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Jose Andres is the absolute GOAT. turbolib who has brought meals to disaster zones after the Haiti earthquake & to war-stricken families in Ukraine and Gaza and now he’s YIMBYposting in the face of Spain’s severe housing shortage

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Incredible to see the "experts" on resolving the housing emergency that Spain is experiencing! On every television! @telediario_tve @ANoticias
@tele5_noticias @noticias_cuatro The reality is that we have politicians who try to create decrees and solutions when they lack the preparation or knowledge to devise a real solution to the problem we're facing.
Spain doesn't have a problem of a lack of decrees. It has a problem of a lack of housing.
And as long as the Government keeps confusing announcing measures with solving problems, we'll keep paying the consequences of its inaction.
Subsidizing demand without increasing supply pressures prices. Regulating a market more and more without building new housing doesn't eliminate scarcity: it manages it. Taxing a type of rental can change incentives, but it doesn't lay a single brick either.

Because housing doesn't get cheaper by distributing scarcity. It gets cheaper by ending it.
Spain needs to build. A lot.
More available land. Permits in months, not years. More density wherever possible. Legal certainty. Much more public housing and also private housing.
But the Government isn't doing what's necessary. It prefers to intervene on the few homes that exist rather than create the conditions for there to be many more. It prefers to present patches as solutions and load the cost of its failure onto owners, developers, and citizens.
The rest can serve to redistribute, protect certain groups, or change incentives. But let's not confuse that with solving the underlying problem.
You don't fix a lack of housing by better distributing the few homes that exist. You fix it by making many more exist.
Less propaganda. Less patches. Less obsession with intervening on the same apartment.
More supply. More construction. More homes.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This says a lot about people’s tolerance for ineptitude. Bass has been an abject failure on so many levels, but she should get another turn because a whole bunch of people like this guy believe the Dem party should act like the mafia.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Very well said, all of it by @bikinginla.bsky.social . This sucks. It seems yet another example of how you can murder someone with your car and just stick around, you can get away with it.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I got picked for the one car challenge with Metro. Let's see how this goes!

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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The stupidity in the way micromobility is framed is driving me insane.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A cyclist was killed last night on Figueroa exactly where there was supposed to be a bike lane put in 11 years ago. Road Kill Gil Cedillo continues to take lives even in retirement.

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International Cargo Bike Festival @cargobikefest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

𝙸𝚗𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚝 𝙸𝙲𝙱𝙵 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟼: 𝚃𝚇𝙴𝙳 𝙱𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚜 Introducing ICBF debutant TXED Bikes! They're excited to showcase their range of cargo bike models, designed for last-mile, family transport, and commercial fleet use. Take a test ride + meet the team at ICBF 2026! ➔ cargobikefestival.com/exhibitor/tx... 👇

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

lol "When your solution for solving California’s housing crisis is building 10 new cities, you’re not running for California governor — you’re angling for an influencer job with the Irvine Co."

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My daughter got a hand-me-down Walkman (it was a gift to the Felicity staff). My tapes all rotted in the garage but one survived, Eric B and Rakim- Paid in Full. She’s on a steady diet of one of the best hip hop albums of all time.

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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Are we kinda being pricks?" Volume 2. The Winthrop Edition.

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 28/09/2026

So-called “inclusionary zoning,” the practice of requiring home builders to rent new apartments at a loss to low-income tenants, is a tax on new housing that worsens the housing shortage and raises rents overall in exchange for a handful of means-tested units. It’s bad policy!

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Greater Boston builders say affordable-unit rules stall housing, but Boston won't budge

Developers and city leaders across Greater Boston are clashing over whether affordable-housing requirements are helping address the region's housing shortage.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Kimmel to Mamdani: "I live in Los Angeles and that is not the reception our mayor would get"

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Gas on Temple and Glendale is up 24 cents since Monday.

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Sam Alcorn @samalcorn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Is your goal reducing carbon emissions? Legalize apartments. Is your goal advancing social justice? Legalize apartments. Is your goal reducing segregation? Legalize apartments. Is your goal reducing housing costs? Legalize apartments.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Very proud and lucky that I’m raising a train kid. I have definitely done everything possible to foster it.

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Italian professional cycling riders at the Worlds in Montreal are wearing a black armband to honor Niccolò, 7 year old boy who was killed by a driver while he was riding his bike to school with his dad. We need pro cyclists to speak up more often about traffic violence

IG post to honor a kid who died while riding

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Also on a micro level: guy who rides a bike everywhere supports candidate who wants to make it safer to ride a bike

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I finally had my first Jack Black sighting. I was driving west on Los Feliz. He was riding a sit on top Lime scooter heading east on the sidewalk just past the Los Feliz par 3 golf course. It’s a rite of passage to see Jack on micromobility in the neighborhood. Build Jack some bike lanes!

