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Jun 3, 2022

@California_HCD

laying down the law on Berkeley. "A lead agency must make a determination under CEQA for projects exempt from environmental review within 30 days of a project application being deemed complete." Now, will they follow through and refuse to certify?

I may look at the appeal, then again, SF put out a 791 page agenda and yikes I've got better things to do that wade through more of SF's BS.

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London Breed

@LondonBreed

15h

A day after I released my Housing for All plan, the SF Board of Appeals delayed the construction of 100% affordable housing at 2550 Irving. This obstructionism is unacceptable. This project must move forward & we need to reform our laws so we can build the homes we badly need.

18h

anyone paying attention would know this, lazy writers not included.

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nws

@NeastWS

18h

Replying to @mfriedrichnyc and @newrepublic

you are agreeing with the people you say you are disagreeing with! this is a simple distinction between necessary and sufficient conditions

"Contrary to prevailing wisdom, building more is not enough to solve the housing crisis." Whose wisdom exactly? Because the actual YIMBYs cited in the article all readily acknowledge the insufficiency of just adding supply. The problem is everyone else, denying its necessity.

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Michael Friedrich

@mfriedrichnyc

22h

Contrary to prevailing wisdom, building more is not enough to solve the housing crisis. In fact, it can make matters worse without policies designed to help low-income people stay in affordable homes. I grappled with housing politics for @newrepublic. newrepublic.com/article/170480

Ned Resnikoff

@resnikoff

19h

This exactly. As I've said a thousand times, the only way out of this crisis is with more market-rate housing construction *and* bigger subsidies for low-income households. Acting like they're mutually exclusive goals is a rhetorical con job.

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Daniel Trubman, MPP

@dmtrubman

19h

Replying to @resnikoff

I'm getting tired of writers trying to boast their housing wonk credentials by pointing out market rate housing won't be sufficient for the lowest income households. They're not adding nuance, they're giving progressive cover to the existing exclusionary status quo.

23h

Morning commute. Very light traffic today, not many violations. Just one crosswalk violation, so I threw in a picture of a commonly violated red curb that's supposed to daylight a nearby crosswalk.

My evening commute.

So parking requirements are as fake as Nexus studies for impact fees and inclusionary zoning. Not surprising.

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Michael Manville

@MichaelManvill6

Yesterdat @DonaldShoup stopped by my office with the most recent (2019) ITE Parking Generation Manual. You'll recall that this is the bible of parking requirements, and has been lambasted for poor statistical methodology for 20 years now.

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To be clear, "tech background" is actually quite broad. A whole range of scientific majors and equivalent class loads qualify. However, currently an English/history or similar degree will not suffice, absent significant scientific classes.

My advice to anyone considering the law - don't unless you are absolutely certain. Ideally, by working in law first. If you have a tech background, exploit the patent agent cheat code. No law school needed, easy'ish bar exam, tons of jobs to test the legal waters in.

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StripMallGuy

@realEstateTrent

I like the vast majority of attorneys I meet Many were the likable classmates we knew were going places They worked hard in class, super smart, good folks that could choose any career They chose law school because it seemed like the best move at 22 Many now regret that choice

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Market Urbanism @stephenjacobsmith@mastodon.social

@MarketUrbanism

For Sale: 604 Maple St. 6FAMILY in Wingate

This is the kind of thing that will eventually lead the Supreme Court to intervene, I think – a rent-stabilized building whose rent is limited to $31,833, with expenses of $30,632 a year

streeteasy.com

604 MAPLE STREET 6FAMILY is a sale unit in Wingate, Brooklyn priced at $850,000.

End of that email.

Here's an HCD staffer with some information on this topic.

Interesting quote from

@EBHO_Housing

's Jeff Levin, where he says loss of the pro-housing designation is the most serious risk. Because Oakland is ineligible for the pro-housing designation as soon as the permanent rules go into force (bc Oakland violates CEQA/PSA deadlines)

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Aaron

@aceckhouse

I was interviewed last night by NBC local news for their story on Oakland's Housing Element I talked about how the state is (appropriately) holding cities to a high standard, and what Oakland is doing to affirmatively further fair housing nbcbayarea.com/news/local/eas

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My commute from this morning. A few missing front plates not pictured.

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My commute from last evening. Not all violations were captured.

Replying to

I'm probably pro some anti-Airbnb/ST rental policy in some places as a triage, on the premise that the needs of long-term renters are more urgent than short-term. But I'm really uncomfortable with the argument that short term rentals don't matter or count as "housing supply"

If you consider the deemed complete date of April 6th, CEQA determination was due within 30 days, and evidence implies it wasn't given until the 12/12/22 planning board meeting. Way way too late. OTOH, even if Alameda's claimed completeness date were true, they still were late.

HCD is not enforcing CEQA/PSA. The latest example, Alameda, is celebrated as the rare example of a good city with a good housing element. Here, their records imply an illegal incompleteness letter (March has 31 days), then also a CEQA deadline violation and/or PSA violation.

