Andrew Talbot
@talboito.bsky.social
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Paul’s at the forefront of American housing policy. Tying together YIMBYism, public finance, and public development, he’s building *the model* for American social housing.
Now he’s been appointed to Zohran’s Transition Committee on Housing. We at @publicenterprise.bsky.social couldn’t be prouder!
Now he’s been appointed to Zohran’s Transition Committee on Housing. We at @publicenterprise.bsky.social couldn’t be prouder!
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Paul’s at the forefront of American housing policy. Tying together YIMBYism, public finance, and public development, he’s building *the model* for American social housing.
Now he’s been appointed to Zohran’s Transition Committee on Housing. We at @publicenterprise.bsky.social couldn’t be prouder!
Now he’s been appointed to Zohran’s Transition Committee on Housing. We at @publicenterprise.bsky.social couldn’t be prouder!
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In 2026, I’m interested in attending fewer bill signing ceremonies & more ribbon cuttings. Because our success isn’t measured by how many bills we pass – it’s measured by how many problems we actually solve.
Read on for more of my 2025 reflections/2026 goals:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-to...
Read on for more of my 2025 reflections/2026 goals:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-to...
It’s too hard to build homes in California — here’s what we’re doing about it
In 2026, I’m interested in attending fewer bill signing ceremonies and more ribbon cuttings. Because our success isn’t measured by how many bills we pass – it’s measured by how many problems we actual...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
In 2026, I’m interested in attending fewer bill signing ceremonies & more ribbon cuttings. Because our success isn’t measured by how many bills we pass – it’s measured by how many problems we actually solve.
Read on for more of my 2025 reflections/2026 goals:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-to...
Read on for more of my 2025 reflections/2026 goals:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-to...
Excited to see where Piedmont stacks up against its peers.
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Excited to see where Piedmont stacks up against its peers.
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We also uncovered a striking phenomenon of "corporate enclaves": localities w virtually no residents but millions (even billions) of dollars’ worth of commercial property. Examples include the Disney-owned jurisdictions near Orlando and the industrial city of Vernon in LA (profiled by Mike Davis):
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We also uncovered a striking phenomenon of "corporate enclaves": localities w virtually no residents but millions (even billions) of dollars’ worth of commercial property. Examples include the Disney-owned jurisdictions near Orlando and the industrial city of Vernon in LA (profiled by Mike Davis):
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🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
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You can’t talk about affordability & cost of living without talking about the obscene cost of housing, which is driven by a massive shortage of homes. We’re working hard to make it easier & faster to build more homes in California. We need to take that work national …
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
You can’t talk about affordability & cost of living without talking about the obscene cost of housing, which is driven by a massive shortage of homes. We’re working hard to make it easier & faster to build more homes in California. We need to take that work national …
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"Why I lost faith in zoning." tinyurl.com/5n8sh428 Baltimore’s former zoning board executive director, on why she supports @mayorbmscott.bsky.social bills to promote more density and multi-family housing in the city. [OP-ED]
Baltimore’s former zoning board director explains why she lost faith in zoning | Baltimore Brew
The mayor’s “Housing Options and Opportunity” legislation – including Bill 25-0066 – will go a long way toward fixing an unfair system. [OP-ED]
tinyurl.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
"Why I lost faith in zoning." tinyurl.com/5n8sh428 Baltimore’s former zoning board executive director, on why she supports @mayorbmscott.bsky.social bills to promote more density and multi-family housing in the city. [OP-ED]
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SOURCE: Cal has fired head coach Justin Wilcox, @theathletic.com has learned.
The Bears are 6-5 and lost 31-10 to Stanford. (ESPN first reported)
The Bears are 6-5 and lost 31-10 to Stanford. (ESPN first reported)
November 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
SOURCE: Cal has fired head coach Justin Wilcox, @theathletic.com has learned.
The Bears are 6-5 and lost 31-10 to Stanford. (ESPN first reported)
The Bears are 6-5 and lost 31-10 to Stanford. (ESPN first reported)
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Reading California’s Urban Strategy for California from Spring 1978 (Jerry Brown 1.0 administration).
Struck by this section on transportation funding:
h/t @cafedujord.bsky.social
Struck by this section on transportation funding:
h/t @cafedujord.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Reading California’s Urban Strategy for California from Spring 1978 (Jerry Brown 1.0 administration).
Struck by this section on transportation funding:
h/t @cafedujord.bsky.social
Struck by this section on transportation funding:
h/t @cafedujord.bsky.social
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In November 2026 the Bay Area will vote on whether or not to save & improve its transit service.
