Davey Kim

I'm loyal to results that promote socio-econ integration materially, not aesthetically. To argue 'my guy' transcends all politics, is not the soup in swim in.

Re: coalitions. I'm personally uncomfortable by some. But are we saying City progressives have no alliance with reactionary politics? Zero?

Re: location: That's quite a big difference to me. But then if the difference is marginal then why not support the original?

Re: vindictive/hipocrysy politics: my original point stands. Every accusation of politicking can be made in kind. I think you mistake me as loyal to political tribes.

But let's say Breed is guilty of vindictive politics. I don't put it past most politicians. What's make the same accusations against Dean any less legitimate? Isnt it incredibly easy to posture as an affordable housing advocate and defend the vetocracy if you know full well nothing will get built?

Forgive my cynicism, but I don't think it's right to move PSH to areas of concentrated disadvantage to preserve the sensibilities of upper income neighborhoods. This is generally the reason I went YIMBY.

Anytime anyone from SF YIMBY does that, @ me.

I dunno, two Stanley Cups still feels pretty good.

To be fair, he blocked a homeless shelter in Japantown invoking Japanese Internment. If that isnt a Left-NIMBY move, I dont know what is.

I wouldn't do that.

The real tragedy of war crimes is lower property values, why is no one talking about this?

New Housing Slows Rent Growth Most for Older, More Affordable Units The nationwide housing shortage has driven rents up more in low-income neighborhoods than in the U.S. overall, but in areas that have recently added large amounts of housing, rents have fallen the mos...

Believe me, the conclusion of this isn't: "See? This is what happens when you set the market free!"

The conclusion is: "See? This is what happens when eliminate socialism for property owners."

Socialism is fine, just don't design it exclusively for rich people in a relentlessly capitalist system.

New Housing Slows Rent Growth Most for Older, More Affordable Units The nationwide housing shortage has driven rents up more in low-income neighborhoods than in the U.S. overall, but in areas that have recently added large amounts of housing, rents have fallen the mos...

The data is abundantly clear: if we want to make housing broadly affordable to low-income households, we need to reform zoning and build a lot of new homes. www.pew.org/en/research-...

You Shouldn’t Have to Make Your Social Media Public to Get a Visa The Trump administration is continuing its dangerous push to surveil and suppress foreign students’ social media activity. The State Department recently announced an unprecedented new requirement that...

The Trump administration’s new policy requiring applicants for student and exchange visas to set social media accounts to “public” for government review is a dangerous expansion of existing social media collection efforts. This policy gravely chills free expression.

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Bike lanes were installed on Deadly Del Mar to help calm down speeding. It worked. But drivers were so incensed, they tossed out their city council member & ripped out the bike lanes. Deaths resumed
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UK Users Need to Post Selfie or Photo ID to View Reddit's r/IsraelCrimes, r/UkraineWarFootage “If visibility of r/IsraelCrimes is being restricted under the Online Safety Act, it’s only because the state fears accountability,” moderators say.

Age Verification now required to view r/IsraelCrimes and r/UkraineWarFootage to comply with the UK Online Safety Act.

Remember, this isn't about keeping kids away. It's about reducing the overall visibility of things the govt doesn't want you to see.

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Mark McGwire absconding with evidence (Simpsons deep cut)

Simpsons deepcut

Stop cuts to transit flyer

Posted at CalTrain stop. We're heading toward a funding cliff, people.

Stop cuts to transit flyer

Posted at CalTrain stop. We're heading toward a funding cliff people.

AI integration initiatives are spearheaded by administrations with little input from faculty members and other campus community members, including staff and students. High levels of concern arose around AI and technology procurement, deployment, and use; dehumanized relations; and poor working and learning conditions. Seventy-one percent of respondents said decision-making and AI initiatives are overwhelmingly led by college or university administrations, and many respondents described administrators exerting great effort to introduce AI into research, teaching, policy, and professional development with little meaning­ful input from faculty members, staff, or students. Examples include the development of institutional AI tools, workshops on teaching and detecting plagia­rism, and subscribing to AI tools for students (such as Grammarly, marketed as an “AI writing partner”) without involving faculty members or students in the decision-making process. One respondent noted that “admin doesn’t seem to care about or value faculty input on this or any other topic” and hoped for “more faculty involvement in determining how AI and tech generally are used.”

The @aaup.org report on AI is so hugely important. Among other key takeaways is the fact that most AI programs have been introduced by administrative fiat and by circumventing meaningful faculty, student, & staff consultation.

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7/29: Support Affordable Housing at La Maravilla Mission Housing and MEDA's 100% affordable, 350-unit project at 1979 Mission St. will bring much-needed housing to District 9. Delayed for more than a decade, this transit-accessible development overc...

San Francsisco: Im not able to make this tomorrow, but I encourage everyone who cares about 100% affordable housing to show up, or concede that NIMBYs should have a bottomless bag of excuses to block much needed housing, after 10+ years of community review
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Future of Technology Institute | EU Institutions Senior Lead Job Opening: Future of Technology Institute | EU Institutions Senior Lead at Meliore Foundation (FUP) in Europe.

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Future of Tech Institute is hiring *three* senior advocacy roles to run advocacy with EU institutions, Germany, and France. (Roles in thread)

EU:

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S.F.’s fight over the ‘Monster in the Mission’ property is back, thanks to a legal loophole A San Francisco developer was certain he’d be building on the site of the old “Monster in the Mission” project by December. An appeal filed by community members could stall that plan.

Whenever people ask me if I’m excited about this new state law or that new rule change to make it easier to build housing, I’m usually tempered by the fact that NIMBYs always find a way to NIMBY, like they have here www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...

As if our current state of "local authority" is unimpeachable. Honestly, I wish they could just sit down and assess whether it has done more to protect working class communities, or to further home owners segregationist impulses.

Thread resumes here. Whoops.
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For anyone wondering, this guy literally called himself a "fascist"

Can confirm!!

I honestly think many had this caricature of a YIMBY built up in their head for such a long time they rarely encounter an actual one and knew what to expect. No less one who actually expressed concern about displacement.

Despite such a rabid crowd I've had 5 people come up to me thanking me for my question. These people certainly did not agree with me, I think they were genuinely exhausted from all of the indignation and polemics in the room.

I just asked my own question repping @sfyimby.bsky.social asking about the anaemic state of affordable housing development in the city. My two cents.