Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Nightmare scenario (which is probably most likely) is a ban on rent control but letting inclusionary zoning, high impact fees, etc. all stand. 1111
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026So what do we think is the most likely scenario here? I’m getting Feb 2020 vibes too but still have almost no idea what late March looks like. 160
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I’ve been hearing about fears of backlash for a decade now and it has never materialized. It’s not 1975 anymore. People care about other shit. It’s fine, go big. 2503
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026This is true though. It was the entire fight over 41.18 in Los Angeles. Yes, 41.18 doesnt solve homelessness. But subject to enforcement is does solve encampments in front of schools, which is a problem worth addressing on its own. 150
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Great example of how worthless the @thecacoast.bsky.social is. Many miles of beach in San Diego County closed because of sewage. Basically zero attention. But someone proposes some housing? They have a huge legislative advocacy shop tasked with fighting it. calmatters.org/environment/...calmatters.orgSewage pollution is keeping kids out of the water in this California beach townA surf camp buses kids to other beaches, and junior lifeguards travel up the coast from this California beach town plagued by cross-border sewage. 3212
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Had breakfast with a SD developer recently. Told me that across most of the city it’s no longer profitable to build. In Hillcrest, he just shelved a project and will leave it surface parking instead. Culprit? A lot we can’t control e.g. financing. But a lot we can, such as IZ, impact fees, etc. 091
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Santa Monica has dramatically increased traffic enforcement this year. But it required a new Police Chief, a new City Manager, and a lot of pressure from City Council. Ultimately this comes down to elected officials. They have to put pressure. Unfortunately, most don’t care. 0202
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026If San Mateo doesn’t like this proposal, San Mateo is welcome to pass its own more permissive ordinance which would allow for more height/FAR in exchange for lower lot coverage. 2413
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 25/07/2026We really need to get going with the geoengineering. Time to pump lots and lots of sulfur into the air. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...nytimes.comLive Updates: Hundreds of Thousands Flee as Fires Rage in Spain and France 031
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 25/07/2026A good signal that Karen Bass neither rides transit nor knows anyone who does because this is close to last on the list of wants for people who rely on Metro. Faster service, more frequent headways, cleaner buses and trains, less disorder, etc. That’s what is needed. Not this dumb slop. 312617
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Prop 45 polling at 73% has to make CA YIMBY re-evaluate the feasibility of a ballot measure, right? These numbers are nuts. www.mercurynews.com/2026/07/15/m...mercurynews.comMeasure to overhaul California’s powerful environmental law draws 73% support in new pollRenters, young people, lower income households show strongest support for Prop 45; environmental groups, Jane Fonda oppose it 3161
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I don’t understand why cities do stuff like this. Penny wise, pound foolish. Closing heavily utilized restrooms in popular public spaces is one of the loudest signals there is of ”we have no idea how to run an effective government“ www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/h...nbcsandiego.comHalf of Mission Bay's restrooms now closed to the publicThirteen public restrooms in Mission Bay have closed as the City of San Diego continues implementing cost-saving measures mentioned in the fiscal year 2026-27 budget approved unanimously by the City C... 1181
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026It’s nuts that IZ is so oftrn politically necessary for upzonings. I understand that not everyone can say this, but those who can really need to just start calling out how stupid this is and how misinformed IZ supporters are. It’s the liberal equivalent of being an anti-vaxxer. 1130
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Yet another example of how “anti-zionism” has no relation to the person‘s views on Israel. 0254
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 13/06/2026What this EIR led to was a massive widening of Lincoln and Jefferson boulevards. To protect the environment. Good stuff! 1200
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Bass is laser focused on incompetence and not solving problems whereas Nithya believes the purpose of public office is to deliver results for your constituents. 0192
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Barack Obama has not yet endorsed in the LA Mayor’s race. Just a thought! 020
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Many people are saying that firing Matt Szabo is the first thing @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social should do when she wins in November. 2140
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026It’s insane how long it takes California to count ballots. The fraud allegations are idiotic but it is true that we’re slower to count than basically any other democracy in the world and that very much needs to fixed as an urgent priority. 0201
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Yup. LA County is a machine and the machine very much likes things just the way they are. You need to break the machine for anything to get meaningfully better. 4242
Reposted by Aaron GreenGreg Shill @gregshill.com · 03/06/2026When people tell you who they are, etc. www.denverpost.com/2026/06/03/b...denverpost.comPro-Palestinian group at CU Boulder justifies Pearl Street firebombing, calls for killer’s releaseA pro-Palestinian student group in Boulder said that the Pearl Street firebombing was justified, and called for the man who pleaded guilty to murdering an 82-year-old woman to be freed. 1111
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I know everyone is very anxious to learn the final results in LA County but don’t worry we’ll have this wrapped just before the 4th of July! 162
