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Adfree Cities Calls For A Ban On Factory Farming Advertisements https://plantbasednews.org/culture/law-and-politics/adfree-cities-ban-factory-farming-advertisements/

Adfree Cities Calls For A Ban On Factory Farming Advertisements
The new “Gag Big Ag” campaign from Adfree Cities has called for a UK-wide ban on adverts that promote factory farming, meat, and dairy

The Newsom administration is suing five more California cities
— Calexico, Costa Mesa, Half Moon Bay, Ridgecrest and Turlock — for failing to complete state-mandated housing plans, known as the “housing element.”

Huntington Beach was the first city to face such a legal action, and it recently finalized its housing element plans following a court-order and massive fines.
The law, which has been in place since 1969, requires cities and counties every eight years to d…

Newsom continues crackdown on cities over housing plan requirements. 'No city gets a pass,' governor says
Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed legal actions this week against five small cities that they say are failing to meet benchmarks required for housing planning.

If the NFL goes international, what are the challenges and what cities make sense? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7523712/2026/08/19/nfl-international-team-challenges-london-mexico-city/

Amazon plans to expand Prime Air drone deliveries to cities in at least five more US states in the coming months, including suburban Chicago and Atlanta (Matt Day/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/am…

I'll speak at the Digital Tech Summit 2026 on Nov 4th about: BikeNetKit: Open Bicycle Network Algorithms for boosting the Green Transition of European Cities
https://event.ing.dk/dts6/session/441291…

Hearst warns viewers that a dispute with Dish could disrupt access to nearly three dozen of its TV stations on Thursday, including in bigger cities like Boston (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/08/hearst-dish-network-carriage-dispute-august-202…

Hearst warns of possible local TV blackout on Dish Network
Dish Network is accusing Hearst of demanding a significant fee increase to keep its local channels on the satellite platform.

RE: https://cosocial.ca/@dyckron/117126618664809911
The poison of a right-wing aggressor as leader of the provincial parliament spreads out as he tries to assert the control of his rich backers over the cities.
I can't believe how Ontarians are so aby…

"Why healthier cities are key to climate resilience"
#Climate #ClimateChange
https://www.

Why healthier cities are key to climate resilience - edie
The evidence is clear, argues Bupa Group's chief medical and sustainability officer, Professor Melvin Samsom: the most effective climate resilience strategies are also the ones that keep people healthiest.

Internal email: Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program; sources say a significant number of Flock's ~1,500 employees may depart, as customers flee (Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/flock-is-offering-voluntary-buyouts-to-employees/

Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee
As dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers, Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program, WIRED has learned.

physician_trust: Physician trust network (1966)
A network of trust relationships among physicians in four midwestern (USA) cities in 1966. Edge direction indicates that node i trusts or asks for advice from node j. Each of the four components represent the network within a given city.
This network has 241 nodes and 1098 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted

Tell your representatives to support the Fair Choice Act, and support #RankedChoiceVoting
https://fairvoteaction.quorum.us/campaign/VCA2026/

"Over the past few months, a spate of Wisconsin towns and cities have withdrawn from Flock deals over privacy and trust concerns. As they did so, another issue revealed itself: **With each city that leaves, the Flock network becomes less useful to the cities that remain. And cities are starting to notice.**"
As Wisconsin cities flee Flock, its shared camera network loses value - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/as-wisconsin-cities-flee-flock-its-shared-camera-network-loses-value/

On biotech and neurotech in China, Q3 2026 https://milan.cvitkovic.net/china_notes_q3_2026/

Notes from China, Q3 2026
Context: I recently spent 2.5 weeks in China visiting universities, research institutes, clinical sites, companies of all sizes, and investors. Most meetings focused on biotech, neurotech, and AI. Conventional wisdom my trip corroborated US cities feel medieval compared to Chinese cities. I was expecting the cleaner, safer, greener cities with better trains, EVs, consumer electronics, etc. But I was surprised that Chinese cities didn’t feel bleak. I thought that would be the required tradeoff…

From Florida to Washington state,
local governments across the country are canceling their contracts with Flock,
the company behind the controversial AI-enabled license plate readers,
in response to public outcry.
But ending the contracts doesn’t necessarily mean the cameras will come down immediately
— or that the information they’ve gathered will be deleted anytime soon

What happens after a town de-Flocks
Cities across the US are ditching the controversial license plate-reading cameras, but some are now turning to new surveillance tools.