The Bay will also be voting on the next Governor of California.
I look forward to seeing which candidates for Governor also stump for the regional measure to fund transit
The Bay will also be voting on the next Governor of California.
I look forward to seeing which candidates for Governor also stump for the regional measure to fund transit
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 AM
In November 2026 the Bay Area will vote on whether or not to save & improve its transit service.
The Bay will also be voting on the next Governor of California.
I look forward to seeing which candidates for Governor also stump for the regional measure to fund transit
The Bay will also be voting on the next Governor of California.
I look forward to seeing which candidates for Governor also stump for the regional measure to fund transit
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This is rich. Connie Chan says she “built real affordable housing, not the Sacramento version that destroys our neighborhoods.”
She points to new affordable housing on Geary: housing that she didn’t build but that *was* built using “Sacramento version” housing laws & $52M in state funds. 🧵
She points to new affordable housing on Geary: housing that she didn’t build but that *was* built using “Sacramento version” housing laws & $52M in state funds. 🧵
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is rich. Connie Chan says she “built real affordable housing, not the Sacramento version that destroys our neighborhoods.”
She points to new affordable housing on Geary: housing that she didn’t build but that *was* built using “Sacramento version” housing laws & $52M in state funds. 🧵
She points to new affordable housing on Geary: housing that she didn’t build but that *was* built using “Sacramento version” housing laws & $52M in state funds. 🧵
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New from me for Inside Philanthropy: California foundations need to decide whether they genuinely want to improve housing affordability or would rather keep funding NIMBY obstructionism in Sacramento. www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/philant...
Philanthropy Needs to Pick a Side on the Housing Construction Debate
Despite California’s severe housing shortage, foundations are still funding on the wrong side of the housing fight there, guest author Ned Resnikoff writes.
www.insidephilanthropy.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
New from me for Inside Philanthropy: California foundations need to decide whether they genuinely want to improve housing affordability or would rather keep funding NIMBY obstructionism in Sacramento. www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/philant...
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I didn’t fully explain the Council-thing: LA is a weaker-mayor structure than NYC or Chi, with only 15 councilmembers who preside over large territories with mostly low-turnout elections that can be secured by focusing on engaged homeowner bases (more exceptions now to this rule but still true).
November 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I didn’t fully explain the Council-thing: LA is a weaker-mayor structure than NYC or Chi, with only 15 councilmembers who preside over large territories with mostly low-turnout elections that can be secured by focusing on engaged homeowner bases (more exceptions now to this rule but still true).
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On Monday evening a driver hit a person cycling across Central on the Ohlone Greenway, despite the automatic flashing lights when someone crosses.
People walking and biking use this crossing a lot, as it connects to El Cerrito Plaza BART station.
We must slow car traffic to protect lives.
People walking and biking use this crossing a lot, as it connects to El Cerrito Plaza BART station.
We must slow car traffic to protect lives.
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
On Monday evening a driver hit a person cycling across Central on the Ohlone Greenway, despite the automatic flashing lights when someone crosses.
People walking and biking use this crossing a lot, as it connects to El Cerrito Plaza BART station.
We must slow car traffic to protect lives.
People walking and biking use this crossing a lot, as it connects to El Cerrito Plaza BART station.
We must slow car traffic to protect lives.
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so at tonight's single stair and code talk, @stephenjacobsmith.com brought the good stuff. people were floored.
'architects don't design buildings, codes do'
'architects don't design buildings, codes do'
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
so at tonight's single stair and code talk, @stephenjacobsmith.com brought the good stuff. people were floored.
'architects don't design buildings, codes do'
'architects don't design buildings, codes do'
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Her first film will be g rated
United Talent Agency has signed literal type of cheese Parmigiano Reggiano to its roster with the goal of finding product-placement opportunities for the brand in film and TV
www.vulture.com/article/parm...?
www.vulture.com/article/parm...?
Beloved Cheese Parmigiano Reggiano Signs With UTA
The blonde Italian bombshell is about to be all over film and TV.
www.vulture.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Her first film will be g rated
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What a humbling e-mail to receive this morning from a rider in Jersey City. Secure parking for 🚲 🛴 has the power to transform the entire region by making transit more accessible and more convenient. My only hope is that we can rapidly speed up deployments w/cities and agencies across region.
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
What a humbling e-mail to receive this morning from a rider in Jersey City. Secure parking for 🚲 🛴 has the power to transform the entire region by making transit more accessible and more convenient. My only hope is that we can rapidly speed up deployments w/cities and agencies across region.
