Steve Boland
@steveboland.bsky.social
Bay Area, Cal. (Work in transpo planning, not tech.)
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Steve Boland
@steveboland.bsky.social
· Jun 27
Say what you will about Reddit, at least you can downvote
Remember that movie Civil War? That was criticized for being “apolitical”? A third-term president demolishing political norms, institutions and political enemies, I wonder where they got that idea
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Remember that movie Civil War? That was criticized for being “apolitical”? A third-term president demolishing political norms, institutions and political enemies, I wonder where they got that idea
A Great City’s People Forced to Drink Swill
November 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A Great City’s People Forced to Drink Swill
Sean Duffy’s flying civility campaign is wrong in so many ways. Starting with: Do you not have better things to do with your time? But also, maybe the airlines had something to do with it? www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump's transit chief longs for 'golden age' of flying. Banning sweats won't cut it, experts say
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy urged airline passengers to dress nicely and mind their manners ahead of the year’s busiest travel week.
www.latimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Sean Duffy’s flying civility campaign is wrong in so many ways. Starting with: Do you not have better things to do with your time? But also, maybe the airlines had something to do with it? www.latimes.com/california/s...
Just curious, if the Supreme Court somehow banned partisan gerrymandering tomorrow and every state had to redraw maps on that basis, which party would come out ahead?
They wouldn't be doing this if Prop 50 hadnt passed.
California Republican suddenly supporting a national partisan gerrymandering ban. IT’S GAME THEORY BABY THINK OF THE STRATEGERY, WE PLAYING DEFECT-DEFECT NOT DEFECT-COOPERATE, IT’S TIT FOR TAT, CONSIDER THE INCENTIVES
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just curious, if the Supreme Court somehow banned partisan gerrymandering tomorrow and every state had to redraw maps on that basis, which party would come out ahead?
Really enjoying this morning's earthquake swarm, which gives me a nice little jolt every few minutes and now has me on edge awaiting the next one
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Really enjoying this morning's earthquake swarm, which gives me a nice little jolt every few minutes and now has me on edge awaiting the next one
This is the greatest thing I have ever seen
In Oslo, four articulated buses trapped themselves in a roundabout yesterday.
"I don't know what I'm most impressed with: That they managed to get into the situation, or that they got out of it."
"I don't know what I'm most impressed with: That they managed to get into the situation, or that they got out of it."
– Vet ikke hva jeg er mest imponert over: At de klarte å komme seg inn i situasjonen, eller at de kom seg ut av den
Mandag kveld bød på komiske scener fra Alexander Kiellands plass.
www.ao.no
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is the greatest thing I have ever seen
I turned 54 this week. I still like new music, but I think I may have finally reached the point where I do not understand the world
Two perfectly normal ads in the perfectly normal city of San Francisco.
November 23, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I turned 54 this week. I still like new music, but I think I may have finally reached the point where I do not understand the world
Eagerly awaiting Safeway’s proposal to build a thousand homes at Church and Market www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
Safeway long resisted building housing in S.F. Here’s why it’s now racing to create 2,700 units
San Francisco’s land-use politics have been upended by the news that Safeway has done the unexpected: Instead of saying no to building housing on its properties, it’s saying yes. In a big way.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Eagerly awaiting Safeway’s proposal to build a thousand homes at Church and Market www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
Reposted by Steve Boland
“Once my head flew off...I started whaling on him. I was going to do whatever. It was cat and dog. I just wanted to beat the f—k out of him. But I knew it was on TV at that point. I knew I could continue to punch him and reveal my identity, or try to salvage this.”
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
What really happened the night Cal's Oski beat up the Stanford Tree
"I must've been 18 beers deep at that point. I was in big trouble."
www.sfgate.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“Once my head flew off...I started whaling on him. I was going to do whatever. It was cat and dog. I just wanted to beat the f—k out of him. But I knew it was on TV at that point. I knew I could continue to punch him and reveal my identity, or try to salvage this.”
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
The other day I asked about State support for transit operating costs. One of my colleagues did the work (at least for a few non-CA peers). This is interesting for a few reasons, but bottom line, California state government doesn't seem to contribute much to local transit operations.
