@PaulWermer@sfba.socialAbout 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.
@paulwermer@sfba.socialAbout 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.
@hex@kolektiva.socialThe fracturing of the Dutch far-right, after Wilder's reminded everyone that bigots are bad at compromise, is definitely a relief. Dutch folks I've talked to definitely see D66 as progressive, <strike>so there's no question this is a hard turn to the left (even if it's not a total flip to the far-left)</strike> a lot of folks don't agree. I'm going to let the comments speak rather than editorialize myself..
While this is a useful example of how a democracy can be far more resilient to fascism than the US, that is, perhaps, not the most interesting thing about Dutch politics. The most interesting thing is something Dutch folks take for granted and never think of as such: there are two "governments."
The election was for the Tweede Kamer. This is a house of representatives. The Dutch use proportional representation, so people can (more or less) vote for the parties they actually want. Parties <strike>rarely</strike> never actually get a ruling majority, so they have to form coalition governments. This forces compromise, which is something Wilders was extremely bad at. He was actually responsible for collapsing the coalition his party put together, which triggered this election... and a massive loss of seats for his party.
Dutch folks do still vote strategically, since a larger party has an easier time building the governing coalition and the PM tends to come from the largest party. This will likely be D66, which is really good for the EU. D66 has a pretty radical plan to solve the housing crisis, and it will be really interesting to see if they can pull it off. But that's not the government I want to talk about right now.
In the Netherlands, failure to control water can destroy entire towns. A good chunk of the country is below sea level. Both floods and land reclamation have been critical parts of Dutch history. So in the 1200's or so, the Dutch realized that some things are too important to mix with normal politics.
You see, if there's an incompetent government that isn't able to actually *do* anything (see Dick Schoof and the PVV/VVD/NSC/BBB coalition) you don't want your dikes to collapse and poulders to flood. So the Dutch created a parallel "government" that exists only to manage water: waterschap or heemraadschap (roughly "Water Board" in English). These are regional bureaucracies that exist only to manage water. They exist completely outside the thing we usually talk about as a "government" but they have some of the same properties as a government. They can, for example, levy taxes. The central government contributes funds to them, but lacks authority over them. Water boards are democratically elected and can operate more-or-less independent of the central government.
Controlling water is a common problem, so water boards were created to fulfill the role of commons management. Meanwhile, so many other things in politics run into the very same "Tragedy of the Commons" problems. The right wing solution to commons management is to let corporations ruin everything. The left-state solution is to move everything into the government so it can be undermined and destroyed by the right. The Dutch solution to this specific problem has been to move commons management out of the domain of the central government into something else.
And when I say "government" here, I'm speaking more to the liberal definition of the term than to an anarchist definition. A democratically controlled authority that facilitates resource management lacks the capacity for coercive violence that anarchists define as "government." (Though I assume they might leverage police or something if folks refuse to pay their taxes, but I can't imagine anyone choosing not to.)
As the US federal government destroys the social fabric of the US, as Trump guts programs critical to people's survival, it might be worth thinking about this model. These authorities weren't created by any central authority, they evolved from the people. Nothing stops Americans from building similar institutions that are both democratic and outside of the authority of a government that could choose to defund and abolish them... nothing but the realization that yes, you actually can.
#USPol #NLPol
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialYouTube reorganizes its product group, naming Christian Oestlien as head of all subscription products, including YouTube TV, Music, and Premium (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/youtube-product-r…
@markhburton@mstdn.social"inadvertent error"
Just like Angela Raynor then?
Starmer rules out investigation after Reeves admits rental rules 'mistake' - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd04d0yxnrvo
@servelan@newsie.socialStephen Miller Is Hiding From Protesters by Living on Military Base | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/post/202463/stephen-miller-kristi-noem-hiding-protesters-military-base-housing
@steadystatemcr@mstdn.social“The housing crisis is primarily one of affordability rather than solely relating to supply and a range of measures are needed to address them.
“But allowing developers an even greater level of autonomy does nothing to deliver the kind of housing solutions needed by the majority of people affected. It just allows developers and landlords to increase their profits.”
