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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 1h

Good episode. I would add that we’re similarly bad at cost-benefit analysis for environmental requirements, stormwater management requirements, etc. A dense city full of stucco boxes is more sustainable than sprawling LEED Platinum single family homes.

Shane Phillips @shanedphillips.bsky.social · 5d

This was a fun one! Check out our episode with @jessezwick.bsky.social about the organization responsible for US building codes, the 'International' Code Council. This conversation will leave you fired up to *entirely* rethink our approach to building standards. www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/10/08/9...

Episode 99: The 'International' Code Council with Jesse Zwick (Incentives Series pt. 3)

North American buildings are built different — literally. Councilmember Jesse Zwick explains how the organization behind our unusual standards is built to fail, and he makes the case for a new approac...

www.lewis.ucla.edu

DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 13h

Shooting from the hip, but it feels like there are too many other aspects of development in LA that are also broken for SB 79 to have a big impact yet. (LADWP, ULA, etc.)

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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 14h

So you can win more elections?

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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 14h

This is a strawman argument. “Lose elections” is even less viable.

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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 2d

Wages went up countywide while rents at this building stayed flat….therefore it has become relatively more affordable over time. TCAC rent limits are what I was using as a reference: www.treasurer.ca.gov/ctcac/2025/s...

2025 Income and Rent Limits - CTCAC

Supplemental Information Including Qualified Census Tract (QCT) Information and Income Limits

www.treasurer.ca.gov

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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 2d

LaRussell is special. Look at this community.

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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 2d

I remember 3 or 4 years ago the rents were about the same in nominal terms, which translated to about 70% of AMI at the time.

DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 2d

Every so often I look up the rents for the Nook on Valdez, a micro-unit project in downtown Oakland built about 10 years ago. They are currently renting units affordable to people at 45% of AMI. This is a market-rate project that pays property taxes.

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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 2d

Every so often I look up the rents for the Nook on Valdez, a micro-unit project in downtown Oakland built about 10 years ago. They are currently renting units affordable to people at 45% of AMI. This is a market-rate project that pays property taxes.

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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 3d

I noped out when I got to the paragraph about the history of the acre.

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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 3d

That was fast—since SB79 was signed this morning, these buildings have gone up in my neighborhood.

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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 3d

🍾🥂

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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 3d

This post inspired by a 2020 interview with Styles P of the Lox.

Rapper Styles P is a Trump Supporter and Explains Why in Viral Video Calling Out Black Lives Matter

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www.jordanthrilla.com

DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 3d

It seems like a certain segment of Black people, especially Black men, drifted from the Democratic party because BLM and the BLM Global Network became seen as a scammy, ineffective movement/organization. Folks became disillusioned and no Dems called it out as a failure.

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