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omg no. but yes. I’m loosing my mind. I must pay homage when I‘m in Sac next.

yikes-a-roni

Elections can be 'rigged' – just not the way Katie Porter or Donald Trump wrongly suggest Elections often become exercises in influence as much as they are contests of ideas or candidates. In that sense, our elections are "rigged."

I think it was this moment: calmatters.org/commentary/2...

I guess technically it has a sign 👀

Still North Park.

See a lot of folks weirdly gatekeeping on this: bikes, scooters, skateboards, rollerblading, wheelchairs, hoverboards, those weird shoes with the wheels built in… electrified or acoustic are all valid forms of mobility! Including new weird stuff we haven’t invented yet. Let people
people!

Found myself driving around costco in Temecula—ya’ll. I have never been more resolute in my understanding that car dependency causes an erosion in our social fabric and is a detriment to Americans finding joy in daily errands. Miserable experience.

That’s the genius of it.

Yay!!

Would love to have an “ears edition”
for us avid podcasters… and oldies that haven’t discovered youtube yet 💀

What an inspiring way to spend the morning in San Diego - in alliance with these lovely ~400 cyclists remembering #prettigood #noice

The bike counters on 30th Street logged maybe 1% of the San Diego cyclists who rode in memory of Alex Pretti today.
www.kpbs.org/news/quality...

30th Street bike lanes in North Park saw record ridership in 2025 Bike and scooter trips on 30th Street have jumped 15% since the installation of protected bike lanes in 2021. Foot traffic and business activity also appear to be thriving.

San Diego installed bike lanes on a busy commercial street in North Park in 2021. Ridership jumped 67% the next year.

Now, 4 years later, bike and scooter trips on 30th Street have hit another record high. Foot traffic and business activity is also booming. www.kpbs.org/news/quality...

30th Street bike lanes see ridership increase for 4th consecutive year More cyclists are using protected bike lanes along 30th Street in North and South Park, according to a report released today by the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition.

🚲For the fourth year in a row, more people are biking on 30th Street in North & South Park. Since protected bike lanes were installed, ridership has more than doubled and now tops 130,000 trips a year. When streets feel safer, more people ride. www.kpbs.org/news/quality... @kpbssandiego.bsky.social

IMO: Not the worst but also not good. Worth doing it once and deciding on your personal threshold for sure.

Welcome to “living the dream!”

aesthetic progressivism drives me insane.

Oooooooooo

If you're into the history of infrastructure, "The Big Dig" is so, so good!

On Season 2 and it's wonderfully executed.

a woman is standing in a kitchen with her hands on her hips . ALT: a woman is standing in a kitchen with her hands on her hips .

Ladies, marry a man who takes an interest in your interests then drops "The High Cost of Free Parking" in a tense family chat about Balboa parking.

YouTube video by About Here North America's Elevator Problem

The United States has the fewest elevators in the rich world, with Canada only a bit ahead. We teamed up with @uytaelee.bsky.social of About Here Videos to investigate why, exactly, North America sucks at elevators.

Opinion: Denser Housing Near Transit Routes Will Help People Like Me Stay in San Diego As a 17 year old proud of where he lives, my ask is for San Diego to invest in the future of its youth and the health of our climate across the globe.

Opinion: As a 17-year-old San Diegan, my future in this city relies on plans to expand housing and public transportation.
voiceofsandiego.org/2026/01/05/s...

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Are CA democrats ever going to be serious about governing? So disappointing.

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We Still Don’t Know if Robotaxis Are Safer Than Human Drivers And even if self-driving technology proves to be less dangerous, there are many better ways to improve traffic safety and prevent fatal crashes.

Much has been written about potential safety benefits of AVs. Given the lack of AV data transparency, I cannot speak to whether, or to what degree, AVs are safer than an average human driver. What I can say:

This is the wrong question.
🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

New speed camera replacement just dropped in Ford’s Ontario

JFC

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Aweeeesome. Thanks!