Labour told ‘numbers game’ approach to housing targets is doomed to failure | Morning Star
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMyanmar shut down a major online scam center on October 21 as part of operations starting in September to curb cross-border online scams and illegal gambling (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-scam-centers-cybercr…
@heiseonline@social.heise.deFreitag: Cyberangriffe auf US-Radiosender, TSMC-Vorwürfe an neuen Intel-Manager
Fake-Radiomeldungen durch Cyberangreifer Verdacht auf TSMC-Geheimnisverrat Energiemix mehrheitlich erneuerbar Österreichs Server Housing X-Feed änderbar
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Philippines commissions 6.5 MW solar project for social housing"
#Philippines #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables
@degrowthuk@mstdn.socialHousing (for) a post-growth world: A manifesto.
#housing
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTop Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases (The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/10/trump-officials-military-housing-stephen-miller/684748/?gift=1ga2TvL-DbuHDQIcYF7oR6IRKlFiVQjpKpNmoQZhUgw&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
http://www.memeorandum.com/251030/p44#a251030p44
@mattmaisonre@mastodon.worldTop Articles of 2025: The Rental Housing Market Holds Strong
"The U.S. rental housing market remained strong and stable in 2025, with narrowing supply‑demand gaps, rising investment activity, and rent growth in line with pre‑pandemic levels."
@mlawton@mstdn.socialWell that’s not good. Was taking advantage of the mild weather to use the 3” chipper/shredder on a bunch of downed branches on the hill in the back yard.
Not ten minutes in and a 2.5” branch jammed it. I had to disassemble half the housing to clear it. Then it still wouldn’t start, upon which time I noticed that the jam must have pushed the moving blade into the housing with force enough to shear off a piece of the housing.
Obviously not safe to continue. Warranty support initia…
@markhburton@mstdn.socialIf I understand correctly, the contracts for housing asylum-serkers in ramshackle hotels (because they can't work or access benefits) are open to rip-offs by hotel owners and the taxi firms contracted to do the transport.
So the people badly served are now further demonised and will mostly be denied help to get to health appointments.
Further demonisation.
Correct me if that's wrong because the news hasn't been very clear. BBC radio 4 played a part in this.
@gwire@mastodon.socialIt's clearly a deliberate choice for the government - and the BBC - to centre "asylum seekers" as the source of abuse, when a closer reading suggests that it's taxi companies ripping off the commercial providers of asylum housing.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjn2y…
@scott@carfree.citySan Franciscans! Here's a petition you can sign asking Mayor Lurie and the board of supervisors to fund social housing. You might have seen the flyers around the city.
We voted to fund it with 2020's Prop I, but for obscure reasons of state law, the use of the revenue wasn't legally binding, only intended. And then-Mayor Breed refused to do it. But we can fund it now!
@brichapman@mastodon.socialAustralia's renewable energy boom is coming—and it could solve a surprising problem.
Over the next decade, we'll build more clean energy infrastructure than the past 30 years combined. But where will thousands of construction workers live in regional towns already facing housing shortages?
A new RE-Alliance report shows worker accommodation can become lasting community assets: refurbished aged-care homes, workforce villages transformed into suburbs.
@degrowthuk@mstdn.socialHousing (for) a post-growth world: A manifesto
by Anna Pagani, Hans Volmary, Daniel Fitzpatrick* Providing housing for all is central to building any future. Yet, the system put in place to deliver housing globally has been relentlessly driven by growth imperatives. The consequences are far reaching: unhealthy, unsafe, overcrowded, over- or underheated, and inadequate housing, which is paralleled by the soaring greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss tied to the…
@jdrm@social.linux.pizzaBAIA, quien nos iba a decir que facilitando el acceso a una vivienda a personas sin hogar les iba a servir para rehacer su vida https://thebetter.news/housing-first-finland-homelessness/
Relacionado con esto, ayer estuve viendo "Yo, Daniel Blake" de Ken Loach …
@UP8@mastodon.social🌪️ The housing crisis is forcing Americans to choose between affordability and safety
https://theconversation.com/the-housing-crisis-is-forcing-americans-to-choose-between-affordability-and-safety-266136
<…
@cdarwin@c.imIt has always been in our nation’s darkest chapters that 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲.
