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Alfred Twu

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Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner (@alfredtwu.net), California Democratic Party AAPI Caucus & CA Dem Renters Council Board, East Bay architect & commercial artist. Reblue/follow/like does not equal endorsement. art: http://alfredtwu.com

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · Nov 21

Thank you Berkeley for electing me to the Rent Stabilization Board and passing BB, the Tenant Protection & Right to Organize Act! Dominique & Xavier from the Right to Housing Slate were also elected.

@averyarbaugh.bsky.social- thank you for your work on our campaigns- we'll get you in next time! ❤️

Picture of Alfred wearing a straw hat, black floral dress with a large collar and bow, and pink blazer. Behind on the wall is a Chinese new year 福 (luck/fortune) decoration above two campaign signs. The top is a Vote Yes on BB for a Better Berkeley, Vote No on CC, Stop the Corporate Con sign. The sign also has a picture of a bee in front of a hexagon shaped house. Below it is a Dominique Walker, Xavier Johnson, Avery Arbaugh, Alfred Twu for Rent Board sign. There is trans flag in the background on the door in the back.

Text off to the side says "Thank You Berkeley!"
On the top left are the Measure BB results. 29,589 (56%) Yes, 22,245 (44%) No. On bottom right are the Rent Stabilization Board Commissioners - Berkeley results. It says Vote for no more than four (4). Vote counts:
Xavier Johnson, 26,950, 19.51%
Dominique Walker, 25,573, 18.51%
Andy Kelley, 23,354, 16.91%
Alfred Twu, 22,919, 16.59%
Avery Arbaugh, 19,822, 14.33%
Carole Marasovic, 19,543, 14.15%

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 11h

Congrats! 🎉🎉🎉❤️

Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 16h

This would be a great episode to do. Almost all parking requirements for businesses are based on the indoor square feet of the business, for example, 1 parking space for every 300 square feet of store.

Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 16h

This is an excellent ad from the Zohran campaign - connecting the past to the present, one issue to the greater fight, and adding onto supporting trans rights with plans for healthcare, housing, and other practical issues many face. Well done! ✅

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 23h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 16h

This one's a modern bus running a regular route with a bus wrap, I imagine the movie would have used one of the actual vintage bus, which AC has several of.

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City of Berkeley @berkeleyca.gov · 1d

Berkeley parents know: a bounce house + picnic table + playground = instant birthday magic. 🎂

Reserve a park spot for your next event → berkeleyca.gov/city-...

Community message: berkeleyca.gov/commu...

Picnic Area Rentals | City of Berkeley

Reserve a picnic area and bounce house site in a Berkeley park for your next birthday, barbecue, or community gathering. Host your next event at a picnic area in one of Berkeley’s beautiful parks.

berkeleyca.gov

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 16h

AC Transit @rideact.bsky.social is celebrating their 65th anniversary with a bus decorated in the classic orange and green - it's even got the signature orange hubcaps! 🚌

The inside has vintage ads - anyone here been on board yet?
www.actransit.org/65th-anniver...

City street at night with an AC Transit bus in the classic orange and green and orange hubcaps

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 19h

Alameda is having their Pride festival today, 12-5pm at Chochenyo Park, followed by a block party 6-9pm on Alameda Ave 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
www.alamedapride.org

Alameda Pride

www.alamedapride.org

Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 1d

They will not. Berkeley doesn't have any stations in the hills, and the city didn't rezone the hills when doing the Middle Housing plan either.

For cities that do have stations in fire zones, SB 79 lets them shift the rezoning to another part of the city.
cayimby.org/legislation/...

SB 79 (Wiener): Transit-Oriented Development and Upzoning

SB 79 will make it faster and easier to build multi-family housing near transit stops, like train and rapid bus lines, by making it legal for more homes to be built in these areas and streamlining exi...

cayimby.org

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 1d

Hempcrete (concrete partially made from hemp) is a real building material, though it's limited strength limits it to non-structural used!

