Saad Asad
@realsaadasad.bsky.social
Comms @cayimby.bsky.social. Advocacy at YIMBY Dems of SD. Previously Product Marketing @ U.S. Digital Response. Tweets on housing, climate change, and San Diego/California politics
Morongo Tribe became first Native American transmission co-owners. Socal Edison initially offered only cash for land use.
Partnership avoided $500M+ reroute costs and 7-year delay. Sovereignty mattered more than money to tribal negotiators.
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Partnership avoided $500M+ reroute costs and 7-year delay. Sovereignty mattered more than money to tribal negotiators.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Morongo Tribe became first Native American transmission co-owners. Socal Edison initially offered only cash for land use.
Partnership avoided $500M+ reroute costs and 7-year delay. Sovereignty mattered more than money to tribal negotiators.
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Partnership avoided $500M+ reroute costs and 7-year delay. Sovereignty mattered more than money to tribal negotiators.
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UCSD now requires all undergrads to take a climate change class to graduate. Students can pick from 50+ courses across 23 disciplines.
Every career will be affected by climate impacts, from coffee prices to wildfire smoke treatment.
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Every career will be affected by climate impacts, from coffee prices to wildfire smoke treatment.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
UCSD now requires all undergrads to take a climate change class to graduate. Students can pick from 50+ courses across 23 disciplines.
Every career will be affected by climate impacts, from coffee prices to wildfire smoke treatment.
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Every career will be affected by climate impacts, from coffee prices to wildfire smoke treatment.
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Prop 36 added 500+ people to San Diego jails—12% of total population. Most are drug arrests. District Attorney says 97% choose treatment over jail, but it's unclear if they're actually getting it.
Meanwhile, jails weren't built for addiction treatment and deaths are spiking.
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Meanwhile, jails weren't built for addiction treatment and deaths are spiking.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Prop 36 added 500+ people to San Diego jails—12% of total population. Most are drug arrests. District Attorney says 97% choose treatment over jail, but it's unclear if they're actually getting it.
Meanwhile, jails weren't built for addiction treatment and deaths are spiking.
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Meanwhile, jails weren't built for addiction treatment and deaths are spiking.
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Rocky Mountain Power selected route without Tooele City input.
City used ownership of 4,000 feet of right-of-way to force litigation, winning $500K for nature park plus 130-acre land transfer.
Conflict worked but early engagement would've been cheaper.
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City used ownership of 4,000 feet of right-of-way to force litigation, winning $500K for nature park plus 130-acre land transfer.
Conflict worked but early engagement would've been cheaper.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Rocky Mountain Power selected route without Tooele City input.
City used ownership of 4,000 feet of right-of-way to force litigation, winning $500K for nature park plus 130-acre land transfer.
Conflict worked but early engagement would've been cheaper.
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City used ownership of 4,000 feet of right-of-way to force litigation, winning $500K for nature park plus 130-acre land transfer.
Conflict worked but early engagement would've been cheaper.
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🚨 FRIDAY 11/21, 9 AM: San Diego City Council decides whether College Area gets 17,750 new homes over 30 years—or stays stuck at 8,500.
SDSU students squeeze 10 per house.
Health workers at UCSD East Campus can't afford local rent.
Time to fix this! 1/7 🧵
SDSU students squeeze 10 per house.
Health workers at UCSD East Campus can't afford local rent.
Time to fix this! 1/7 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
🚨 FRIDAY 11/21, 9 AM: San Diego City Council decides whether College Area gets 17,750 new homes over 30 years—or stays stuck at 8,500.
SDSU students squeeze 10 per house.
Health workers at UCSD East Campus can't afford local rent.
Time to fix this! 1/7 🧵
SDSU students squeeze 10 per house.
Health workers at UCSD East Campus can't afford local rent.
Time to fix this! 1/7 🧵
Del Sur HOA uses 400 sheep and goats to clear fire-prone vegetation—costs less than hand crews and improves soil health. "Fire doesn't stop at a property line," so they graze beyond required areas. Pays for itself and builds community support.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Del Sur HOA uses 400 sheep and goats to clear fire-prone vegetation—costs less than hand crews and improves soil health. "Fire doesn't stop at a property line," so they graze beyond required areas. Pays for itself and builds community support.
