OB Chargn
@obchargn.bsky.social
East Bay land use politics during the day, charging OB in the dawn
Good stuff happening at the Albany, CA library
December 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Good stuff happening at the Albany, CA library
Lol- first search term tested and its not looking like DOJ is adhering to the law
December 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Lol- first search term tested and its not looking like DOJ is adhering to the law
I had to check to believe it...
December 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I had to check to believe it...
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...
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.
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...
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...
☠️☠️☠️☠️ Not sure how we take on climate change in CA and reduce VMT without taking on and massively reforming Caltrans
December 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
☠️☠️☠️☠️ Not sure how we take on climate change in CA and reduce VMT without taking on and massively reforming Caltrans
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...
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.
These discrepancies had me wondering how many SF residents opt out of the district. Based on ACS data. 40% of kids in SF go to non-SFUSD schools vs only 18% in Berkeley. I assume Berkeley's percent disadvantaged would be closer to SF's if it were less integrated.
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
These discrepancies had me wondering how many SF residents opt out of the district. Based on ACS data. 40% of kids in SF go to non-SFUSD schools vs only 18% in Berkeley. I assume Berkeley's percent disadvantaged would be closer to SF's if it were less integrated.
So you’re telling me there’s a chance.gif
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
So you’re telling me there’s a chance.gif
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...
UPDATES: www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
November 14, 2025 at 6:19 AM
UPDATES: www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
So much good urbanist news in the feed tonight!
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
So much good urbanist news in the feed tonight!
I was looking through Wahab's wiki page tonight and noticed a prominent SB 79 call out at the start of the bio: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha_W...
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I was looking through Wahab's wiki page tonight and noticed a prominent SB 79 call out at the start of the bio: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha_W...
I wonder if 2026 is the final year to pass substantial housing reform in CA for a while … Looks like Wiener is going to be replaced by NIMBY-lite N Pelosi’s daughter. Doesn’t mentioned anything on housing in her press vid www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I wonder if 2026 is the final year to pass substantial housing reform in CA for a while … Looks like Wiener is going to be replaced by NIMBY-lite N Pelosi’s daughter. Doesn’t mentioned anything on housing in her press vid www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
Lovely to see local cops abdicate their responsibility to enforce the law and align themselves with fascists: @sfpolicecommunity.bsky.social
sfstandard.com/2025/11/03/s...
sfstandard.com/2025/11/03/s...
November 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Lovely to see local cops abdicate their responsibility to enforce the law and align themselves with fascists: @sfpolicecommunity.bsky.social
sfstandard.com/2025/11/03/s...
sfstandard.com/2025/11/03/s...
CA Department of Public Health is now starting to clap back at the Feds with their own blame banners
October 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
CA Department of Public Health is now starting to clap back at the Feds with their own blame banners