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alfredtwu, to random
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California Democrats call for ceasefire: "Supporting a Durable Peace and Cease-Fire in Gaza" was passed by our party's Resolutions Committee at our May conference.
Many thanks to the Committee, Mirvette, Yoana, Hanieh, & the many other party members that worked on it.

Calls for:
• immediate release of hostages from Gaza
• protect civilians in Gaza & Israel
• mutual permanent ceasefire
• delivery of adequate lifesaving humanitarian aid to Gaza
• path for Israelis & Palestinians to mutually negotiated durable peace based on 2-state solution

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Artwork of the day - Trans City 🏳️‍⚧️🌆

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BART fans: on Saturday, April 20 will be a last-ever run of the 1970s-era old BART trains. Enough of the new trains have now been delivered that the old ones are being retired.

Starts 1pm in Oakland at the 40th St/MacArthur station and goes down to Fremont.

A great opportunity to say hi to Bay Area political leaders & other transit supporters! 🚃🚃🚃🚃

https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240311

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Los Angeles is often associated with car culture, however, the city just passed Measure HLA to improve transit, sidewalks, bike lanes, and traffic safety by huge margins.

Excellent summary here on how it was done and how you can do the same in your city from one of the campaign organizers! https://michaelschneider.medium.com/how-to-change-your-city-through-a-ballot-measure-ee2e83413ab4

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For the last minute voters, here are several East Bay voter guides:

350 Bay Area Action (Environmental group focusing on climate)
https://350bayareaaction.org/electoral/endorsements-2024

Alameda County Democratic Party
https://acdems.org/acdcc-mar-2024-primary-endorsements/

Alameda County Labor Council
https://alamedalabor.org/

Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County
https://apademcaucus.org/results-of-mar-2024-primary-endorsement/

CAIR California PAC (Council on American-Islamic Relations)
https://cairca-pac.org/

Cal Berkeley Democrats (UC Berkeley student group)
https://www.caldems.com/endorsements

Contra Costa Young Democrats
https://cocoyoungdems.org/endorsements

East Bay Democratic Socialists of America
https://www.eastbaydsa.org/endorsements-march-april-2024/

East Bay Stonewall Democrats (LGBTQ Democratic Club)
https://eastbaystonewalldemocrats.org/

East Bay YIMBY (Housing organization)
https://www.eastbayyimby.org/endorsements

East Bay Young Democrats
https://www.ebyd.org/endorsements

John George Democratic Club (located in Oakland)
https://jgdc.org

MGO Democratic Club (Metropolitan Greater Oakland)
www.mgodems.org

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Housing: Missing Middle or Missing Massive? http://cityobservatory.org/missing_massive/

alfredtwu,
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@Alon @cityobs

Here is the "Missing Large Housing" graphic and article

https://alfredtwu.medium.com/missing-large-housing-8a640c70fb3b

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a bad economy is when you lose your job, a good economy is when you can buy a home

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There's only one genuine supporter of contraception, abortion, and other reproductive rights in California's State Senate District 9 election: Marisol Rubio.

Her opponent Tim Grayson has skipped votes - functionally same as voting no - on multiple reproductive rights bill.

In CA State Assembly, a bill requires 41 Yes votes to pass. Voting no and not voting have the same impact.

Tim Grayson skipped votes on:
SCA10 - Right to abortion/contraception
AB569 - Ban on Firing Workers for Obtaining Abortion
AB2223 - Expanding rights to reproductive care

If you live in San Leandro, Ashland, Concord, Walnut Creek, San Ramon, Pittsburg, or other nearby cities, vote for Marisol Rubio for State Senate. Ballots should have arrived in the mail.

https://www.marisolforca.com/about

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For those in California interested in being part of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago this August, you can apply now.

https://mailchi.mp/ef566fbf2411/pre-endorsing-conference-for-assembly-district-12673822?e=a29145df2f

alfredtwu, to random
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Five Democrats are running for Alameda County Supervisor District 5 in the upcoming primary:
Nikki Fortunato Bas
Ben Bartlett
John Bauters
Ken Berrick
Greg Hodge

Got to hear from them at yesterday's Alameda County Democratic Party
endorsement meeting, here are some highlights! 1/

alfredtwu, to random
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A look at Fourplexes! Found in many streetcar suburbs, this type of home was common in the early 20th century. Today, building codes and parking requirements keep them rare even in places that have re-legalized them. https://ordinaryhomes.blogspot.com/2023/12/fourplex.html

alfredtwu, to random
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Meet some unofficial anime mascots! Plus, a few opinions about Northern California's plans for new train lines, improved service and connecting local transit.

