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If you ask me, “Where’s Oakland?” I’ll tell you it’s in my heart.

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Jenny Build Housing Silva @jrskis.bsky.social · 3h
Not Marin. Marin towns want 7,000 residents, 10,000 parks and 10 bespoke, curated and carefully selected businesses, along with magically occuring revenue that pays for servcies..
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I’m not a transportation planner, but it seems like a waste to have two light rail stops within eyesight of each other. No wonder my bike is faster.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I have a metaphor here, let me cook: Run down old buildings are bad investments to most real estate pros, because the deferred maintenance costs more than the rental income. But to a slumlord with no ethics, they are cash cows. Elon is the slumlord of X.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
With all these cars and trucks on the road, sometimes you just have to make more road.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I’ve had multiple awkward moments with older men from the Bay Area when they wax nostalgically about Oakland’s prostitutes in the 70s. oaklandside.org/2026/10/09/d...
oaklandside.org
Sex trafficking has victimized people in Oakland’s District 2 for decades. What can the next councilmember do?
Charlene Wang is trying to set up a survivor support fund while fining buyers. Nate Adams wants to focus on prevention and services.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Sometimes I muse about the most disturbing alternate timeline. For a long while it’s been, what if Tupac was alive and a Trump supporter? But it just got replaced by something worse: what if John Coltrane was an AI enthusiast?
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Getting the sense from people I know with military family members that disability fraud for the purpose of enhanced pensions is rampant.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I’ve always been anti-private school, but it hits different to realize that my daughter wouldn’t actually even be allowed into most of them.
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Shane Phillips @shanedphillips.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Another entry for the "impact fee nexus studies are bullshit" file! Student enrollment at LA Unified has fallen for 24 years straight, ~48%. And yet! We have an impact fee because: "As new development occurs, additional school facilities will be needed to house the growth in the student population."
A screenshot from the Los Angeles Unified School District 2026 School Impact Fee Justification Study. The text reads: "Education Code Section 17620 allows school districts to assess fees on new residential and
commercial construction within their respective boundaries. These fees can be collected without
special city or county approval, to fund the construction of school facilities necessitated by the
impact of residential and commercial development activity. In addition, these fees can also be used
to fund the reconstruction of school facilities to accommodate students generated from new
development projects. Fees are collected immediately prior to the time of the issuance of a building
permit by the City or the County.
As new development occurs, additional school facilities will be needed to house the growth in the
student population. Because of the high cost associated with constructing school facilities and the
District’s limited budget, outside funding sources are required for future school construction. State
and local funding sources for the construction and/or reconstruction of school facilities are limited."

Source: https://4.files.edl.io/0bc1/05/22/26/161250-26fd9501-6360-44fb-a158-3bb37a543fd9.pdfA chart showing TK-12 enrollment in LAUSD declining in every year since 2002-03, from 724,000 in that year to 408,000 in 24-25, and a projected 376,000 in 27-28. 
Source: https://gpsnla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Facing-the-Decline-Building-A-Resilient-LAUSD_FINAL.pdfCurrent school impact fee rates effective August 11, 2026, per square foot by construction type:
Residential: $5.38
Commercial/industrial: $0.87
Rental Self Storage: $0.32
Parking Structure: $0.44
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That article about the Welfare Tax Exemption is very damning of CMFA and CSCDA, rightfully so. It’s worth contemplating why nonprofit developers still prefer CMFA over CalHFA or local housing authorities, and how to fix that. Thank you to the 3 people reading this skeet.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This the one.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
AmTrak train stopped due to mechanical issues. I was freaked out but it turned out to just be a 20 minute delay. In retrospect, I may have resorted to cannibalism too soon.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Thinking about this: —Michael Jackson sang background on Stevie’s All I Do. —Luther Vandross sang background on David Bowie’s Young Americans. —Anthony Hamilton and Bilal started out singing background vocals on tour with D’Angelo. Who else?
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I know I’m late to this but it’s so funny that you know he practiced this line a dozen times in the mirror, and he still managed to flub the delivery badly.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I read this article so you don’t have to. A lot of word salad anout financialization, no acknowledgment that Oakland is more affordable because unlike SF it built a lot of housing from ~2018 to ~2023. www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/the-great-vi...
oaklandreviewofbooks.org
The great vibes divergence
Why does San Francisco feel so weird during this tech boom while Oakland is more or less still Oakland?
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Any political idea I like is authentically grassroots. Any political idea I don’t like is an astroturfed billionaire’s campaign.