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Vineyard Wind coordinated cable burial with Barnstable's sewer upgrades, saving town $3M. Developer hired local resident for outreach and funded town's technical reviewers.
Early partnership before permits beat Cape Wind's decade of litigation.
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Early partnership before permits beat Cape Wind's decade of litigation.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Vineyard Wind coordinated cable burial with Barnstable's sewer upgrades, saving town $3M. Developer hired local resident for outreach and funded town's technical reviewers.
Early partnership before permits beat Cape Wind's decade of litigation.
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Early partnership before permits beat Cape Wind's decade of litigation.
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Jelly Roll plans to build a free 100-acre rehab campus in Tennessee with mental health services and peer support.
Recovery needs housing with wraparound care—exactly what people leaving prison or battling addiction rarely get.
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Recovery needs housing with wraparound care—exactly what people leaving prison or battling addiction rarely get.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Jelly Roll plans to build a free 100-acre rehab campus in Tennessee with mental health services and peer support.
Recovery needs housing with wraparound care—exactly what people leaving prison or battling addiction rarely get.
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Recovery needs housing with wraparound care—exactly what people leaving prison or battling addiction rarely get.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Trump cut $7.6B in clean energy funds, hitting California's grid upgrades and hydrogen projects. State will lose federal money but still has cap-and-trade revenue and private investment.
Climate goals depend less on DC than on state execution now.
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Climate goals depend less on DC than on state execution now.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Trump cut $7.6B in clean energy funds, hitting California's grid upgrades and hydrogen projects. State will lose federal money but still has cap-and-trade revenue and private investment.
Climate goals depend less on DC than on state execution now.
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Climate goals depend less on DC than on state execution now.
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WSJ op-ed argues for climate adaptation over mitigation since warming will hit 3°C by 2100.
But this ignores cost math: every degree avoided saves trillions in adaptation costs. Mitigation IS adaptation insurance.
Framing them as either/or creates false choice that costs more.
But this ignores cost math: every degree avoided saves trillions in adaptation costs. Mitigation IS adaptation insurance.
Framing them as either/or creates false choice that costs more.
October 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
WSJ op-ed argues for climate adaptation over mitigation since warming will hit 3°C by 2100.
But this ignores cost math: every degree avoided saves trillions in adaptation costs. Mitigation IS adaptation insurance.
Framing them as either/or creates false choice that costs more.
But this ignores cost math: every degree avoided saves trillions in adaptation costs. Mitigation IS adaptation insurance.
Framing them as either/or creates false choice that costs more.
Conservative group argues for "all of the above" energy, citing Texas mixing oil, gas, wind and solar. Fair point that diversification helps reliability.
But Texas still had deadly blackouts in 2021, and building everything costs more than strategic choices about what scales fastest.
But Texas still had deadly blackouts in 2021, and building everything costs more than strategic choices about what scales fastest.
October 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Conservative group argues for "all of the above" energy, citing Texas mixing oil, gas, wind and solar. Fair point that diversification helps reliability.
But Texas still had deadly blackouts in 2021, and building everything costs more than strategic choices about what scales fastest.
But Texas still had deadly blackouts in 2021, and building everything costs more than strategic choices about what scales fastest.
Damn and he also essentially opposed SB 79 and doesn’t seem to want to use its benefits.
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Damn and he also essentially opposed SB 79 and doesn’t seem to want to use its benefits.
South Bay families still breathe toxic air while EPA celebrates half-measures. New plant treats more sewage but at lower standards—meaning more pollution in the ocean.
Communities deserve full treatment.
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Communities deserve full treatment.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
South Bay families still breathe toxic air while EPA celebrates half-measures. New plant treats more sewage but at lower standards—meaning more pollution in the ocean.
Communities deserve full treatment.
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Communities deserve full treatment.
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Carlsbad killed its 35-acre solar farm after battery fires in Escondido and Otay Mesa scared residents.
Resident concerns need validation, but California can't meet clean energy goals if every project gets rejected. Need better fire protocols, not project cancellation.
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Resident concerns need validation, but California can't meet clean energy goals if every project gets rejected. Need better fire protocols, not project cancellation.