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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)
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MOSES MOODY IS ON PACE FOR 28 MADE THREES
November 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
MOSES MOODY IS ON PACE FOR 28 MADE THREES
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These old folks walking on Virginia St bike blvd thanked me for walking in the street. I encourage people to walk in the streets on berkeley bike blvds. Lots of street walkers reminds motorists they should not drive on bike blvds.
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
These old folks walking on Virginia St bike blvd thanked me for walking in the street. I encourage people to walk in the streets on berkeley bike blvds. Lots of street walkers reminds motorists they should not drive on bike blvds.
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Close Telegraph to cars immediately!
Berkeley voted years ago to close it by rebuilding the street, but it can be closed to cars immediately with plastic posts and signs
Safety can't wait any longer
Berkeley voted years ago to close it by rebuilding the street, but it can be closed to cars immediately with plastic posts and signs
Safety can't wait any longer
BREAKING: A cyclist died Saturday after a crash on Telegraph Avenue near UC Berkeley, authorities report.
Cyclist dead after Telegraph Avenue crash in Berkeley
Berkeley police have now taped off the block for an investigation and called in the Fatal Accident Investigation Team.
www.berkeleyscanner.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Close Telegraph to cars immediately!
Berkeley voted years ago to close it by rebuilding the street, but it can be closed to cars immediately with plastic posts and signs
Safety can't wait any longer
Berkeley voted years ago to close it by rebuilding the street, but it can be closed to cars immediately with plastic posts and signs
Safety can't wait any longer
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A person on a bike was killed today on Telegraph because we allow automobiles in the most dense, car free area of Berkeley. And the fire dept is tripping that we make it too hard to drive on this street.
BREAKING: A cyclist died Saturday after a crash on Telegraph Avenue near UC Berkeley, authorities report.
Cyclist dead after Telegraph Avenue crash in Berkeley
Berkeley police have now taped off the block for an investigation and called in the Fatal Accident Investigation Team.
www.berkeleyscanner.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
A person on a bike was killed today on Telegraph because we allow automobiles in the most dense, car free area of Berkeley. And the fire dept is tripping that we make it too hard to drive on this street.
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"'Places with tons of high-paying jobs and a massive housing shortage, they’re not going to do that themselves,' @hanlon.bsky.social says. 'You need to do that at a higher level.'"
Scott Weiner has forced California to build a lot more homes. Now he's running for Nancy Pelosi's seat. Can his "getting shit done" ethos work in a broken Congress?
Scott Wiener Defeated California’s NIMBYs. Can He Fix America’s Housing Crisis?
By running for Nancy Pelosi's seat, he's putting the "Abundance" theory to the test.
www.motherjones.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"'Places with tons of high-paying jobs and a massive housing shortage, they’re not going to do that themselves,' @hanlon.bsky.social says. 'You need to do that at a higher level.'"
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BART holiday sweaters are here!
I picked mine up just in time for today’s cold, rainy weather.
I have every BART holiday sweater, and this one might be my favorite. It’s warm, cozy, and cute! And BART is offering youth sizes for the first time.
Order yours: www.railgoods.com/bart/2025-ho...
I picked mine up just in time for today’s cold, rainy weather.
I have every BART holiday sweater, and this one might be my favorite. It’s warm, cozy, and cute! And BART is offering youth sizes for the first time.
Order yours: www.railgoods.com/bart/2025-ho...
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
BART holiday sweaters are here!
I picked mine up just in time for today’s cold, rainy weather.
I have every BART holiday sweater, and this one might be my favorite. It’s warm, cozy, and cute! And BART is offering youth sizes for the first time.
Order yours: www.railgoods.com/bart/2025-ho...
I picked mine up just in time for today’s cold, rainy weather.
I have every BART holiday sweater, and this one might be my favorite. It’s warm, cozy, and cute! And BART is offering youth sizes for the first time.
Order yours: www.railgoods.com/bart/2025-ho...
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Who knew the Berkeley Fire Department would start eliminating festivals, limiting farmers market sizes, and block safer streets—becoming the single entity in the city working to make everyone in the city unhappy.
We can have nice things without needing to pave the entire city for fire truck access.
We can have nice things without needing to pave the entire city for fire truck access.
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Who knew the Berkeley Fire Department would start eliminating festivals, limiting farmers market sizes, and block safer streets—becoming the single entity in the city working to make everyone in the city unhappy.
We can have nice things without needing to pave the entire city for fire truck access.
We can have nice things without needing to pave the entire city for fire truck access.