Aw man, this story had me really excited, but then I realized it was the onion.

I hate door-zone bike lanes with the passion of ten thousand blazing suns.

they're gonna double funding for amtrak?

If the Klein be Naomi, You're fine, homie. If the Klein be Ezra, Ignore what he says, brah.

Stop the corporate takeover of Market Street! Help spread the word by handing out flyers. All materials provided, just show up! Join us this Wednesday, September 24th at 5pm at Market St & Davis St. RSVP at actionnetwork.org/events/keep-...

More people are watching this musical tribute:

pictured is gavin newsom ransacking someone's shit. in the upper left corner, in a white shirt, is a former war correspondent who is now the governor's "director of photography", for which the state of california pays $200,000 per year.

Last night's declaration of a $100k fee on H-1B visas has been hugely disruptive to many Asian American families. Even with the update that it doesn't apply to current H-1B visa holders, it remains an attack on many already living in the US and had been counting on getting one to remain. 1/

Happy Caltrain electrification anniversary eve to all who celebrate 🚂⚡️🎄

This transit month, join our Ecosocialist Working Group as we explore San Francisco's main boulevard through a socialist lens — who controlled the streets, and for what purpose?

know anyone in West Oakland who'd like a free street tree? pass this along. 9/30 deadline www.surveymonkey.com/r/westoaklan...

Again, Most "unfair muscle mass " in sports, is straight cis boys taking steroids. Most "gender affirming care for children," is straight cis boys getting gyno surgery to remove the unwanted boobs that they grew, because they took steroids. 🙂🙃 No one really cares about "fairness in sports." 🤷🏿‍♂️

Lurie's budget director "credited the lack of traffic enforcement to 'tremendous' understaffing at SFPD. "But data from the report says otherwise. It found enforcement citations did not correlate with the number of officers in the department at a given time." They'll use any excuse for more cops

Back in 1st on number of rides among elected officials for the #TransitMonth2025 ride contest! 🚃🚌 This is a normal number of rides for me over 19 days - I don't live in walking distance of BART, so most trips start with an @rideact.bsky.social bus ride.

New paper in the Journal of Politics uses data from Berlin to evaluate how renters feel about new development after the implementation of rent control. Researchers find that rent control results in renters being more willing to accept new construction in their neighborhood + more immigration.

Interesting report from an action to disrupt an ICE/CBP job fair in Chicago

the ACLU has sued ICE, saying its San Francisco holding cells are filthy, freezing, & unconstitutional and in its suit, it cites Mission Local's reporting *three* times

These victories matter more than ever. “Metro reinstates two LA bus drivers who vowed to protect riders from ICE An LA County Supervisor and thousands of residents spoke out in support of the bus operators, who now have a 60-day unpaid suspension from their jobs”

Now even Israel is divesting from Israel

we're up to a record high 6 on the anecdotal-but-alarming "people I know who actively have COVID" index (who got it independently from each other) right now it's going around really bad. get vaccinated

Hi @themountaingoats.bsky.social please join this effort! nomusicforgenocide.net

Just to set expectations, this is all nonbinding: the departments are free to blow off not just the deadlines but the actions being requested, with no consequences.

It appears GrowSF is lying about their position on Proposition K post Engardio recall (who used to help run their operation). This is blatantly false and easily refuted. @dustingardiner.bsky.social growsf.org/voter-guide/

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

SF YIMBY took no position on SF’s citywide RV ban, and all 5 of their endorsed supervisors voted for it.

Proud to have contributed to this piece. It’s an antidote to the nonstop whitewashing by liberal punditry.

I'm glad Myrna Melgar is calling attention to the missing public investment in housing in SF. We need a lot more than a nonbinding resolution asking to study a financing district, though.

I still think Trump sacrificed Charlie Kirk to get us to stop talking about how he's in the Epstein files. His people were gaming out for *months* how to change the subject, and now they've done it.