LATIN AMERICAN CITIES REACH HISTORIC MILESTONE OF 10,000 ELECTRIC BUSES IN OPERATION
São Paulo now has the second-largest electric bus fleet in Latin America and, together with more than 80 cities, is helping avoid an estimated 10 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions every year. São Paulo, Brazil, August 11 - Cities across Latin America have reached the historic milestone of 10,000 electric buses in operation, according to consolidated data from E-Bus Radar…

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On Spacetherm Aerogel Thermal Insulation
Learn about the highest-performing robust wall insulation for where space is at a premium: small homes in expensive cities. #aerogel #IWI #insulation

Well that's a fucking terrifying image.
https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/03/broken-arrows/#things-get-worse

NYT introduces The Local: Twin Cities, a pilot newsletter with original reporting, a goal of promoting local outlets, and an August launch date (A.J. Katz/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/the-new-york-times-local…

The New York Times Expands Local Coverage With Twin Cities Newsletter Launch
The New York Times is launching a subscriber-focused Twin Cities newsletter, expanding its local journalism strategy and investing further in regional audience engagement.

Cities Are Ditching Flock, Immediately Replacing It With Axon License Plate Readers https://www.404media.co/cities-are-ditching-flock-immediately-replacing-it-with-axon-license-plate-readers/

"Nine out of 10 Brazilian cities have experienced climate-related disasters over the past three decades"
#Brazil #Climate #ClimateChange

Nine out of 10 Brazilian cities have experienced climate-related disasters over the past three decades
Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent and severe. The El Niño predicted for 2026–2027 is one such event. These events have caused environmental, economic and social impacts in Brazil, requiring specific public policies. To transform scientific data into a foundation for developing prevention, adaptation and mitigation measures, a group of Brazilian researchers has analyzed approximately 60,000 records of hydrogeological disasters in Brazil between 1991 and 2024. Their res…

Can Europe’s historic cities survive a warming climate? | Climate | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/6/26/can-europes-historic-cities-survive-a-warming-climate?traffic_source=rss

Can Europe’s historic cities survive a warming climate?
Heatwaves are forcing the continent to choose between preserving the past and adapting for the future.

So I searched on "Penobscot farmers markets", and duckduckgo returned this as the first item.
Did you know "As one of Maine's largest cities, Penobscot County is home to a thriving farmers market scene. " ? (and no list of markets, just generic drivel).
I am so tired of this #AI BS
Farmers Markets in Penobscot County, Maine - CollectiveCrop

Farmers Markets in Penobscot County, Maine - CollectiveCrop
Find the best farmers markets in Penobscot County, Maine. Browse weekly schedules, seasonal produce, and local vendors near you. Your guide to fresh, local food at Penobscot County farmers markets.

So I searched on "Penobscot farmers markets", and duckduckgo returned this as the first item.
Did you know "As one of Maine's largest cities, Penobscot County is home to a thriving farmers market scene. " ? (and no list of markets, just generic drivel).
I am so tired of this #AI BS
Farmers Markets in Penobscot County, Maine - CollectiveCrop

Farmers Markets in Penobscot County, Maine - CollectiveCrop
Find the best farmers markets in Penobscot County, Maine. Browse weekly schedules, seasonal produce, and local vendors near you. Your guide to fresh, local food at Penobscot County farmers markets.

Do American cities have allotments - municipal green spaces where people are allocated an area to treat as their own, installing sheds and growing what they want?

I'm living in the world's most livable city according to the Economist...
( I basically concur)
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/07/06/the-worlds-most-and-least-liveable-cities-in-2026

@… https://tech.yahoo.com/general/articles/ancient-romes-google-maps-working-071330841.html

The Trump administration is offering grants of tens of millions of dollars to cities across the US
to create more Memphis-style enforcement surges
– on the condition that they abandon progressive ideologies on policing.
The US Department of Justice says it will announce up to four finalist cities
which will split $300m in grant funding
under a federal “Model Cities” policing initiative (MCI) next month,
setting the stage for some of the largest federal pol…

Trump officials offer cities tens of millions for Memphis-style police surges – with conditions
DoJ to give $300m for enforcement surges in four cities, as long as they abandon progressive ideologies on policing

First minute on the bike back in #Copenhagen, a driver takes an illegal u-turn at intersection and almost kills my 2y old and myself. Good example how protected onstreet bike lanes are no "solution", only a patch that keeps cities car-centric. The real fix is removing cars.

