Alex Contreras 🍉

Was cussed out for biking in the street this morning by an old man. It was too early in the day for his attitude. I missed having my bike, I didn't miss this part of biking.

I'll never forget the time my sister thought the Muni signage read Mumu

My Tía who I haven't seen since 2018, came to visit and I showed off some of my cooking and she cried. I cried a little. And fingers crossed I get to visit her in Mexico City this summer.

I'm making beans, atole, and queso fresco on the regular now. I have turned into my Tía lol

Do you also use the transit hub to leave the city regularly?

Do you know what she liked about it? Location, easy connections from there, etc?

Has anyone actually use the Salesforce Transit hub? Curious if anyone has and what your thoughts are on it

It should become California's rallying cry, that we will build up our cities so anyone can find safe refuge here.

Poster which shows color photo scene of moving, a room with boxes and clothes sitting on the floor, a chair, and the end of a bed (white rails forming a headrest and a mattress with a red cover). The text of the poster is: "Impact (small logo top left)," "According to a new survey by the Movement Advancement Project, approximately 401,000 transgender people have relocated from one U.S. state to another since the 2024 presidential election." "The mass relocations in 2025 due to safety concerns, political conditions, and anti-trans laws nd policies have largely impacted conservative states across the country."

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Everytime I learn something new about AI, I wonder if this is what people felt about the Industrial Revolution as it was happening. Because its all moving so fast and regulations will not keep up.

Tomorrow (Tuesday) is a big day for SB 79 in Los Angeles!

You can make a big difference by giving comment at the PLUM committee hearing, 2pm at City Hall

Here’s what's being decided:

The second season of Like Water for Chocolate is out and its the perfect thing to start watching after A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

February 16, 2026 NR26026kt Los Angeles Police Department Encourages School Attendance Amid Recent Downtown Activity Los Angeles: In light of recent activity in the downtown area, the Los Angeles Police Department would like to take this opportunity to remind parents and students of the importance of staying in school. School attendance is mandatory in the City of Los Angeles and there may be legal consequences for parents and students for: • Day time Curfew violations - It is unlawful for any minors under 18 to be in public places, streets, or amusement spots during school hours (typically 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. The only exception includes being with a parent, authorized school activities, or emergencies. • California Education Code violations: • Mandates that all children between the ages of six and eighteen, unless exempted, must attend a full-time public day school for the full designated school day. • Middle and high school students are legally permitted one excused absence per calendar year to participate in a "civic or political event," provided advance school notification (emphasis added). • Additionally, Los Angeles Unified School District policy states that three or more unexcused absences or tardies of 30 minutes or more, can trigger a School Attendance Review Board (SARB) intervention for disciplinary action. Parents and students are also reminded that presence at school promotes intellectual growth. It becomes more difficult to fill knowledge gaps with student absences. Attendance builds good habits and healthy routines; and provides structure and stability. Lastly, school attendance also increases student safety, which includes safety resources provided by the Los Angeles Unified School District. (Page 1 of 2) X Follow @LAPDHQ

Any adult that collects or picks up a child and transports them to participate in any illegal activities may be responsible for Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor and is subject to arrest and prosecution. This law applies to actions like providing drugs/alcohol to minors, promoting truancy, and for parents failing to exercise reasonable supervision. Community members, parents, and students may contact their local Community Police Station of the Los Angeles Police Department for additional guidance specific to their community.

The LAPD is citing truancy laws in an attempt to squash the ongoing school walkouts against ICE. The LAPD is also threatening to arrest any parents or adults who support the kids in their acts of civil disobedience.

What I cannot wrap my head around, is how SF politicians don't see the benefits of having a car free or at least car lite SF. Especially in weather like today.

Melrose was supposed to undergo a complete streets makeover from Highland to Fairfax that would have installed stormwater gardens to mitigate flooding, among other critical safety improvements. The previous councilmember killed the project

Then why did BART have a Board meeting last week where staff had to explain potential processes for closing the system and filing for bankruptcy?

I-80 to the Bay Area is completely closed. Heres a photo i took flying by it on Amtrak, sipping on a bev and reclined in my socks.

So much for the superiority and freedom of automobiles and freeways. If only there was a lesson here for planners.

Pacific Surfliner is stuck at Union Station and I've never seen something like this before. Rain is leaking through the entire observation car. "When it rains it pours.", the conductor said.

how does someone mow down a family of four, blame the car (no issue was found), transfer real estate to Nevada LLCs to avoid compensating the victims' families, and then walk away with nothing more than probation?

I understand the thought, instead of doing a horrible thing we can do something great. The planner in me is going "Well actually 🤓 this is why it wouldn't work" and no one wants or really needs to hear that.

Not worth getting into arguments online over it either.

I did unfortunately see the "why can't we convert warehouses into housing instead of concentration camps" tweet. Everyone's response to it is exactly why I don't argue with people online.

