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Mike Chen 陳懋華

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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 15/09/2026
* High prob of a top 10% El Nino * High potential for coastal flooding * High potential for rainfall/floodplain flooding * High potential for precipitation * Most effects will be December 2026 through March 2027
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Cyrus Hall @cyrushall.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This Thursday, we're kicking off the ground game for the Regional Transit Measure, with events in each of the 5 counties. There are 50 days until the election. In that time, we need to convince Bay Area voters to invest in public transit! In San Francisco? Come rally and then talk to BART riders!
luma.com
Yes on RTM Day of Action: Rally in Downtown San Francisco + BART Crawl! · Luma
We're kicking off the Yes on RTM campaign in San Francisco at the Powell St. Cable Car Turnaround! Hear from elected and community leaders about how vital it…
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 11/09/2026
Praise the fog
Low fog obscuring the tops of a few tall apartment buildings in San Francisco
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 08/09/2026
I found a fix for a problem I hate: video playback controls for Instagram for desktop. I can't believe this isn't built into Instagram already. chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bette...
screenshot of "better videos for Instagram" page
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Jerold Chinn @jerold.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Students from Lowell High School's Transit Club joined San Francisco transportation officials on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, to celebrate a new transit stop for the 28R-19th Avenue Rapid at Eucalyptus Drive and 19th Avenue.
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 24/08/2026
I'm fascinated by the recount going on in Florida's 11th Congressional District Republican primary, where Joe Strada leads Carey Baker by 393 votes or 0.48%. FL state law requires a machine recount when the margin is <0.5% unless the loser waives it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOi4...
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Lake County recounts Florida's 11 Congressional District GOP votes
YouTube video by FOX 35 Orlando
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 10/08/2026
#SanFrancisco ballot measure letters were drawn today A: Charter cleanup B: Public bank C: Housing fund D: Ballot measure qual. E: City contracts F: Executive mgmt G: Great Highway H: Parcel tax for Muni I: Transfer tax for housing J: Tax foreclosures RTM: Regional transit measure
Table of letters assigned to ballot measures in San Francisco The measures were printed on slips of paper and palced in front of jars to do the random drawing
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 07/08/2026
Today is primary election day in Tennessee. In the #TN04 Democratic primary, there's a poss. upset. Mike Cortese and Victoria Broderick. Cortese was Nashville Metro Councilmember and raised $700k. Broderick is chair of Lincoln County Democrats and is active on social media.
Associated Press partial results. 54% of vote counted. Victoria Broderick leads with 35.4% of the vote. Mike Cortese is second with 29.5% of the vote.
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 05/08/2026
Even more bonkers, Amir Hassan raised $700k while Thomas J. Smith reported no financial activity (I think <$5k). This is a shocking result. #MI08
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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 05/08/2026
Seems like an upset might be brewing in the GOP primary in #MI08 to take on Dem Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet. Trump endorsed Amir Hassan, but he currently trails an absolute nobody who suspended his campaign a month ago by a wide margin.
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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 02/08/2026
CA Dem Proposition positions Yes✅ 1 Affordable Housing 2 Rainy day fund 3 School funds 4 Election public financing 5 Recall reform 37 Homeownership 38 Med research 40 Billionaire Tax No❌ 39 Vote suppression 41 blocks Prop40 42 blocks Prop40 43 Restricts taxes 44 Clinic spending reg 45 CEQA changes
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 30/06/2026
Congressional primaries in New York City and San Francisco: we underdiscuss how the election systems shape outcomes. #SanFrancisco #NewYorkCity
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 22/06/2026
Today I learned that @milesintransit.com went to the same university as me. There's a nice profile of Miles Taylor (transportation planner for @mbta.com) in the alumni magazine. omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/public...
omnia.sas.upenn.edu
A Public Calling
For four Penn Arts & Sciences alums, working in local government has proved a rewarding vocation.
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State Senator Jesse Arreguin @jessearreguin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
As a transit rider, I joined my colleagues and transit advocates in calling for the preservation of hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for transit programs that is at risk of being lost. Public transit is essential for our state's economy and addressing climate change. 🚆 🚍️
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 12/06/2026
@sfmta.com to lead study on extending #SanFrancisco Central Subway to North Beach, funded by the Board of Supervisors acting as the County Transportation Authority. #Transit thevoicesf.org/supervisors-...
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Supervisors fund study to expand Central Subway to North Beach - The Voice of San Francisco
Transportation planners in the city will study a Central Subway extension to North Beach following approval from city supervisors to allocate local transportation sales tax dollars to fund the study. ...
