Jenny Build Housing Silva
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Sitting on a dock by the bay. 🏡🛥️ MEHC is now Call Marin Home. YIMBY. @jcdjcd.bsky.social biggest fan.
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One too many persons lamented to me that we couldn't build housing in Marin because we were too "full." So I did what any normal person would do and built 3D population density maps so people could see how "full" we are. The black beads represent our workforce commuting in.
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Every single report to shareholders from a large REIT includes something about how it's great that market-rate multifamily housing isn't getting built in high-cost coastal cities because the shortage is what allows them to rent gouge.
New housing stops landlords from raising rents—take it from the CEO of AvalonBay, one of NYC's largest landlords:
"We're well-positioned… we face significantly less new supply. Land entitled for multifamily is hard to come by, the amount of time it takes to get those entitlements… sets us up well.”
"We're well-positioned… we face significantly less new supply. Land entitled for multifamily is hard to come by, the amount of time it takes to get those entitlements… sets us up well.”
October 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Every single report to shareholders from a large REIT includes something about how it's great that market-rate multifamily housing isn't getting built in high-cost coastal cities because the shortage is what allows them to rent gouge.
Yesterday, I helped a woman who had fallen on her bike. It was no wonder she fell. She had piles of bags and boxes bungied to the front and back of her bike. She's a professional pet sitter - she had just finished a gig in Ventura and is now doing a gig in Larkspur. Apparently no permanent address.
"Homelessness today isn't just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It's often the cashier or worker stocking the shelves inside."
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
November 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Yesterday, I helped a woman who had fallen on her bike. It was no wonder she fell. She had piles of bags and boxes bungied to the front and back of her bike. She's a professional pet sitter - she had just finished a gig in Ventura and is now doing a gig in Larkspur. Apparently no permanent address.
Finally rode my bike on the Richmond Bridge. Getting to the bridge from San Rafael requires crossing Sir Francis Drake with no light or even a crosswalk. There is no signage anywhere on how to reach the bridge, and apparently, you must share the road with cars.
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Finally rode my bike on the Richmond Bridge. Getting to the bridge from San Rafael requires crossing Sir Francis Drake with no light or even a crosswalk. There is no signage anywhere on how to reach the bridge, and apparently, you must share the road with cars.
This is a very cute mushroom.
Tiny little mushroom growing in the moss. Love how the tiniest ones are often translucent.
#fungifriends #forestfloor #fungi #mushrooms
#fungifriends #forestfloor #fungi #mushrooms
November 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
This is a very cute mushroom.
1) Distracted driving is getting worse. 2) Why do we need an EIR to remove toll booths that have been empty since 2013? 3) We need better Marin-SF transit options.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
1) Distracted driving is getting worse. 2) Why do we need an EIR to remove toll booths that have been empty since 2013? 3) We need better Marin-SF transit options.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
The San Rafael PC approved two housing projects - a 8 story and a 13 story building. These are the tallest buildings in San Rafael. The NIMBYs came out, but there were supporters too - both residents and business owners. The planning commissioners stressed the benefits of housing. Marin is changing.
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The San Rafael PC approved two housing projects - a 8 story and a 13 story building. These are the tallest buildings in San Rafael. The NIMBYs came out, but there were supporters too - both residents and business owners. The planning commissioners stressed the benefits of housing. Marin is changing.
It makes me so happy that my favorite hometown band is relentlessly pushing to expose these creeps.
The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein
My teenagers can’t get a ticket to the Running Man remake on their own, but sure, they’re consenting adults when it comes to sex.
There’s not enough pepper spray in the world for these creeps
There’s not enough pepper spray in the world for these creeps
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It makes me so happy that my favorite hometown band is relentlessly pushing to expose these creeps.
Actual public comment received for a hearing on a badly needed residential project in San Rafael
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Actual public comment received for a hearing on a badly needed residential project in San Rafael
Marin may have a NIMBY rep, but most folks support more housing. Our election results show it. Despite fear mongering, efforts to recall councilmembers for following state law failed. Ordinances to rezone for more housing passed.
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Marin may have a NIMBY rep, but most folks support more housing. Our election results show it. Despite fear mongering, efforts to recall councilmembers for following state law failed. Ordinances to rezone for more housing passed.
I've done a lot of housing advocacy in Marin. We have 9,000 units in the pipeline. We'd have nothing without the state-level reforms.
I wrote about state-level ADU reform and the differences between @strongtowns.org and YIMBYism. www.maxdubler.com/blog/2025/11...
On The Tension Between YIMBYism and Strong Towns — Max Dubler
Special thanks to those who gave their thoughtful feedback on this piece. The past couple of months have seen quite a bit of Discourse about the differences between Strong Towns and YIMB...
www.maxdubler.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I've done a lot of housing advocacy in Marin. We have 9,000 units in the pipeline. We'd have nothing without the state-level reforms.
Reposted by Jenny Build Housing Silva
One too many persons lamented to me that we couldn't build housing in Marin because we were too "full." So I did what any normal person would do and built 3D population density maps so people could see how "full" we are. The black beads represent our workforce commuting in.
November 14, 2024 at 4:20 PM
One too many persons lamented to me that we couldn't build housing in Marin because we were too "full." So I did what any normal person would do and built 3D population density maps so people could see how "full" we are. The black beads represent our workforce commuting in.
