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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 7h

good now. good letter too.

Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 11h

Need to change access to the file so we can read the letter?

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 15h

But if the city >35K is within half a mile of a station in a city <35K?

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 16h

What about when a station in a small city is just at the edge the border of a large city? Then does the half mile circle apply in the large city, even though not in the small city?

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 16h

Those letters weren't just mnemonics, they were the official names of the phone number areas. My childhood number started with CR for Crestview.

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 17h

In honor of this post, I pulled an Ashmead's Kernel out of the fridge and am eating it. So good. Tart, juicy, crunchy, it's everything an apple should be.

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it's Candy Love @candylovely.bsky.social · 2d

Rev. David Black who was shot multiple times by ICE with rubber bullets speaks.

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 21h

Deadline is the end of the day today.

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 1d

"Who should get the Nobel Peace Prize? I know, let's ask Vladimir Putin," says no one ever.

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

By popular demand, @aceckhouse.bsky.social and I have put together a deep-in-the-weeds explainer on SB 79. Enjoy!
substack.com/home/post/p-...

Everything You Need To Know About SB 79

…but were too afraid to read about in the actual bill.

substack.com

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 1d

We can hope the first ring of upzoning pushes the population up so that Burlingame becomes eligible for the second ring.

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 1d

I meant, the court finding A CITY out of compliance, then any builder's remedy project can refile in THAT CITY.

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 2d

It's Burlingame. 75 foot buildings (120 dwelling units per acre) allowed inside the green circle. And parcels right next to Caltrain can be 95 feet tall.

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 2d

Even better if they were six stories. Which is now allowed. 😊

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

NoKings.org

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 2d

That's good enough. That's a lot of prime real estate.

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 2d

If the court found the city out of compliance because the low/VL sites allowed 100% non-residential, couldn't any builder's remedy project just re-file? Maybe the city wasn't out of compliance, but if a court says so, it's out of compliance now.

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 2d

The developer only has to get one building. And there are a lot of SFHs near transit on the peninsula. Mountain View in particular is loaded with targets.

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 2d

This is awful, why would anyone want their city to be like this:

Hôtel de Sens park in Paris, with three, five and six story buildings surrounding it. The little, sunken park has benches around the edges and flowerbeds in the center. It's a green oasis in the heart of the city.

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 2d

Ohhhh noooo.

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 2d

Buildings, yes, strokes, no.

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 2d

I recently got back from Paris, where almost all buildings are five or six stories, at least where we were staying. It was amazingly great.

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 2d

It's an interesting fact that none of those single family houses is presently for sale. Almost as if some investors knew SB 79 might be signed into law.

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 2d

Sadly, Burlingame is one of the cities where the transit radius is only a quarter mile. But quite a few parcels with one house on them were just upzoned to 100 du/acre, 65 feet tall. Oh no.

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Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social · 2d

Good for you. Hopefully someone sane from the city will look at that and immediately order its removal. In the case of a hazard like that, I'd go to city staff and also immediately go to a City Council member.

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