@scott@carfree.city2025-12-14 23:34:32
"Permitting Parking in Driveways" is at Monday's SFBOS land use committee.
I plan to comment against this. It seems to allow driveways to be unlimited width and to remain even after garages are converted to ADUs. This is nakedly an inducement to more driving at the expense of green space, stormwater drainage, active transportation, and public transit.
![[Planning Code - Permitting Parking in Driveways]
Sponsors: Mayor; Chen and Melgar
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to permit parking of up to two operable vehicles,
not including boats, trailers, recreational vehicles, mobile homes, or buses, in driveways
located in required front setbacks, side yards, or rear yards; affirming the Planning
Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making
findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight…](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/carfreecitymain/media_attachments/files/115/720/537/456/713/276/original/3587a1e38eb0a821.png)
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-01-13 14:02:13
Deepgram, which is building enterprise voice-recognition tech, raised a $130M Series C led by AVP at a $1.3B valuation, taking its total funding to $215M (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/deepgram-raises-130m-at-1-3b-…
@benb@osintua.eu2025-11-12 15:13:08
Germany plans over €11.5 billion in Ukraine aid for 2026, funding artillery, drones and Patriot air defenses: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/germany-plans-over-billion-in.html
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2025-12-12 18:06:01
Source: livestream shopping app Whatnot nears ~$1B in revenue for 2025; Whatnot says it has passed $6B in gross sales this year, more than doubling 2024's sales (Ann Gehan/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/live…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-12-12 17:30:52
Source: livestream shopping app Whatnot nears ~$1B in revenue for 2025; Whatnot says it has passed $6B in gross sales this year, more than doubling 2024's sales (Ann Gehan/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/live…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-06 19:44:37
Trump's mad hubris has been coming fast and furious.
On Air Force One, next to a grinning and bobbing Sen. Lindsey Graham,
Trump doubled down on the notion that the failed state of Cuba would be next to fall,
finding time to threaten Colombia, Mexico, and even Greenland.
This isn’t evidence of great power.
But it is more than just the egotistical impulse of an unchecked imperial president.
It is a deliberate strategy that involves the gleeful destructio…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net2026-01-08 13:29:42
Series B, Episode 04 - Horizon
CALLY: You have to accept these findings.
BLAKE: I accept them. But where are WE going to find a centre that will take US in for a month's rest and rehabilitation?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/204/6 B7B3
@primonatura@mstdn.social2025-12-20 20:00:19
"German City Wins European Green Capital Title With Bold Environmental Vision"
#Germany #Environment
https://hap…
@lukasweidinger@gruene.social2025-12-22 09:38:19
Der Weihnachtsurlaub kann beginnen!
Ein weiterer Schritt weg vom #Streaming.
Bisher hab ich auf #Netflix hauptsächlich #StarTrek geschaut und das fällt ab Januar aus dem Angebot. Die Investition…
@brichapman@mastodon.social2026-01-07 20:01:28
Washington's cap-and-invest auctions have raised billions now funding transit, heat pumps, and clean energy projects. Japan is activating multi-trillion-yen green finance for resilience and transition. China commissioned a 1 GW floating solar farm paired with aquaculture.
Policy meets practice, at scale.
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