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 12/06/2026
Nearly all ballots have been counted in San Francisco. Turnout is 50.6%, higher than 2022 (46%), lower than the "blue wave" of 2018 (53%). 269,836 counted 1,800 ballots left to count (mostly provisional ballots) 533,546 voter registration
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 06/06/2026
Friday update: based on estimated uncounted ballots, San Francisco primary election turnout is around 50.6%. #SanFrancisco #SFElections 176,647 ballots counted 93,300 estimated ballots left to count 533,546 voter registration
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 05/06/2026
In the Los Angeles Mayor race, the fight for the second spot is still uncertain between Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt. It could take through the end of next week to find out.
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 05/06/2026
San Francisco Dept of Elections released the Thursday update an hour ago. With received uncounted ballots, the estimated turnout is 50.3%, higher than the 2022 midterm at 46.4%. Turnout could go up as more ballots arrive by mail. #SanFrancisco #elections #sfelections
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 04/06/2026
Funny to see these headlines side by side
Guardian article: Tech industry wins big in California after millions spent on primary electionSan Francisco Chronicle article: Billionaires go bust in California: Wealthy candidates and donors had a rough night
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Cyrus Hall @cyrushall.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Best reporting I've seen to date on what last week's @airresources.bsky.social vote could mean for Muni: cuts to free and reduced-fare programs, and a big gap in capital funding for the upgrades to the train control system.
sfstandard.com
A California environmental board voted to cut $202M from SF’s eco-friendly transit
Muni stands to lose hundreds of millions with changes to a state program that funds public transportation by charging firms for permits to emit carbon.
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 29/05/2026
California Governor election: ⁨⁨Berkeley IGS poll. 25 Becerra 21 Hilton 19 Steyer 11 Bianco 07 Porter 07 Undecided 04 Mahan 5,472 likely voters, 2%p margin of error Source: LA Times www.latimes.com/california/s...
chart of polling movement since March
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 26/05/2026
How hot is San Francisco's rental market? Hot enough that people are offering finder's fees.
Flyer (processed image) of 4 friends seeking a 4BR apartment with a $400 finder's fee. Area is San Francisco near Divisadero and Oak. The same flyer on a pole
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 22/05/2026
- FAIR Plan, the California government-backed home insurer of last resort, announces rate changes effective Oct 15: - Average rates up 30% -- ~75% of customers' rates up --- ~50% of customers' rates up 30-50% -- ~25% of customers' rates drop 0-80% www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
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One of California’s largest insurers will hike rates nearly 30% this fall
The 30% rate hike is an average, with some policyholders seeing increases that are even higher.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 11/05/2026
This is wild: Yomiuri News reports that due to the Iran War, Japan is facing a critical shortage in naphtha, a key material in making potato chip bags, and printing ink. As a result, the snack giant Calbee has announced that they are adopt black-and-white packaging for most key products 🫠 🫠 🫠
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ナフサ不足、ポテチの袋を白黒にする…カルビーが方針
【読売新聞】 カルビーが「ポテトチップス」などの主力商品で、パッケージを白黒に変える方針であることが11日、わかった。中東情勢の緊迫化で原料となるナフサ不足から溶剤や樹脂の品薄が続いており、印刷インクの調達が不安定になっているためで
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 30/04/2026
Lovely choreography youtu.be/x6_mbnsh6VU?...
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GENER8ION - STORM starring Yung Lean
YouTube video by GENER8ION
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 24/04/2026
Oh hey it's me
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
🎁 The @sfchronicle.com details how it got the Swalwel story, how it worked to get the accuser to come forward, how it raced CNN... Really interesting account of how journalism actually works. Gift link: 🎁 www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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‘Keep digging’: What happened in the days leading up to the Chronicle’s Eric Swalwell story
The woman who answered a reporter’s call last month was hesitant, at first. She withheld the painful account she would later reveal. The next morning, she asked to keep talking.
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 14/04/2026
Guess which song this is.
Wikipedia: Did you know that a popular song has been used by Apple, the White House, an MLB stadium, and a Disney film? (links to an article that you're supposed to guess)
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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Key time to NOT be outside in the Bay Area this weekend: Saturday mid/late afternoon. A potent cold front is forecast to sweep through with widespread rainfall rates of a half-inch per hour. Erratic wind gusts >40 mph possible, and even a chance of coastal waterspouts and tornadoes. #CAwx
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 07/04/2026
MTC @mtcbata.bsky.social (the SF Bay Area regional transportation body) released their draft report on financial efficiencies done by @bart.gov, AC Transit, @sfmta.com, and @caltrain.com. The report will be discussed at a meeting on Friday, April 17. mtc.ca.gov/news/financi...