We are — each and every one of us, whether we like it or not — living history today.
It is a time in which demanding what should be considered the most basic tenets of human dignity is considered 𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘢𝘤𝘵.
To demand affordable housing,
a decent wage,
the right to healthcare,
that we pay to care for our people,
instead of the flattening of Palesti…
@scott@carfree.cityI’m helping put together a campaign for municipal #socialHousing here in San Francisco. If you’re already familiar with social housing, how would you define it? If you’re newer to the idea, what’s a question you have about social housing, or something you hope it can achieve?
@maxheadroom@hub.uckermark.socialdehydrating the filament does make a difference for 3D printing. Much less stringing. I'm using my food dehydrator occasionally to dry filament that was sitting outside too long on the printer. ##3Dprint #3Dprinting
@newstik@social.heise.deI think there will now be affordable real estate in the Ingersoll area. #housing
@Dragofix@veganism.socialUK social homes unprepared for rising heat as policy fails to keep pace, new research warns #UnitedKingdom
@servelan@newsie.social20 states sue Trump over cuts to HUD housing program for homelessness | Courthouse News Service
https://www.courthousenews.com/20-states-sue-trump-over-cuts-to-hud-housing-program-for-homelessness/
@karlauerbach@sfba.socialJust as during his first term, El Cheato is stealing money for military housing to use for his pet projects.
During the first term that pet project was "the wall".
Now it is to give "bonuses" to active military personnel.
In both cases this means reduced, or no, housing for military families - which is what Congress intended when that taxpayer money was appropriated.
"Trump’s $1,776 ‘warrior dividend’ repurposed from military housing aid"…
@cdamian@rls.socialThe Europeans Podcast mini series Who Does It Best has started with two episodes about the housing crisis
#TheEuropeans
@scott@carfree.cityWith growing interest in social housing in SF, maybe it’s a good time to re-up this Q&A I hosted last month. In addition to lessons from Seattle, @… goes over SF efforts so far, so it’s a great way to get up to speed!
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialJD Vance blames the US housing shortage on immigrants....just as Hitler & the Nazis blamed Germany's housing shortage on the Jews.
See below.
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:moye3apncjjbyqgb7orp5quj/post/3m5kmfd4jo42i
@paulwermer@sfba.socialAm I the only one who is bewildered that a location so close to city hall, less than 1/3 of a mile to Van Ness BRT, BART, CIvic Center MUNI station, 5, 6 and 19 bus lines is a low priority location for urban infill? Close to a great library and large open space with playgrounds? Why there is not serious activity on the part of the city to build mixed income housing so as to help bring a range of incomes into the community? Why isn't the city mapping a strategy that transitions this n…
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialAm I the only one who is bewildered that a location so close to city hall, less than 1/3 of a mile to Van Ness BRT, BART, CIvic Center MUNI station, 5, 6 and 19 bus lines is a low priority location for urban infill? Close to a great library and large open space with playgrounds? Why there is not serious activity on the part of the city to build mixed income housing so as to help bring a range of incomes into the community? Why isn't the city mapping a strategy that transitions this n…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMaryland will use Claude across its agencies to help residents apply for food aid, Medicaid, and more, and deploy Percepta tools to speed up housing permits (Maria Curi/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/maryland-ai-housing-government-benefits
@burger_jaap@mastodon.social“By 2040, the Locational scenario could reduce the total system cost by 23 – 59 Bn. EUR annually. These savings are in the order of magnitude of those associated with the integration of European electricity markets.”
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/J…
@peterhoneyman@a2mi.sociallook who visited marquette yesterday!
#wienermobile #oscarmayerwienermobile
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itIt's shocking to me that the guy who was a useless councilmember (and council president) in Seattle for more than a decade also turned out to be a useless Mayor. Absolutely shocking! https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/115327462564038876
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaI’ve always felt a deep resentment toward the wealthy, not just for their excessive privilege, but for how they hoard resources that could ease so much human suffering. It infuriates me that their fortunes grow while people sleep on the streets and struggle to survive another day.
