Alex Shoor
@alexshoor.bsky.social
Co-founder & Executive Director of @CatalyzeSV
8-yr Housing Commissioner.
@Vanderbilt - BA;
@USCPrice - MPA. #ObamaBlvd
8-yr Housing Commissioner.
@Vanderbilt - BA;
@USCPrice - MPA. #ObamaBlvd
Reposted by Alex Shoor
The first round of campaign filings for the 2026 election cycle, submitted ahead of a Monday deadline, show San Jose City Council candidates have raised tens of thousands of dollars across the five districts holding elections this year.
Follow the money in San Jose's City Council races - San José Spotlight
A political newcomer is leading the fundraising pack in the race for this year's sole open seat on the San Jose City Council, as incumbents in other districts raise funds to fend off rivals.
sanjosespotlight.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The first round of campaign filings for the 2026 election cycle, submitted ahead of a Monday deadline, show San Jose City Council candidates have raised tens of thousands of dollars across the five districts holding elections this year.
Listening to the music from the 1990s Harrison Ford movie Air Force One, I just realized the parallels between what Ford’s character as the president did kidnapping a dictator and what ours did last month.
February 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Listening to the music from the 1990s Harrison Ford movie Air Force One, I just realized the parallels between what Ford’s character as the president did kidnapping a dictator and what ours did last month.
#SanJose Councilor David Cohen announcing he wants to leave City Council after serving one full term + 1 year of 2nd term to run for #california State Senate.
Any thoughts on his decision, record, and/or chances?
Any thoughts on his decision, record, and/or chances?
February 4, 2026 at 7:48 PM
#SanJose Councilor David Cohen announcing he wants to leave City Council after serving one full term + 1 year of 2nd term to run for #california State Senate.
Any thoughts on his decision, record, and/or chances?
Any thoughts on his decision, record, and/or chances?
While mayors don't have to weigh in on state policy, they often do!
And #SanJose mayor has been weighing in on state issues since he was a coucilmember, when he came out strongly in opposition to legislation to allow more duplexes & triplexes (known as "Opportunity Housing").
And #SanJose mayor has been weighing in on state issues since he was a coucilmember, when he came out strongly in opposition to legislation to allow more duplexes & triplexes (known as "Opportunity Housing").
There is exactly *one* big city mayor in the Bay Area who supported SB79, the holy grail of YIMBY housing reforms. It was Barbara Lee. No other big city mayor in the Bay Area chose to do so.
Do with that information what you will.
Do with that information what you will.
January 30, 2026 at 10:26 PM
While mayors don't have to weigh in on state policy, they often do!
And #SanJose mayor has been weighing in on state issues since he was a coucilmember, when he came out strongly in opposition to legislation to allow more duplexes & triplexes (known as "Opportunity Housing").
And #SanJose mayor has been weighing in on state issues since he was a coucilmember, when he came out strongly in opposition to legislation to allow more duplexes & triplexes (known as "Opportunity Housing").
This is BIG that these unions are coming around to modular housing!
#Housing advocates, take note!
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
#Housing advocates, take note!
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
Key California labor unions show agreement on future housing model. What is it?
“The idea of modular construction intrigues us,” said a top building trades official.
www.sacbee.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:16 PM
This is BIG that these unions are coming around to modular housing!
#Housing advocates, take note!
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
#Housing advocates, take note!
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
Going to Texas next month - I can't believe this is true -- for the first time ever.
A few days in Austin!
It will be my 42nd state visited in my 44th year alive.
Still want to hit all 50 by 50!
Still missing: West Virginia, Utah, Delaware, North Dakota, Nebraska, Indiana, Idaho & Oklahoma.
A few days in Austin!
It will be my 42nd state visited in my 44th year alive.
Still want to hit all 50 by 50!
Still missing: West Virginia, Utah, Delaware, North Dakota, Nebraska, Indiana, Idaho & Oklahoma.
