I mean, lying in investor materials is one financial crime that is still punished, but no. I think Waymo poses a real threat to Uber and Lyft. But I also think Uber is right: Waymo expands the appeal and use of ridehail, and will further induce overall ridehail demand.
* for years. But for tears works too, as it's going to being us to tears as congestion gets even worse.
An under-regulated Waymo will be a disaster for cities just like under-regulated TNCs were. This has been staring us in the face for tears.
There are real safety problems here. But trying to make safety the main/only framing is distracting from the biggest structural risk: an explosion in VMT.
Think Carter's hat is peak style? Well, you're right!
And the only way to get such a stylish hat is to volunteer and help us reach the November ballot!
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I think you need to include all the other labor related costs. Those costs wouldn't exist without the labor.
This isn't in opposition to your point, but it's not an accurate reading to include just the base wages.
The year is 2192. The voters of San Francisco are voting on the Great Highway opening up to cars again. No one remembers where this tradition originated, but every year it attracts many tourists from all over the world.
Is this being streamed anywhere, by chance?
Nurses seem like exactly the people who would know their shit. Let me know what you find out!
Bay Area transit is at a turning point.
BART warns of major cuts without new funding, and Muni, AC Transit, and Caltrain may follow.
Cuts to one system affect all. A November funding measure could prevent a transit crisis.
transformca.org/ac-transit-m...
What are you wearing these days? The market seems flooded with cardboard.
Oh wait, what, they are "pivoting into AI?" WTF. I hate the current world with a fairly fiery passion.
I only found these shoes about a year ago, and I have to say, they are some of best supporting/comfortable shoes I've found in years. I have no idea what has happened them in the past, but after being pissed at multiple pairs/bands over the last half decade, it's been welcome.
Sleep well y'all.
The feds under President Trump have tried to send more than 1,300 people in San Francisco to 3rd countries to pursue their asylum cases.
For many, that has pushed them over the edge: Hundreds here are now choosing to self-deport, & give up seeking refuge.
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Infilla has a great team and leadership. If you're looking for a position and are interested in helping a company with a mission to make permitting easier to understand, Infilla is worth checking out!
"Assemblymember Papan said it herself in her Mercury News op-ed about AB 1557 published on March 13th, 2026: "E-bikes are not the problem", explaining that in their conversations with community members they learned that illegal high-speed e-motos were the primary concern and danger. The original version of AB 1557 reflected this, focusing on providing a clearer distinction between legal e-bikes and non-street legal e-motos by clarifying that the existing 750 watt motor limit applied to *peak* output, and not only typical output. This change is as recommended on pages 142-143 of the Mineta Institute study commissioned by the legislature to inform e-bike policy, and published in December 2025. This study also identified illegal high-speed e-motos as the primary safety issue. However within a week of that op-ed Asm Papan revised the bill, going against her own words by refocusing AB 1557 on already legal e-bikes, with further limitations on motor power and speeds for Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes that are already currently limited to 20 mph top speeds, proposing a reduction to 16 mph top speeds. I am aware of no data to inform how much of a safety benefit might be associated with slowing Class 1 and 2 e-bikes by an additional 4 mph. But it seems very likely to be significantly negligible, especially given the reality that drivers of 2-ton cars have no speed limiters, with scarce enforcement and tickets generally not written until they are driving at least 10 mph over the limit. The Mineta study references lower e-bike speed and power limits in the EU. But the study also references our state's lack of high quality bike infrastructure, and the need for significantly higher investments in protected facilities. If we want our e-bike rules to be more like the EU then we must also provide bicycling facilities like the EU that make it safer to ride slower. A 5 to 10 year transition period for any such changes seems more appropriate, in conjunction with a surge in active"
Tomorrow (4/13/2026) is the CA Assembly Transportation Committee's hearing on Asm Papan's AB1557, proposing reduced 16 mph Class 1 & 2 e-bike top speeds (down from 20 mph now), starting 2027. I sent my comments opposing the bill (attached) & you can too, here:
calegislation.lc.ca.gov/Advocates/fa...
More barriers for teens to access legal e-bikes will mean more teen drivers, & increased likelihood of tragedies like these. 3 teen drivers were killed in Walnut Creek car crashes in 2 years. But the mayor came out only to support an e-bike license bill, w no action wrt the actual fatalities
Rogan's guest list is aimed firmly at millennials and genx. He/his production folks know their demo.
The US has been selling the concept of precision strikes for 30 years. It's a fantasy - you can't constrain the blast of a massive explosion to just the building you're targeting. And as the article makes clear, often the weapons don't hit the inferred intended target.
Love seeing Muni and BART with the highest rail ridership growth in the US.
If we pass @connectbayarea.bsky.social measure, ridership growth will continue.
If we don’t, service will be slashed and ridership will plummet - Bay Area way of life and economy will crumble.
We must pass this measure!
So we talked to the author of the 25th amendment. (89 years young!) And we went through the text. It solved a real problem, but it wasn't the problem we have right now. I'd like a deus ex machina for what we're going through too, but this ain't it.
From Moe Tkacik and I:
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Mission Local is GROWING!
You don't need to be a particularly close reader to know we've been reporting beyond the Mission District for some time.
We're now making it official: We've launched landing pages in 5 neighborhoods, w/dedicated beat reporters in each...
I feel sick to my stomach waiting around to see what atrocity Trump has in mind for the people of Iran this evening. It's hard to fathom our other elected leaders aren't able to check him in any meaningful way. It's an indictment not just of voters but of our whole system. We're ruled by a mad king.
What a misapplication of resources. Embarrassing stuff from the city, they cannot be bothered to provide safe infrastructure for people outside of cars and now want to focus on punishing them www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/b...
Do you heart the BART poster
Do you heart the BART poster
Did you know the BART is running out of funding? Grateful we could spend the weekend supporting a ballot initiative to fund it — and for our 6-year-old’s talent making the poster on the left
The Moe's Books sweatshirt goes hard.
Also fuck ICE.
But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?
Donald J. Trump * * @reaDonaldTrump Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP 338 ReTruths 1.27k Likes Apr 05, 2026 at 8:03 AM
It’s 8am Easter morning on the East Coast and apparently someone has risen. Never seen someone who has a harder time sharing center stage, even for one Sunday morning.
