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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 21h

If you live in San Francisco, today is a good day to familiarize yourself with the San Francisco Rapid Response Network, which has a 24-hour hotline for reporting ICE raids, actually verifies those raid reports, and does attorney activation: sfilen.org/resources/sf...

SFILEN

San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 3d

Cleve Jones gave a riveting, rousing speech at San Francisco's No Kings rally yesterday, and he's graciously allowing me to publish it. He began: "The pronouns I use the most are the ones probably understood the least by those in the White House today. They are WE, US and OURS."

Cleve Jones: "This Is Our Country"

This is the first guest essay at Meditations in an Emergency. I'm proud to bring you yesterday's speech by the great Cleve Jones, who has for nearly half a century been a key organizer for the global ...

www.meditationsinanemergency.com

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Jean-Paul Torres @jpaulito.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you for sharing! I missed this speech but joined earlier for the march.

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MTC Bay Area @mtcbata.bsky.social · 10d

The governor signed SB 63, the Connect Bay Area Act, this afternoon, authorizing a ballot measure in five Bay Area counties in November 2026 to fund transit. Thank you @gavinnewsom.bsky.social for working to keep Bay Area moving.

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Jean-Paul Torres @jpaulito.bsky.social · 16d

Oh nifty! I didn’t expect there to be 10s of thousands of state employees in the 9 county Bay Area. Helpful to know, thank you.

Jean-Paul Torres @jpaulito.bsky.social · 16d

Ooo where did the stat “>25k” come from?

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BART @bart.gov · 24d

You all have shown up for BART, which means it is time to add cars and run longer trains.

Starting today:

🟨Yellow Line trains will increase from 8 cars to 9 cars.

🟥Red Line trains will increase to four 8 car trains in the AM and PM Peak.
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Real time departures screen shot from West Oakland at 7:45am showing longer trains.

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Jean-Paul Torres @jpaulito.bsky.social · Sep 23

The way this message still needs to be amplified.

K.H.I. @sheridesabike.bsky.social · Sep 23

To get a job as a CEO of a transit agency you should either have been a transit reliance rider or have been a bus driver.

David Soto @davsot.bsky.social · Sep 22

🚌 Strategies used to turnaround Akron’s bus system:

1. CEO used to be a bus driver, now rides the bus with customers
2. Run buses every 15 minutes, 7 days a week
3. Concentrate on most needed services
4. Reduce job requirements

“If we’re not using our product, why should anybody else use it?”

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Dolan's Knicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · Sep 22

The tell here is defining street capacity as a how many vehicles they can fit instead of the number of *people* they can move. Cars are the least efficient way to move people.

Ted Mann @whereisted.bsky.social · Sep 22

Trump is rescinding road safety grants all over the country, in blue states and red ones.

The reason: those projects are "hostile" to cars.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump Cancels Trail, Bike-Lane Grants Deemed ‘Hostile’ to Cars

The Trump administration canceled grants for street safety measures, pedestrian trails and bike lanes in communities around the country this month, each time offering a simple rationale for yanking ba...

www.bloomberg.com

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Jean-Paul Torres @jpaulito.bsky.social · Sep 22

Okay on that note, will try to go to sleep. Happy groggy Monday y’all

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Jean-Paul Torres @jpaulito.bsky.social · Sep 22

The gays
“Did you feel that?”
“Me and my roommates all woke up”
“Are you okay?”
“My cat is unphased”

My Mexican family which includes some gays
Me: “Are you okay?”
Family group chat: …

Guess this is sub 5 quake energy lol

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · Sep 22

This earthquake was a small one - learn how to prepare for a big one.
berkeleyca.gov/safety-healt...

Earthquake Preparedness

Learn what to do before, during, and after an earthquake. Sign up to get early warnings from the State of California’s Early Warning System by downloading the MyShake app (available in the Apple App a...