I believe everyone deserves the fundamentals that make life dignified, secure housing, nourishment, healthcare, education, and fair social support. No one should have to beg for what should already belong to …
@degrowthuk@mstdn.social"Housing (for) a Post-Growth World: A Manifesto"
#degrowth
@dr2chase@ohai.socialPeople in the US have just had their brains fried by suburban myths. We walked from a Copenhagen subway station to visit friends living in some of that housing, then we walked with them and their kids to the nearby pasture-N-stuff. They don't even own a bicycle yet, but they're making plans.
Afterwards, two stops up the subway line we stopped in a mall to pick up some stuff my wife needed for work the next day.
@girahh@mastodon.socialSupport Indigenous Land Defender Marcos Aguilar’s Family
(original: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSFUcy_jKU7 by zapatistasolidaritynetwork)
On November 26, 2025, Indigenous land defender Marcos Aguilar Rojas was assassinated for protecting his anc
@karlauerbach@sfba.socialIn response to El Cheato tearing down a building that you and I own (i.e. the East Wing of the White House) then I propose that NYC condemn trump tower (for being unsafe and also for violations of the promises to preserve the prior Bonwit Teller art) and repurpose it for low incoming and homeless housing.
@bourgwick@heads.socialyo la tengo at bowery ballroom, hanukkah night 1.
opening act: @…
comedian: jon glaser
mix CDR by daniel clowes
post show DJ: ira o
benefitting housing justice for all
#nyc
@UP8@mastodon.social✊🏽 Socialist Politics Can Break Through to Asian Immigrants
#politics
@sauer_lauwarm@mastodon.social
@LillyHerself@Mastodon.social@… So many things! Just look at that wonderfully designed street lamp they chose.
I see a walkable neighbourhood with a tramline and courtyard-block style housing.
How all cities should be!
Are you enjoying your visit?
@primonatura@mstdn.social"New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds"
#NewZealand #Climate #ClimateChange
@paulwermer@sfba.socialFor some reason, the #FamilyHousingPlan in the new RTO-C zoning, doesn't appear to permit the sort of live work spaces discussed here.
https://www.sfgate.com/realest…
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialFor some reason, the #FamilyHousingPlan in the new RTO-C zoning, doesn't appear to permit the sort of live work spaces discussed here.
https://www.sfgate.com/realest…
@servelan@newsie.socialTrump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus - Defense One
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/12/trump-rebrands-congressionally-approved-troop-housing-subsidy-warrior-dividend-bonus/410250/
@harrysentonbury@social.linux.pizza @burger_jaap@mastodon.socialAfter some time in preparation, and following an initial attempt to prioritise the allocation of network capacity, the Dutch NRA has now taken a (and this time: own) decision.
Priority for 'congestion softeners', safety, healthcare, housing etc.
https://www.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stc<…
@shellheim@social.linux.pizzaIt's absolute insanity that the recruiting arm of the US army is just the violence of poverty.
@katrinakatrinka@infosec.exchangeI reject this rationalization for more police and jail funding in Salt Lake County, Mayor Jenny Wilson.
If "homelessness, mental health, trauma and substance use" are problems, then more case workers, social workers, housing, and treatment resources are needed. Police and jails just inflict more pain on people who are already struggling with what problems they have.
@theodric@social.linux.pizzaFinished setting up the electric poultry netting today. They don't give you near enough ground stakes, the pins are utterly useless, and I had to add 20 additional fence posts to take out the sag. Still need to trim and rake in a couple of places where we're leaking current to plant matter, but we're very nearly to the point that I'd be happy leaving chickens unattended again after last week. We're under a housing order as of yesterday due to AI (the bird flu kind), so I …
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaHomelessness is not a moral failure or an accident of fate, it is the direct result of capitalist property relations. Under a system where land, housing, and production are privately owned, the working class is alienated from its means of existence. People are cast into the streets not because scarcity is real, but because profit determines who deserves shelter.
The solution is not charity or state bureaucracy but the abolition of private property in housing and the collective organiza…
@kazys@mastodon.socialMikie Sherrill should attack the NJ Affordable Housing Law. It destroys the environment and believe me, it’s not affordable unless you want studio apartments you can’t afford. Total scam to let developer win big.