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 1d

Yes! Lots of housing activists here on Bluesky

Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 1d

Learning that the US moved away from phonics for a while to "look at the picture" was a real surprise to me, as Chinese is very much a "look at the picture" language and was hard to learn, such that the Chinese government introduced phonetic symbols to help students learn over 100 years ago

Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 1d

Yes it does!

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 1d

Thanks again for your votes! Excited to see this bill become law. 🚃🏘️🏗️🚋

Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 1d

Woodside in Silicon Valley. They barely have any public transit since it's a very low density suburb up in the hills

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 1d

One of the guides, the California ADU handbook, has been translated into Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese, scroll down to the ADU handbook section at www.hcd.ca.gov/policy-and-r... for links

Accessory Dwelling Units | California Department of Housing and Community Development

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs) are an innovative and effective option for adding much needed housing in California.

www.hcd.ca.gov

Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 1d

I was once at a housing lobby day where among the attendees was a Chinese speaking couple who built ADUs in California.

They were a bit lost at the event so I helped them out, and along the way, came up with the idea that the how-to-build guides put out by the state ought to be translated.

M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 1d

And AB 413 will require HCD to translate key materials into common major languages in California—helpful for developers in large immigrant communities. This idea originated with @alfredtwu.com. cayimby.org/legislation/...

AB 413: Accessible Housing Guidelines

AB 413 will require the California Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) to translate key state housing guidelines and handbooks into the non-English languages commonly spoken in Califor...

cayimby.org

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 1d

California housing legislation update: SB 79 (upzones to allow apartments near many rail stations) has been signed, along with many other bills, details in thread! 🏘️🥑

M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 1d

Learn more about the bill: cayimby.org/legislation/...

SB 79 (Wiener): Transit-Oriented Development and Upzoning

cayimby.org

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 1d

[victory alert]

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City of Berkeley @berkeleyca.gov · 3d

Pickleball? Tennis? Lock in your court or field before game day. Reserve online, play more, wait less.

🎾Tennis court reservations: ca-berkeley.civicrec...

🏓Pickleball court reservations: ca-berkeley.civicrec...

Community message: berkeleyca.gov/commu...

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 2d

A key factor here is that I don't own a car, so fun trips are also going to be on transit. I wonder if there's a similar pattern with who's BARTing on weekends.

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 2d

My own experience has been, I go to the office 3 days a week instead of the 4 I did pre-2020.

However I still BART to SF 4 days, as time saved from less commuting means more time to go out.

I think this is the way forward for many cities & transit agencies: being a destination for non-work trips.

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 2d

A few more bills signed today just now on education, restaurant permitting, and fire insurance. We'll see if more to come later today.

Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 2d

Not yet. Along with hundreds of other bills, he hasn't signed or vetoed any of that batch yet.

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 2d

Good morning California! Many important bills remain pending at the Governor's desk - make those calls and ask him to sign! 916-445-2841

Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 3d

Its 9am, time to call CA Gov to sign bills. 916-445-2841 or write gov.ca.gov/contact Yesterday a misleading article went around suggesting he had rejected bills, truth is he hasn't acted on them yet.

Ask him to sign all LGBTQ rights bills and housing bill SB79 (cause we need places to live also!)

Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 5d

Among this year's LGBTQ rights state bills, the six California trans rights bills are:

Healthcare
AB1487
SB418

Privacy
AB82
AB1084
SB59
SB497
lgbtqcaucus.legislature.ca.gov/legislative-...

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 2d

Defend Democracy, Defend California - To protect our federal disaster relief dollars we must defend democracy and win back Congress. Vote Yes on 50!

Sign up to make calls and knock doors for Yes on 50 at www.cadem.org/castrong

Defend California - Stop Trump’s Denial of Disaster Relief
Photo of a street with cars and people headed to the beach, palm trees in the sunset sky. Santa Monica pier entrance in distance.
Defend our Democracy, Vote Yes on Prop 50. Election Day: November 4, 2025

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