Upzone the coastal elites
@aboutdave.bsky.social
Patent attorney, astrophysicist, & Stack-and-Packist 🏙️🥑🔋⛷️. Ready to help enforce state housing law.
You know, there is not actually a housing shortage, but it's just a secret conspiracy to enrich builders, because builders make profit building when there's a glut.
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
You know, there is not actually a housing shortage, but it's just a secret conspiracy to enrich builders, because builders make profit building when there's a glut.
Gallup and Hatch both have chargers.
November 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Gallup and Hatch both have chargers.
Road trips are not the specialty of EVs, but they're also very doable. Many people don't mind a bit of a charging break in a long drive. Bladder limits for example.
November 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Road trips are not the specialty of EVs, but they're also very doable. Many people don't mind a bit of a charging break in a long drive. Bladder limits for example.
if you look at basically any ZAB agenda for Berkeley.... you'll see a project delayed months beyond that. This is despite an HCD-HAU technical assistance letter against Berkeley for such practices.
the last ZAB had 240 homes, including 18 VLI and 18 MI (100% DB), delayed by 5 extra months...
the last ZAB had 240 homes, including 18 VLI and 18 MI (100% DB), delayed by 5 extra months...
November 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
if you look at basically any ZAB agenda for Berkeley.... you'll see a project delayed months beyond that. This is despite an HCD-HAU technical assistance letter against Berkeley for such practices.
the last ZAB had 240 homes, including 18 VLI and 18 MI (100% DB), delayed by 5 extra months...
the last ZAB had 240 homes, including 18 VLI and 18 MI (100% DB), delayed by 5 extra months...
CEQA actually has deadlines in the law. Nobody follows them, but they exist. I even got our state regulators to admit it, even if they later backed down.
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
CEQA actually has deadlines in the law. Nobody follows them, but they exist. I even got our state regulators to admit it, even if they later backed down.
Did he delete?
Or just glitchy, because if I click through it's still there.
Or just glitchy, because if I click through it's still there.
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Did he delete?
Or just glitchy, because if I click through it's still there.
Or just glitchy, because if I click through it's still there.
The way to get the labor add ons is to pay for them.
Waive the impact fees for agreeing to the labor rules. And kick in cash if the density bonus is used to waive the impact fees.
Waive the impact fees for agreeing to the labor rules. And kick in cash if the density bonus is used to waive the impact fees.
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The way to get the labor add ons is to pay for them.
Waive the impact fees for agreeing to the labor rules. And kick in cash if the density bonus is used to waive the impact fees.
Waive the impact fees for agreeing to the labor rules. And kick in cash if the density bonus is used to waive the impact fees.
TIL, the last 50 years of housing policy, you know the time period where zoning limits were at their highest, was actually the height of "supple-side economics."
I mean sure, if you define "supply-side economics" as ensuring homeowners don't face competition.
I mean sure, if you define "supply-side economics" as ensuring homeowners don't face competition.
November 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
TIL, the last 50 years of housing policy, you know the time period where zoning limits were at their highest, was actually the height of "supple-side economics."
I mean sure, if you define "supply-side economics" as ensuring homeowners don't face competition.
I mean sure, if you define "supply-side economics" as ensuring homeowners don't face competition.
the value of the discount in the IZ homes offset by the tiniest increase in private market rents
For all I know, the integration benefits you tout are more than offset by the losses from displacement bc of higher private market rents. Again, burden of proof lies on those taxing new housing
For all I know, the integration benefits you tout are more than offset by the losses from displacement bc of higher private market rents. Again, burden of proof lies on those taxing new housing
November 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
the value of the discount in the IZ homes offset by the tiniest increase in private market rents
For all I know, the integration benefits you tout are more than offset by the losses from displacement bc of higher private market rents. Again, burden of proof lies on those taxing new housing
For all I know, the integration benefits you tout are more than offset by the losses from displacement bc of higher private market rents. Again, burden of proof lies on those taxing new housing
Followup, while he thinks people should go all out in protesting the city council's pro-housing stance, he's also unwilling to come early.
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Followup, while he thinks people should go all out in protesting the city council's pro-housing stance, he's also unwilling to come early.
Yeah, the crank candidates are trying to mobilize against a minor revision to landmarkings as if it were a threat to basic human rights.
"Frivolous" is right.
"Frivolous" is right.
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Yeah, the crank candidates are trying to mobilize against a minor revision to landmarkings as if it were a threat to basic human rights.
"Frivolous" is right.
"Frivolous" is right.
