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how was everyone's first day of #AWeekWithoutDriving?

New York city to ban all processed meats in hospitals, schools and shelters https://www.speciesunite.com/news-stories/new-york-city-to-ban-all-processed-meats-in-hospitals-schools-and-shelters

New York city to ban all processed meats in hospitals, schools and shelters — Species Unite
Mayor Eric Adams is determined to promote healthy eating among New Yorkers, having turned his own life around after adopting a plant-based diet.

Faith Leaders Launch Moral Counteroffensive to City Occupations | Atlanta Daily World
https://atlantadailyworld.com/2025/08/31/faith-leaders-launch-moral-counteroffensive-to-city-occupations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=faith-leaders-launch-moral-counteroffensive-to-city-occupations

Finse stad neemt 100 uurs #EnergieOpslag in gebruik. https://cleantechnica.com/2025/08/30/finnish-city-inaugurates-1-mw-100-mwh-sand-batter…

"Revolutionary city-scanning satellite from UK-France partnership set to transform climate monitoring"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #France

Revolutionary city-scanning satellite from UK-France partnership set to transform climate monitoring
Millions of people worldwide are set to benefit from more accurate climate data as the groundbreaking MicroCarb satellite begins its journey to space.

Salt Lake City mayor, council leaders broadly condemn ICE airport arrest in 'gateway to our state' (Salt Lake Tribune)
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10/30/salt-lake-city-mayor-condemns-ice/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251031/p49#a251031p49

Crypto and tech entrepreneurs are attending Network School, founded by Balaji Srinivasan in Forest City, Malaysia, to test his concepts about the Network State (Ryan Weeks/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Bills tackle Dion Dawkins admits Chiefs showdown is more than just another game: 'We have history'

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/buffalo-bills-kansas-city-chiefs-r…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Marvin Gaye:
🎵 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
#MarvinGaye
https://shamako.bandcamp.com/track/marvin-gaye-inner-city-blues-shamakos-bar-del-porto-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/5hReWjUHqPqkHi31G7izL4

The Trump administration’s "crackdown on crime" in Washington has been propelled, in part, by an aggressive clampdown on guns,
with city and federal officials confiscating around 150 weapons since the president declared a crime emergency in the capital nearly three weeks ago.
“I’m pleased to report another 105 arrests have been made and 12 illegal guns taken off the streets of Washington, DC,”
Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on social media on Thursday.
It …

Crime Crackdown in D.C. Shows Trump Administration’s Uneasy Relationship With Guns
If President Trump’s actions were intended to drive a law-and-order wedge between Democratic big-city leaders and their constituents, it has also exposed a division in his own coalition.

Can we please, in the name of humanity, stop this motherfucker?
https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251028-israeli-planes-strike-gaza-city-after-netanyahu-orders-powerful-attacks

Israeli planes strike Gaza City after Netanyahu orders 'powerful attacks'

We have another #data job at the City of #capetown, this time for a Senior #DataEngineer
We build & support data-intensive systems, not just digital plumbing! We're looking for strong softwar…

City of Cape Town Link
Sharing a City of Cape Town Page...

hätte ich nun nicht gedacht lol
Ciddle - A Daily City Riddle
#ciddle 1
1. ❌ ∗️ 411km
2. ✅
https://ciddle.winklerweb.net

wtf? https://flipboard.com/@gothamist/gothamist-igeoft02z/-/a-jX9GlHNnTEud--xneaXXZg:a:3807498986-/0

NYCHA building partially collapses in Bronx due to explosion, city officials report no injuries
A public housing tower partially collapsed in the South Bronx on Wednesday morning due to an explosion, forcing residents to evacuate, New York City …

if you haven't reached your free article limit, are you really living?