@jerome@jasette.facil.servicesThere's a tool that analyses your 2025 hackernews comments through a LLM and give you a summary
Who am I:
The Fediverse Urbanist
A supply-and-demand fundamentalist who divides their time equally between defending housing density and explaining why your social media platform is a centralized prison for bots. You have successfully mapped the entire journey from a car-dependent suburb to a Mastodon instance using only RSS feeds and a burning hatred for high-tariff border …
@markhburton@mstdn.social"Rachel Reeves, boasted to corporate executives that she has “unblocked” a large housing development in Sussex being held up by “some snails … a protected species or something … microscopic snails that you cannot even see”. .. The very rare little whirlpool ramshorn snail, by no means microscopic, is an indicator of fresh water not affected by sewage pollution"
@UP8@mastodon.social🅿️ Denver study shows removing parking requirements results in more affordable housing being built
https://theconversation.com/denver-study-shows-removing-parking-requirements-results-in-more-affordable-housin…
@karlauerbach@sfba.socialAs one who studied the development and growth of cities, the passage of this measure has caused me to wonder how short sighted are some programs to increase housing stocks.
Like rent control, which over decades can erase rental property availability, this measure will slowly nudge builders to locate new single family home construction outside of our city limits. (The average single family home price in our area is among the highest in the US.)
I am less clear about the impact on…
@kurtsh@mastodon.social#Republicans HAVE devoted time to:
☑️ Gerrymandering to stay in power
☑️ Punishing their enemies
☑️ Enriching their friends
☑️ Silencing their critics
☑️ Deporting immigrants
☑️ Scapegoating minorities & DEI
Republicans HAVEN'T put forth proposals to:
❌ lower housing costs
❌ reduce groceries prices
❌ improve our schools
❌ make h…
@newstik@social.heise.de"Right now, a lot of condos [are] coming online that people don't really want to live in."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/unsold-condos-metro-vancouver-bc-2025-1.7647776
@PaulWermer@sfba.social"...there isn’t enough new housing to make a dent on affordability. "
What I don't understand is why journalists keep framing this as a simple supply and demand - if only we let developers build, the price will come down.
When the reality is developers will build if and only if one condition is met: Buyers (or landords) will pay a price that meets the developers profit targets. And we see evidence of that in the timelines looking at selling price vs construction…
@paulwermer@sfba.social"...there isn’t enough new housing to make a dent on affordability. "
What I don't understand is why journalists keep framing this as a simple supply and demand - if only we let developers build, the price will come down.
When the reality is developers will build if and only if one condition is met: Buyers (or landords) will pay a price that meets the developers profit targets. And we see evidence of that in the timelines looking at selling price vs construction…
@servelan@newsie.socialSoldiers at US-Mexico border lived with ‘leaking raw sewage’
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/soldier-housing-southern-border-mission/
@scott@carfree.cityIf you're free Wednesday night in SF, check out this panel on social housing at 518 Valencia. Sounds like it'll be good (I unfortunately can't make it):
Wed, Oct 22, 7:30pm
Social Housing: Challenging YIMBYs and NIMBYs
"What we’re doing on housing isn’t working. We’ve upzoned, streamlined, deregulated. And still, the crisis deepens. There is a movement waiting to be built—...rooted in care, solidarity, and the belief that everyone deserves a place to live.&qu…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Flooded UK coalmines could provide low-carbon cheap heat ‘for generations’"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy
@scott@carfree.cityLooking for something to do this evening in SF? Come learn about municipal social housing!
https://actionnetwork.org/events/municipal-social-housing-panel?source=mastodon
@brichapman@mastodon.socialNew Canadian Transit Fund prioritizes electric buses over hydrogen, promoting competition and sustainability while supporting all transit agencies. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialPeople tell me that Wiener is a smart guy.
So why does #Friedmanist, devoutly trusting developer to do …
@paulwermer@sfba.socialIf #MayorLurie could only explain how this plan would provide housing affordable to the full mix of household incomes, without trotting out the hypothetical (and misleading) explanations of #filtering and related misleading
@scott@carfree.cityorganizing this panel about social housing and how Seattle’s success can inspire SF to get around roadblocks. please come if you’re in SF! Friday evening
https://actionnetwork.org/events/municipal-social-housing-panel?source=mastodon
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it @servelan@newsie.social"In a major shift, HUD’s plan would direct most of the $3.5 billion in homelessness funds away from Housing First to programs that prioritize work and drug treatment."
