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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 1m

Pretty soon there won't be any going concerns on that block of San Pablo.

Berkeleyside @berkeleyside.org · 2h

A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

Beloved Berkeley hub Babette announces closing date; The Miranda shuts down after 9 years

A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

www.berkeleyside.org

Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 1h

Nice receipts. I don't see any way for Porter to redeem herself for being on the wrong side of a 60/40 vote on a climate issue.

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah, it's both a legal problem and a cultural problem. Everyone knows where the Sur-Ron importer is in California, everyone knows they are crossing their fingers and winking when they say "off-road use" and tell people not to remove the speed governors. But that's socially acceptable in SoCal.

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 3h

The comments on your reviews are quadruple-cursed, but I appreciate the articles.

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 4h

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 4h

One contributing reason why e-bike discourse is cursed is that many people don't recognize them. They only see the obvious ones that are all grey market Chinese motorcycles with obnoxious tires. Your median poster might not even notice a Turbo Vado SL or a FX+ going by.

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 5h

It seems like going after the people who import and sell these motorcycles is the way to go. There are already plenty of regulations against using them in the ways described in the article.

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 5h

Does anyone happen to have a copy of the entire Census?

Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 5h

MUDs do a bit of free-riding on PG&E ratepayers, too. If _everyone_ was in a MUD then rates would be higher.

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 6h

And yet, as Senator, she has focused almost exclusively on reducing market liquidity, restricting access to capital and credit, goosing the demand side with direct subsidies, favoring owner-occupants over renters, and attacking private equity firms.

Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 6h

Now that we've finally got Warren on the supply side, how to we keep her on side? I don't want this conversation to drift back to blaming Blackrock for everything as soon as Trump dies.

hyperplanes.bsky.social @hyperplanes.bsky.social · 6h

I'd really like some investigative journalists dig in and get to the bottom of how Trump is deciding tariffs. Why is it something new every day? bsky.app/profile/warr...

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 7h

Housing is too expensive to build and too expensive to afford.

Donald Trump's solution? Make it even MORE expensive with his chaotic tariffs.

Americans can't afford Donald Trump's housing market.

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 7h

We could also simply have expensive gas.

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 15h

The Bay Bridge and the BART tube each serve about six times as many people per day as does route 37. At peak hours BART is more like 10x.

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 16h

Google has detailed features for "maps content partners" which means cities, mostly. support.google.com/mapcontentpa...

Content requirements: specifications for sharing data - Maps Content Partners Help

How to format and structure data to share in Maps Content PartnersTo ensure data is processed quickly, make sure to submit data using the file types, schema, formats, and templates provided in th

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 17h

Yamaha also makes bicycles, of course.

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 21h

You got me there. These Microsoft BI dashboards are like long-term unemployment programs for people who used to write apps in Flash.

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 21h

They aren't much different from the state ones www.hcd.ca.gov/housing-open...

Annual Progress Reports - Data Dashboard and Downloads | California Department of Housing and Community Development

Each jurisdiction must prepare a Housing Elements Annual Progress Report (APR) on the jurisdiction’s status and progress in implementing its housing element. This report includes data on jurisdictions...

www.hcd.ca.gov

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