January 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Going to Texas next month - I can't believe this is true -- for the first time ever.
A few days in Austin!
It will be my 42nd state visited in my 44th year alive.
Still want to hit all 50 by 50!
Still missing: West Virginia, Utah, Delaware, North Dakota, Nebraska, Indiana, Idaho & Oklahoma.
A few days in Austin!
It will be my 42nd state visited in my 44th year alive.
Still want to hit all 50 by 50!
Still missing: West Virginia, Utah, Delaware, North Dakota, Nebraska, Indiana, Idaho & Oklahoma.
Have had lots of experience w/ Flipcause through the nonprofit I run.
How can a company with 5-6 employees be this much in debt and owe so many nonprofits so much?!? Where did the $ go? Something seems really fishy.
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
How can a company with 5-6 employees be this much in debt and owe so many nonprofits so much?!? Where did the $ go? Something seems really fishy.
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
Bay Area tech startup collapses into bankruptcy, owing $29M to nonprofits
Millions of dollars of donations to nonprofits stalled under the company's watch.
www.sfgate.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Have had lots of experience w/ Flipcause through the nonprofit I run.
How can a company with 5-6 employees be this much in debt and owe so many nonprofits so much?!? Where did the $ go? Something seems really fishy.
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
How can a company with 5-6 employees be this much in debt and owe so many nonprofits so much?!? Where did the $ go? Something seems really fishy.
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
Reposted by Alex Shoor
ICYMI: Signed by @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom, California just gave its 40 million residents a permanent delete button for a largely covert part of the personal data economy.
privacy.ca.gov/drop
privacy.ca.gov/drop
January 5, 2026 at 7:07 PM
ICYMI: Signed by @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom, California just gave its 40 million residents a permanent delete button for a largely covert part of the personal data economy.
privacy.ca.gov/drop
privacy.ca.gov/drop
Source: CNN share.google/sKzD5LDt4bqv...
Georgia Democrat flips a state House seat in district Trump won by double digits, CNN projects | CNN Politics
Democrats continued their run of successes in special elections by flipping a state House seat in Georgia Tuesday, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk.
share.google
December 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Source: CNN share.google/sKzD5LDt4bqv...
Reposted by Alex Shoor
4 images that perfectly tell a California story:
A 3 bed 1 bath 988 sqft house sold for $2.8M
In a school district that has to do budget cuts
While trying to help its growing number of homeless students
Meanwhile residents are mad that a Chase will be replaced with 6 stories of apartments
A 3 bed 1 bath 988 sqft house sold for $2.8M
In a school district that has to do budget cuts
While trying to help its growing number of homeless students
Meanwhile residents are mad that a Chase will be replaced with 6 stories of apartments
November 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
4 images that perfectly tell a California story:
A 3 bed 1 bath 988 sqft house sold for $2.8M
In a school district that has to do budget cuts
While trying to help its growing number of homeless students
Meanwhile residents are mad that a Chase will be replaced with 6 stories of apartments
A 3 bed 1 bath 988 sqft house sold for $2.8M
In a school district that has to do budget cuts
While trying to help its growing number of homeless students
Meanwhile residents are mad that a Chase will be replaced with 6 stories of apartments
The #Planning field is broken because its fixation on rules & process is preventing us from achieving essential outcomes like vibrant, walkable l, mixed-use neighborhoods and more #housing.
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, she says. [OP-ED]
www.baltimorebrew.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Reposted by Alex Shoor
"... commended Greystar for designing the mixed-use development around community engagement and building support for the proposal.
'We hope to see many, many more projects like this in #MountainView and across the Bay Area,' @alexshoor.bsky.social said."
'We hope to see many, many more projects like this in #MountainView and across the Bay Area,' @alexshoor.bsky.social said."
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"... commended Greystar for designing the mixed-use development around community engagement and building support for the proposal.
'We hope to see many, many more projects like this in #MountainView and across the Bay Area,' @alexshoor.bsky.social said."
