OB Chargn
@obchargn.bsky.social
East Bay land use politics during the day, charging OB in the dawn
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My earnest advice to white guys with degrees who are struggling to make it in academia or journalism is that instead of blaming Black people you should consider pivoting to the public sector.
December 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
My earnest advice to white guys with degrees who are struggling to make it in academia or journalism is that instead of blaming Black people you should consider pivoting to the public sector.
I dont fully understand non-profit affordable housers' gripe with developers building low cost units during a lull in market-rate construction... also interesting to see a Peskin endorsed BOS candidate end up at a East Bay non-profit houser
www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...
www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...
December 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I dont fully understand non-profit affordable housers' gripe with developers building low cost units during a lull in market-rate construction... also interesting to see a Peskin endorsed BOS candidate end up at a East Bay non-profit houser
www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...
www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...
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No matter how you slice it, US police officers are safer on the job and paid waaaaay more than other countries' police despite doing a…less than stellar job
The question isn't more police vs. less police. It's why are US police paid so much while doing such little and such poor police work?
The question isn't more police vs. less police. It's why are US police paid so much while doing such little and such poor police work?
December 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
No matter how you slice it, US police officers are safer on the job and paid waaaaay more than other countries' police despite doing a…less than stellar job
The question isn't more police vs. less police. It's why are US police paid so much while doing such little and such poor police work?
The question isn't more police vs. less police. It's why are US police paid so much while doing such little and such poor police work?
Why is Mayor Lurie issuing an Executive Directive to establish a Street Safety workgroup when there is already a Vision Zero Committee led by MTA?
www.kqed.org/news/1206717...
www.sfmta.com/units/vision...
www.kqed.org/news/1206717...
www.sfmta.com/units/vision...
Vision Zero Committee
The Vision Zero (VZ) Committee is a select committee to support the work of improving street safety in San Francisco. The committee was appointed by former SFMTA Board Chair Amanda Eaken and is chaire...
www.sfmta.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Why is Mayor Lurie issuing an Executive Directive to establish a Street Safety workgroup when there is already a Vision Zero Committee led by MTA?
www.kqed.org/news/1206717...
www.sfmta.com/units/vision...
www.kqed.org/news/1206717...
www.sfmta.com/units/vision...
Addressing traffic fatalities is the third rail of CA politics
Over the next three hours, legislators asked instead about homeless encampments along roadways, gas tax revenue and planning for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
It was the first informational hearing they’d held on the transportation system in more than a decade.
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It was the first informational hearing they’d held on the transportation system in more than a decade.
2/9
December 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Addressing traffic fatalities is the third rail of CA politics
I assume this counts as historic preservation? Picture taken in Oakland at Emeryville/Oak border.
December 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I assume this counts as historic preservation? Picture taken in Oakland at Emeryville/Oak border.
Watching a triple bill with my dad when I was ten: A Simple Plan, October Sky, and Saving Private Ryan (in that order)
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Watching a triple bill with my dad when I was ten: A Simple Plan, October Sky, and Saving Private Ryan (in that order)
@mayor.lacity.gov would rather spend more money endangering more lives then actually implement voter approved safety measures. Never has a city done so little with so many resources...
Continued: “Now they’re doing the opposite. Small chunks. I wouldn’t be surprised if their repaving cost per square foot is going up 25-50% with all these tiny patches. [BSS is] choosing to do their job inefficiently to avoid PROWAG/HLA”
December 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
@mayor.lacity.gov would rather spend more money endangering more lives then actually implement voter approved safety measures. Never has a city done so little with so many resources...
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Another entry in the "how far will LA go to NOT make streets safer" files.
Jonathan Hale was arrested by LAPD today for painting a crosswalk, even as the city of Los Angeles funnels more money to LAPD and does gymnastics to avoid implementing HLA.
@mayor.lacity.gov, Jonny has made repeated attempts to meet with your office and has been iced out. Angelenos deserve better.
@mayor.lacity.gov, Jonny has made repeated attempts to meet with your office and has been iced out. Angelenos deserve better.
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Another entry in the "how far will LA go to NOT make streets safer" files.
Shot: Driver admits to running red light and severely injuring bicyclist. No citation.
Chaser: No injury fender bender where victim was cop. Citation
bikeportland.org/2025/12/05/s...
Chaser: No injury fender bender where victim was cop. Citation
bikeportland.org/2025/12/05/s...
December 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Shot: Driver admits to running red light and severely injuring bicyclist. No citation.
Chaser: No injury fender bender where victim was cop. Citation
bikeportland.org/2025/12/05/s...
Chaser: No injury fender bender where victim was cop. Citation
bikeportland.org/2025/12/05/s...
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Albany Fire Department: "I'll see your 26 foot clearance and raise you to 30 feet". Albany FD sent a last minute memo to the Transportation Commission raising concerns about the proposal to study protected bike lane on Solano Ave: albanyca.primegov.com/viewer/previ...
December 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Albany Fire Department: "I'll see your 26 foot clearance and raise you to 30 feet". Albany FD sent a last minute memo to the Transportation Commission raising concerns about the proposal to study protected bike lane on Solano Ave: albanyca.primegov.com/viewer/previ...
Albany Fire Department: "I'll see your 26 foot clearance and raise you to 30 feet". Albany FD sent a last minute memo to the Transportation Commission raising concerns about the proposal to study protected bike lane on Solano Ave: albanyca.primegov.com/viewer/previ...