Four years ago, SSR was started to make the great highway permanently car-free. Now, sunset dunes is one of SF's most popular parks. Like the embarcadero and central freeway removals, there may be more fights ahead, but we're not going back. 1/3

If TJPA mothballed the SF Transit Terminal then transit agencies would have $18M more each year to spend on transit operations Until Caltrain and HSR go to the terminal it isn't useful enough to justify losing $18M/yr of transit service to keep the terminal open www.tjpa.org/media/39430/...

Hey all, @eddiekimx.bsky.social here with a new story: I went deep into the recall of District 4 Supe Joel Engardio. Media narratives are making this about the Great Highway. I think it's far more about race, class, and some brutal rhetoric. FREE STORY: sf.gazetteer.co/one-battle-a...

Michael Stipe will go down as one of the greatest monsters in history. It's his fault we feel fine about it being the end of the world as we know it.

Poor @governor.ca.gov has to choose whether to agree with Trump's attack on the Palestine freedom movement by supporting @scottwiener.bsky.social's bill to smear it as antisemitic or stand with California's educators & academic freedom supporters. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

My poltergeist is getting old. These days he struggles even to nudge a simple tray off the edge of a table. I miss the clatter and clangs, the levitations, the explosions of disembodied violence and mischief. I think it's time to have him exorcised..

This tidbit from the Chron though... www.sfchronicle.com/election/art...

In Los Angeles a fire at a homeless encampment in 2019 got major attention, people blamed the homeless and it turned out it was actually started by the son of a chamber of commerce member in an attack on unhoused Angelenos www.theeastsiderla.com/neighborhood...

They liked when he was telling progressive DAs and black school board members to gtfo, but telling them they couldn’t drive a car on a single stretch of highway was a bridge too far. leopards meet face, lol

there's a whole class of nouns called frequentatives that do describe discrete actions becoming continuous. for example dribble (from drip), fizzle (from fizz), glimmer (from gleam), jostle (from joust), etc. One might appropriately call the noise from a cornhole game a thunkle.

Tonight we'll find out whether or not it's a good idea when facing a recall to vote for an RV ban that displaces your own anti-recall canvasser. sfstandard.com/2025/07/11/l...

Happy 3²/4²/5² Day to all.

If you're in the U.S. and haven't gotten the 2025-2026 COVID vaccine yet, experts are recommending you schedule it NOW before Friday. If you live in a Republican-controlled state, I STRONGLY recommend you get it before Friday if you can, before the ACIP restricts access. #COVID19

For months I've heard crazy stories about SF's reorganized street medicine teams, which are now forced to focus on "the list" — a small number of homeless folks who've annoyed politicians or angry neighbors. This means every day they have to drive past people in urgent need of medical care. 1/3

The SFBOS unanimously passed a nonbinding resolution asking agencies they don't have jurisdiction over to take actions to promote street safety. Text: sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade speaking of the homeless last week: "just kill them" www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

this bill, #AB715 criminalizing criticism of Israel in California public schools has now passed. you won’t see its proponents crowing about it too much, because they know their voters don’t support it anymore, and they expect kids & teachers caught in the dragnet to disappear. don’t prove them right

Ritual Coffee’s parklet has been there for over a decade, but is still considered temporary by the city. A tree planted there 10 years ago could be relatively mature with a large canopy by now. SF needs a path from parklets to permanent spot sidewalk widenings.

Quick-Build was shelved. Bike Highways gutted. Active transportation took heavy hits this year in Sacramento, while highway projects rolled on. www.calbike.org/bike-friendl...

Arguello, where this crash took place, was supposed to get protected bike lanes three years ago after Ethan Boyes was killed. Despite $1.25M in state funding being allocated, there's been no progress and no particularly good reason why not. This is the result.

The most noticeable difference without cars at Sunset Dunes is you can now hear the ocean. No honking, no engines, no exhaust to breathe. I took this standing where the roadway was.

Hey, so...Covid rates have gotten real high. Maybe change your behavior to fit this new risk profile? Stop eating indoors at restaurants, mask on mass transit, that kind of thing?