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026The goal isn’t to grow the union. The goal is to push up wages for current union members. Less hotel supply = higher hotel rates = higher possible wages for workers. 070
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Would Mamdani ever cross UNITE? I hope so - it would be a huge win for the city - but they’re a union that almost every Dem in the country is terrified of. 0121
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Some of this is AI (rest of market has been flat) but mostly it’s because markets are smarter than them and they’re wrong. 140
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Rae Huang’s campaign serves one purpose and that purpose is to boost Spencer Pratt. 3928
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Yes. Since having kids, I’ve become even more fervent in my views on street safety, sidewalks, etc. On the flip side, I’ve become far less patient with urban disorder. You feel vulnerable when you’re with young kids. I don’t want to be near people shouting, using drugs in public, etc. 3181
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026By definition, they generate the most revenue where people break the law the most. Don’t speed and you won’t get a ticket! Pretty easy. 0331
Reposted by Aaron GreenNathan @kalinsky.bsky.social · 21/05/2026As written, this bill would effectively ban automated traffic enforcement, including red light and speed cameras. Not great! 12010
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Knock LA has recommended voting for Rae Huang over Nithya Raman, which will help divide the progressive vote and ensure a Spencer Pratt vs. Karen Bass runoff. Brilliant stuff. 3433
Reposted by Aaron GreenSam @samd.bsky.social · 10/05/2026It’s difficult to accurately capture how awful Rae Huang is. It’s like if Dean Preston challenged Zohran from the NIMBY “left” and gave us a Cuomo vs. Sliwa runoff 31126
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 10/05/2026I like how we have almost all of the possible patients perfectly quarantined and yet the plan is to offload them all, send them home, and then ask that they “limit“ extended contact with others. Fingers crossed? 🥴 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/w...nytimes.comPassengers on Ship Struck by Hantavirus to Disembark on Sunday 2122
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 08/05/2026My extremely unpopular but very good idea for California governance reform is to eliminate the State Senate, the State Assembly, and the Governor’s office, and then create a unicameral parliamentary system and pay each member ~$500K per year. 7753
Reposted by Aaron GreenSam @samd.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Rae Huang is running an explicit ratfuck campaign to siphon off votes from the left, preventing Nithya from making the runoff and ensuring we get a cursed Bass vs. Pratt runoff 721922
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 08/05/2026He also now works at a law firm that capitulated to the Trump Administration and rather than resign when they made a deal he just kept clipping his $6M annual salary. 2130
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Wrong mindset bro. It‘s not a dangerous arterial. It’s a boulevard of opportunity! 2100
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Rae Huang, who at one point tried to pretend that she was pro-housing, is now posting on Twitter about “homeowner protections” and comparing YIMBYism to “trickle down economics”. 46910
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 08/05/2026This feels like a great opportunity for a Pacific Legal lawsuit. 091
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026I really hope the D Line opening up will help change the conversation about housing in LA. Many people will look at this, think “hey this is awesome, why can’t more people use it?”, and hopefully demand change. 1282
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Yes, but also nobody understands the difference between real and nominal so just holding prices constant would be a huge win for affordability while not triggering backlash from homeowners. 1101
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 27/04/2026I assume most of my followers are not fans of Traci Park and for good reason but I have serious doubts about whether Faizah Malik will be any better on housing. Her website has a few good ideas but also lots of bad ones (more IZ, protect ULA, etc.) and I think the net result will be no new housing. 151
Reposted by Aaron GreenMax Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 27/04/2026If ~10,000 short term rentals that charge high rents in high demand neighborhoods are raising everyone’s rents by $67 a month by constricting housing supply, imagine how much lower rents would be if Los Angeles let apartment developers build 100,000 new high end units in those neighborhoods. 1227130
Reposted by Aaron GreenUrban Land Rent 🇸🇴🚰 @urbanlandrent.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Xavier Becerra’s promise to freeze utility and home insurance rates would be completely catastrophic, send the insurance industry into a death spiral and is essentially climate science denial: a refusal to believe climate change is imposing real costs and tradeoffs. Do NOT vote for this man in Nov. 1020236
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Agreed. I don’t understand why AHLA ever endorsed Durazo. She’s been one of the most ardent opponents of housing in the legislature. 3200
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Yes, exactly right. I follow Santa Monica the most. Production has gone from less than 200/yr to 500+, with a real possiblity of cracking 1,000 soon. It's not enough - IZ and transfer taxes remain a huge drag. But there's now real progress, and it would not have happened without YIMBY wins. 1173
Reposted by Aaron GreenCalifornians for Electric Rail @calelectricrail.org · 08/04/2026Monday, April 13th at 5:30 PM: Learn more about the Barstow International Gateway - BNSF's massive rail yard proposed with 0 electrification! Hear from coalition members across the SoCal Rail fenceline about BIG's impacts and why electric rail IS possible. Online or in person, multiple locations. 2209
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Over the past 5-10 years, blue states have continually ratcheted tax rates higher but then spend the money on things few notice while basic services (policing, sanitation, etc.) have gotten far worse. It's not surprising that this leads to many deciding that high tax rates are no longer worth it. 171
