Mo Zhu @moinmybackyard.bsky.social Building codes reform:
moinmybackyard.substack.com
dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social im rich traditions
Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social Midwest correspondent at The Economist, in Chicago. Before that, in London, Mumbai, Nairobi and DC.
Buy my book: http://shorturl.at/BJOUV
Vallery Lancey @isthelaststop.com 📸🎞️ Photographer, 🚎 transit advocate, 💻 tech worker. I know way too much about Kubernetes. she/her
Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me Ideal city: ⚛️ nuclear-powered, 🏙️ dense housing, 💰 affordable, 🚇 transit. Aka Chicago.
Posting about those things here, and trying to make them better IRL.
Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social Small farmer, ex-farm worker, crop scientist. Here to talk food, farms, & money.
https://www.youtube.com/@FarmToTaber
Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social I try to be helpful. Bike-riding dog butler and mold connoisseur.
Use your employer's money to buy Just Enough Research: www.mulebooks.com/just-enough-research.
Enjoy clickens.chicken.pics when you need a break.
San Francisco. She/They/Friend/Sir
Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social Fiona and Rowan's dad, basically. Spider guy, Lefty Dem, pragmatic progressive. Win elections with the majority you have, not the majority you wish you had.
David Pierce @davidpierce.xyz Editor-at-large at The Verge. I could eat.
California Housing Defense Fund @housingdefense.bsky.social Formerly known as CaRLA, suing cities since 2016
https://calhdf.org/
Caltrans: Climate Arsonist @caltrans.bsky.social By continuing to build freeways, Caltrans is perpetuating a reliance on cars and ensuring that the State of California cannot hit its climate goals.
amb @amb.fyi how can we stroppy strangers live together without doing each other too much violence? | homes not highways | born 350ppm | still got hope so i think we’ll be fine in these disastrous times | he/they | www.amb.fyi
📍stj, pdx, or
Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social Football. Basketball. Cream cheese.
Editor. Writer.
Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social I'm that YouTuber who taught you how dishwashers work. Guess I'm tryin' out the whole Bluesky thing now.
he/him
https://www.youtube.com/technologyconnections
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social Just asking questions.
Senior Editor, Lawfaremedia.org.
Send story ideas and tips to anna.bower@lawfaremedia.org
diego@estupido.fyi @estupido.fyi studying for a CPA while waiting for Twitter to be taken over by Morgan Stanley. supporter of fluoridated water, vaccines, modernity in general. dual-class share abolitionist.
#NotFinancialAdvice
(él/él)
📍Berkeley, CA
James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social Reporter and writer: https://fallows.substack.com/ and https://www.ourtownsfoundation.org/ One-time speechwriter, long-time pilot, longer-time husband of linguist/writer Deborah Fallows. Note same wristwatch in the two photos, more than 50 years apart.
Dan Olson 🔜 Saskatchewan @foldablehuman.bsky.social Documentarian
Aram Zucker-Scharff @chronotope.aramzs.xyz AramZS. he/him. Privacy Engineer. Tech for journalism. Ad Tech. Prev: Fullstack, strategy, econ/game journo, storytelling, altac. Views are only my own. NYCer. https://aramzs.nexus/
Deb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social ER doc, public health professional, researcher, and former chief medical officer at the CDC. Working to improve health in communities while figuring out what is next for me
Transit @transit.app We make life better without a car.
Live in 1000+ cities worldwide. Made in Montreal.
🌳🚌🚏🚇🚲🌼
En français svp 👉 @fr.transit.app
go.transit.app/more
Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social "O, let America be America again—
The land that never has been yet..."
Signal @signal.org Signal is a nonprofit end-to-end encrypted communications app. Privacy isn’t an optional mode, it’s the way Signal works. Every message, every call, every time. https://signal.org/donate/
latina belt sprachbund🇲🇽🇵🇸✈️ @languagespeaker.bsky.social San Franciscan linguist. Talk to me in EN ES FR AR TR. Leftism, city cycling, WoW, Hasan, music. no NIMBYism. He/him or whatever you want
Acyn @acyn.bsky.social Senior Digital Editor for MeidasTouch.com
Clips made with SnapStream
Internet Hooligan...
T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social In-House Counsel @ BigTech. Ex-"Computers Guy," then decade litigating 1A in NC+TX. Servant to two cats (and a dog and a wife). Armchair Philanthropist.
(@greg_doucette on ExTwitter)
Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social Anti fascist urbanist. My "bluesky posts" represent myself and do not represent my employer or any affiliated groups and organizations.
Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner (@alfredtwu.net), California Democratic Party AAPI Caucus & CA Dem Renters Council Board, East Bay architect & commercial artist. Reblue/follow/like does not equal endorsement.
art: http://alfredtwu.com
Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social Disrupting Extremism, Defending Democracy.
A project of People For the American Way.
https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch
Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social Notorious GIS reply guy
YIMBY
I will come to your hearing, Berkeley politician
Vuvuzela owner
Father
@jeffinatorator on certain bird sites
BART Alert @alerts.bart.gov Automated alerts from @bart.gov.
