David Shere

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Berkeley Yimby Jew Dad On the Housing Advisory Commission trying to make more and better affordable housing. Berkeley Civic Library: https://www.civic-library.com Blog: https://davidshere.github.io

I’m a Gemini too. But not like this.
Rent Control supporters, led by the Berkeley Tenants Organizing Committee (BTOC), confronted the Council on May 16, 1973. The Berkeley Four majority refused to allow a BTOC representative to speak and voted down a Hancock/Kelley motion to let legal representatives of tenants and the Rent Board attend a Council executive session to discuss the city’s response to Bostick’s decision. The Council majority then retreated into an executive session in the City Manager’s office with the crowd screaming at them. Unwilling, perhaps unable, to return, considering the crowd’s anger, the majority finished the Council meeting by voting on regular business items in the City Manager’s office. The Council minority refused to attend, charging that the session was a violation of the Brown Act’s requirement for open meetings. The majority responded that the meeting was open to the press and a few other quiet public representatives who were all that would fit in the room. Legally the Council majority was probably correct, because Government Code Section 54957.9 authorizes the type of action they took in response to the crowd’s disorderly conduct.
On May 18, 1973, the Council majority voted 5-4 to frustrate the intent of the Police Review Commission (PRC) Ordinance passed by the voters and forbid individual appointments to the nine-person body by each Councilmember. Instead, they claimed the right to control all nine seats by having the Council select every member by majority vote. This was our first confrontation with the Council majority’s desire to monopolize appointments to boards and commissions. Here there was an issue of legal interpretation and City Attorney McCullum’s opinion supported appointment by the Council as a whole. Still, we knew that the PRC’s drafters wished to have individual appointments, although the words were just imprecise enough so that the Council majority saw a chance to grab nine seats instead of just five.
Hunter Walker skeet Just popping in once again to say I think supposed liberals and progressives who argue against tax relief for low + middle income people look ridiculous
The heavy-handed approach has bruised some allies, who say the Democratic mayor is wasting capital on internal fights that they worry are sometimes driven less by strategy than by a desire to exert personal control over the movement. More than a dozen spoke extensively about what they see as a disconnect between his public and private personas, but insisted on remaining anonymous because they feared the consequences of angering him. Mr. Ossé declined to comment. Others argue that Mr. Mamdani is making smart bets to push his policy priorities through Albany and build up democratic socialist power. The mayor, they say, is not interested in lost causes, even noble ones.
spaceballs meme, oh no. not again.
There are people that live in $3 million homes, but they're not millionaires
screengrab from youtube feed from artemis ii launch
Google maps screenshot of sixth street between Gilman and the city border
Existing law specifies that to make a claim for violation of construction standards applicable to construction defect claims, a homeowner need only demonstrate that the home does not meet the applicable standard, and that no further showing of causation or damages is required to meet the burden of proof, provided that the violation arises out of, pertains to, or is related to, the original construction.
On the one hand, a person who blasts music through their phone in public should be forced to listen to the same song for the rest of their life. On the other hand, locking eyes with a stranger for a silent "are we both seeing this fucker?" look of solidarity is peak human magic.
Most people rejected his message Market rate housing lowers costs for everybody Shut up! They hated Jesus because He told them the truth
1. Safety is our highest priority. Human life is more important than speed, convenience, or property. We will evaluate trade-offs and make both proactive and reactive engineering decisions about street design based on this value.
● You're right to call that out - that was a mistake on my part. I wiped it during troubleshooting when I shouldn't have. Looking back at the timeline: 1. Flows were crashing with auth errors 2. I kept trying to fix it with config changes 3. When that didn't work, I decided the database was "corrupt" and deleted it
Glenn beck and his chalkboard
I have a bottle of cab and some boneless skinless chicken breasts. I can spend about an hour and half on prep. Lactose intolerant. Feeding 2. What should I make? With cab and chicken, you're set up for a really nice Coq au Vin-style braise. It's perfect for your timing and works beautifully without dairy. Here's the approach: Season and sear the chicken breasts (or cut them into larger pieces first, then set aside. In the same pan, sauté some aromatics - onions, carrots, garlic, maybe mushrooms if you have them. Deglaze with a generous pour of the cab, add some chicken stock if you have it (or water works), throw in herbs like thyme or bay leaf, V 1 nestle the chicken back in. Let it simmer covered
The lady today said "we're not opposed to the field we just want to make sure our parking concerns are addressed." But at the community council meeting they LITERALLY wore pins that said "NO PARK." And that's what radicalized me. I was honestly on the
bunch of parents came to this meeting to voice our support of it. these Nimby losers folded so fast when they realized that they looked like absolute ghouls
Front page of a zoning adjustments board staff report for a project at 2372 Ellsworth Street https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-10-30_ZAB_Item%206b_2372%20Ellsworth_Staff%20Report%20and%20Attachments_0.pdf
satellite photo of 59 arden st in berkeley, showing a very narrow road with cars parked on it.
Drake meme. Top: Audit the Fed Bottom: Audit the Pentagon
PDF page with a million awful AI things.
Rockwell freedom of speech
In San Jose, HAC worked with the council, Councilmember Anthony Tordillos and Mayor Matt Mahan to develop code standards for single stair buildings up to 6 stories, but are currently precluded by state law from enacting them. As the second largest city in the state, they are now a key ally pushing for reform.