A friend of mine once explained South Korean business drinking culture to me. Getting stupid drunk (+ bad behavior) was required so everyone had dirt on everyone else. No one would dare renege if they could lose everything.
holy shit. how is Cuomo even real? in 1990, Ghislaine Maxwell attended Cuomo’s wedding to Kerry Kennedy; Maxwell attended not only the wedding but also allegedly a “private Kennedy lunch” for “friends & family” afterwards. Maxwell confirmed her attendance in her DOJ interview…
November 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM
A friend of mine once explained South Korean business drinking culture to me. Getting stupid drunk (+ bad behavior) was required so everyone had dirt on everyone else. No one would dare renege if they could lose everything.
Pretty hard for Connolly to argue he supports housing when he opposes measures to make it easier to build. Every approved housing project in Marin is making use of various state laws. SB 70 doesn't even apply to Marin, and he still opposes it. www.marinij.com/2025/10/27/c...
October 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Pretty hard for Connolly to argue he supports housing when he opposes measures to make it easier to build. Every approved housing project in Marin is making use of various state laws. SB 70 doesn't even apply to Marin, and he still opposes it. www.marinij.com/2025/10/27/c...
A little frustrated at how easy it is to widen highways for "equity" purposes when it is so difficult to fund transit.
October 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A little frustrated at how easy it is to widen highways for "equity" purposes when it is so difficult to fund transit.
Really happy to see the Marin IJ increase its coverage of the protests. On the front page, where it should be. (Last No Kings- with a similar crowd at the Civic Center - only warranted a paragraph on an inside page)
October 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Really happy to see the Marin IJ increase its coverage of the protests. On the front page, where it should be. (Last No Kings- with a similar crowd at the Civic Center - only warranted a paragraph on an inside page)
Apparently, Sausalito is outlawing camping. It is no longer legal to pack a sleeping bag in your car. www.marinij.com/2025/10/13/s...
October 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Apparently, Sausalito is outlawing camping. It is no longer legal to pack a sleeping bag in your car. www.marinij.com/2025/10/13/s...
Happy Saturday night email. I guess he's OK if we close our schools, police departments and fire departments?
September 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Happy Saturday night email. I guess he's OK if we close our schools, police departments and fire departments?
Once again, Marin Lately is right on the nose. Although, it's way too optimistic with "several million". Tourist visits are not that high.
September 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Once again, Marin Lately is right on the nose. Although, it's way too optimistic with "several million". Tourist visits are not that high.
And of course, have to provide the evergreen reminder that 66K commuters come into Marin because we've pushed our workforce out. That traffic would be better if we allowed workers to live here. And if had SB 79.
September 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
And of course, have to provide the evergreen reminder that 66K commuters come into Marin because we've pushed our workforce out. That traffic would be better if we allowed workers to live here. And if had SB 79.
So, Fairfax has finally come to their senses, thanks to Yimby Law and HCD. Ihttps://www.marinij.com/2025/09/11/fairfax-switch-massive-housing-plan-will-get-streamlined-review/
Fairfax switch: Massive housing plan will get streamlined review
The town planning director, reversing his earlier position, says a proposal for a 243-apartment building can be handled ministerially.
www.marinij.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
So, Fairfax has finally come to their senses, thanks to Yimby Law and HCD. Ihttps://www.marinij.com/2025/09/11/fairfax-switch-massive-housing-plan-will-get-streamlined-review/
Marin County Supervisor just said in public meeting that 'we sure don't want the growth of Silicon Valley, but we want the innovation and transit.' This is the fundamental Marin falacy. You don't get the benefits of urbanism without have some urbanism. You need people.
September 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Marin County Supervisor just said in public meeting that 'we sure don't want the growth of Silicon Valley, but we want the innovation and transit.' This is the fundamental Marin falacy. You don't get the benefits of urbanism without have some urbanism. You need people.
First SB9 lot split home built in Belvedere. For sale for $4,250,000. thearknewspaper-ca.newsmemory.com?selDate=2025...
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September 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
First SB9 lot split home built in Belvedere. For sale for $4,250,000. thearknewspaper-ca.newsmemory.com?selDate=2025...
I have spent most of my life within 100 miles of this place and had no idea it existed. Shortly after Burtynsky took this picture in 1999, a lightening strike ignited a fire that burned 30 days. There were over 6,000,000 tires then.
September 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I have spent most of my life within 100 miles of this place and had no idea it existed. Shortly after Burtynsky took this picture in 1999, a lightening strike ignited a fire that burned 30 days. There were over 6,000,000 tires then.
"the threat of homelessness is most acute not in the poorest regions of the country, but in the richest, fastest-growing ones. In places like these, a low-wage job is homelessness waiting to happen." There's no housing in Marin for those who earn less than $65K, which is more than most workers earn.
A Labor Day reminder: today there isn't a single city, metro area, or state in the U.S. where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment.
Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.
Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.
Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"the threat of homelessness is most acute not in the poorest regions of the country, but in the richest, fastest-growing ones. In places like these, a low-wage job is homelessness waiting to happen." There's no housing in Marin for those who earn less than $65K, which is more than most workers earn.
Marin BOS meeting on emergency housing for displaced ranch workers. First commenter states that there has been no community outreach, after mentioning 7 community meetings and a meeting with the Community Development Director. Apparently, it's only community outreach if you get the answer you want.
August 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Marin BOS meeting on emergency housing for displaced ranch workers. First commenter states that there has been no community outreach, after mentioning 7 community meetings and a meeting with the Community Development Director. Apparently, it's only community outreach if you get the answer you want.