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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 15h

And the shot clock only applies to projects with 10 units or less

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 15h

Come to the party!

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 15h

No, they don’t

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 18h

Yea, I think cities should be required to allow some commercial in dense neighborhoods, but that doesn't have enough popular support at the moment

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 18h

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 18h

For those who don't get it, the poster for tonight's event comes from a really-entertaining anti-SB 79 AI music video some NIMBY created (I'll link the video below)

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 19h

It's from a video created by opponents

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 20h

In other news, Leo Pustilnikov YIMBY'd a bit too close to the sun, and now the Appellate Court has made a decision that invalidates most housing element rezonings throughout the state.

x.com/DRand2024/st...

Dave Rand on X: "Not as sexy as SB79 but … An appellate court just invalidated Redondo Beach’s HE in a sweeping decision, finding HE housing “overlays” on commercial/industrial land illegal when 100% non resi projects remain allowed under the zoning. Result - mid cycle Builders Remedy is back ⤵️" / X

Not as sexy as SB79 but … An appellate court just invalidated Redondo Beach’s HE in a sweeping decision, finding HE housing “overlays” on commercial/industrial land illegal when 100% non resi projects remain allowed under the zoning. Result - mid cycle Builders Remedy is back ⤵️

x.com

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 23h

SB 79 Party tonight, 8:30pm, Westwood Rancho Park station

partiful.com/e/8YB6kRtt4n...

RSVP to SB 79 Signing Celebration | Partiful

SB79 celebration at the Westwood/Rancho Park station at 8:30pm tonight!!! Hosted by Westside for Everyone and Los Angeles New Liberals North cul-de-sac by the bikeshare and greenway entrance Afterpa...

partiful.com

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 1d

Not exaggerating when I say that SB 79, a bill making it easier to build housing near mass transit, is the most consequential piece of legislation that the Democratic Party has passed all year. Saying no to the worst people in our coalition proves we're serious about the future.

Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 1d

WE DID IT!!!

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to future-president Gavin Newsom for doing what's right for California and our nation's future and making it possible to build housing near major urban transit stops!

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 1d

WE DID IT!!!

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 1d

There is no planned people mover in Inglewood

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 1d

I have such mixed feelings about this project!

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 2d

Bad take. Spiral stairs suck

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 2d

I actually run into this quite frequently in the Los Angeles housing space.

LA developers tend to have certain views on national (and international) politics that I have to put aside to be an effective local activist

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 2d

Tangentially, I am *far* more experienced with:

A. Someone I agree with on national politics (guns, abortion, immigration) that I disagree with on local politics (housing, biking) than

B. Someone I agree with on local politics but disagree with on national politics

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 2d

(I also dreamt last night that Newsom wasn’t signing SB 79, but let’s not talk about that one)

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 2d

Last night I dreamt of a sport where poodles were racing downhill stairs on roller skates.

I realized in the dream that I had to share this, tried to wake up, had a dream about prompting this on Sora, forced myself to actually awake, and generated this at 4am

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 2d

Update: it’s taken from this

youtube.com/shorts/09v-I...

Charlie Day recommends Bakersfield. See Honey Don't! in cinemas September 5.

YouTube video by Universal Pictures UK

youtube.com

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 2d

A question I don’t think anybody has asked: Does the Disney monorail qualify for SB 79?

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 2d

According to Wikipedia, Sinn Féin current political platform includes:

- Unification of Ireland
- Northern Ireland joining Ireland in charging for plastic bags

I’m not sure if this says more about leftist politics or Wikipedia editors

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 2d

The wild success of the upzoning near the Expo/Bundy station in west LA suggests that similar transit oriented upzonings will spur significant housing construction.

Hunter Owens @hunterowens.net · 2d

man, the Expo TNP upzoning around Expo Bundy is really resulting in huge results - was at the station yesterday and saw 4 buildings under construction, and now this

la.urbanize.city/post/eight-s...

Eight-story, 42-unit development planned at 2219 S. Wellsely Avenue

In a familiar tale, single-family homes located just south of Metro's Expo/Bundy Station in Sawtelle are set to give way to apartments, according to a recent application to the Los Angeles Department ...

la.urbanize.city

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like they paid $400 on Cameo for that

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 2d

This is an actual ad I just got for the City of Bakersfield.

Why does the slogan “You’ll Never Leave” sound like a threat?

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