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Nobody really knows the scale of the U.S. housing crisis
America faces a serious housing shortage, one that Moody’s estimates would take more than 2 million new homes to resolve.

But over at Goldman Sachs, analysts put the number at
3 million.
Zillow’s estimate tops 4 million,
while Brookings projects 5 million,
and McKinsey says 8 million.
Meanwhile, congressional Republicans insist the shortfall is closer to 20 million.

Then there are the …

Why nobody really knows the scale of the U.S. housing crisis
Experts say the U.S. needs an additional 2 million to 20 million homes to fix the shortfall, underscoring the challenge of meeting the nation’s housing needs.

This is clearly timed to take the heat off Mahmood after he introduced legislation to slash $100 million a year in funding for affordable housing.
There’s a new streamlining bill or measure every year, and we’re clearly hitting diminishing returns. Meanwhile all over the city thousands of affordable homes are stalled for lack of funding. Want to speed up housing? Fund it.

S.F. supervisor to ‘explore’ ballot measure to speed up housing
Bilal Mahmood wants to address the bottlenecks created by having five separate departments involved in issuing building permits

A profile of Mikko Hyppönen, a cybersecurity veteran who pivoted from fighting malware to developing anti-drone systems for law enforcement and the military (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/04/afte

After fighting malware for decades, this cybersecurity veteran is now hacking drones | TechCrunch
Mikko Hyppönen is one of the most recognizable faces of the cybersecurity industry. After fighting computer viruses, worms, and malware, for more than 35 years, he tells TechCrunch why he is now working on systems to stop killer drones.

Well worth watching the video. Not what I expected, but I suspect well worth paying attention to what they say.
https://powerlabs.io/what-the-left-is-getting-wrong-about-the-right-daniel-martinez-hosang-micah-white

What the Left Is Getting Wrong About the Right — PowerLabs
Daniel Martinez HoSang and Micah English examine how right-wing actors are making inroads into new constituencies and issues—and what this means for organizers today.

Well worth watching the video. Not what I expected, but I suspect well worth paying attention to what they say.
https://powerlabs.io/what-the-left-is-getting-wrong-about-the-right-daniel-martinez-hosang-micah-white

What the Left Is Getting Wrong About the Right — PowerLabs
Daniel Martinez HoSang and Micah English examine how right-wing actors are making inroads into new constituencies and issues—and what this means for organizers today.

And one more clip from some hours in the snow last weekend :-)
#hiking

Possible US Government iPhone Hacking Tool Leaked https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/possible-us-government-iphone-hacking-tool-leaked.html

"Both candidates agreed that Market Street should be reopened to cars (a few people booed, then some cheered). They also both agreed that new housing developments should include more parking."
No problem for the "urbanists" at SF YIMBY, who just endorsed Sherrill.
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S.F. housing is hottest topic in first debate between District 2 supervisor candidates
Appointed supervisor Stephen Sherrill and neighborhood organizer Lori Brooke face off on housing, cars, and public safety

Google details Coruna, an exploit kit used to hijack iPhones via malicious websites; iVerify suggests it may have been originally built for the US government (Andy Greenberg/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/coruna-iphone-hacking-toolkit-us-government/

A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals
A highly sophisticated set of iPhone hijacking techniques has likely infected tens of thousands of phones or more. Clues suggest it was originally built for the US government.

Just one more example demonstrating that the "market" and #MayorLurie's "Family Zoning Plan" will not solve even a small part of the affordable housing problem.
But it might make more mansions available.
SFMTA approves slashing 365 units from Mission housing project

S.F. approves slashing 365 units from Potrero Yard housing project
Despite opposition, SFMTA board greenlights reduced plan at Muni bus yard in the Mission