"Cities in Great Britain most vulnerable to extreme heat revealed"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Heatwave

Cities in Great Britain most vulnerable to extreme heat revealed
OS index examines which ‘urban heat islands’ suffer the most – and which cope the best with rising temperatures

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Siouxsie and The Banshees:
🎵 Cities In Dust
#NowPlaying #SiouxsieandTheBanshees
https://open.spotify.com/track/2xq9cLlOPyLoi8kLlR4miz

"Kate Adamala and Aaron Engelhart and their teams ... have developed the world’s first synthetic cell with a complete life cycle, built entirely from non-living chemical components"
(Not a biologist, posting this because I'm a #Minnesota alum!)

World’s first synthetic cell with a complete life cycle could revolutionize biological engineering
Associate Professor Kate Adamala and her team have built a synthetic cell capable of performing the fundamental functions of life.

Some old white dude decided to jump all over yelling "Ackchyually, no one forced you to buy a car!!", and I'm just blocking. This shit is so easy to research. Like, yeah, people were forced to buy a car by minimum parking zoning that spread out cities, mass transit being (very intentionally) destroyed, and giant cars that murder people. There are actual laws that very intentionally made things worse, and then there's the intentionally created prisoner's dilemma of ever expanding car sizes.
This shit is extremely easy to research. At this point I'm just assuming it's trolls or the type of people who would be like "but no one has *proved* smoking causes cancer" back in the 90's. Yeah, that was a thing, and they sounded *just fucking like these people today.*

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #LateJunction
Cities Aviv:
🎵 Spinning & Spinning
#CitiesAviv
https://open.spotify.com/track/5Z2pIZivDChwWGfOeqqwvx

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@Hex/116941380970260366
Precies dit:
"Cars didn't replace horses. Cars replaced walkable cities, tram lines and mass transit, and children playing in the streets."
En steden geven steeds meer het goeie voorbeeld in het (weer) leefbaar maken van de stad.
-door autoverkeer terug te dringen-
(Uiteraard hebben AI en auto's ook voordelen, maar laten we beiden vooral inzetten waar dat zinvol is)

Woodlands and other natural spaces could help cities cope with extreme heat #nature

Woodlands and other natural spaces could help cities cope with extreme heat
Green and blue spaces, such as woodlands and riversides, could provide a vital line of defense for cities facing increasingly hot summers, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

Judge tosses DOJ lawsuit against 4 New Jersey 'sanctuary cities' (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/24/new-jersey-tosses-doj-lawsuit-sanctuary-cities-00975065
http://www.memeorandum.com/260624/p124#a260624p124

#FotoDerWoche mit Häusern aus Frankfurt.
https://blog.till-westermayer.de/2026/08/photo-of-the-week-frankfurt-skyscrapers-15/

Photo of the week: Frankfurt skyscrapers - 15
Das Wochenende haben wir mit einem Städteausflug nach Marburg verbracht. Und weil wir in Frankfurt ein bisschen Zeit hatten, sind wir da noch Wolkenkratzer gucken gegangen (und haben einen Blick vom Maintower auf die Stadt geworfen). Irgendwo zwischen "Cities: Skylines" und Metropolengefühl.

From Moss Back
Vancouver: “low on culture and history”?
A recent poll from a “respected firm” ranked Vancouver, B.C. lower than Seattle in a survey of how tourists feel about cities. According to a Vancouver Sun article by Douglas Todd, Vancouver ranked a “surprising” 70th out of 191 cities whereas Seattle ranked 32nd. Topping the list were Paris and Osaka.

Douglas Todd: Low on 'culture and history,' world's tourists rank Vancouver a surprising 70th
A respected organization that measures how global tourists feel about a destination rated Vancouver much lower than Seattle.