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Replying to @about_dave and @brianrmcguire

Alameda did not. They concede a completeness date of 11/3/22, but appear to have failed to make the initial CEQA determination until 12/12/22 (>30 days). Alameda also failed to publish any of the incompleteness letters, so unable to verify. The completeness date may be earlier.

My response to

**incomplete** rejection of Oakland's Housing Element. I'm concerned that state housing law is being selectively enforced, against SF/Berkeley, but letting Oakland slide, undermining the utility of state housing law.

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Sarah Ravani

@SarRavani

#BREAKING: The State has determined that Oakland’s housing element is not in compliance.

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Instead, Oakland got a pro-housing designation award. (Which they're only eligible for because the rules requiring CEQA compliance are still pending)

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Then they admit they didn't issue the initial CEQA determination within 30 days, nor did they approve within 60 days of that deadline. So they broke the spirit and intent of CEQA deadlines and the PSA. Openly. And HCD didn't care.

In response, Oakland dances around the submission date, hiding the fact they illegally sent an incomepleteness letter more than 30 days after filing, but project was deemed complete Then they admit they never sent a incompleteness letter for a revision, deemed complete again

Here's one example of a violation I reported to HCD. Also screenshots of Oakland's response, where they gaslight HCD by refusing to acknowledge the legal issues and simultaneously admitting "bad facts" This case also featured PSA completeness violations.

Shame on

for not calling out Oakland's non-compliance with CEQA deadlines in their constraints analysis.

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Sarah Ravani

@SarRavani

#BREAKING: The State has determined that Oakland’s housing element is not in compliance.

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wanye

@wanyeburkett

This account is ferociously pro-Karen. The world needs old ladies who aren’t afraid to say, “hey, knock it off” when people get out of line.

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Generally speaking, the cars that do this to me are turning left into a block where they will have to wait for another red light and where I clear the sidewalk with enough time for all cars to proceed.

One of these mornings I'm going to get across the crosswalk without a car encroaching on me. Today also featured a bmw blocking the crosswalk while waiting for right on red.

YIMBY Law

@Yimby_Law

Big announcement from us,

@housingdefense

, and Californians for Homeownership 👏 12 lawsuits so far, with more to come. Cities have had plenty of time to plan for housing. It’s time to hold them accountable. sfchronicle.com/opinion/articl

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Imagine paying extra for the Fancy old-timey California license plates on your Tesla.... then not putting them on the front.

Chris Elmendorf

@CSElmendorf

⬇️ Excellent 🧵 on how CA cities can/will use tax policy to gut housing elements on back end. San Francisco has a "no net loss of financial feasibility" commitment in its HE, but I haven't seen this in other cities' plans. The concept is ripe for legislation.

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John Otter

@otter401

@CSElmendorf @cayimby @AaronGuhreen @SaMoForward @JalbyMD @California_HCD @Scott_Wiener @ShaneDPhillips @michaeldlane As one of Cali's largest apartment developers, I've been tweeting recently to raise awareness that the near exclusive focus on HE plans and State Housing (cont)

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I don't care if you think you are progressive on housing, if a bunch of rabid Anti-YIMBYs are liking your tweets, you've got a problem and are not progressive.

Terry Taplin

@TaplinTerry

Failure to honor our commitment to complete streets on Hopkins & failure to integrate West-North Berkeley safety infrastructure would make a mockery of our national leadership on climate action & environmental justice.

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Walk Bike Berkeley

@WalkBikeBerk

Leaving the most dangerous four-block section of Hopkins unprotected will lead to injuries and frustration for all road users. It will be embarrassing for Berkeley.

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How fake environmental reviews kill housing in California

Me,

& enviro-law eminence Rick Frank have an oped in today's

@sfchronicle

about closing the indefinite-delay (CEQA) loophole in state housing law. sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo Leg leaders &

@GavinNewsom

: please give

@AsmPhilTing

's AB 2656 another shot.

sfchronicle.com

A bill from state representative Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, would put enforceable...

Kevin Burke

@derivativeburke

The lady in the front of the car got $50,000 to block 100% low income housing in Livermore. The guy in the back of the car killed a homeless housing proposal in Japantown

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Han Li 李晗

@lihanlihan

Feb 5

Best car decoration among 11 supervisors (so far): Dean Preston

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Sustainable Bay Area

@abetterbayarea

How fake environmental reviews kill housing in California

California needs a lot more housing in its temperate cities. Enough to bring down rents, to house the homeless, and to accommodate the climate refugees of the future — people who…

@California_HCD

@ABAGSFBayArea

sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo via

@sfchronicle

@CSElmendorf

sfchronicle.com

A bill from state representative Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, would put enforceable...

My son is in the phase where after every meal he wants a grilled cheese sandwich.

Feb 4

Lead-acid batteries are recycled at a 99% rate and are more than adequately suited to the task of providing accessory power to EVs. A lithium-ion replacement would just be more expensive, not better. Maybe don't leave your interior lights on.

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Zeke Hausfather

@hausfath

Feb 3

EVs are awesome. But the fact that my giant battery on wheels won’t start because the tiny 12 volt battery is dead strikes me as a rather subpar design choice…