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Adrián @elenoam.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Writing a report about exclusionary zoning in Mexico City; so I made this cute map of the existing stock vs. the permitted. No surprise this city barely builds anything.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trolley Barn playground punches way above its weight because it has actual shade, even with dinky palm trees.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Treating this skeptically considering it’s the Post, but there’s a distinct possibility that NHJ and her husband actively contributed to the decline of their kid’s school.
nypost.com
Exclusive | Nikole Hannah-Jones campaigned against a ‘yuppie invasion’ of kids from whiter areas to failing school they sent daughter
NYT reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones fought to keep affluent students out of her daughter’s Brooklyn school, PS 307, drawing fire from local parents.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Good news: I came across a playlist and learned about a bunch of great new music. Bad news: my taste has now run to stuff that is too rare to price.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Behold the Walnut Creek nexus study in all its glory.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Took on a recent college graduate as a mentor in the affordable housing space. He showed up in a truck and cowboy boots and was the most wholesome, earnest person you can imagine. The kids are all right.
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oakland's pandemic-era building boom is paying off: rents there still sit below 2019 levels even as vacancy tightens. San Francisco barely built, and its rents surged 30%, now costing double Oakland's. sfstandard.com/2026/08/06/o...
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Nikole Hannah-Jones is a transplant to NY, just trying to stir the pot here.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hate to say this, but Kendrick:AZ Chike::Nas:Dave East. Elite lyricist taking a decent but unmemorable pretty boy under his wing, but the skills don't transfer.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Circling back to this, it’s interesting that there’s a huge gap between the author’s perspective and the urbanist movement #onhere to bring back pay toilets. I think it would probably improve things at the margins, but isn’t the One Weird Trick some envision. Would be a great research topic though.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ok, finished this book and have a few thoughts.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Interesting, I did come across this petition from Nikole Hannah-Jones’s kid’s school: www.change.org/p/please-hel...
change.org
Sign the Petition
Please Help Us Save Our School and Community Before It's Too Late!
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Holy shit, Trump is sanctioning the International Code Council?
Trump preps sanctions on ICC
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A lot of people will enjoy dunking on her, but as someone who really took her 2016 essay to heart, I appreciate the honesty here.
nytimes.com
In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?
A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Agree.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
*explaining the latest Drake/Kendrick drama to Bluesky* Ok so Glasses Malone tried to invoke the West Coast version of NATO’s Article 5, but P-Lo claimed to never be a full signatory.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
So according to my (Mexican) coworkers, it’s apparently a very Mexican thing to use the speakerphone all the time for conversations. TIL
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
*single tear falls down my cheek*
People gushing about the Layover, 2008-2012.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Something I’ve become more aware of as I’ve gotten older is that culture is more ephemeral than you realize at the time. Hip hop, rock, sitcoms, radio, film…all still exist in their classic form as niches but mainstream culture has largely moved on. A generation, maybe 2 or 3 if you’re lucky.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
—Planners develop a planning document that envisions a high-density urban environment with zero front setbacks. —Building code doesn’t allow doors to open outward onto sidewalk. —Building code also doesn’t allow doors to open inward. —Building shrinks to accommodate code requirements.
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Stephen Judkins @stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I feel every few weeks there's a meticulously researched @stephenjacobsmith.com post that's like "here's this one dude in charge of the California Doorknob Industry Commission who has statistically caused 67k more people to be homeless"
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Love too put jars of mayo on a plate and call it a sandwich.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The 4 year old has a new concept: a microphone/water bottle hybrid. Pitching it for Shark Tank, initial valuation $52 billion.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
You sometimes hear about these people who were wrongfully convicted, get exonerated after serving years in prison, and go on to become lawyers and model citizens. Maybe we should wrongfully convict more people? Just workshopping the worst take of all time.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Durk not guilty. All I’ll say is I hope the cycle of revenge killings stops.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Was at a housing meeting this week and a consultant was nonplussed that the state allocated $25M for a wastewater treatment upgrade but a relatively small amount for affordable housing. Some people in this industry have it completely backwards as far as what is core infrastructure.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Which one do you like? I prefer the one on the left.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Two buildings almost done.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
First they ignore your affordable housing proposal, then they laugh at it, then they fight you, then they ask how their parents can get on the waitlist.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Keep thinking about Rick Rubin. Has had a deep meditation practice for longer than I’ve been alive, and still ended up as a rumored right-wing conspiracy nut and verified shill for gambling. My takeaway is that sometimes even Buddhist enlightenment can‘t overcome the corrosiveness of money and fame.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
One day you’re DJing at a bar, wondering why the demographic has changed so much over the past few years. Flash forward, you’re reading 60-post threads about fire codes for stairways.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“A theme park made by a lame duck supervisor.” Pure ether, I love it.
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DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The way Bluesky automatically numbers threads now feels like a genuine innovation, good job.
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