'We hope to see many, many more projects like this in #MountainView and across the Bay Area,' @alexshoor.bsky.social said."
Here's the @vanderbilt.edu piece I'm most excited by!
"... the transformation of Jess Neely Drive into a vibrant connector pedestrian corridor lined w/ food vendors, retail & more is being planned to create a shared space for friends, family & fans to gather together."
t.e2ma.net/message/p1uw...
"... the transformation of Jess Neely Drive into a vibrant connector pedestrian corridor lined w/ food vendors, retail & more is being planned to create a shared space for friends, family & fans to gather together."
t.e2ma.net/message/p1uw...
email : Webview : Vandy United's next chapter begins to take shape
t.e2ma.net
November 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Here's the @vanderbilt.edu piece I'm most excited by!
"... the transformation of Jess Neely Drive into a vibrant connector pedestrian corridor lined w/ food vendors, retail & more is being planned to create a shared space for friends, family & fans to gather together."
t.e2ma.net/message/p1uw...
"... the transformation of Jess Neely Drive into a vibrant connector pedestrian corridor lined w/ food vendors, retail & more is being planned to create a shared space for friends, family & fans to gather together."
t.e2ma.net/message/p1uw...
Reposted by Alex Shoor
I am shocked -- shocked! -- to learn that housing prices fell the most in metros where inventory of homes increased by a lot. via @harvard-jchs.bsky.social
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
September 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I am shocked -- shocked! -- to learn that housing prices fell the most in metros where inventory of homes increased by a lot. via @harvard-jchs.bsky.social
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
Charron: It’s time for Santa Clara County to adopt ranked choice voting sanjosespotlight.com/charron-its-...
Hell yes, it's high time! This is the future of #democracy.
Hell yes, it's high time! This is the future of #democracy.
Charron: It's time for Santa Clara County to adopt ranked choice voting - San José Spotlight
Look ahead to Dec. 30. Maybe you’re out of town visiting family, or enjoying holiday presents with your kids, or getting ready for New Year’s Eve. Does anyone have “voting in a special election runoff...
sanjosespotlight.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Charron: It’s time for Santa Clara County to adopt ranked choice voting sanjosespotlight.com/charron-its-...
Hell yes, it's high time! This is the future of #democracy.
Hell yes, it's high time! This is the future of #democracy.
Wow, this is gross. And problematic. I almost got sucked into a scam ad on Instagram from a company pretending to be a clothing company at which I shop.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Wow, this is gross. And problematic. I almost got sucked into a scam ad on Instagram from a company pretending to be a clothing company at which I shop.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
“You’ll see women becoming much more prominent mega-donors. They’re very comfortable handling money. They’re very comfortable doing research, and they’re looking for ways to change the system.”
fortune.com/article/hund...
Yes to changing the broken system!
@nonprofitaf.bsky.social
fortune.com/article/hund...
Yes to changing the broken system!
@nonprofitaf.bsky.social
Hundreds of billionaires pledged to give away $600 billion to charity—but the Bill Gates and Warren Buffett era of philanthropy may be over | Fortune
While a tax bill aimed to cripple liberal philanthropic foundations may upend billionaire giving, charitable vagabonds like MacKenzie Scott are already rewriting the norm.
fortune.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“You’ll see women becoming much more prominent mega-donors. They’re very comfortable handling money. They’re very comfortable doing research, and they’re looking for ways to change the system.”
fortune.com/article/hund...
Yes to changing the broken system!
@nonprofitaf.bsky.social
fortune.com/article/hund...
Yes to changing the broken system!
@nonprofitaf.bsky.social
Nonprofits #Philanthropy #Government #GovernmentFunding
Definitely seeing this in #SiliconValley
Thanks @urbaninstitute.bsky.social for highlighting this mounting issue.
Definitely seeing this in #SiliconValley
Thanks @urbaninstitute.bsky.social for highlighting this mounting issue.
