Cyrus Hall

@cyrushall.bsky.social

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Mass car use is geometrically incompatible with great cities. Transit & bikes are the future. Tech things sometimes.

11. [likely voters only] A proposed citizens’ initiative for the November 2026 state ballot titled “Limits Ability of Voters to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.” It limits voters’ ability to pass voter-proposed local special taxes by raising the vote approval threshold requirement for such ballot measures from a simple majority (over 50%) to two-thirds. If the election were held today, would you vote yes or no? 39% yes 57% no 4% don’t know
My plans are beyond your imagination. You can read my book: Automated Era. This book outlines the future lifestyles, social structures, development processes, and development theories of humanity. In the future, there will be no public transportation, or if there is, it will be rail-based and fast-moving, suspended in the air, without affecting pedestrians. Don't think this is far-fetched; the military function of Common World will be an infrastructure tool, faster and more efficient than China's current infrastructure construction. Like the Van Ness Avenue project in San Francisco, which took the Americans six years, Common World military construction wouldn't take more than a month. Moreover, military power is an unlimited resource, but the cost should be much cheaper than modern California contractors.
Screenshot of a New York Times headline and sub-headline that read: "A New Idea to Save the Climate? Dam the Bering Strait. Blocking the narrow waterway between Russia and Alaska could help stabilize a vulnerable system of ocean currents, scientists found in a study."
For years, Hurabiell has essentially denied the existence of transgender people in tweets we won’t link to here. But such a stance puts her out of step with pretty much every other political player in town, including her close ally Lurie, whose campaign promised to support trans youth.
"I absolutely support defending the rights, safety, and dignity of all San Franciscans. That being said, it's well known I object to biological males accessing women's sports or spaces based on self-identification," she said.
ON HER OWN: Speaking of Hurabiell, the self-described “commonsense” candidate has done something nonsensical for an aspiring San Francisco politician: She turned down the chance to proclaim the rights of transgender people. A San Francisco Democratic Party proposal to reaffirm the city as a sanctuary for transgender people, authored by local Dems Emma Hare, Peter Gallotta, and Eric Kingsbury, was dutifully endorsed by Wiener, Chakrabarti, and Chan. But not Hurabiell, who has been vocal on X about her anti-trans stance and told Power Play she is neutral on the measure.
We can’t count on Congress to do anything at this point. Congress has become a powerless branch of our government. …But if we are going to run Venezuela, capture their oil and sell it, presumably that will require American personnel. …If he sends troops there to run the oil fields, that’s an invasion. We’ll see what Congress does.”
A map showing a large number of painted safety zones on and around Irving.
Diagram showing a PM-peak transit-only lane on Lincoln between 6th and Funston, westbound; also shows wider sidewalks for bus stops on Lincoln, eastbound, at 9th and 5th.
A diagram that shows the existing bike lane network, along with textual content that propose a new class II, unprotected bike lane along 7th: " Mid-Term: Implement a painted bike lane on 7th Avenue between Judah St and Lincoln Way. ● Long-Term: Conduct a follow-up study to examine the best way to close the gap in the bicycle network through the Inner Sunset that balances the safety and needs of all users."
A map showing red (north/westbound) and blue arrows (south/eastbound) showing the asymmetric traffic flow along Irving and Lincoln.
Text that reads: "Long-term, 5+ years, additional study and funding required Long-term concepts are not proposals for implementation, but rather for the additional study of transformative street changes that could make major improvements to safety, access, and transit dependability."
A diagram showing a curb extension to stop cars from illegally parking eastbound on Irving between 9th and mid-block toward 8th.
A map showing proposed improvements to the area between 12th and 5th Ave on Lincoln, Irving, and Judah.
A representative from the San Francisco mayor’s office and the Waymo spokesperson said the decision to suspend services occurred after the mayor’s team contacted the company about the significant gridlock its cars were contributing to.