Benchmarking Egocentric Visual-Inertial SLAM at City Scale
Anusha Krishnan, Shaohui Liu, Paul-Edouard Sarlin, Oscar Gentilhomme, David Caruso, Maurizio Monge, Richard Newcombe, Jakob Engel, Marc Pollefeys
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.26639

Benchmarking Egocentric Visual-Inertial SLAM at City Scale
Precise 6-DoF simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) from onboard sensors is critical for wearable devices capturing egocentric data, which exhibits specific challenges, such as a wider diversity of motions and viewpoints, prevalent dynamic visual content, or long sessions affected by time-varying sensor calibration. While recent progress on SLAM has been swift, academic research is still driven by benchmarks that do not reflect these challenges or do not offer sufficiently accurate groun…

Lawsuit claims city of Dallas can't ban anti-LGBTQ bias or regulate cat breeding - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/lawsuit-claims-city-of-dallas-cant-ban-anti-lgbtq-bias-or-regulate-cat-breeding/

Trump has big plans for Federal architecture. Wonder where he got the idea.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germania_(city)

Bill Kristol Says He Would Vote For Zohran Mamdani for New York City Mayor (The Forum)
https://www.cmcforum.com/post/bill-kristol-says-he-would-vote-for-zohran-mamdani-for-new-york-city-mayor
http://www.memeorandum.com/251030/p107#a251030p107

🗽 Where Are Driverless Cars Going in New York City?
#nyc

Where Are Driverless Cars Going in New York City?
Google’s parent company has been pumping money into politicians to get Waymo robo-cars cleared for city streets.

A smart city model for an intelligent traffic light decision system
Darko Pajkovski, Marija Apostoloska Kondoska, Hristina Dimova Popovska
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25254 https…

A smart city model for an intelligent traffic light decision system
A smart city is a framework that uses information and communication technologies to improve public safety, quality of life, transportation and energy efficiency. A big share of these technologies has intelligent networks consisting of connected objects and devices that transmit data using wireless technology and cloud-based solutions. These technologies and their applications can receive, analyze and manage data in real-time to help citizens and municipalities make better decisions to improve q…

Good luck with that.
Swan's good eatin' https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/top-stories-01r3k2ttz/-/a-hJNXXjUsRDS1xoorntaODg:a:107108217-/0

Iconic Stratford, Ont., swans go rogue from Avon River prompting city-wide search
A mystery is unfolding in Stratford, Ont., and it's not on the city's famous theatre stage. The City of Stratford is asking people to keep their eyes …

New York City ought to immediately initiate eminent domain proceedings and seize every trump or trump org family owned building in the city.
On what grounds:
Because of false statements and failure to abide by agreements with the city.
For instance, tromp-tower was built in violation of an agreement to preserve aspects of the Bonwitt-Teller building.
And the city does have need of space for homeless and low income housing.
If the maga's can fire people based…

The video omg
Source: Streetsblog New York City
https://search.app/okLr6

Coke Ain't It! Streetsblog Editor Snorts in Protest As Fed Agents Seize Bike Lane Again - Streetsblog New York City
What do we have to do to get rid of DEA officers' cars from the bike lane? Shoot heroin? Hmmm...

E.W. Scripps agrees to sell its Indianapolis ABC affiliate station WRTV to Circle City Broadcasting for $83M; Scripps agreed to sell WFTX for $40M in September (Lucas Manfredi/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/ew-scripps-wrtv-circle-city-broadcasting-sale/

E.W. Scripps to Sell Indianapolis ABC Affiliate WRTV to Circle City Broadcasting for $83 Million
The deal for the Indianapolis ABC affiliate station will close following receipt of regulatory and other customary approvals

#ciddle 7
1. ❌ ∗️ 264km
2. ❌ ➡️ 342km
3. ✅
https://ciddle.winklerweb.net

I had a dream last night that the latest front in YIMBYism was trying to legalize underground apartments with no windows. When I woke up I realized that's a classic representation of death in dreams.

Scammer steals $1.5 million from Baltimore by spoofing city vendor https://therecord.media/scammer-steals-baltimore-city-impersonation-vendor

The correct regional coding for a "London" IP address in RFC 8805 is
10.0.0.0/16,GB,GB-ENG,London,
This is because there is no ISO 3166-2 code for London, just for its individual boroughs. The code GB-LND is often used to represent London, but this specifically identifies City of London which has the property of being London's central point geographically, but is not London itself.
(I think that a "GB-LON" that covers City and 32 boroughs would be go…

A non-existent person is impersonating being a journalist at my city's paper (supposedly "uncovering the layers of truth"!). What fun things can you construct that this person/bot account might be up to?