How Government Funding Disruptions Affected Nonprofits in Early 2025
Using data from the 2025 National Survey of Nonprofit Trends and Impacts, a nationally representative survey of 501(c)(3) public charities that operate acros…
www.urban.org
October 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Nonprofits #Philanthropy #Government #GovernmentFunding
Definitely seeing this in #SiliconValley
Thanks @urbaninstitute.bsky.social for highlighting this mounting issue.
Definitely seeing this in #SiliconValley
Thanks @urbaninstitute.bsky.social for highlighting this mounting issue.
Neat to finally see this vision approved after so many years. It will definitely help my neighborhood. I proudly voted for it, even though it will cost me personally!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP8s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP8s...
Landowners to invest over $300K a year in San Jose neighborhood over the next 15 years
YouTube video by ABC7 News Bay Area
www.youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Neat to finally see this vision approved after so many years. It will definitely help my neighborhood. I proudly voted for it, even though it will cost me personally!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP8s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP8s...
Reposted by Alex Shoor
Santa Clara County hoped to build 4,800 new homes with the $950 million housing bond passed by voters in 2016. Instead, the county is projected to exceed that goal by 38%. Here's how they did it:
www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/31/s...
www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/31/s...
Santa Clara County hoped to build 4,800 new homes with Measure A money. How did they exceed that goal by 38%?
Measure A funds are currently projected to aid in the creation of 6,665 new affordable homes.
www.mercurynews.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Santa Clara County hoped to build 4,800 new homes with the $950 million housing bond passed by voters in 2016. Instead, the county is projected to exceed that goal by 38%. Here's how they did it:
www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/31/s...
www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/31/s...
Getting a little tired of social media posts of people showing photos of themselves and patting themselves on the back for going to charity events they don’t personally pay for.
August 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Getting a little tired of social media posts of people showing photos of themselves and patting themselves on the back for going to charity events they don’t personally pay for.
Since taking @futureofwhere.bsky.social ‘s class in grad school, I’ve been an advocate for smaller, shorter blocks.
Here’s another reason to support them, as revealed in @jeffspeck.bsky.social’s “Walkable City” book:
Bigger blocks built for cars lead to more deaths by car.
Here’s another reason to support them, as revealed in @jeffspeck.bsky.social’s “Walkable City” book:
Bigger blocks built for cars lead to more deaths by car.
August 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Since taking @futureofwhere.bsky.social ‘s class in grad school, I’ve been an advocate for smaller, shorter blocks.
Here’s another reason to support them, as revealed in @jeffspeck.bsky.social’s “Walkable City” book:
Bigger blocks built for cars lead to more deaths by car.
Here’s another reason to support them, as revealed in @jeffspeck.bsky.social’s “Walkable City” book:
Bigger blocks built for cars lead to more deaths by car.
I've been envisioning this event for years, perhaps even shortly after Catalyze SV began providing community engagement services 5 years ago.
events.humanitix.com/ces-networking
events.humanitix.com/ces-networking
Community Engagement Services Networking Happy Hour
Sip, mingle, and spark ideas with public, private, and nonprofit leaders on a mission to build stronger communities—together!
events.humanitix.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I've been envisioning this event for years, perhaps even shortly after Catalyze SV began providing community engagement services 5 years ago.
events.humanitix.com/ces-networking
events.humanitix.com/ces-networking
Reposted by Alex Shoor
This year marks 50 years of @svpride.com! My team and I will be matching in the parade and we’d love to have you join us. RSVP at bit.ly/TordillosPride2025 so we can get a headcount and send you updates. Let’s celebrate 50 years of love, legacy, and liberation! 🌈
August 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This year marks 50 years of @svpride.com! My team and I will be matching in the parade and we’d love to have you join us. RSVP at bit.ly/TordillosPride2025 so we can get a headcount and send you updates. Let’s celebrate 50 years of love, legacy, and liberation! 🌈