🙌🏻 good work everyone. ❤️

I coauthored an opinion in Berkeleyside today, focusing on how the 26foot street clearance the Fire Department requires is being interpreted in ways that harm the city. www.berkeleyside.org/2025/11/19/2...

Lurie just held a press conference on the steps of City Hall saying he would always defend trans rights and declaring today Transgender Immigrant Day in San Francisco. Last night, he attended a xenophobe and transphobe’s fundraiser as the featured guest.

I'm reminded of a story I heard from two famous performers. They'd gotten into a spat with another performer through interviews, each side talking trash about the other. After a couple of rounds, their foe—far less clever—wrote privately and asked, "What should I say next? This is working for us."

We've had a few (four!) seats open up for tomorrow evening's Kidical Mass / Cycling Without Age movie screening in downtown Berkeley. Sign up now if you're interested! luma.com/c4kfnmxx

I wonder who might get inspired to try it if they saw bike pickup listed as an option here.

Just making sure we’re all aware of this. As primaries get going, ensuring none of the terrible, horrible, aspiring Democratic presidential candidates make headway will be one of the most important fights. Let’s not lose!

I saw a number of family bikes with kids on the back even in today’s pouring rain and strong wind here in Berkeley this morning. A lot of great clothing for the weather, too (including a kiddo in a full snow suit)!

I love seeing this coverage of Chicago's Cycling x Solidarity's street vendor buy-outs from the Associated Press. Great work! apnews.com/article/chic...

Good. I'm certainly not contributing to Democratic candidates while Schumer is still in leadership. I do not believe the Democrats have any intention of fighting back and that means they are useless.

I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:

This is a nice article about a great @rideact.bsky.social bus experience. Fun fact: the Key System train that followed this route was *also* the F line. The E is another good transbay line for some similar reasons (was also a Key System train route!). www.sfgate.com/local/articl...

Parents of kids applying for college, be aware fraudsters are targeting teens on this app. May be a good time to review internet safety guidelines. apps.apple.com/us/app/zeeme...

This is another lovely meditation on life in Chicago right now: organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...

From my friend Kyle. This is essential reading for all Americans. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

this rules

❤️

Imagine making a point of going to court with the goal of starving children. That’s what everyone involved in requesting this emergency stay is doing. Ghoulish.

Another fantastic piece on this topic.

These two adjacent news items belong in a museum somewhere. Or in a memorial.

“In New York City, mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s campaign was among the most openly pro-trans in history. He regularly name-checked the trans community in speeches and hired trans people to help right his trans rights platform.” This is a great piece and is well worth your time.

I hope Schumer is next. His embarrassing non-endorsement is just yet another example of how completely out of touch party leadership is and has been. Make way. We do not have time to wait.

Yes! When nobody is looking, when it wasn't conventional wisdom, when he was still desperate for every vote, he stood by the most vulnerable kids and had their backs. bsky.app/profile/esti...

@anildash.com's wrap-up post on Mamdani's victory is right on the money. (Also, a nice turn of phrase: "he's been at every event in the city from bar crawls to bar mitzvahs...") www.anildash.com/2025/11/05/t...

Believing in and fighting for good things wins.

Hope, caring, and community are acts of defiance and rebellion.

this video is about Montreal's upcoming election but it also has a very accessible explanation of how much bike lanes actually cost cities and how that fits in the bigger picture of city spending (spoiler: it's tiny) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5M...

The entitlement in this piece is unsurprising (from Marin? no way!) but reprehensible. Start up a Casual Carpool system and quit your whining. (That said, thank you, “woman from Santa Rosa” and @carterlavin.bsky.social, for your excellent contributions.)

How to use and support Berkeley food banks during shutdown SNAP delays www.berkeleyside.org/2025/10/30/b...

Just reiterating that I will not be voting for this man and anyone who finds that distressing has years to push Dems into choosing a good nominee instead.

ICYMI: if this is of interest, please sign up quickly—over 2/3rds of all tickets are gone already.

Again, this completely rules. ✊🏻

I strongly agree. Berkeley City Council should also be cognizant of past harms from fully-private police communication systems. Openness can help keep police power in check.

On Nov. 18th, @ebkm.org is holding the premiere of a short documentary, "Kidical Mass," about our kid- and family-focused bike rides, along with a screening of "Cycling Without Age," about older people biking. The event is free but registration is required—seats are limited. Hope to see you there!

Seriously every publicist should use this as wallpaper.

Until SNAP is funded, here’s an ongoing list of Bay Area restaurants where SNAP recipients can receive free food. Just bring your EBT card!

@governorwalz.mn.gov had some really good clips today, ballroom included. bsky.app/profile/tsho...

While the app listing only mentions San Francisco around here, Bay Area people be aware that BART and AC Transit are also supported. The developer is indeed super responsive.

"If they can build a ballroom, they can feed people" is such a simple and direct message.

This is so great.

Excited to be here with all my people.

you know what we could do it hook these all together and maybe run them in special tracks on a schedule

Just to say it, Amazon, founded by the owner of the Washington Post, contributed money for the ballroom.

Getting a lot of satisfaction from my @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social jacket in today's soup. If your wear a medium you can still get one of this year's batch. www.bikelaneuprising.com/product-page...

If you're not willing to close streets on the one night a year when kids are *most likely* to get hit by cars, then safety is not your first priority.

If the effect here is to protect SF itself and to leave the more diverse, less wealthy cities to fend for themselves, that is absolutely inexcusable.

Thank you #Berkeley @mayoradenaishii.bsky.social and @paulbuddenhagen.bsky.social for this statement. mailchi.mp/berkeleyca/i...

Bay Area emergency mobilization call today at 6pm actionnetwork.org/events/stay-...