I’d argue that the smaller urbanized sub-region of San Francisco/Oakland/Berkeley and a few additional adj. municipalities comprise an “urban core”. In terms of lifestyle, traffic, & human interaction patterns, this area has instructive similarities with NYC boroughs (- SI) 3/
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This urban core has a population of maybe 1.6-1.75M people. By comparison, just the NYC borough of Brooklyn (pop. 2.65M) is 50-65% larger 4/
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One reason I bring up this comparison is that I continue to have friends question why, as an East Bay resident, I am so interested in SF politics and the goings on in other nearby cities. “But I thought you moved to Berkeley. Why do you care?” 5/
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I care, and I think others should, too, because we are all interconnected. I also think that this municipal fragmentation makes it harder for us to effectively address issues in our metro area. 6/
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Two amazing examples of this are how difficult it was for
@Oakland,@CityofBerkeley,@UCBerkeley, and@EBRPD to address fireworks and bike robbery issues on Grizzly Peak https://www.berkeleyside.org/2021/04/23/cyclists-worry-about-being-jacked-on-grizzly-peak … 7/pic.twitter.com/BN3nJ9Cfvj
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Something that affects a lot more people is
@SFBART. I know many people who no longer ride BART due to safety and cleanliness issues. BART is governed by board members who are elected within their respective districts 8/1 reply 0 retweets 6 likesShow this thread -
If you care about the state of
@SFBART, you should care about the composition of the entire board, not just the one board member representing your district. 9/1 reply 0 retweets 7 likesShow this thread -
SF Twitter has been on fire about crime issues in SF. Ever notice how many of the folks committing crime in SF are commuting from nearby cities? Case in point: https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2020/12/16/eight-east-bay-residents-charged-crimes-related-drug-distribution-scheme … 10/
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Oakland’s recent funding decision re:
@oaklandpoliceca impacts more than just the residents of the city of Oakland. All of us should be paying attention. https://twitter.com/maksim_ioffe/status/1410018371521810434?s=21 … 11/Maksim Ioffe added,
Maksim Ioffe @maksim_ioffeReplying to @carroll_fifeWith respect,@carroll_fife: is OPD really fully funded when Oakland has the highest violent crimes per officer rate in this list of cities? It’s 280% San Francisco’s rate. Source: https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/oakland-crime-statistics …, annual reports -> 2018. 2018 is the latest yr there that has this table. pic.twitter.com/IZB4A6LEUx1 reply 0 retweets 6 likesShow this thread -
If you’re in SF & reading this, did you know that in 2022 Alameda County will have a DA election with no incumbent? We will see a candidate funded by
@RealJusticePAC, the group that gave us@chesaboudin & LA@georgegascon. The outcome will affect more than just AC residents 12/4 replies 6 retweets 22 likesShow this thread
It’s building momentum and a perceptive candidate like Adams in NYC could work in the Bay Area. The crime trends are all bad and the pressure on progressive DA’s is going to increase
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