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October 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Carlsbad killed its 35-acre solar farm after battery fires in Escondido and Otay Mesa scared residents.
Resident concerns need validation, but California can't meet clean energy goals if every project gets rejected. Need better fire protocols, not project cancellation.
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Resident concerns need validation, but California can't meet clean energy goals if every project gets rejected. Need better fire protocols, not project cancellation.
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Some great wins for student housing legislation this year.
It's a tragedy that so many college students are experiencing homelessness.
Glad that @studenthomesco.bsky.social is on the forefront of this issue.
It's a tragedy that so many college students are experiencing homelessness.
Glad that @studenthomesco.bsky.social is on the forefront of this issue.
October 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Some great wins for student housing legislation this year.
It's a tragedy that so many college students are experiencing homelessness.
Glad that @studenthomesco.bsky.social is on the forefront of this issue.
It's a tragedy that so many college students are experiencing homelessness.
Glad that @studenthomesco.bsky.social is on the forefront of this issue.
October 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
October 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Thanks to all who came out to the SB 79 Victory Party today! We couldn't have passed SB 79 without local grassroots across the state.
Thank you to @bikesd.bsky.social for hosting!
Thank you to @bikesd.bsky.social for hosting!
October 14, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Thanks to all who came out to the SB 79 Victory Party today! We couldn't have passed SB 79 without local grassroots across the state.
Thank you to @bikesd.bsky.social for hosting!
Thank you to @bikesd.bsky.social for hosting!
Indigenous farmers in San Diego bring traditional knowledge to climate solutions—like understanding soil health through generations of observation.
Modern science is finally catching up to what Native communities knew about land stewardship.
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Modern science is finally catching up to what Native communities knew about land stewardship.
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October 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Indigenous farmers in San Diego bring traditional knowledge to climate solutions—like understanding soil health through generations of observation.
Modern science is finally catching up to what Native communities knew about land stewardship.
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Modern science is finally catching up to what Native communities knew about land stewardship.
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Don't miss out on the San Diego celebration of SB 79 tomorrow, 6-8 pm at Coronado Brewing off Morena!
October 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Don't miss out on the San Diego celebration of SB 79 tomorrow, 6-8 pm at Coronado Brewing off Morena!
Federal court will decide if ICE can arrest people at churches and mosques.
Police chiefs and prosecutors warn this breaks community trust needed to solve crimes.
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Police chiefs and prosecutors warn this breaks community trust needed to solve crimes.
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October 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Federal court will decide if ICE can arrest people at churches and mosques.
Police chiefs and prosecutors warn this breaks community trust needed to solve crimes.
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Police chiefs and prosecutors warn this breaks community trust needed to solve crimes.
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Not sure who of these folks have BlueSky accounts so apologies for not tagging, but thank you San Diegans for supporting more housing!
October 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Not sure who of these folks have BlueSky accounts so apologies for not tagging, but thank you San Diegans for supporting more housing!
Thank you all for your work on SB 79!
Honored to have played a role in allowing more housing near transit to tackle housing affordability, climate-warming pollution, and the sustainability of our transit systems.
Special thanks to San Diegans 1/2
Honored to have played a role in allowing more housing near transit to tackle housing affordability, climate-warming pollution, and the sustainability of our transit systems.
Special thanks to San Diegans 1/2
October 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Thank you all for your work on SB 79!
Honored to have played a role in allowing more housing near transit to tackle housing affordability, climate-warming pollution, and the sustainability of our transit systems.
Special thanks to San Diegans 1/2
Honored to have played a role in allowing more housing near transit to tackle housing affordability, climate-warming pollution, and the sustainability of our transit systems.
Special thanks to San Diegans 1/2
UC San Diego researcher studies how wildfire power shutoffs hit tribal communities hardest. Blue Lake Rancheria's microgrid kept lights on when power was cut.
Local energy control matters for resilience
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Local energy control matters for resilience
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October 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
UC San Diego researcher studies how wildfire power shutoffs hit tribal communities hardest. Blue Lake Rancheria's microgrid kept lights on when power was cut.
Local energy control matters for resilience
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Local energy control matters for resilience
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