Pedestrians and cyclists eager to get back on the Lower Don Trail are heartbroken to learn that much of the trail will remain barricaded until next spring — almost two years later than the city originally promised.
https://www.

No big deal just a small music venue where bands play changing the city for the better...
https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/09/24/cactus-club-accessibility-improvements-inspire-city-officials/

Cactus Club Accessibility Improvements Inspire City Officials
City will waive fees for additions like wheelchair ramps. 'We want thousands more.

@… I have a question about the https://howsmydrivingny.nyc/ site? I just ran a plate on it for a car that was illegally parked and had a stack of summons under the wipers and it only t…

almost impressive that this detailed 1960 map of greenwich village is missing virtually all of the jazz/folk clubs, but still awed by the departed book row on 4th ave. https://mastodon.social/@nypl/115116897220367127

New York (from NYPL Archives) (@nypl@mastodon.social)
Attached: 2 images Map of the Greenwich Village section of New York City. (New York City, New York) From Digital Collections of New York Public Library http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b877700d-5db1-1490-e040-e00a1806637d #NewYork #NewYorkCity #NYC #NYPL #US #USA #history #image #photo #maps #cartography

Do the often traded sixth- and seventh-rounder picks matter? Plus: Ravens-Dolphins prep https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6765049/2025/10/30/late-round-picks-matter-nfl-draft-scoop-city/

Made it well to Cusco! 🦙🇵🇪
Between the 36h trip and the altitude, I couldn't really rest and decided to at least walk around the city a bit.

To Determine if Changing to White Light Street Lamps Reduces Crime - A Multilevel Longitudinal Analysis of Crime Occurrence during the Relighting of Leeds, a UK City: #LightPollution

C.H.U.D. was released in theaters today (August 31) in 1984. Absolutely one of my favorites.
#horror #80s

This September saw a historic moment. For the first time, more EVs than fuel cars passed through 🇳🇴 Oslo city's toll ring.
https://www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/flertall-av-elbiler-i-bomringen-for-forste-gang-1.17615121

Flertall av elbiler i bomringen for første gang
September er første måned noensinne at det var et flertall av elbiler som passerte gjennom bomringen i Oslo. Ifølge trafikktall fra SkyttelPASS og Fjellinjen var 51,2 prosent av bilene som kjørte gjennom de 83 bomstasjonene i Oslo i september, elektriske. I Bergen har de også passert 50 prosent elbil-andel i bomringen. Men mange andre byer ligger langt bak, ifølge bomoperatørene Ferde og Vegamot: Tromsø på 30 prosent, Kristiansand på 37 prosent, mens Stavanger og Trondheim ligger rett…

Omar Fateh,
the son of Somali immigrants and a democratic socialist,
is a leading candidate in the mayoral race in Minneapolis
and seeking to unseat incumbent Jacob Frey.
Fateh made history in 2020 by becoming the first Muslim and first Somali American to be elected to Minnesota’s state Senate.
Fateh has run for mayor on a platform advocating for rent stabilization,
raising the minimum wage
and reforming how the city handles public safety.
“…

“Mamdani of the Midwest”: Meet Omar Fateh. Could He Be the Next Mayor of Minneapolis?
Omar Fateh, the son of Somali immigrants and a democratic socialist, is a leading candidate in the mayoral race in Minneapolis and seeking to unseat incumbent Jacob Frey. Fateh made history in 2020 by becoming the first Muslim and first Somali American to be elected to Minnesota’s state Senate. Fateh has run for mayor on a platform advocating for rent stabilization, raising the minimum wage and reforming how the city handles public safety. “Minneapolis can have a different kind of politics,…

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Sleep Sleep:
🎵 The City
#NowPlaying #SleepSleep
https://restrepose.bandcamp.com/track/sleep-city

Herinnering: ongelukje in de gewasBESCHERMINGindustrie:
Bhopal: When a Sleeping City Met a Toxic Dawn
https://archive.ph/fDQvt

Burlington's no-drop all-ages community bike rides with city councillors are back! Next one is November 8th; @…
#BurlOn #BikeTooter

22 hours of curated DJ Sets #music #dj https://caint.ie/post/41

DJ Sets
I have fallen in love with DJ sets for ‘classic’ dance, City pop and just something chill that I can throw on in the background. This thread is going to be m...

