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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 2d

I just approved major pieces of legislation to keep building more affordable housing.

Whether it's turning empty office buildings into residential spaces or building more homes near public transportation, we're doing all we can to lower the price to realize the California Dream.

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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 2d

This gives me hope. That Calif can get serious about climate. That young people and new immigrants to Calif might have same privileges I did. That we can make transit work. And that we transit advocates can learn from this phenomenal work by housing activists

California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 2d

[VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed SB 79, which will make it legal to build multi-family housing near high quality transit!

Our statement:
cayimby.org/news-events/...

cayimby.org

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Nov 13

another curmudgeonly thread for the many of you who will be entering organizing spaces.

all other things being equal, when confronted with one team of people recruiting you to Be a Thing and another team recruiting you to Do a Thing, please give serious thought to joining the second.

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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you @brookejenkins.bsky.social

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 2d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 2d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 2d

SO excited that Gov. Newsom signed SB 79 into law today--thank you, Governor!

This bill from Senator Wiener will help California become more affordable, prosperous, and environmentally sustainable by allowing denser housing near transit.

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social @scottwiener.bsky.social

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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 3d

Well that was easy

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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 6d

I'm voting #Yeson50 and returning my ballot today because I want to level the playing field and live in a country with elections, not kings.

Vote YES and get your ballots in, Californians!

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Trudy Gonzales @trudygonzales.bsky.social · 8d

Read what Prop 50 is trying to do

Level the playing field

Fight fire with fire

My fellow Californians
VOTE
#YesOn50

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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 6d

Impressive that he was able to notify you of sports developments from across the street!

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 7d

There's a week left for the Governor to sign bills. Phone lines open at 9am on Monday, make those calls to ask him to sign SB 79 to bring more housing near transit in California. In the meantime you can also send a message at www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

Sam @samd.bsky.social · 9d

Update: had a friend just call and said there was zero wait time to talk to a live person and the whole call only took 30 seconds.

Call 916-445-2841 NOW to support SB79 and building more housing near transit

Sam @samd.bsky.social · 9d

one little thing you can do to make a difference this Friday is calling @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and telling him to vote yes on SB79

916-445-2841 is his number, call now or use the link below

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Matthew Lewis is ready for progressive federalism @mateosfo.bsky.social · 9d

We are not out of the woods on SB 79.

Los Angeles NIMBYs have lost their minds over the prospect of more homes being built near taxpayer-funded transit stations.

Sadly, the Governor might be listening to them.

Please make the call: cayimby.org/call-sb-79/

Call the Governor to sign SB 79!

Please call the Governor and urge him to sign SB 79!

cayimby.org

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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 21d

Pretty major for a minor :)

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 24d

Post script: We will go to the mat to protect Sunset Dunes. We’re not going to let this incredibly popular & successful park be converted back to a crumbling highway.

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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 26d

As a city, we failed to protect him from the short-term fallout, but his long-term legacy will endure on our shared coastline.

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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 26d

Joel did the right thing, following the evidence and his convictions in supporting the creation of the park. And he's doing the right thing by supporting the creation of desperately-needed (and state-mandated) housing in our city.

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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 26d

To address any of the important issues of our time -- climate change, racial equity, economic equality, traffic safety, democracy -- all of us need to put our jobs at risk in order to make bold and necessary choices. Always know your backup job plan, then do what's right

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Jane Natoli 🥑🚲🍍 @wafoli.bsky.social · 26d

Today is a disappointing day. @joelengardio.bsky.social is the rare politician who has the courage of his convictions. The recall results are disappointing but they don’t change the fact we need more electeds like that to face what’s in front of us, not fewer

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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 27d

Absolutely harrowing. "What happens when you get hit by a car in San Francisco. The Standard’s CEO tells the story of a near-death experience — and the endless complications that followed."

sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Griffin Gaffney on what happens when you get hit by a car in San Francisco

The Standard’s CEO tells the story of a near-death experience — and the endless complications that followed.

sfstandard.com

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San Francisco Democratic Party @sfdemocrats.org · Sep 11

SF Democrats joined transit & labor groups Monday at Civic Center Plaza to save Bay Area transit. We rallied for a $750 million loan to prevent devastating cuts.

Victory: Gov. Newsom just committed to finding a path forward! When we fight for affordable public transit, we win.

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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · Sep 11

"Once unleashed, political violence comes for everyone.

It doesn’t know what side of the aisle you’re on...who your allies are or what your vision for the future includes...It simply finds more and more victims. It isn’t picky about who they are." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Charlie Kirk’s death is a tragic marker of the indiscriminate nature of political violence | Margaret Sullivan

Like an infectious disease, it efficiently finds more and more victims. It’s not picky about who they are

www.theguardian.com

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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · Sep 10

In addition to @scottwiener.bsky.social, let's also thank @jessearreguin.bsky.social as SB63's other author, and @asmmiabonta.bsky.social @senlaurarichardson.bsky.social @matthaneysf.bsky.social @catherinestefani.bsky.social who are co-authoring this essential step toward funding Bay Area Transit!

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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · Sep 9

[email protected] editorial board reminds us of "the carnage that’s in store for the region if BART, Muni and other public transit systems are dramatically scaled back due to funding shortages."

"Cut the politicking and get it done"

Gift link: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...

Bay Area transit needs a cash infusion — and an overhaul. Cut the politicking and get it done

OPINION: “California cannot let public transit die. But it also can’t afford to wallpaper over obvious systemic failings with cash,” the Chronicle’s editorial board writes.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · Sep 9

🥹 Thank you @kaleomark.bsky.social, and shoutout to you as well for your work on all the recent rallies!

Kaleo Mark @kaleomark.bsky.social · Sep 9

Shoutout to @carterlavin.bsky.social and @lian.bsky.social for their work organizing today's big rally (and pulling it all together over a single weekend nonetheless!)

Seamless Bay Area @seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social · Sep 9

Transit riders throughout the Bay stepped up and together we won BIG!

@transbaycoalition.bsky.social @sftru.bsky.social @streetsforallsf.org

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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · Sep 9

I saw you! Didn't get a chance to say hi. But we both surely spent a lot of time behind tall people. :D

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