God dammit LA. less car more buses please.

My sister said do not worry about finding a romantic partner for Valentine's. Be more concerned about finding an op. There is no greater motivator than having an op.

if you're not completely fatigued by Minneapolis articles, I'm proud of how my friend and I represented our community here

Idk what we have to do as a society but smoking on trains is absolutely unacceptable.

SFMTA Bus Bus 77,857,337 BART Heavy Rail 53,222,212 SFMTA Trolleybus Trolleybus 46,447,945 AC Transit Local Bus 33,931,071 SFMTA MUNI Metro Light Rail 28,230,682 VTA Bus Bus 22,626,518 SamTrans Bus Bus 9,991,507 Caltrain Commuter Rail 7,405,005 AC Transit Tempo Bus Rapid Transit 4,798,970 VTA Light Rail Light Rail 4,723,010 SFMTA Cable Car Cable Car 3,925,803 SFMTA Historic Streetcars Streetcar Rail 3,828,113 Marin Transit Bus Bus 2,823,735 Concord County Connection Bus Bus 2,572,370 SF Ferry Ferryboat 2,388,379 Golden Gate Transit Bus Bus 1,432,232 Santa Rosa CityBus Bus Bus 1,423,226 Golden Gate Transit Ferry Ferryboat 1,421,356 LAVTA Wheels Bus 1,353,810 BART eBART Hybrid Rail 1,273,133 Tri Delta Transit Bus Bus 1,129,025 SMART Commuter Rail 850,270 Sonoma County Transit Bus Bus 744,550 AC Transit Transbay Commuter Bus 536,641 WestCAT Bus Bus 509,486 SolTrans Commuter Bus Commuter Bus 491,870 SolTrans Bus Bus 461,550 BART Airport Connector Monorail 432,021 Napa NVTA Bus Bus 398,093 Petaluma Transit Bus Bus 272,852 Union City Transit Bus Bus 269,375 AC Transit Dumbarton Bus 197,510 Vacaville City Coach Bus Bus 196,473 Fairfield FAST Bus Bus 185,764 WestCAT Commuter Bus Commuter Bus 149,525 Napa NVTA Commuter Bus Commuter Bus 57,376

WestCAT Commuter Bus Commuter Bus $0.61 SolTrans Commuter Bus Commuter Bus $0.89 BART Heavy Rail $1.15 Caltrain Commuter Rail $1.34 AC Transit Transbay Commuter Bus $1.48 Napa NVTA Commuter Bus Commuter Bus $1.49 AC Transit Dumbarton Bus $1.61 SF Ferry Ferryboat $1.71 AC Transit Tempo Bus Rapid Transit $1.85 SMART Commuter Rail $1.93 Sonoma County Transit Bus Bus $1.98 BART eBART Hybrid Rail $2.50 Marin Transit Bus Bus $2.58 Santa Rosa CityBus Bus Bus $2.67 Golden Gate Transit Ferry Ferryboat $2.88 LAVTA Wheels Bus $2.98 Napa NVTA Bus Bus $3.00 SFMTA Bus Bus $3.04 VTA Bus Bus $3.05 SFMTA Trolleybus Trolleybus $3.61 SFMTA MUNI Metro Light Rail $3.65 Concord County Connection Bus Bus $3.91 Tri Delta Transit Bus Bus $4.06 AC Transit Local Bus $4.16 Petaluma Transit Bus Bus $4.31 Golden Gate Transit Bus Bus $4.42 WestCAT Bus Bus $4.91 SamTrans Bus Bus $5.01 VTA Light Rail Light Rail $5.59 SolTrans Bus Bus $5.64 SFMTA Historic Streetcars Streetcar Rail $6.19 BART Airport Connector Monorail $6.47 Fairfield FAST Bus Bus $10.29 SFMTA Cable Car Cable Car $16.62

One single local BRT line in Oakland (AC Transit Tempo) serves more riders than the entire VTA Light Rail system, and has a Cost Effectiveness that rivals our top *regional* transit services

Bay Area should be super-funding East Bay BRT if they distributed funding based on objective metrics

A backgrounder is someone who conducts background checks.

Dumb-dumb question:

When a driver kills a bicyclist by hitting them from behind, why is it not standard practice to check the data use of the driver's phone at the time of the crash?

The Cost of Fragmentation: A Comparison of State Affordable Housing Finance Governance Systems - Terner Center To finance and build affordable housing, developers across the United States need to assemble multiple funding sources at the federal, state, and local levels. Public funding sources can be administer...

Big research effort from @ternerhousing.bsky.social showing that California's byzantine process for financing low-income housing is a major outlier nationally that delays new affordable developments and makes them more expensive to build ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/the-cos...

Not a single word, I love that man 🥰