I genuinely think whoever designed man city's third kit should go to prison for the rest of their life #fedifc https://mastodon.social/@footiebuzz/115453337798882675

Good riddance. "Six days a week, 24 hours a day, two police officers within it would be paid overtime, which comes out to time-and-a-half." Think what we could've done to actually help people with this money. https://missionlocal.org/2025/09/sfpd-

SFPD nixes 24/7 bus at 16th and Mission, offers varying rationales
The command unit was placed at the BART plaza to demonstrate the city’s commitment to addressing drug use and vending

I am really really TIRED of Democrats telling us what's happening as if we don't have eyes of our own. The only reason they exist at all is to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
I have yet to witness any Democrat calling people to arms in any way, advocating for any kind of or resistance, putting themselves out there as leaders around which we could rally.
Kamala is out on a book tour. @…

Did you know potus may plan to use Great Lakes Naval Base north of the city as a staging area to illegally occupy the City of Chicago?
Did you know there are 2 main expressway intersections immediately South of that base (on the way to the city) that, say, National Guard could secure for the defense of the state? Or protestors.
🧵1/3
cc @…

About 20 years ago, I was part of the Neighborhood Network - people concerned about good planning and good governance. The Mayor's office was pushing to allow more nmarket rate housing. When Jim Meko and I met with the then housing czar, he explained supply and demand. When I argued commodity vs luxury item and profit motive, he admitted that unrestricted building would reduce prices by maybe 3%. Very close to the current conclusion.

S.F. upzoning would lead to $75 to $125 decrease in monthly rent, city economist says
Citywide zoning changes would have modest effects on housing construction and affordability, but big boost to GDP

About 20 years ago, I was part of the Neighborhood Network - people concerned about good planning and good governance. The Mayor's office was pushing to allow more nmarket rate housing. When Jim Meko and I met with the then housing czar, he explained supply and demand. When I argued commodity vs luxury item and profit motive, he admitted that unrestricted building would reduce prices by maybe 3%. Very close to the current conclusion.

S.F. upzoning would lead to $75 to $125 decrease in monthly rent, city economist says
Citywide zoning changes would have modest effects on housing construction and affordability, but big boost to GDP

On the Men's Long Hair Hyperboard, Jesus met Anthony and discussed shipbuilding!!
http://www.mlhh.org/

Jerry's blockbuster is a blunder, plus why Micah Parsons was exactly what Green Bay needed https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6584607/2025/08/29/micah-parsons-trade-nfl-cowboys-packers-scoop-city/

Abu Obeida, the spokesman for Hamas's armed wing, has been killed in an aerial attack in Gaza City, Israel has said.

Challenge: "Name 20 female authors you admire, 1 per day"
Day 7:
Lauren Beukes ("rhymes with mucus" as she likes to say)
SciFi novellist, filmmaker, journalist and LGBTQ-ally from S.Africa.
I loved Zoo City, Moxyland and The Shining Girls and I need to catch up on her newer ones. It was fun to meet her at the Edinburgh Int'l Book Festival a few years ago.

#Blakes7 Series C, Episode 06 - City at the Edge of the World
KERRIL: What are you staring at?
VILA: I'm not staring.
KERRIL: We've been on the move a lot.
VILA: Yes.
KERRIL: It's the first chance I've had to, well, get cleaned up.