Nextdoor NIMBYs claiming that the Berkeley city council is secretly plotting to end all street fairs on Telegraph because of "safety restrictions regarding building height and street width."
November 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Nextdoor NIMBYs claiming that the Berkeley city council is secretly plotting to end all street fairs on Telegraph because of "safety restrictions regarding building height and street width."
Robert Reich moved into the neighborhood because of its.... Checks notes... extremely problematic history of economic segregation.
November 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Robert Reich moved into the neighborhood because of its.... Checks notes... extremely problematic history of economic segregation.
Berkeley peeps probably know this, but the NIMBYs are organizing around Corridors upzoning.
November 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Berkeley peeps probably know this, but the NIMBYs are organizing around Corridors upzoning.
We "abolished" single family zoning. And basically nothing changed because it was poison pilled to death.
ternercenter.berkeley.edu/research-and...
ternercenter.berkeley.edu/research-and...
November 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
We "abolished" single family zoning. And basically nothing changed because it was poison pilled to death.
ternercenter.berkeley.edu/research-and...
ternercenter.berkeley.edu/research-and...
We should not offer FAIR plan coverage on anything like these terms.
We should not be paying essentially public funds to rebuild homes, or pay out equity, for homes that are objectively too dangerous to insure.
Suck for them, and their mortgage, but it's throwing good money after bad risk.
We should not be paying essentially public funds to rebuild homes, or pay out equity, for homes that are objectively too dangerous to insure.
Suck for them, and their mortgage, but it's throwing good money after bad risk.
November 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
We should not offer FAIR plan coverage on anything like these terms.
We should not be paying essentially public funds to rebuild homes, or pay out equity, for homes that are objectively too dangerous to insure.
Suck for them, and their mortgage, but it's throwing good money after bad risk.
We should not be paying essentially public funds to rebuild homes, or pay out equity, for homes that are objectively too dangerous to insure.
Suck for them, and their mortgage, but it's throwing good money after bad risk.
Clearly I'm a monster :)
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Clearly I'm a monster :)
Anti-yimbys sure are sensitive about proud support for builders of housing in a housing shortage.
October 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Anti-yimbys sure are sensitive about proud support for builders of housing in a housing shortage.
I know who's not funding SF, the longtime homeowners with huge prop. 13 discounts that fight new housing...
October 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I know who's not funding SF, the longtime homeowners with huge prop. 13 discounts that fight new housing...
The messaging from @350ccaction.bsky.social is completely broken on housing.
They are laser focused on electrification of existing housing, but effectively opposed to preventing abuse of zoning and CEQA against beneficial infill housing.
Missing the forrest for the trees.
They are laser focused on electrification of existing housing, but effectively opposed to preventing abuse of zoning and CEQA against beneficial infill housing.
Missing the forrest for the trees.
October 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The messaging from @350ccaction.bsky.social is completely broken on housing.
They are laser focused on electrification of existing housing, but effectively opposed to preventing abuse of zoning and CEQA against beneficial infill housing.
Missing the forrest for the trees.
They are laser focused on electrification of existing housing, but effectively opposed to preventing abuse of zoning and CEQA against beneficial infill housing.
Missing the forrest for the trees.
LA massively decreased the zoning capacity, now much multifamily housing could be built.
And you think nobody is banning multifamily. Uh huh.
And you think nobody is banning multifamily. Uh huh.
October 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
LA massively decreased the zoning capacity, now much multifamily housing could be built.
And you think nobody is banning multifamily. Uh huh.
And you think nobody is banning multifamily. Uh huh.
Sure. Otoh, yikes.
October 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Sure. Otoh, yikes.
The fire risk and insurance issues would be a big giveaway.
Also scores like these in a city like Berkeley.
Also scores like these in a city like Berkeley.
October 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The fire risk and insurance issues would be a big giveaway.
Also scores like these in a city like Berkeley.
Also scores like these in a city like Berkeley.
I appreciate this opinion and have just a few notes.
The line that the builder's remedy would result in "displacements" is dangerously misleading. State law provides robust protections for low income residents in rent controlled housing.
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
The line that the builder's remedy would result in "displacements" is dangerously misleading. State law provides robust protections for low income residents in rent controlled housing.
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
October 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I appreciate this opinion and have just a few notes.
The line that the builder's remedy would result in "displacements" is dangerously misleading. State law provides robust protections for low income residents in rent controlled housing.
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
The line that the builder's remedy would result in "displacements" is dangerously misleading. State law provides robust protections for low income residents in rent controlled housing.
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...