This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly,
Sadiq Khan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/08/burning-summer-climate-denial-green-policies-sadiq-khan…

This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly
Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

On Spacetherm Aerogel Thermal Insulation - Learn about the highest-performing robust wall insulation for where space is at a premium: small homes in expensive cities. #aerogel #IWI #insulation -

On Spacetherm Aerogel Thermal Insulation
Learn about the highest-performing robust wall insulation for where space is at a premium: small homes in expensive cities. #aerogel #IWI #insulation

I usually lean towards more geeky things, but a quarter century after 9/11, I've been remembering that day.
I went to a candlelight vigil that evening, held in the middle of the University of Minnesota campus (where I was, at the time, a graduate student).
The next time I attended a candlelight vigil was...this January, after the killing of Alex Pretti here in the Twin Cities. It was held in the center of the Macalester College campus, where I was a faculty member.
It o…

Cool looking paper! Geometry of Urban Order
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.13029

Leaves on fire, not
A metaphor, colors fall
To ash, cities choke.
#DailyHaikuPrompt

Apple Music didn't want to cooperate, but I somehow squeezed a #MondayRandom10 out of it:
1. Fear Factory—"Demanufacture"
2. sunn O)))—"Candle Goat"
3. Cities of Mars—"The Third Eye"
4. Dawn Penn—"You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) [Extended Mix]"
5. Fat Larry's Band—"Zoom"
6. Butthole Surfers—"Birds&q…

#MondayRandom10, 10 Aug 2026
Playlist • David Jacobs

physician_trust: Physician trust network (1966)
A network of trust relationships among physicians in four midwestern (USA) cities in 1966. Edge direction indicates that node i trusts or asks for advice from node j. Each of the four components represent the network within a given city.
This network has 241 nodes and 1098 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted

Dumbass magats think big blue cities are scary.
Albany, Georgia, murder rate is 30 to 35 per 100,000 residents.
New York City is 3 to 4 per 100,000.

Californians! Can I ask you to make two calls *TODAY BEFORE 5PM* or Thursday morning to protect affordable housing funds?
#AB736 is a bill being rushed through that would give rich real estate investors a tax cut, slashing housing funds in SF, Santa Cruz and LA and preventing other cities from raising revenue this way.
Call your Senator and Assemblymember at their capitol office - you can…

Pony AI plans to deploy 2K robotaxis across Europe in partnership with Uber and add four more European cities, after Zagreb, with a later Middle East expansion (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-14/uber…

🧵 1/2: I recently saw this vintage #Qantas poster with a unique “flower” map projection centered on #Sydney (1st image). I like how the map almost neatly divides the four largest continents (Eurasia, North America, South America, and Africa) into the four petals.
Well, I kinda became obsessed and wonder…

Ukrainian forces struck Russia's Savasleyka military airbase and a key Roscosmos facility in Samara Oblast
using domestically produced Flamingo missiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Aug. 15.
"The Savasleyka airfield, where the carriers of Russian missiles that strike our cities and villages are based, was also reached by our long-range sanctions," Zelensky said.
"It is about 700 kilometers from Ukraine," he added.
MiG-31K fighter…

Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian military airbase behind ballistic missile attacks as rockets target Samara
Ukrainian forces struck Russia's Savasleyka military airbase, which stores Mig-31 fighter jets capable of launching Kinzhal ballistic missiles, monitoring channels reported on Aug. 15.

Traveling from Munich to Warsaw today for useR! 2026
Train connection via Berlin. Got good snacks packed for a long day of train travel and ready for all the podcasts (recommendations always welcome) 🎧🚄🇵🇱
Left home this morning at 7 but really this journey started last year. Since then we've been prepping this fantastic conference and I am so ready for it to finally start.
Excited for next week!

I feel like every time https://mydialect.us becomes a trend here I get completely different results saying the same shit. I've never even been to the southern or western halves of America

Virtually all European cities, large and small, have taken major steps over the past decade to become more cycle-friendly, and are continuing to do so. Berlin, however, is an exception. There, the quantitative and qualitative requirements for cycling infrastructure are reduced.
https://www.