Link21 is designed to connect the Bay Area, Central Coast, and Central Valley https://link21program.org/en 1/

alfredtwu,
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One of the first decisions to be made for is whether it should be designed for wide-gauge BART trains or standard gauge trains (which can also be branded as BART and run frequently).

My take: use regular trains. This allows project to serve the larger region better.

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Another decision, which will determine where stations go and when and how often trains run, is what kind of trips will serve.

Instead of funneling 9-5 commuters to downtown SF, system should serve all-day neighborhood & regional travel, with connections to local buses.

For example, residents of the San Antonio neighborhood in East Oakland, located between Lake Meritt and Fruitvale, are organizing to get an infill station with both BART and other trains. https://www.sanantoniostation.net/

alfredtwu,
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Now onto some technical details. Don't buy the hype of hydrogen or battery powered trains - both techs are unproven, expensive, and have limited range.

Just go with overhead wires. This tech has a 100+ year track record and thousands of miles in service around the world.

Compared to battery or hydrogen, electrification using overhead wires is twice as energy efficient.

Want more electrification? Get involved at https://calelectricrail.org

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Today's post on the Ordinary Homes Blog: the beachfront condo tower. Outside of New York, this is one of the most common types of highrise housing in the US. 1/
https://ordinaryhomes.blogspot.com/2023/11/beachfront-condo.html

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With Anamarie Avila Farias inside an Accessory Dwelling Unit! As an ADU dweller myself, I'm so excited that one of California's ADU experts is running for the State Legislature.

ADUs (also known as backyard cottages or in-law apartments) are one of California's recent housing success stories, with many people building them as starter homes for family members, a home to age in place, or a source of income. Anamarie has worked on state policy on ADUs and other housing, and is also a leader on education.

https://www.anamarie4assembly.com 🏠🍎🐦

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Contra Costa County sunsets are a special treat, you can feel the last warmth of the sun wave in the evening breeze. Also, free rides on the 16 and a couple other buses! 🌇🏙️🚌

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Today at 6pm - comment at AC Transit board to make sure Ward 2 votes in 2024, otherwise Berkeley loses representation. Comment starts after a short presentation at 6. Zoom link: https://actransit.zoom.us/j/98487175063 🚌📢
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2023/11/07/opinion-dont-deny-berkeley-representation-ac-transit-board

alfredtwu,
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Thank you everyone for your comments! Public comment was unanimously in favor of having wards 1, 2, and 6 vote in 2024.
Next stop: final vote on December 13. 🚌

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I've seen a lot of shitty patch jobs, but this is next level. Fucking OSB??

Zoomed in on a patch. Clearly a vehicle drove over it. Cracking it down the middle, with jagged splinters sticking out of the middle. The center is down lower, causing the edges to also raise up above the pavement by an inch or two. The nails that have been driven into the pavement are also sticking up.

alfredtwu,
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@Andres4NY wow! Might as well not even try, what's next, cardboard?

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New entry on the Ordinary Homes blog: a look at the Modern Farmhouse, the latest crop of houses growing in the suburban fields across the country. Plus, info on agrihoods and other residential/agricultural mixed use.
https://ordinaryhomes.blogspot.com/2023/10/modern-farmhouse-mcfarmhouse.html

alfredtwu, to architecture
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An idea I proposed to the North Berkeley design standards that Planing Commission voted on was to allow ornament as an alternative to requiring notches, bump outs, and multiple materials on large buildings.

This keeps the building interesting, while also saving on structural & energy costs, as a rectangle is more efficient than irregular shapes.

Notches in a building create narrow weak points that require reinforcement. They also reduce the number of rooms, while increasing the wall area, making heating and cooling less efficient 🏘️

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Alameda Pride 2023 was fun as always this year! Lots of families at the main event in the park, which had music, pinball, books, art, and more.

Learned about the new ferryboat coming next year that will connect Alameda with Oakland Jack London Square 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🛳️

For suburbs & small cities, Alameda Pride is a great example of a fun casual Pride event.

  • In a park, so not crowded, hot, or loud
  • All community orgs of all types invited to participate
  • Kids activities as well as bar night later on downtown
  • Local artists & businesses
    🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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alfredtwu,
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@cd24 thanks! its one of my favorite Prides each year in NorCal

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