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Jean-Paul Torres @jpaulito.bsky.social · Sep 22

Not my friend saying “duh” when they read this 😆 glad we’re all okay

NWS Bay Area Bot @nwsbayareabot.bsky.social · Sep 22

RT by @NWSBayArea: Tsunami Info Stmt: M4.3 010mi NE San Francisco, California 0256PDT Sep 22: Tsunami NOT expected https://x.com/NWS_NTWC/status/1970066400656912774

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Bluesky USGS Quakebot @usgs-quakebot.bsky.social · Sep 22

🟡 M4.8 #earthquake detected 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California at 9/22/2025 2:56:12 AM PDT

This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information

M4.8 - 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake located 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California was detected at 9/22/2025 2:56:12 AM PDT. This information is subject to change. Please visit the USGS event page for up-to-date details.

earthquake.usgs.gov

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Noah, some kind of engineer 🚎💻 @noahsbwilliams.com · Sep 21

One year ago today, California realized the first part of its' HSR dream.

Purpose-built trains that increased the freedom of everyone on the corridor.

At @monicamallon.bsky.social's invitation, I boarded the very first electric train in service at 06:57. It was one of the best days of my life.

With great joy, Noah & Monica stand in front of the a Caltrain EMU

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Jean-Paul Torres @jpaulito.bsky.social · Sep 10

Literally the same spot earlier.

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Jean-Paul Torres @jpaulito.bsky.social · Sep 3

Fewer things spark more joy for me than the overlap of transit and art. If you’re like me, I’d check this event out on Sept. 24 🚄🎨🚎

CA High-Speed Rail 🚄💨 @cahsra.bsky.social · Aug 18

Celebrate Bay Area Transit Month at the intersection of art and public transportation at the Salesforce Transit Center!

📅Sept. 24 from 3p-6p
📍TJPA's Salesforce Transit Center Grand Hall @ 425 Mission St., SF

🔗RSVP: lu.ma/bo4xi972

Free & open to the public! All ages welcome!

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Safe Street Rebel @safestreetrebel.com · Aug 21

Lurie allowing Waymo/Uber onto Market while cutting Muni service for 240,000 daily riders is despicable, and keeps anyone without tons of wealth out of downtown.

We will not let the Mayor and his corporate buddies create an SF for the wealthy only.

Sign the petition.
Direct action coming soon.

Sign the petition — Keep Market Street Moving

keepmarketstmoving.org

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Jerold Chinn @jerold.bsky.social · Aug 22

The SFMTA wants your feedback on the Muni service cuts that took place in June.

Link: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8416318/P...

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Caltrain @caltrain.com · Jul 31

Caltrain riders — we want to hear from you! Take this short survey to tell us about your experience. Survey is open through August 12 — don’t miss your chance to weigh in:

samtranscore.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_....

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CA High-Speed Rail 🚄💨 @cahsra.bsky.social · Jul 17

In response to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA):
Canceling these grants without cause isn’t just wrong — it’s illegal. These are legally binding agreements, and the Authority has met every obligation, as confirmed by repeated federal reviews, as recently as February 2025.

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Jean-Paul Torres @jpaulito.bsky.social · Jul 5

“Every day and every night, peaceful protest is our right!” Peaceful protesters about to cross Octavia/Central Freeway along Market in SF

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Caltrain @caltrain.com · Apr 10

Ridership is up over 40% on the Bay Area’s recently electrified Caltrain, made possible by local, state, and federal investments.” Read more in @governor.ca.gov’s latest press release www.gov.ca.gov/2025/04/09/r....

Ridership for this critical train line is surging thanks to California’s investments in rail | Governor of California

www.gov.ca.gov

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streetsblogsf.bsky.social @streetsblogsf.bsky.social · Mar 19

Advocates Resist Muni Service Cuts - sf.streetsblog.org/2025/03/18/a...

Advocates Resist Muni Service Cuts - Streetsblog San Francisco

Is this a transit-first city? Or a cut-transit-first city?

sf.streetsblog.org

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Jean-Paul Torres @jpaulito.bsky.social · Mar 18

That was a long shake too. Fortunately nothing big and all fine here.

Bluesky USGS Quakebot @usgs-quakebot.bsky.social · Mar 18

M4.2 #earthquake detected 3 km WNW of Dublin, California at 3/17/2025 7:46:33 PM PDT

This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information

M4.2 - 3 km WNW of Dublin, California

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake located 3 km WNW of Dublin, California was detected at 3/17/2025 7:46:33 PM PDT. This information is subject to change. Please visit the USGS event page for up-to-date details.

earthquake.usgs.gov

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