Schwarz-rot verschiebt Zieljahr des Berliner Radverkehrsnetzes um fünf Jahre
Das Berliner Mobilitätsgesetz wurde geändert: Radwege auf Hauptstraßen sind nicht mehr überall Pflicht. Und für den Ausbau des Radwegnetzes bleibt mehr Zeit.

Judge Throws Out Federal Suit Against 4 N.J. 'Sanctuary' Cities (Ishani Desai/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/us/politics/new-jersey-sanctuary-cities-lawsuit.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260624/p137#a260624p137

On Spacetherm Aerogel Thermal Insulation - Learn about the highest-performing robust wall insulation for where space is at a premium: small homes in expensive cities. #aerogel #IWI #insulation -

On Spacetherm Aerogel Thermal Insulation
Learn about the highest-performing robust wall insulation for where space is at a premium: small homes in expensive cities. #aerogel #IWI #insulation

One of the sneaky ways the #ClimateCrisis is aggravating a problem:
‘Not any old vermin’: rats numbers are on the rise thanks to global heating – and poison may not be the answer

‘Not any old vermin’: rats numbers are on the rise thanks to global heating – and poison may not be the answer
Robert Corrigan has been dealing with the ‘smart’ rodents all his life – and believes there are better solutions to deal with the growing infestation in the world’s cities

One of the sneaky ways the #ClimateCrisis is aggravating a problem:
‘Not any old vermin’: rats numbers are on the rise thanks to global heating – and poison may not be the answer

‘Not any old vermin’: rats numbers are on the rise thanks to global heating – and poison may not be the answer
Robert Corrigan has been dealing with the ‘smart’ rodents all his life – and believes there are better solutions to deal with the growing infestation in the world’s cities

"Cities shouldn’t wait for an extreme weather wake-up call, researcher says"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Cities shouldn’t wait for an extreme weather wake-up call, researcher says » Yale Climate Connections
Yale Climate Connections is a nonpartisan, multimedia service providing daily broadcast radio programming and original web-based reporting, commentary, and analysis on the issue of climate change.

One year after the discovery that golden mussels had invaded the California Delta,
thick colonies coat boats and piers and threaten water supplies for cities and farms.
Yet the state has no specific funding or plans to tackle harms in the heart of the invasion
https://calm…

'Emerging threat': An invasive species is upending life in the Delta, with no help on the way
One year after the discovery that golden mussels had invaded the Delta, thick colonies coat boats and piers and threaten water supplies for cities and farms. Yet the state has no specific funding or plans to tackle harms in the heart of the invasion.

urban_streets: Urban street networks (2017)
20 urban street networks, corresponding to 1-square-mile maps of 20 cities around the world.
This network has 192 nodes and 303 edges.
Tags: Transportation, Roads, Unweighted, Metadata
https://networks.skewed.de/net/urban_s

23 Cities Said No to Flock Safety. Then the State Made It Illegal to Ask What the Cameras Captured.
https://guerrilla.news/23-cities-said-no-to-flock-safety-then-the-state-made-it-illegal-to-ask-what-the-cameras-captured/

Ban cars.
#FuckCars

AirDNA: during the FIFA World Cup group stage, platforms such as Airbnb saw 52K new listings in US host cities, while hotel bookings fell short of expectations (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/21d4a393-701d-4da7-847c-bd53e95ac295

"UK heatwaves may have cost economy £4.4bn in lost output so far this year, analysis finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Heatwave

UK heatwaves may have cost economy £4.4bn in lost output so far this year, analysis finds
Verdant thinktank says cost could top £25bn a year by 2030 and calls for maximum temperature for working and urban redesign to cool down cities

Say what you will about #Canberra, but how many other cities of ~½ million poll their residents to determine where to buy the best hot chips?
https://www.act.gov.au/our-canberra/…

Heat dome roasts eastern US ahead of holiday weekend #UnitedStates

Heat dome roasts eastern US ahead of holiday weekend
Pools were packed and power grids strained as millions of Americans sweltered in stifling heat and humidity Thursday, with dangerous temperatures expected to hit major cities through the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