Download the BART Watch App to report suspicious or criminal activity. For non-emergency needs you can text BART PD at 510-200-0992.
Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social Senior legal affairs reporter at POLITICO with a focus on democracy, the balance of power and the clash between the Trump administration and courts.
Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social Subscribe to www.lawdork.com for SCOTUS and other legal news. / lawdorknews@gmail.com / Signal: crg.32 / About me: Sober. Queer. Bipolar. Theater. Buckeye. And, now, F1. (I'm as surprised as you are.) / He/him.
Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social Host of the Law&Chaos podcast and newsletter at lawandchaospod.com
Make words do yoga
Above the Law, Public Notice, Legal Eagle
Charm City forever
She/Her
jamelle @jamellebouie.net The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group.
Send me your mutual aid requests.
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy @workingeastbay.bsky.social Building people power for a just East Bay!
East Bay for Everyone @eastbayforeveryone.bsky.social https://eastbayforeveryone.org
CalBike @calbike.bsky.social We are the California Bicycle Coalition, or CalBike. Advocating for a California where every community flourishes—equitable, inclusive, and prosperous, with bicycling as a joyful, health-enhancing thread connecting us all.
Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social @theunpopulist.net
Election law and policy, liberalism and democracy, and occasional pugs.
Kevin Burke @burke.bsky.social Ask me about the Contra Costa County Housing Element
Congressman Bill Keating @keating.house.gov Official Account. Proudly representing the 9th Congressional District of Massachusetts.
Democrats @democrats.org We’re fighting for a better, fairer, and brighter future for every American.
Chair: @kenmartin.bsky.social
Lindsay @not-young.bsky.social Director 18F, formerly Sunlight Foundation
Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social Elephant Lover
Yashar.substack.com
Twitter: @yashar
IG/Threads @yasharali
James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social More good things for everyone. Public sector appreciator. Tax and welfare policy knower. Hyperinflation doubter.
Adina Levin @adinalevin.bsky.social
Indivisible Tri-Valley ❌👑 @indivisibletrivalley.org Founded in December 2024 in Tri-Valley, SF Bay Area. A grassroots Indivisible group with a mission to use our local constituent power to advance an agenda that delivers for all. #ParticipatoryDemocracy #Healthcare4All #ImmigrationNation #GreenNewDeal
Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social Organizer, Musician, Floridian, and Congressman (FL10).
https://linktr.ee/maxwellfrostfl
Infrastructure Weak @infrastructureweak.bsky.social Renter; bike and transit rider
Construction project manager
Posts about safe street design and transit projects
Berkeley, CA
Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social Founder, Rakkasan Tea Company • Dallas Police Oversight Board • Former Obama guy • Once a soldier
Dallas, Texas
rakkasantea.com
@rakkasantea.bsky.social
Well There's Your Problem Podcast @wtyppod.bsky.social podcast about engineering going not good with @donoteat.bsky.social and @liamfromwtyp.bsky.social and @postoctobrist.bsky.social
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPxHg4192hLDpTI2w7F9rPg
southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social Writer, lawyer, Dodger fan, internet dog. nycsouthpaw18 at gmail.
Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social Bronx boy. Cubs fan. Dad, husband, writer, podcaster and cable news host.
The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource out now.
https://sirenscallbook.com/
The Urbanist @theurbanist.org Advocacy journalism for better cities.👩🦽👨🦯🚶🚴♀️ 🚎 ⛴️ 🚊 🚆 🏙️
Based in the Seattle metro area.
Read our coverage on theurbanist.org. 📰
Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info Public health experts resisting harmful policies, fighting disinformation, and defending public health from within.
Not official CDC—but close enough for transmission.
Proudly #AltGov
Tips? signal altCDC.99, email altCDCtips@proton.me or DM
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Independent journalist, SnapStream brand ambassador, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
Michael Wara @michaelwara.bsky.social Works at Stanford on equitable climate and energy law/policy with a big helping of wildfire and insurance.
Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz Transportation planner and economist. Founder, Siegman & Associates. Formerly Principal & Shareholder at Nelson\Nygaard. LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/5cekhrjh
Chris Elmendorf @cselmendorf.bsky.social The law prof at UC Davis. Dad. Denizen of San Francisco. Patron of Amtrak. Tweets are my own, not statements of UC. (he/him)
Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social Just thinking out loud.
Scott Littlehale @slittlehale.bsky.social Build Housing-Protect All Workers-Organize
Construction labor union research analyst and campaigner since 2003. Research finds that union membership, collective bargaining & quality jobs are good for people and society, actually. Now covering CA, OR, & WA!
Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social Romanista. Buy my book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665171/the-cruelty-is-the-point-by-adam-serwer/
Aaron Greenspan @aarongreenspan.com "Fueled by a litany of largely unintelligible and random grievances"
—Elon Musk's Lawyers
"Écrasez l'infâme" —Voltaire
http://www.aarongreenspan.com
latimesphotos @latimesphotos.bsky.social Photography staff of the Los Angeles Times
Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social Defunct account of Ken White, criminal defense attorney and First Amendment litigator. Co-host of Serious Trouble podcast and writer at The Popehat Report. Opinions here are my own. Decent people fight evil.