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Financial Efficiency Review Independent Oversight Committee Receives Draft Report
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 24/03/2026
Chart of San Francisco Muni average weekday ridership by route (each transfer counts as one trip) - 49 Mission/Van Nesshas the highest single route ridership at 35,000 - However, after combining local and rapid, two corridors have higher: 38/38R Geary and 14/14R Mission with 45,000 weekday riders
Chart of San Francisco Muni transit ridership by route in the month of February 2026
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 18/03/2026
Saving this to read later
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Fair to say that the Western U.S. heatwave has reached record-shattering status, with dozens of locations breaking all-time March monthly heat records & some now approaching *April* records. Swath of record heat extends clear from Pacific to Great Plains, & from Canada to Mexico.
Map of U.S., from coolwx.com, showing locations currently experiencing record-breaking temperatures. There are countless such locations in the Western U.S., with hundreds of red dots (locations breaking daily record highs) and dozens of pink dots (locations breaking March monthly record highs). The region of record heat extends from the Pacific Coast to the Great Plains, and from Canada to Mexico.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Well, the ridiculous mid-March heat has officially arrived in the Western U.S., with quite a few locations in California already reaching/breaking all-time monthly records today. Believe it or not, the heat will further intensify and become even more widespread later this week.
Map of U.S., from coolwx.com, showing locations currently experiencing record-breaking temperatures. There are many such locations in the Western U.S., with numerous red dots (locations breaking daily record highs) and even quite a few pink dots (locations breaking March monthly record highs).
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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 10/03/2026
I took transit to buy a monitor arm off Marketplace after work. Here are some things I saw on the way there and back.
An extremely dank purple Victorian house. Some graffiti that says WEST SIDE!A view of the San Francisco skyline framed by a Torrey Pine tree. Graffiti reading STOP ICE on a stop sign in front of the sutro tower.
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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Mannnnn it’s never this warm at night in SF and it’s FEBRUARY
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 25/02/2026
Partisan registration of athletes by sports league (source @votehub.com) votehub.com/2026/01/20/t...
Chart showing partisan registration of athletes by sports league. WNBA (women's basketball) is the most Democratic at 68%, followed by NBA (men's basketball) 43%, NFL (football) 34%. The NHL (hockey) and MLB (baseball) are the most Republican at 44% and 54%.
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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
BREAKING: The CA Democratic Party — its 3,500 grassroots delegates — voted to endorse me for Congress! Our local SF grassroots delegates previously voted 77.5% to endorse me. Onward to the fight for our democracy & for bold policies to make people’s lives more affordable. Thank you Democrats!
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UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab @cssl.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
2/18/26 8:45 am Update: 1-day ❄️: 29.3" (74.5 cm) 2-day ❄️: 57.5" (146 cm) 3-day❄️ (storm total): 66.9" (170 cm) We have flurries and calm conditions currently but snowfall rates will pick up this afternoon and evening bringing another 2-3 feet by Friday morning. #CAwx #CAwater
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This is a really incredible piece. Share it widely 🎁https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-uprising/685755/?gift=C-rzmQ8PsUHt15odxTKJDn7xrpPNxSpotkNz_P27oI0
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Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
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Cooper Lund @cooperlund.online · 23/01/2026
I’m watching friends succumb to doom watching what’s happening in Minnesota and I want to shake them and scream “Can’t you see the people organizing? Can’t you see them winning?”. Doom is a warm blanket of helplessness that keeps you from the fight.
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 05/01/2026
Clear storm drains if you can before storms to prevent flooding. #SanFrancisco
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St. John Barned-Smith @stjbs.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
‘Worst I’ve ever seen it’: Bay Area flooding closes roads, strands motorists www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f...
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‘Worst I’ve ever seen it’: Bay Area flooding closes roads, strands motorists
Flooding caused by powerful tides inundated coastal communities and disrupted traffic Saturday as residents struggled to protect their homes from rising water.
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 22/12/2025
#SanFranciscoPowerOutage resource center from PGE in Richmond District
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 21/12/2025
#SanFranciscoPowerOutage still affecting parts of Richmond and Civic Center
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 21/12/2025
From San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie on power outage at 7:30pm today: —Power outage will take more hours to resolve —PGE is still assessing the situation —Stay home if possible —Keep devices charged —Keep fridges closed —Check on neighbors esp. w/ health issues #SanFranciscoPowerOutage
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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 20/12/2025
San Francisco power outage today
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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Man it’s cold out here. 43 degrees with 20 mph wind puts the wind chill near freezing. That’s rare in San Francisco. And the fog is blowing in from the N-NE. Weird to see radiation fog move around like this. #CAwx
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Jane Natoli 🥑🚲🍍 @wafoli.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Family Zoning passes the first reading 7-4 at the Board of Supervisors. I've legit been working on this for 3 years. LET'S FUCKING GO. If you showed up at a hearing, sent a letter, told your friends, or organized to make this happen, THANK YOU
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