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants - The New York Times
https://archive.ph/54oxw
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialIf #MayorLurie could only explain how this plan would provide housing affordable to the full mix of household incomes, without trotting out the hypothetical (and misleading) explanations of #filtering and related misleading
@paulwermer@sfba.social @markhburton@mstdn.socialNo surprised.
"The government published its planning and infrastructure bill in March. Before and after the bill’s publication the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, and housing minister Matthew Pennycook have met dozens of developers in numerous meetings. The body representing professional ecologists, meanwhile, has not met one minister despite requests to do so."
Developers met ministers dozens of times over planning bill while ecologists were shut out.
@PaulWermer@sfba.social
@arXiv_csGT_bot@mastoxiv.pageStability in Online Assignment Games
Emile Martinez, Felipe Garrido-Lucero, Umberto Grandi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.09814 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.0981…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Government U-turns on support for bird-friendly swift bricks in new homes"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Birds #Houses
@paulwermer@sfba.socialSaddened that they will lose what must be a treasured piece of religious art; please to see that they will have good use for the money.
(And wouldn't it be nice if the wealthy buyer maintained it in the current location?)
https://www.
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialSaddened that they will lose what must be a treasured piece of religious art; please to see that they will have good use for the money.
(And wouldn't it be nice if the wealthy buyer maintained it in the current location?)
https://www.
@UP8@mastodon.socialAsteri housing project and conference center across the street from the library
#photo #photography #ithaca #downtown
@servelan@newsie.socialUnlawful caps and work requirements.
Millions could lose housing aid under Trump plan - Salon.com
https://www.salon.com/2025/10/01/millions-could-lose-housing-aid-under-trump-plan_partner/
@cdarwin@c.imYou’ll still get your social security and Medicare.
Flights will keep going, but with unpaid and possibly limited staff.
Most parks will remain open, but will probably be under-maintained.
Smithsonian museums and the National zoo are open through at least 6 October.
Federal workers are the hardest hit, withmany being unpaid or furloughed.
Consumer protections, which have already been hit hard by cuts, are at risk of incapacity.
@paulwermer@sfba.socialGee, wouldn't it be nice if Lashinsky actually talked about how the plan would or would not support affordable housing, or had some references to support that upzoning helps develop large amounts of housing affordable to the mix of incomes in the community? (Esp in already densely built areas, liek San Francisco)
Because all of the research I have done says this is family zoning for families making over $250K a year. But I'm sure the Mayor's realtor brother is eager for m…
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialGee, wouldn't it be nice if Lashinsky actually talked about how the plan would or would not support affordable housing, or had some references to support that upzoning helps develop large amounts of housing affordable to the mix of incomes in the community? (Esp in already densely built areas, liek San Francisco)
Because all of the research I have done says this is family zoning for families making over $250K a year. But I'm sure the Mayor's realtor brother is eager for m…
@paulwermer@sfba.socialExcept, of course, on city-owned property like Potrero Yards, because affordable housing doesn't pencil out.
And SF's Upzoning plan allows towers without on-site affordable, unlike the State Density Bonus, which actually requires significant on site affordable housing. Developers can just fee out for less than half the cost of building affordable units.
SO I wonder - who were the advisors on the Family Zoning Plan, and whose families would be built for?
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialExcept, of course, on city-owned property like Potrero Yards, because affordable housing doesn't pencil out.
And SF's Upzoning plan allows towers without on-site affordable, unlike the State Density Bonus, which actually requires significant on site affordable housing. Developers can just fee out for less than half the cost of building affordable units.
SO I wonder - who were the advisors on the Family Zoning Plan, and whose families would be built for?
@scott@carfree.citySF's Local Agency Formation Commission "LAFCo" is hiring a policy analyst. This role would be key in the development of a green public bank, which will be on the ballot next year, and potentially in starting a social housing program!
https://careers.sf.gov/role/?id=374399