CRAB Park Warriors: Fighting FIFA and Advocating for Human Rights
"As FIFA fans swarm 16 cities in Mexico, the United States, and Canada including Vancouver, the CRAB Park Warriors continue their fight for human rights in the Downtown Eastside (“DTES”). From the massive influx of people to increased presence of law enforcement, the impact of FIFA’s presence in Vancouver is indisputable.
"Don’t get me wrong; I believe in the power of sports to excite, unify, inspire, and…

CRAB Park Warriors: Fighting FIFA and Advocating for Human Rights - BC Civil Liberties Association
By Latoya Farrell, Staff Counsel, and CRAB (Ayx) Park Community Warriors The Cost of the Spectacle As FIFA fans swarm 16 cities in Mexico, the United States, and Canada including […]

There are problems for which we know the solutions - and we have evidence that the solutions work. And bad air quality is an example:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/23/london-low-emissio…

London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?
Similar initiatives have been launched from Barcelona to Bogotá, but they have misinformation, political pressure and vested interests stacked against them

There are problems for which we know the solutions - and we have evidence that the solutions work. And bad air quality is an example:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/23/london-low-emissio…

London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?
Similar initiatives have been launched from Barcelona to Bogotá, but they have misinformation, political pressure and vested interests stacked against them

euroroad: Euroroad network (2011)
A network of international "E-roads," mostly in Europe. Vertices represent cities and edges represents roads. Metadata includes names of cities.
This network has 1174 nodes and 1417 edges.
Tags: Transportation, Roads, Unweighted, Metadata
https://networks.skewed.de/net/euroroa…

The poorest people in the U.S. face the most acute shortages of affordable homes.
But the majority of low-income housing financed in recent years is for those earning 50% of an area’s median income or above,
according to a survey of state housing agencies.
Some cities are now seeing an uptick in vacancies as rents for these units approach market rates.
The result: Apartments designated as affordable sit empty because the poorest of the poor cannot afford them

There's not enough housing for America's poorest while low-income units sit empty
The poorest people in the U.S. face the most acute shortage of affordable homes. That’s partly because the majority of low-income housing financed in recent years has been for those earning at least 50% of an area’s median income. Now, some cities are seeing an uptick in vacancies in these units as their rents approach those of market-rate apartments. As a result, some people who qualify are opting for market-rate apartments with less income-verification requirements and a faster chance of …

WA:
23 Cities Said No to Flock Safety. Then the State Made It Illegal to Ask What the Cameras Captured.
https://guerrilla.news/23-cities-said-no-to-flock-safety-then-the-state-made-it-illegal-to-ask-what-the-cameras-captured/

As Waymo expands its fleet from 700 in 2025 to nearly 4,000 now, recalls and edge-case failures like flooded roadways and a San Francisco power outage mount (Emmy Martin/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/technology/waymo-expansion-edge-cases.htm…

Waymo Is Growing Faster Than Ever. So Are Its ‘Edge Cases.’
As Waymo deploys more driverless cars to 15 U.S. cities and counting, its vehicles keep encountering new and unexpected situations that they have no script to handle.

We can't air-condition our way out of a hotter future, says expert #environment

We can't air-condition our way out of a hotter future, says expert
As temperatures rise around the world, air conditioning is saving lives. But a growing reliance on it is also placing unprecedented pressure on electricity grids, increasing greenhouse gas emissions and making cities even hotter.

Newly disclosed records reveal
the US government extensively spied on prominent leftwing organizations
and on protesters as part of a vast operation into groups opposing the immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year.
Internal investigative reports show the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent undercover agents to community meetings in the Twin Cities and New York City,
infiltrated Signal chats and obtained financial records of mainstream unions and le…

US conducted ‘mass spying campaign’ against leftwing groups and anti-ICE protesters, records reveal
DHS sent undercover agents to meetings and infiltrated chats of groups opposing Trump’s immigration crackdown

US data center bans top 500, up from 300 in late June, as New York and Texas join cities and counties pushing back against data center development (Shane Burke/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/data-center-bans-top-500-new…

Data Center Bans Top 500 as New York, Texas Join Pushback
Local government resistance to data center development accelerated this summer, a warning sign for big AI companies such as Anthropic, Google and OpenAI that are pinning their compute ambitions on data center expansion. In July alone, more than 150 towns and counties passed temporary or ...

