Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Great content to post on Wednesday November 4th 060
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 · 11/09/2026Yup, this is how you do it. Flights to Australia from the West Coast arrive early AM. Do a full day of meetings. Fly home that night. I’ve done it several times. 021
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The scenario you describe doesn’t sound that bad compared to a lot of the Terminator like content out there lol 040
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026You're probably the source I trust the most on this type of stuff so I’m glad you responded first! 140
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 · 02/09/2026I tried doing this, kept missing stuff, and gave up lol 120
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I was young (in 6th grade) but was on my way to school with my Dad listening to NPR. They talked about the towers having collapsed and my Dad was convinced it was some fictional show airing, not real news. 010
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 · 04/08/2026Some of these places you need to get in a car to even get the mail lol 150
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026I spend a lot of time in public in Los Angeles and I can assure they have not been removed from almost every public area 100
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026“It just moves the problem around!” Yes. That’s fine. The problem should be moved around when not doing so means feces on the sidewalk, needles in the bushes, etc. in front of a school. 151
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Having kids completed changed my view on this. Shelters and treatment are good - do it. But when teachers tell you about needing to arrive early to check for needles left in the bushes overnight, banning encampments in front of schools starts sounding like a great idea. bsky.app/profile/mich... 140
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 · 02/08/2026Sort of. CC’s mandate is to protect public access to the coast. Many miles of beach closed in SD. No explicit mandate to focus on stuff like this but they don’t have an explicit mandate to hire guys like @jemersmith.bsky.social to go online and argue with YIMBYs either. Question of priorities. 010
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026They sent a letter a few years back. That’s about it. 100
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026You’re missing my point. The CC has staffed up an entire legislative advocacy arm. Yet they don’t use that arm to advocate for resources to fix the sewage issue. They just use it to try to block housing legislation. 110
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Think about how much energy the Coastal Commision spends on fighting housing legislation. They have lobbyists, lawyers, etc. who all spend many hours fighting bills. Why not use some of those resources to ask the legislature for money to fix this? Why only fight housing? bsky.app/profile/high... 3122
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 · 29/07/2026I don’t know if double digits is what it can do but I think issue positioning clearly matters and it’s pretty easy for everyone to see it on the other side. Like, Susan Collins isn’t exactly Ms. Charisma but she’s way ahead of what raw partisanship would predict. Similarly, Paxton way behind. 100
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Shapiro is on track to win by double digits in November. Casey lost. Clearly there’s something going on that cause voters to prefer some Dems over others. That’s what we need more of, IMO. 100
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Like what’s the theory for Ossoff, Beshear, Cooper, Shapiro, etc. if positioning doesn’t matter anymore. Whats their secret sauce? 100
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Right, and now voters do see Harris as more moderate. See: yougov.com/en-us/articl...yougov.comWhich politicians Americans say are socialistsBernie Sanders is the politician Americans are most likely to identify as a socialist (55% do), followed closely by Zohran Mamdani at 51% and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at 45% 170
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Sanders for much of his career was more moderate on many issues! Guns, immigration, etc. Agree, most didn’t see that clip. But what they also didn’t see was GOP attack ads targeting him for supporting GND, M4A, etc. because he didn’t support them. 250
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026We had Dem Senators in Nebraska, Louisiana, North Dakota, Missouri, etc. not that long ago. I don’t think those states are lost forever. But we need to run candidates with policy positions closer to the median voters in those states than we have been. 100
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I don’t think messaging is the problem. IMO, it comes down to their actual policy views. There was a clip of Ossoff from 2020 that went viral a few days ago of him rejecting green new deal, Medicare for all, etc. That’s the stuff that seems to win. 4160
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026For me there are certain candidates who dramatically outperform the fundamentals (Cooper, Ossoff, Whitmer, Shapiro, etc.) and I think Dems need to figure out how to get more candidates like them to run in more swing and light red states. 3281
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 · 27/07/2026Not clear exactly whats happening but rumor has it that every printing shop in the Bay Area is booked solid for the next week making banners and signs about lot coverage ratios. Something big clearly in the works. 160
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 · 22/07/2026Can you believe that Ben Allen of all candidates is the one most cognizant of this issue? What a world. 1361
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 22/07/2026My HOA insurance, for a property built in 2021 many miles from the nearest fire zone, has almost quadrupled in cost in the last 3 years. 0160
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 · 18/07/2026So how do you know it’s moving forward? Santa Monica has thousands of entitled but frozen units. 110
Aaron Green @aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026They’ve pulled permits? It’s not just an entitlement? 110
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