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The other day I asked about State support for transit operating costs. One of my colleagues did the work (at least for a few non-CA peers). This is interesting for a few reasons, but bottom line, California state government doesn't seem to contribute much to local transit operations.
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Big news: House GOP head of transport committee says he wants to retain the mass transit fund, defying the Trump Admin’s proposal, which I detail below ⬇️
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
Trump Administration is to propose a massive cut in federal transit funding as part of 2026 transport legislation.
This proposal would decimate the nation's transit systems, while not actually solving the revenue problem federal transportation funding faces.
Evidence @urbaninstitute.bsky.social ⏬
This proposal would decimate the nation's transit systems, while not actually solving the revenue problem federal transportation funding faces.
Evidence @urbaninstitute.bsky.social ⏬
Cutting Federal Transit Funding Won’t Fix Budget Shortfalls. But It Would Make Transportation Less Affordable for Americans.
A proposal to eliminate federal public transit funding would not only fail to address the existing funding gap but would also leave millions of Americans, pa…
www.urban.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Big news: House GOP head of transport committee says he wants to retain the mass transit fund, defying the Trump Admin’s proposal, which I detail below ⬇️
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
People I follow — You don’t have to keep putting Will Stancil in my stream. He’s not relevant or interesting. But you are!
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
People I follow — You don’t have to keep putting Will Stancil in my stream. He’s not relevant or interesting. But you are!
I think I've found the solution for Geary de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busanh%...
Busanhänger – Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I think I've found the solution for Geary de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busanh%...
Is this your king
I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Is this your king
I see we’re talking about platform screen doors today. Full-height doors are good for noise reduction and climate control in underground stations (if you need that), but they’re also more expensive. When in doubt, be like Japan www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/u...
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I see we’re talking about platform screen doors today. Full-height doors are good for noise reduction and climate control in underground stations (if you need that), but they’re also more expensive. When in doubt, be like Japan www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/u...
Apple broke my phone. Took it in to replace the battery, when I pick up they go, oh, your charging port is loose and therefore we can't replace the battery -- and to replace the charging port will cost $340 instead of $70 for the battery alone. And guess what? All of a sudden, it won't charge!
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Apple broke my phone. Took it in to replace the battery, when I pick up they go, oh, your charging port is loose and therefore we can't replace the battery -- and to replace the charging port will cost $340 instead of $70 for the battery alone. And guess what? All of a sudden, it won't charge!
Cool, sounds like we don't need that yard in Santa Clara
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Cool, sounds like we don't need that yard in Santa Clara
Foamers in full effect on the last Breda run
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Foamers in full effect on the last Breda run
I mean, they only talked about the parts where I knew the guy was a child rapist. So unfair!
WHITE HOUSE SAYS EPSTEIN EMAILS SELECTIVELY RELEASED BY DEMOCRATS TO SMEAR TRUMP.
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I mean, they only talked about the parts where I knew the guy was a child rapist. So unfair!
I love transit maps, but
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I love transit maps, but
I can see it. From Downtown Oakland. Not that photogenic w my iPhone 8 camera, but there is a green glow over the hills, like a UFO is in Orinda. This has to be once in a lifetime
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I can see it. From Downtown Oakland. Not that photogenic w my iPhone 8 camera, but there is a green glow over the hills, like a UFO is in Orinda. This has to be once in a lifetime
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Never forget, Texas is California 50 years ago
i think it's cool how Republicans are independently converging on neo-feudalism
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Never forget, Texas is California 50 years ago
Death by Lightning is an entertaining show, but is "We get fucking sloshed, that's what" something people said in 1880? (Also: "I'm the next vice president of the United States, you motherfuckers")
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Death by Lightning is an entertaining show, but is "We get fucking sloshed, that's what" something people said in 1880? (Also: "I'm the next vice president of the United States, you motherfuckers")
Finally. Nikki Fortunato Bas was useless on this oaklandside.org/2025/11/10/a...
An epic Lake Merritt hangout spot faces restrictions after gun violence
Councilmember Charlene Wang led the charge to make parking at a cul-de-sac on the lake illegal after 10 p.m., saying residents wanted relief from noise and violence.
oaklandside.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Finally. Nikki Fortunato Bas was useless on this oaklandside.org/2025/11/10/a...
Reposted by Steve Boland
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.