urban_streets: Urban street networks (2017)
20 urban street networks, corresponding to 1-square-mile maps of 20 cities around the world.
This network has 32 nodes and 36 edges.
Tags: Transportation, Roads, Unweighted, Metadata
https://networks.skewed.de/net/urban_stree…

New digital tool shows exactly where California's water goes—and how climate change might disrupt it https://phys.org/news/2026-09-digital-tool-california-climate-disrupt.html

New digital tool shows exactly where California's water goes—and how climate change might disrupt it
Water has always been one of California's most contested resources. For more than a century, battles have raged over how much of the state's water should be diverted to farmland, pumped into cities or used to conserve aquatic ecosystems—and at times, these clashes have even led to violence. The state's water system consists of a dizzying array of reservoirs, rivers, dams and aqueducts, making it challenging even for experts to understand the trade-offs of different management decisions.

"London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #London

London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?
Similar initiatives have been launched from Barcelona to Bogotá, but they have misinformation, political pressure and vested interests stacked against them

Trump’s well-documented ability to destroy everything he touches has come for what should have been the easiest of tasks:
making the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence fun.
If there is one thing the world’s oldest democracy is good at, it’s throwing Independence Day parties,
hosting outdoor concerts, and filling out state fairs with charmingly schlocky entertainment and ice cream stands.
Producing the Great American State Fair in Was…

Trump wrecked America's 250th in DC, but other blue cities will save it
Christina Aguilera, Chris Stapleton and Jelly Roll — real stars — headline July Fourth parties in liberal towns

physician_trust: Physician trust network (1966)
A network of trust relationships among physicians in four midwestern (USA) cities in 1966. Edge direction indicates that node i trusts or asks for advice from node j. Each of the four components represent the network within a given city.
This network has 241 nodes and 1098 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted

47 dead and buildings collapsed after 7.4-magnitude earthquake shakes western Colombia
At least 47 people have been killed, according to the latest figures from officials,
and dozens of buildings have collapsed in cities across western Colombia.
The quake caused serious damage to buildings and prompted evacuations as far away as Bogota.
The quake was also felt in neighbouring Ecuador.

At least 47 dead and buildings collapsed after 7.4-magnitude earthquake shakes western Colombia – latest news
More than a dozen buildings collapsed in aftermath of earthquake, which has also prompted evacuations

urban_streets: Urban street networks (2017)
20 urban street networks, corresponding to 1-square-mile maps of 20 cities around the world.
This network has 217 nodes and 227 edges.
Tags: Transportation, Roads, Unweighted, Metadata
https://networks.skewed.de/net/urban_str…

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says the company plans to spend $10B "over the coming years" to deploy 120K driverless vehicles, aiming to hit 15 cities in 2026 (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/04d6fcb4-03e4-4ee5-9017-ccaa7808c934

Tens of millions swelter as heat wave blasts US #UnitedStates

Tens of millions swelter as heat wave blasts US
Tens of millions of Americans sweltered under furnace-like temperatures Tuesday as central and eastern cities hunkered down for a heat wave set to last through the July 4 holiday weekend.

euroroad: Euroroad network (2011)
A network of international "E-roads," mostly in Europe. Vertices represent cities and edges represents roads. Metadata includes names of cities.
This network has 1174 nodes and 1417 edges.
Tags: Transportation, Roads, Unweighted, Metadata
https://networks.skewed.de/net/euroroa…

Public banks, unlike privately owned Wall Street banks that prioritize shareholder profits,
use their deposits to make loans that directly serve local needs.
These institutions can fund affordable housing,
support small businesses,
finance public infrastructure projects,
and assist with post-disaster rebuilding.
These investments strengthen communities and demonstrate fiscal responsibility

California Public Banking Act (AB 857) - CA Public Banking Alliance
California made history. With the signing of AB 857—the landmark California Public Banking Act—local governments can now charter public banks to keep taxpayer dollars working in their own communities. Read how this first-in-the-nation law empowers cities and counties to support affordable housing, small businesses, infrastructure, and more.