Signal: KenWhite.1969
Amtrak @amtrak.com The all-new, high-speed NextGen Acela is here!
Book today: amtrak.com/nextgen-acela
Marin County Bicycle Coalition (MCBC) @marinbike.org Nonprofit organization
Making bicycling safe, fun, and accessible. | marinbike.org
Next door in Silicon Valley @nextdoorsv.bsky.social Learn more about what your *real* neighbors are thinking in Silicon Valley! Comedy. Parody. Not official/affiliated with, or sponsored by anyone.
Please support my GoFundMe to help me pay for parking at Valley Fair
Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social Staff writer at The Atlantic. Cat guy, Jeopardy champ. New Englander and curmudgeon. Speaker info: https://www.leighbureau.com/speakers/tnichols
PlainSite @plainsite.org Putting the world's complexity in plain sight.
https://www.plainsite.org
https://www.youtube.com/@plainsite
tips@plainsite.org
Jerry Schippa @jerryschippa.bsky.social Traffic Engineer. Posts mostly about 🚦, 🚌, & 🎲.
Bryan Culbertson 🥄 @bryanculbertson.com he/him
Living the car-free life in Oakland, CA. Don't make me drive.
https://mastodon.social/@bryanculbertson
Anne Paulson @annepaulson.bsky.social YIMBY, cyclist
was Krampus Snail on the old site, still a snail when I ride my Krampus
ellen teapot 🇨🇦🏳️⚧️ @ellenteapot.ca 🇨🇦 permanent resident | 🇺🇸 citizen | she/her pronouns (in bio)
M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social the once and future city planner // chief urban planner METROPOLITAN ABUNDANCE PROJECT // AICP // YIMBY // #BBN // author of hit broadway musical arbitrary lines
mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social I cut film and tv
i used to be @mtsw on Twitter
@dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social Interested in figuring out how to build better housing, transit and cities. Construction lawyer; advocate for East Bay for Everyone. Oakland.
Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social Policy & Planning Dir. @marinbike.org • UCLA Urban Planning • AICP Planner • Baltimore ➡️ LA ➡️ East Bay • 🚫🚗Car-free commuting since 2015 • Missing middle renter.
📍Berkeley, CA
fry @anniefryman.bsky.social we all live downstream
Bike Index @bikeindex.org Bike registration that works - 1.4 million bikes protected, $29 million in bikes recovered. Chasing thieves and recovering bikes daily.
We’re a nonprofit, donate to help support our mission to end bike theft! https://bikeindex.org/why-donate
Derailluer @derailluer.bsky.social Advocate in Charlotte for better bike mobility. Work for Charlotte DOT, this is my personal account.
Laurel in Transit @laurelintransit.bsky.social Transportation justice. Live in Oakland, work all over California. More from me at laurelintransit.com and transitdataprimer.org
Igor #IStandWithUkraineTregub he/him @igortregub.bsky.social #downtown #berkeley Councilmember (D4), engineer turned policy advocate, @acdems Chair, immigrant, universal purveyor of dad jokes. He/him. #IStandWithUkraine
Andy Clausen @atclausen.bsky.social Morning TV producer at KTVU in Oakland. Generally confused about the day of the week.
Cargo Biker in Fremont @fremontcargobike.bsky.social Car-light in Fremont, CA - the 4th largest city in the Bay Area
Getting around by cargo bike
Kristi Marleau @kristimarleau.bsky.social 📍Dublin, CA
🚲🏕️🏞️🚆
Becky @rstanek.bsky.social Noted census-designated-place crank. (she/her)
Kendra @kendratoysaround.bsky.social 📍 Bay Area, CA
I like nouns--people, places, things, and ideas. Here to share about bikes, dogs, health, faith, and other things I find interesting / important / funny
https://linktr.ee/ktoy
Seamless Bay Area @seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social Working towards a unified, world-class transit network in the San Francisco Bay Area.
https://linktr.ee/seamlessbayarea
BART @bart.gov This is the official account for BART. We provide train service throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and connect people to places they love.
For automated service updates go to @alerts.bart.gov
Visit us at bart.gov 🚇💙
Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social Elected AC Transit Board Member representing Berkeley, Emeryville, and parts of Oakland, CA. Car free since 2004.
*Views expressed here are my own*
sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social journalist and lawyer based in Portland, OR.
Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social reporter at @theverge.com, and things of that nature. i cover social media/tech companies and life online. contact me securely on signal: @miasato.11.
nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of Decoder, cohost of The Vergecast. I am in love with spectacle.
San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com Delivering the Bay Area’s best journalism every day.
Alex Harmon @alexharmon.bsky.social Always on an adventure around the bay
Just missing an underscore as I am usually @alex_harmon on other platforms
San Diego Bikeist @sdbikeist.bsky.social I like bikes and riding them.
The Verge @theverge.com Covering life in the future
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