David Shere
@davidshere.net
Berkeley Yimby Jew Dad
On the Housing Advisory Commission trying to make more and better affordable housing.
Berkeley Civic Library: https://www.civic-library.com
Blog: https://davidshere.github.io
On the Housing Advisory Commission trying to make more and better affordable housing.
Berkeley Civic Library: https://www.civic-library.com
Blog: https://davidshere.github.io
Apparently going to meetings and meeting and being annoying runs in the family
January 15, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Apparently going to meetings and meeting and being annoying runs in the family
Here's a project - no density bonus, no BMR units, $1.8 million in-lieu fee, and coming it at 49,90 square feet which, by pure happenstance I'm sure, is just 100 sq. feet shy of being subject to HARD HATS.
December 29, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Here's a project - no density bonus, no BMR units, $1.8 million in-lieu fee, and coming it at 49,90 square feet which, by pure happenstance I'm sure, is just 100 sq. feet shy of being subject to HARD HATS.
Hah ok - yeah I think my only real position is that federal historic preservation standards and a 100-page environmental report is more than enough and off-street parking should not have to go through LPC.
I think red curbing the whole property is great, I mean this is a totally insane situation.
I think red curbing the whole property is great, I mean this is a totally insane situation.
December 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Hah ok - yeah I think my only real position is that federal historic preservation standards and a 100-page environmental report is more than enough and off-street parking should not have to go through LPC.
I think red curbing the whole property is great, I mean this is a totally insane situation.
I think red curbing the whole property is great, I mean this is a totally insane situation.
@berkeleyca.gov love your surveys, I really do. I wonder though, if this is the most inviting way to present the San Pablo plan draft report
December 12, 2025 at 4:40 AM
@berkeleyca.gov love your surveys, I really do. I wonder though, if this is the most inviting way to present the San Pablo plan draft report
He’s playing it too straight though, the correct post is:
I think it’s good, actually, that Donald Trump is not in charge of every penny of health spending in America.
I think it’s good, actually, that Donald Trump is not in charge of every penny of health spending in America.
December 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
He’s playing it too straight though, the correct post is:
I think it’s good, actually, that Donald Trump is not in charge of every penny of health spending in America.
I think it’s good, actually, that Donald Trump is not in charge of every penny of health spending in America.
Great article about the state of things, but I just cannot get over the San Diego erasure on display here.
Come on, people! It’s the actual second biggest city in the state!
Come on, people! It’s the actual second biggest city in the state!
November 27, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Great article about the state of things, but I just cannot get over the San Diego erasure on display here.
Come on, people! It’s the actual second biggest city in the state!
Come on, people! It’s the actual second biggest city in the state!
I will never get used to people saying this, and with their real names! @nextdoorsv.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I will never get used to people saying this, and with their real names! @nextdoorsv.bsky.social
And this here is the most Berkeley thing ever - the important thing about new apartments is how they look to me, homeowner who has to look at it but will never live inside of it.
November 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
And this here is the most Berkeley thing ever - the important thing about new apartments is how they look to me, homeowner who has to look at it but will never live inside of it.
If you are the wrong kind of tenant - the kind that can pay market rents - you do not matter, do not exist, and letting people build housing for you to live in actively makes the world a worse place.
That's what "nobody can afford these prices" means - if you can afford it, you are nobody.
That's what "nobody can afford these prices" means - if you can afford it, you are nobody.
November 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
If you are the wrong kind of tenant - the kind that can pay market rents - you do not matter, do not exist, and letting people build housing for you to live in actively makes the world a worse place.
That's what "nobody can afford these prices" means - if you can afford it, you are nobody.
That's what "nobody can afford these prices" means - if you can afford it, you are nobody.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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One more soul sacrificed at the altar of the emergency access and evacuation network
November 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
One more soul sacrificed at the altar of the emergency access and evacuation network
This is the funniest shit I have ever seen in my life
November 9, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This is the funniest shit I have ever seen in my life
At the Corridor Zoning worksession, seeing a lot of folks who won't be able to make this observation
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 AM
At the Corridor Zoning worksession, seeing a lot of folks who won't be able to make this observation
I absolutely love the @berkeleyscanner.com, we are beyond lucky to have that kind of knowledgable, detailed reporting on public safety in our community. Most places don't have that.
But man that comment section...there are some wild things that happen in that comment section...
But man that comment section...there are some wild things that happen in that comment section...
October 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I absolutely love the @berkeleyscanner.com, we are beyond lucky to have that kind of knowledgable, detailed reporting on public safety in our community. Most places don't have that.
But man that comment section...there are some wild things that happen in that comment section...
But man that comment section...there are some wild things that happen in that comment section...
4 year old saw a version of this meme so I had to explain it to her, so I made up an example she could relate to, and it was, to put it mildly, a hit and so now you all get to share in it too
October 14, 2025 at 3:45 AM
4 year old saw a version of this meme so I had to explain it to her, so I made up an example she could relate to, and it was, to put it mildly, a hit and so now you all get to share in it too
this is why you READ THEORY
September 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
this is why you READ THEORY
I'm confused though, I thought they were going to be making a recommendation on corridor zoning
September 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I'm confused though, I thought they were going to be making a recommendation on corridor zoning
This is neat stuff coming up!
September 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This is neat stuff coming up!