Waymo starts offering driverless rides to customers in San Diego, Tampa, Florida, and Denver; Amazon's Zoox plans to start testing in Houston and San Diego (Lora Kolodny/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/01/waymo-and-zoox-expand-…

Waymo and Zoox expand into more U.S. markets as robotaxi race heats up
Waymo is bringing driverless rides to three more cities, and Amazon plans to start testing in two additional U.S. markets.

euroroad: Euroroad network (2011)
A network of international "E-roads," mostly in Europe. Vertices represent cities and edges represents roads. Metadata includes names of cities.
This network has 1174 nodes and 1417 edges.
Tags: Transportation, Roads, Unweighted, Metadata
https://networks.skewed.de/net/euroroa…

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires #envronment

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires
Across the United States, the sky will be erupting with fireworks on July 4, 2026, and the days around it as America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence. Many cities will be hosting spectacular fireworks shows.

Threats to prosecute sheriffs in Minneapolis and Chicago,
cities that have experienced some of the most intense immigration enforcement of the Trump era,
are a new salvo in the president’s campaign against state and local officials
who refuse to embrace his administration’s crackdown.
The warnings have been conveyed in a series of letters that federal agents began hand-delivering in early July
-- to Sheriff Dawanna Witt of Hennepin County, Minn., which includes …

ICE Threatens Sheriffs In Chicago and Minneapolis With Prosecution Over Access to Inmates
In a new tactic, federal immigration officials recently started saying they would criminally charge the elected county sheriffs in Minneapolis and Chicago.

urban_streets: Urban street networks (2017)
20 urban street networks, corresponding to 1-square-mile maps of 20 cities around the world.
This network has 210 nodes and 323 edges.
Tags: Transportation, Roads, Unweighted, Metadata
https://networks.skewed.de/net/urban_s…

Waymo gradually resumes freeway routes, starting with Phoenix, more than two months after suspending them to improve performance around construction zones (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/waymo-robotaxis-are-starting-to-retu…

Waymo robotaxis are starting to return to freeways | TechCrunch
Waymo robotaxis are now using freeways in Phoenix with more cities to follow in the coming days.

California Proposition 4,
Allow Public Financing of Election Campaigns Measure (2026)
The measure would repeal the ban on public funding of campaigns, enacted by the approval of Proposition 73 in 1988,
thereby allowing the state or local governments to establish programs for the public funding of election campaigns.
Currently, state law allows charter cities to provide public financing for campaigns
but prohibits the state, counties, districts, and general law…

The twins were 19 and still in high school when they were taken from their beds in the dead of night by masked men later identified as being sent by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
After four months of desperately seeking news from hospitals and state institutions,
their mother, Marzieh Nourmohammadi, finally learned their fate.
Taraneh and Romina Rahimi had been seized over their decision to join millions on the streets of Iranian cities during the January protest…

Broken feet, ripped-out hair and now a death sentence: the fate of twin sisters jailed over Iran protests
Taraneh Rahimi was told prison guards would rape her sister, Romina, if she did not sign a confession

euroroad: Euroroad network (2011)
A network of international "E-roads," mostly in Europe. Vertices represent cities and edges represents roads. Metadata includes names of cities.
This network has 1174 nodes and 1417 edges.
Tags: Transportation, Roads, Unweighted, Metadata
https://networks.skewed.de/net/euroroa…

Whether you consider them cool or dangerous, radical or inept, socialist mayors are not a new phenomenon.
During the early 20th century, the Socialist Party of America was a viable third party,
especially in the West,
part of a broader workers’ movement that ranged from traditional unions to the more radical “Wobblies,” or Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
Stridently red western states were once fertile ground for a brand of socialism centered around worker soli…

How socialism built the reddest states in the West
Dozens of cities in the Mountain West region elected socialists in the early 1900s. The economic conditions that led to their ascendance, their legacy of municipal improvement, and their ultimate dissolution as a movement provide lessons of hope and a warning.

Trump obliterating USAID,
the Dept of Education, and CFPB,
plus arbitrarily refusing to pay appropriations to states, cities, and grant recipients,
should all have been non-starters
—but SCOTUS jumped in to make clear the laws passed by Congress don't matter.
https://bsky.a…

Josh Chafetz (@joshchafetz.bsky.social)
I will once again remind folks that a very sizable chunk of what looks like Congress not doing anything to push back against the president is in fact a consequence of the Court disabling/destroying all the ways Congress has tried to push back.