December 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Albany Fire Department: "I'll see your 26 foot clearance and raise you to 30 feet". Albany FD sent a last minute memo to the Transportation Commission raising concerns about the proposal to study protected bike lane on Solano Ave: albanyca.primegov.com/viewer/previ...
San Pablo bus and bike lanes in Oakland/Berkeley wont start construction until 2030, a delay of four years... 2026 is not off to a great start :( oaklandside.org/2025/12/04/s...
December 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
San Pablo bus and bike lanes in Oakland/Berkeley wont start construction until 2030, a delay of four years... 2026 is not off to a great start :( oaklandside.org/2025/12/04/s...
Glad to see the interim S.F. police chief acknowledge how “incredible” it is for SFPD to be “short staffed” yet crime drops dramatically. Almost as if there’s more to crime prevention than larger PD budgets sfstandard.com/2025/12/03/s...
December 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Glad to see the interim S.F. police chief acknowledge how “incredible” it is for SFPD to be “short staffed” yet crime drops dramatically. Almost as if there’s more to crime prevention than larger PD budgets sfstandard.com/2025/12/03/s...
@bart.gov why is the updated entrance at civic center still closed after construction appears to be completed? The entrance was open for a week about a month ago and then closed back up…
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
@bart.gov why is the updated entrance at civic center still closed after construction appears to be completed? The entrance was open for a week about a month ago and then closed back up…
A bit on the nose for progressive consultants to sympathetically compare S.F. Nimbys to MAGA voters: www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/l...
December 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A bit on the nose for progressive consultants to sympathetically compare S.F. Nimbys to MAGA voters: www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/l...
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New post: a week of hectic back and forth with fire officials and city council over Berkeley street festivals brings out into the open a conflict in city halls across USA. Fire depts opposition to traffic calming and safety measures. Is there a solution?
darrellowens.substack.com/p/the-fire-d...
darrellowens.substack.com/p/the-fire-d...
The Fire Department vs. Traffic Safety Advocates
Street safety advocates are butting heads with fire officials. Swift fire response does not have to come at the cost of lives on the roadway.
darrellowens.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
New post: a week of hectic back and forth with fire officials and city council over Berkeley street festivals brings out into the open a conflict in city halls across USA. Fire depts opposition to traffic calming and safety measures. Is there a solution?
darrellowens.substack.com/p/the-fire-d...
darrellowens.substack.com/p/the-fire-d...
Albany's Trans Comm is hearing a presentation on the planned improvements to the Kains Ave bikeway: albanyca.primegov.com/viewer/previ...
@prinzrob.bsky.social Can the Marin cycle track be extended eastbound across SPA all the way to Kains? The clunky two-phase turn leaves a lot to be desired.
@prinzrob.bsky.social Can the Marin cycle track be extended eastbound across SPA all the way to Kains? The clunky two-phase turn leaves a lot to be desired.
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Albany's Trans Comm is hearing a presentation on the planned improvements to the Kains Ave bikeway: albanyca.primegov.com/viewer/previ...
@prinzrob.bsky.social Can the Marin cycle track be extended eastbound across SPA all the way to Kains? The clunky two-phase turn leaves a lot to be desired.
@prinzrob.bsky.social Can the Marin cycle track be extended eastbound across SPA all the way to Kains? The clunky two-phase turn leaves a lot to be desired.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
So you’re telling me there’s a chance.gif
It’s perfect that Marin is giving this absurd example of impact fees ahead of a legislative session where housing policy is aiming to address non-zoning issues just like this: @buffywicks.bsky.social @scottwiener.bsky.social @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social
Corte Madera, Marin adopted fire protection impact fees via urgency ordinance ahead of new housing applications. Ordinance includes fee reductions for affordable homes.
The mayor expressed concerns re waiving impact fees for 100% affordable homes “housing we don’t necessarily want to encourage.”
The mayor expressed concerns re waiving impact fees for 100% affordable homes “housing we don’t necessarily want to encourage.”
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It’s perfect that Marin is giving this absurd example of impact fees ahead of a legislative session where housing policy is aiming to address non-zoning issues just like this: @buffywicks.bsky.social @scottwiener.bsky.social @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social
Rage bait: www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/c...
Connie Chan, progressive S.F. supervisor, will run to succeed Nancy Pelosi in Congress
Connie Chan, a progressive San Francisco lawmaker with close ties to prominent labor unions, is entering the newly open race to succeed Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Rage bait: www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/c...
Third Safeway in San Francisco within about a week being proposed for housing- this time in a Bernal Heights. The other two sites were in Outer Richmond/Ocean Beach and Western Addition/Fillmore: www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...
November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Third Safeway in San Francisco within about a week being proposed for housing- this time in a Bernal Heights. The other two sites were in Outer Richmond/Ocean Beach and Western Addition/Fillmore: www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...
Car carnage on Solano, Albany. Curious if any parklet permit programs require bollard level protection (or if they actively forbid them)
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Car carnage on Solano, Albany. Curious if any parklet permit programs require bollard level protection (or if they actively forbid them)
City of LA is dedicating whole teams to undermine SB 79 - their planning department is pulling 16+ staff to find ways to not build housing: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
November 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
City of LA is dedicating whole teams to undermine SB 79 - their planning department is pulling 16+ staff to find ways to not build housing: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...