prototype in the study isn't actually feasible. Consultant: But a different prototype might be feasible. Los Altos Hills: Adopts feasibility study unanimously. Details in thread. 🧵

Reverence

Astonishing disingenuousness: In a feasibility study purporting to show teeny units are feasible on a certain set of properties, Los Altos Hills values the properties as if they were vacant lots, even though they have houses on them. They say, the developer wouldn't want the houses. 🧵

When cameras are installed, they issue many violations in the first month, followed by a steep decline in the second month. This suggests that the cameras effectively deter speeding by changing underlying driver behavior rather than relying on sustained revenue extraction.

Feasibility study nonsense: The town of Los Altos Hills put out a "feasibility study" for the housing element rezoning for their one buildable site. They say the site's feasible. Looking closely, the envisioned project is legally infeasible, financially infeasible, and physically infeasible. 🤡 🧵

Builder friends: What does tuck-under parking mean in the case of three story new construction apartments? This is in a prototype pro forma for construction in Santa Clara, CA. How is it different from podium construction? (page 12) citiesassociation.org/documents/sa...

An American and a non-American fall in love and get married. The non-citizen does everything right to get a green card, but the US drags its feet. Then when the newlywed non-citizen comes in for their very last interview, despicable goons from ICE snatch them.

Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷

Why do grocery stores have garbage bike racks?

What problem does this solve? People with pre-existing conditions not being allowed insurance? No. People not being able to afford insurance? Nope. Costs too high for 55-64 year olds? Also no. It would do nothing.

You should build bike lanes for people who are not currently biking and build housing for people who don't currently live in your neighborhood.

I’ve been incredibly angry for several days now about the story of ICE agents entering a day care in Chicago to detain a teacher. Eventually I wrote that anger down, and got some encouragement to share it. open.substack.com/pub/samtheda...

Border patrol thug explains that if you kick away a tear gas canister, that's assault and you should be arrested. That's Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Kristopher Hewson, whose picture should be on billboards so decent people know to shun him in polite company.

Last night’s election results should be interpreted as a national mandate to remove minimum parking requirements. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

a liberalism that builds, yes, and also a liberalism that FIGHTS

Quite literally the opposite of a windshield view taking power at City Hall. Finally.

NIMBY Bingo in one letter: Parking, traffic, neighborhood character, height, shadows, privacy. Quite an achievement! This project apparently satisfies our objective standards. I expect it to be approved easily.

NIMBY objecting to a three story 12-plex because it's too tall. I on the other hand am sad that it's only three stories when we allow five. It's a small lot; there could be parking issues for a five story building. But still, a loss.

We know what the GOP health care plan is: Cut Medicaid Cut Obamacare subsidies Throw people off insurance We know, because that's what they did in the One Big Bill.

The suffering is going to get a lot worse, he says gleefully, rubbing his hands together above his cauldron and sending out his minions to kill a few more peasants for dinner.

Inclusionary zoning raises rents/prices not in the buildings that get built, but because of the buildings that don't get built. Big tax on building -> fewer new homes -> higher rents/prices area-wide.

@nextdoorsv.bsky.social "For ten years I rented an apartment without parking. It was inconvenient and I frequently broke the law. No one else should be allowed to rent an apartment without parking."

Federal thugs invade quiet neighborhood. Gotta love barefoot Blackhawks pajamas guy giving those ICE goons the business. Fans of terrible NHL teams unite! --Sharks fan

Not enough of you believe me right now, but "Rebuild The White House" is going to become one of the most popular slogans in American political history

This is not "survivor's guilt." It's just guilt. Ms. Maltas feels guilty because she drove recklessly, didn't yield to a pedestrian, and killed someone. She feels guilty because she IS guilty. She killed someone, and she should feel guilty. This should not be an excuse to avoid punishment.

The “first offense” here was killing someone with her car. She’s getting 45 nights in jail (free during the day). I heard that the second time she kills someone the sentence will be 46 nights in jail. Her “condition” is she’s sad she killed someone’s with her car, boo hoo.

christ almighty what is this guy doing www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

1. Cap impact fees. 2. No inclusionary fees, no inclusionary units. 3. Lower minimum density. 🧵

Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing? Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.

Trying to figure out the town I've been to that has the smallest population that has a No Kings rally. Alas, I've tried twice to get to Polebridge MT (pop. 14) and haven't, so close, but East Glacier MT has a No Kings rally and population 354 and I've ridden my bike there twice.

Swear to god, the Mayor just said, "We're not limiting the number of units, just the maximum density." Uh huh.

Los Altos Hills CA is up to their old tricks, to get out of allowing homes for the people who can’t afford the $5.7M houses there. The rich exclusionary town has to zone for multifamily housing, but they don’t want to, so they’re weaseling. 🧵1/7

Very straightforwardly detained by secret police for speech. I honestly don't know what establishment figures are telling themselves any more to avoid cognitive dissonance over this shit.

Just a reminder

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

Los Altos Hills CA is up to their old tricks, to get out of allowing homes for the people who can’t afford the $5.7M houses there. The rich exclusionary town has to zone for multifamily housing, but they don’t want to, so they’re weaseling. 🧵1/7

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet" www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Rev. David Black who was shot multiple times by ICE with rubber bullets speaks.

By popular demand, @aceckhouse.bsky.social and I have put together a deep-in-the-weeds explainer on SB 79. Enjoy! substack.com/home/post/p-...

It's amazing how many people fail to connect small parking lots with low prices. Like, do you think grocery stores don't pass on the cost of parking to you?

No Kings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. www.nokings.org

"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"

We're building UP, UP, UP it's our moment You know together we're glowing Gonna be, gonna be golden

I'm guessing kids who are circumsized early are more likely to be diagnosed with autism because... they're boys, and boys are more likely to be diagnosed with autism.

Yet another Kavanaugh stop. I suppose when the ICE goons ziptied this US citizen's hands together, then kicked his legs out from under him to put him on the floor, it was a Kavanaugh kick, too.

Driver kills waitress legally crossing the street with the light, lies about it to cops, gets probation. If you want to murder someone, do it with a car and you'll get no punishment.

It was clear from the beginning that ICE staffing up was going to be a full employment program for racists, barroom bullies and wife beaters

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

This video is for @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and Gavin Newsom only!