Finished "All the Sinners Bleed" by S.A. Cosby. Titus Crown, the first black sheriff of a rural VA county, is hunting down a serial killer amidst simmering racial tensions.
While Charon County is fictional, the given geography might make it Surry or Charles City counties, places I've spent a good amount of time working with sheriff's offices. Cosby nails the law enforcement vibe & mirrors my observations of race relations in SE VA.
4/5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐

All the Sinners Bleed
A Black sheriff. A serial killer. A small town ready to…

#ShamelesslyStolenFromSomewhereElseOnTheInternetHonestlyICantKeepTrackOfThisStuffAnymore

Robotaxis are so safe that California police haven't written them a single ticket. https://apnews.com/article/waymo-no-driver-traffic-ticket-0a0dffb19bf38c5ee85681a6f83591ff

Police in Northern California stop driverless Waymo taxi after illegal U-turn
Police in Northern California pulled over a self-driving Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn. But without a driver behind the wheel, they could not issue a moving violation ticket. The San Bruno Police Department wrote up the weekend encounter in social media posts that have gone viral. Police said that their “citation books don’t have a box for ‘robot’.” State law requires moving violations be issued to drivers or operators. A new state law that kicks in next year will allow l…

Five NFL takeaways after four weeks, plus Week 5 fantasy football prep https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6677054/2025/09/30/five-nfl-takeaways-week-5-fantasy-football-waivers-scoop-city/

A live blog of Amazon's fall 2025 hardware event in New York City, where new Kindles, Echos, possibly a TV, and Alexa updates are expected (The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/786685/amazon-event-live-blog-were-here-for-new-echos-…

Amazon event live blog: we’re here for new Echos, Kindles, and more
Alexa Plus is already rolling out. Now it’s time for Amazon to put some great hardware behind it.

come meet the Herzog brothers and the Herzog sister Dot. just for fun we run around the Werner movie lot

This BART sign is not colorblind friendly. If you have full color vision you know this is a Red Line to Richmond but if colorblind and not familiar with the system map you don't know it's Red. Considering many apps use the color, BART should fix this by spelling it out!

First day back in the city from #Bregaglia , it’s a calm sunny Sunday, but I already miss the mountains and the steady sound of the small river

It’s clear now that Hitler was just ahead of his time. If he were around today and had picked a different target, our Western governments would be calling him an ally and supporting his genocide with money, propaganda, violent repression of dissent within their own citizenry, and weapons. How do I know this? Because that’s exactly what they’re doing with the Hitler of our time: the wanted war criminal Netanyahu.

Israeli planes strike Gaza City after Netanyahu orders 'powerful attacks'

14 years ago – my first experience with #EV range anxiety (it all turned out fine). I can't remember when I last had it; it must have been years ago.

Ding dong ditch gun = child murdered.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/11-year-old-shot-dead-ringing-doorbell-running-houston-home-rcna228332

Dang, this missed the el-cheeto golf course in Palos Verdes.
https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/rancho-palos-verdes-cloastal-bluff-landslide-ocean

Around 400 feet of coastal bluff in Rancho Palos Verdes plummets toward the ocean
The landslide is not connected to the greater Portuguese Bend landslide, city officials said.

Visiting Pittsburgh and looking up transit information and it is just hitting me that the SEPTA (Philadelphia) funding crisis, due to the state legislature being shitty, of course also applies to Pittsburgh. "41 bus routes eliminated, 54 bus routes reduced, Silver Line eliminated. There is nothing left to cut from the budget but service."

#Willowdale tell your councillor Lily Cheng what you think of small retail stores in your neighborhood
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI

Portland Leads 2025 Rankings of Best US Cities for Vegans #UnitedStates

Portland Leads 2025 Rankings of Best US Cities for Vegans - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
Portland, Oregon, has been ranked the best US city for vegans and vegetarians in 2025, according to a new analysis by WalletHub. The city was evaluated across

Hong Kong's stablecoin licensing regime takes effect, requiring issuers to get approval from the Monetary Authority, comply with AML protocols, and more (Callan Quinn/Decrypt)
https://decrypt.co/333078/hong-kong-kicks-off-stablecoin-licens…

Hong Kong Kicks Off Stablecoin Licensing Regime With Eye on Global Hub
Hong Kong’s new stablecoin licensing regime takes effect, tightening rules as the city vies for a global crypto edge.