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Erik Noonan @eriknoonan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Cities should be paying people to bike. Cities should be buying people e-bikes. Cities should be rewarding people for convincing neighbors to ride bikes. Every trip by bike is a net financial gain socially. And it compounds, the more people who do it.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There was lots of talk about quality of life and cities yesterday. I would like more people to see kids not getting killed crossing the street as just as important to quality of life as potholes.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Total collapse: 70% say his Iran war has hurt the US 75% say he has no plan for the war 76% say the war isn't worth the costs

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Nick Andert @nickandert.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This Friday at 6pm at the brewery at Union Station, @calelectricrail.org will be hosting a Transit Costs Reform happy hour, and I’ll be giving a brief presentation on the topic. Come join us!

luma.com

Transit Costs Reform Happy Hour - LA · Luma

Do you want faster, cost effective transit service improvements? Want to learn how to bring down the costs of new subways, rail electrification and transit…

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I had a Bass canvasser last night. She was clearly paid. She asked why I was against Bass (very politely). I told her Bass is anti bike lanes. Then the canvasser just wanted to talk about bike lanes and how Oakland where she just moved from has great bike lanes. I think I converted her to Raman.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

MattY sends his kids to the local public school. Well done.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The transplant discourse shall continue! "Local Stephon Richardson said he believes City Hall is dangling the plans to appease transplants who can be politically swayed but might not stick around long enough in the neighborhood to feel the impacts."

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It was really hard to find the answer to this question. I found it by finding out that westside nimbys are trying to ban ebikes on sidewalks. Their memo lays out that class 1 and 2 ebikes are not explicitly banned on sidewalks.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The transplant discourse today is just basically this:

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I think this guy kept moving over to the right for me to pass, but I'm like, I'm not passing, I'm enjoying those floppy ears in the wind too much. Also, this dude was drilling it.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There’s a new generation of phone drivers. The older generation does it surreptitiously looking in their lap, keeping the phone out of view. The new generation is using the phone first, driving second. I just watched a guy turn right, phone at his face, never looking away from it. It’s bad.

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Nick Andert @nickandert.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Karen Bass has a supermajority of the city council in her corner and apparently the ability to get any random bullshit written into state law. Any ‘change’ she wants to make she’s had the ability and opportunity to make. She doesn’t want change, she wants to keep locking in the status quo.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

@streetsblogla.bsky.social this is incredibly hard to google. But is there any express law against pedal assist e-bikes on sidewalks in Los Angeles? The “moved exclusively by human power” doesn’t seem to say it’s illegal to use an ebike.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

protected b̶i̶k̶e̶ Tesla lane

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I had to stop for this shot on the way home from work/bike shop on the cargo bike.

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 18/09/2026

Designing infrastructure for all ages and abilities includes folks who use motorized wheelchairs to get around their city.

Someone in a motorized wheelchair rides down a protected bikeway

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The explosion of e-bikes, e-trikes and e-scooters is truly revolutionary...The joy and freedom of biking is intoxicating for everyone who has had the opportunity to try out life on two or three wheels with a little e-boost.

amny.com

Op-Ed | E-bikes mean freedom for low-vision cyclists like me: don’t take that away | amNewYork

So did a lot of other people who, like me, don’t have valid driver’s licenses. In July, the state’s new e-bike law went into effect. Among other regulations

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Dutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · 17/09/2026

For children and teenagers, cycling opens up the world beyond the front door. Being able to cycle to school, meet friends, visit the park or explore the neighbourhood gives young people a greater sense of independence and freedom!

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Peter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The economy is a bumbling mess. The Iran war is a disaster. The Epstein files are still hidden. The president is senile. The Trump family and billionaires are stealing your money. At this point, if you don't see how harassing trans people is a deliberate scheme to deflect from all that, seek help.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I forget that Reddit can still resemble the old internet and be a great source for finding experts in the question you have. My GSD cargo bike had what looked like a bent piece. A mechanic came to my aid. Like putting a note in a bottle…

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The reason California has so many small cities surrounding larger ones is that, in the 1960s, small communities wanted to use zoning to keep non-Whites out and the state let them contract city services out from the county to make incorporation financially feasible.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🙃 "In this area, US-19E had a posted speed limit of 55 mph and was designated by the Tennessee Department of Transportation as a bicycle route"

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

That tax plan was where I bailed on Porter for good. It’s too bad, she talks a real good game on housing, but that plan was Slopulism 101.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In a land of government healthcare, it seems like the government should be a little bit more motivated to block the gambling market.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Has anyone ever regretted a cargo bike purchase? It's got to be pretty rare. Most people, like me, just probably regret they didn't do it sooner.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A horrific transit story in LA today. An SUV launched itself like. a missile, into a Metro bus killing 2 people. Of course, the media will talk about it like it's an accident. But look at this intersection, designed for speed and designed to kill. No accident, just the expected result.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I think it's hilarious that she lives in Altadena. This is all just some contrarian bit. Go live in Idaho or Alabama. You won't have any of those "clogging up" problems.

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Incredible leadership. He's the anti-Karen Bass.

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Joe Linton @lintonjoe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Listening to LA City Council meeting - advocates are pushing for council to declare a traffic violence emergency. Watch live on YouTube www.youtube.com/live/QIfD9HM...

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Regular City Council - 9/15/26

YouTube video by LACityClerk

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Cargo bikes are just cars for local trips. Cars that don't require insurance, registration, gas, financing, or 90% of the maintenance costs. Are all those worth the ability to go on the highway every now and then?

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