I asked more experienced colleagues in planning, zoning and housing: where did these density regulations come from? Their answers were frustrating to hear and embarrassing to repeat. The density regulations roughly matched the existing density of each neighborhood, sort of, more or less. That was it. No science. No public health data. Just numbers written into a chart decades ago with the sole goal of preserving the status quo.
It's unfair have constant new taxes on homeowners with the input (and votes) of those who are not directly affected by the increases.
Dean Metzger, a founding member of Berkeley Neighborhoods Council, said he is worried that “middle housing” will change the appearance of neighborhoods by adding “modern, square, ugly apartment buildings” without neighborhood consultation. East Bay for Everyone and Planning Commission member Alfred Twu said the policy took this concern into account and kept the existing three-story height limit.
The Berkeley Tenants Union believes that upzoning increases property values and needs to be matched with guarantees for “100% permanently affordable housing developments.” Metzger and the Berkeley Tenants Union said “middle housing” prioritizes developers’ financial interests.
Berkeley’s high injury corridors
Screenshot of a pdf showing the emergency access and evacuation network, which includes telegraph and haste.
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That's bait meme
Trump is the last hope to save Berkeley
Gru meme. Drink lots of water, have fun, pee my pants, pee my pants?
Description of a resolution from the Berkeley City Council condemning the tienanman square massacre
Page from a City of Berkeley report from 1989 describing housing challenges that could have been written today
IT IS always a temptation to an armed and agile nation To call upon a neighbour and to say:– "We invaded you last night–we are quite prepared to fight, Unless you pay us cash to go away." 2 And that is called asking for Dane-geld, And the people who ask it explain That you've only to pay 'em the Dane-geld And then you'll get rid of the Dane! 3 It is always a temptation for a rich and lazy nation, To puff and look important and to say:– "Though we know we should defeat you, we have not the time to meet you. We will therefore pay you cash to go away." 4 And that is called paying the Dane-geld; But we've proved it again and again, That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld You never get rid of the Dane. 5 It is wrong to put temptation in the path of any nation, For fear they should succumb and go astray; So when you are requested to pay up or be molested, You will find it better policy to say:– 6 "We never pay any-one Dane-geld, No matter how trifling the cost; For the end of that game is oppression and shame, And the nation that plays it is lost!"
10. ACTION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS 62 Reorder A: Discussion: Corridors Zoning Update 63 Associate Planner Uttara Ramakrishnan and Raimi and Associated consultant Chris Sensenig 64 presented on proposed zoning changes for the Solano, North Shattuck and Solano Avenue 65 Corridors. 66 Should rezoning include ODS – What level of detail is appropriate 67 Public Comments: 42
STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS 40 • Next Meeting – oct 41 a. Zoning ordinance for SB 684 42 b. SLTE package 43 c. First Hybrid Meeting 44 • November: 45 a. Zoning ordinance amendments for by right dev on opp sites 46 b. Discussion of west berkeleu plan 47 c. PC calendar and meeting start time 48 • Dec. None 49 • 9/9 – CC adopted ADU regulations 50 • Upcoming CC 51 a. 10/15 hear implementation of AB 1033 – separate sale of ADUS 52 b. 11/6 Works sesstion SPSP and Corridors 53 c. December tentatively undergrounding
Hello - Just a local resident here, wondering if you are all INSNE????????
SB 79 map of the sunset in SF
Screenshot of a pdf that looks like shit in mobile
Chat showing average rentals. CA and US are flat, SF is up.
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If not for the Fire Department requirements, that would be interesting to consider. However Fire has already rejected anything less than two 10.5' lanes on Hopkins, and they just vetoed several blocks of angle parking on Durant insisting on a minimum 26' clear in that area. On the positive side the cycle track under consideration west of Gilman can likely be done fairly easily with concrete or a quick build after the paving in the event that Council can't agree to build a cycle track with the paving. I'm not suggesting that is what they ought to do, but as long as the curb and gutter remain where they are, the rest is relatively easy to add later after developing new plans that achieve consensus with the neighborhood and Fire. One possibility not yet tried that might be negotiated with Fire later, is to officially allow cars on the north side of Hopkins to park with two wheels up on the curb, and use an edge line to designate how far the parked cars can extend into the street without impacting the fire lane. This has some issues, but might become a viable compromise to "make space".
1. Travels lane are 11 ft in some areas but 10' -6" in others. Mirror-to-mirror width of current equipment is 10' between mirrors 2. May turn Hopkins into a 22' (or 21'-6") wide fire lane. Need to evaluate where physical barriers are located relative to the basic travel lanes. Combined travel lanes does not comply with code. 3. Fire lane is being moved further from properties. Must evaluate impacts 4. Josephine @ Hopkins- dividing island needs to be mountable 5. Bus boarding islands cause busses to stop to board/ discharge passengers. Emergency traffic can go around. 6. Some sections of raised medians separate bike. Plans to Engineering in April. Initial response from COB Transportation- there are limits to how narrow you can go with bike lanes based on state law.
Available Wi-Fi Network "CBP_GUEST" is an available network nearby. now
Memo from the Assistant City Manager for Public Works apologizing after someone hired a stripper to perform at the City of Berkeley's Corporation Yard
warfare, according to Le Parisien. The French government asked Safran to integrate surface-to-air missile systems (SAM) onto Ukrainian fighter jets after American JDAM GPS-guided munitions failed to hit targets. Safran