Wait, don't i know someone named Russ Nelson?
Probably a different guy... https://flipboard.com/@npr/all-things-considered-ji18657oz/-/a-sasZChVSTP--xxajoEyJ_w:a:3195441-/0

Russell M. Nelson, head of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 101
The leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has died. Russell M. Nelson was 101 years old — the oldest person to have ever led the Salt Lake City-based faith.

I sense a depressing level of incompetence after reading this. And a near religious faith that AI will reduce burdens on us - but no understanding that if the data set is bad (cf city records) the AI becomes GU (Genuinely Useless) if not AD (Actually Damaging)
https://missionl…

San Francisco’s latest answer for RV dwellers? An AI chatbot.
The San Francisco Mayor's Office is testing a new solution for RV dwellers' pressing questions on an upcoming parking ban, sources say.

I sense a depressing level of incompetence after reading this. And a near religious faith that AI will reduce burdens on us - but no understanding that if the data set is bad (cf city records) the AI becomes GU (Genuinely Useless) if not AD (Actually Damaging)
https://missionl…

San Francisco’s latest answer for RV dwellers? An AI chatbot.
The San Francisco Mayor's Office is testing a new solution for RV dwellers' pressing questions on an upcoming parking ban, sources say.

JD Vance did nothing
as Trump cuts cost his Ohio home town millions.
Despite Vance being Middletown’s most famous son
and Ohio broadly safe ground for Republican politicians for at least a decade,
⭐️nearly four in 10 of voters in the city of 50,000 people chose not to back Vance and Trump in last year’s presidential election.
Two progressives are running for seats on Middletown’s non-partisan,
yet Republican-leaning,
council in next month’s election…

Don't usually weigh in on L.A. stuff but if it's not safe to build 7 duplexes there, then it's not safe to rebuild 5,000 single-family homes there. Make up your mind, Newsom and Bass.
https://laist.com/news/housing-homeles

LA mayor bans duplexes in Palisades burn zone after getting permission from governor
Following uproar from homeowners and local elected leaders, a state law allowing denser housing in single-family areas will no longer apply to the Pacific Palisades.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Roadhouse
Tobacco City:
🎵 Autumn
#TobaccoCity
https://tobaccocity.bandcamp.com/track/autumn-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/0tffcBUiW3TMTjdhkgvEww

Over 15 Killed in Gaza City, One Day After Israel Ends Daily Pauses for Aid - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/world/middleeast/gaza-israel-deadly-strikes.html

Chicago's mayor rejects Trump's plans to send troops to his city. (Sonia A. Rao/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/31/us/trump-news
http://www.memeorandum.com/250831/p76#a250831p76

Pony.ai becomes the first company to receive a citywide robotaxi permit for Shenzhen, allowing self-driving taxis to operate beyond pilot zones (Evelyn Cheng/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/chinas-ponyai-gets-the-first-permit-fo…

Pony.ai becomes first to win citywide robotaxi permit in China's Silicon Valley
Pony.ai said it is the first company to get a permit to operate taxis across all of the Chinese city of Shenzhen on the border of Hong Kong.

Climate change is making cities hotter. Here's how planting trees can help #city

Climate change is making cities hotter. Here's how planting trees can help
Canada's climate is warming twice as fast as the global average, and many cities will experience at least four times as many extreme heat events (days above 30 C) per year in the coming decades.

Meet Tyler Shough, the 26-year-old rookie quarterback plus: Packers' offense https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6760789/2025/10/29/saints-tyler-shough-starting-scoop-city-nfl/

Trump administration freezes $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects, Vought says
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/01/trump-new-york-funding-infrastructure-vought.html

A top official at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
demanded the removal of YouTube videos of himself
that were published by a physician and writer who has been critical of medical misinformation and public health officials in the Trump administration.
Jonathan Howard, a neurologist and psychiatrist in New York City,
received an email from YouTube on Friday night, which stated that
Vinay Prasad, who is the FDA’s top vaccine regulator, had demanded the remov…

I still have an SF YIMBY coffee mug from when I was a member, with the former slogan, "Legalize Housing." So much for that. Every SF YIMBY–endorsed member of the Board of Supervisors voted for this cruel RV ban with tacit YIMBY approval, criminalizing people's homes and banishing them from the city.
Can't speak for other #YIMBY movements around the world, but the SF version ha…

Tow trucks are coming for S.F.’s RVs. Their residents struggle for reprieve.
With San Francisco's RV parking ban starting on Nov. 1, dozens of RV dwellers say they were missed in a city-wide count of RVs parked on public streets.

