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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!

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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 · 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

In #TN05 Chaz Molder, mayor of Columbia (Nashville suburb) has spent over $1m and holds a big (but not yet definitive) edge over Yolanda Cooper-Sutton, Memphis councilmember who hasn't filed any FEC spending reports. The district is gerrymandered between the two candidates' strongholds.

Chaz Molder with 42% of the vote. Yolanda Cooper-Sutton with 32% of the vote.

TN-05 congressional district is very long and gerrymandered, like a bow shape between Memphis and the Nashville suburbs

Chaz Molder has spent over a million dollars. Yolanda Cooper-Sutton hasn't filed any reports.

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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

SF election numbers - mostly counted but not yet certified www.sfelections.org/results/2026... California report of registration - 15 day report www.sos.ca.gov/elections/vo...

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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 30/06/2026

Data: NY Congress results from AP (ballots are still to be counted) apnews.com/projects/ele... NY enrollment by party registration by congressional district. Latest numbers are from February. I think inactive voters are included in turnout. elections.ny.gov/enrollment-c...

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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 30/06/2026

(IMO, first-past-the-post partisan primaries in solid partisan districts feel wrong bc a small share of voters can decide the next elected for everyone. That said, top-two jungle primaries also have flaws. Here's hoping states & cities continue to experiment and innovate on better systems.)

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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 30/06/2026

Hypothesis: Outsider challenges within the Democratic Party are more viable in New York's partisan primaries than California's top-two nonpartisan primaries, because the proportion of voters needed to win is smaller.

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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 30/06/2026

What percent of total registered voters (TRV) did the winning candidates secure? –NY-13: Darializa Avila Chevalier won with 49%, or 9.5% of TRV – –CA-11 (top two): ––Connie Chan won w/ 28% = 14% of TRV ––Scott Wiener won w/ 40% = 20% of TRV Chan had 1.5x the TRV share as DAC.

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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 30/06/2026

How does this impact turnout? NY-13, Harlem + Bronx NYC (Chevalier v Espaillat): Dems 77% of total registration, turnout estimated 25% = 19% of registered voters participating. CA-11, San Francisco (Wiener v Chan v Chakrabarti): 50% of registered voters participating

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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 30/06/2026

New York State: partisan primary election, only Democrats can vote. Voters must request mail ballots. California: top-two primary election, voters from all political registrations vote from the same candidate list. All voters get a mail ballot.

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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...

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A Public Calling

For four Penn Arts & Sciences alums, working in local government has proved a rewarding vocation.

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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 21/06/2026

Me parece que en las K-dramas tiene más sentido cuando el hermano menor gana al hermano mayor (o un profesor o padre), y el mayor apoya al menor por los próximas luchas. (Estoy aprendiendo español y pido disculpas por errores)

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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

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

Though, based on today's count, Steyer's projected margins will not be enough to beat Hilton. It is not certain.

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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 06/06/2026

This tranche of ballots favors Steyer higher than the E-Day count, which is what Steyer needs to pull ahead of HIlton. bsky.app/profile/vote...

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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

Past midterm primary election turnout: 2026 at least 50.2% 2022 46% 2018 53% 2014 30% 2010 35% 2006 37% 2002 34% 1998 46% 1994 32% 1990 42%

chart of San Francisco Midterm Primary Turnout

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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 05/06/2026

Link to update page www.sfelections.org/results/2026... Link to historical turnout www.sfelections.org/tools/electi...

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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 election

San 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.

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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 · 02/06/2026

And you can drop your ballot at any polling place! Lookup is here: sfelections.org/tools/map_po...

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Poll Time Map

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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 29/05/2026

Marin and San Mateo counties - here's the chart in question

Chart from a report of counts of two-wheeled devices at a sample of middle and high schools from Marin and San Mateo counties. Of the electric devices, 88% are not legally e-bikes.

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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...

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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 27/05/2026

San Francisco median 1BD and 2BD rents up 20% y/y, per Zumper www.zumper.com/rent-researc...

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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.

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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 23/05/2026

Raise the bar for Governor candidates (seriously). It costs $5000 to run.

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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 22/05/2026

- New "Sustainable Insurance Strategy" under Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara allows plans to price for forward-looking wildfire risk, not just past behavior. This is generally good bc it truly reflects fire risk and net-incents housing in lower-risk areas.

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Mike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 22/05/2026

- Low-risk areas like San Francisco will see FAIR plan rates *decrease* - Prior rates were unsustainable for risk pool. After the 2025 Palisades & Eaton fires, the FAIR plan ran out of money. Private insurers were forced by law to bail out the FAIR Plan, risking their exit from the state.

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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 · 18/04/2026

What was it before? Platform 1 north bound, Platform 3 south bound?

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