Don't Like Mamdani? Do Better. -- As his rivals in the New York City mayoral election slouch ... (Nicole Gelinas/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/opinion/dont-like-mamdani-do-better.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250901/p47#a250901p47

My favorite part of this is when ChatGPT tells the Lurie staffer about Mayor Lurie's budget instructions to city departments on December 13, 2023. Lurie entered office in January 2025.
https://sfanonymous.substack.com/p/read-how-top-mayor-daniel-lur…

Read how top Mayor Daniel Lurie Official used ChatGPT to figure out how President Trump could convert Alcatraz to a prison and how to prepare for "tough questions" on Family Zoning
In response to a records request, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s team responded on September 23, 2025 with several ChatGPT logs.

Jerry's blockbuster is a blunder, plus why Micah Parsons was exactly what Green Bay needed https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6584607/2025/08/29/micah-parsons-trade-nfl-cowboys-packers-scoop-city/

A GenX white woman complained to her visitor from France that this building and park were gentrification, and the area “used to be fields.” The French guy actually corrected her: he remembered it was a parking lot on his last visit. The building is also 100% affordable.

The New York City mayor's race is an ethics test (Jill Lawrence/The Contrarian)
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-new-york-city-mayors-race-is
http://www.memeorandum.com/251028/p117#a251028p117

At the first SF Transit Riders member assembly! Plan is to hold these quarterly to update members, hear feedback and let members initiate projects. #sfpol

Chiefs-Ravens: Kansas City stifles Baltimore to move within a game of AFC West lead https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6671256/2025/09/28/chiefs-ravens-result-takeaways/

here’s a pretty tree I saw today, don’t know the species

the times we live in are very "the way will be opening" by stereolab

It's time for San Francisco to follow Austin's and Evanston's lead and end its Flock contract.
https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr/115273074215468855

Haymarket Books has ebooks on sale for $2 until Nov. 7. Some of my favorite books published by them are:
Abolish Rent: on the potential of tenant organizing
Let This Radicalize You: a guide to activism over the long haul
No Cop City, No Cop World: lessons from Atlanta's Cop City fight
Perfect Victims: unpacks anti-Palestinian narratives you may not realize you've internalized

Haymarket Ebooks on sale for $2!
At Haymarket, our mission is to publish books that contribute to struggles for social and economic justice. We strive to make our books a vibrant and organic part of social movements, and we believe that collective study plays a crucial role in sustaining engaged, effective, and durable left-wing organizations and communities. To that end, we aim to make our books accessible to anyone who might find them valuable. Until Friday, November 7th, ALL Haymarket ebooks are 80% Off. That means …

Periodically, people propose that in keeping with Muni's 49 being a "BRT" service on Van Ness, it should skip local stops on Mission St. This op-ed is the latest example:
https://sf.streetsblog.org/2025/08/27/lets-make-munis…

Op-Ed: Let's Make Muni's 49 Van Ness/Mission Bus Work for San Francisco - Streetsblog San Francisco
A transformative BRT project that can’t keep up with demand

Annual plant sale at #SutroStewards nursery! I picked up a couple of rare San Francisco wallflowers and some little coast buckwheats, both #CaliforniaNatives.

Spotted on #ValenciaStreet: tactical urbanism to block cars crossing the “protected” (not at this location) bike lane to park in the wedge-shaped empty space where the lane zigzags around a parklet

wow the only person who brought up Sunset Dunes/the former Great Highway at Lurie's D4 listening tour was someone who supports the park.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/09/sf-mayor-daniel-lurie-listening-sunset/

Lurie, in Sunset ‘listening mode,’ says he’ll tap a supe for the long haul
Daniel Lurie asks merchants, recall leaders and community groups who they want to represent them, and talks about upzoning