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Build more homes in neighbourhoods where people want to live. Allow mixed use, density, bike lanes, ADUs. Make housing more affordable and save farmland.

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MoreNeighbours MoreHomes HamOnt @morehomes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Who will fix this?
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MoreNeighbours MoreHomes HamOnt @morehomes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Who will fix this? The liberals? The cons?
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 11/09/2026
From the price of homes and groceries to the future of our communities, economy, and democracy, join us at Oxfam Canada presents The Walrus Talks The Billionaire Problem to learn how the wealth gap impacts Canadian life. ow.ly/ol1b50ZMorB
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 11/09/2026
In Canada, financial firms owned zero rental units in the mid-1990s. By 2024, they owned close to 400,000 apartments, nearly 20 percent of the purpose-built rental housing stock. Writer and housing expert Leilani Farha investigates the consequences: ow.ly/RrPn50ZMomx
On the left: an image of a man standing in front of a building with an ATM face spitting money. A family is seen moving out at the ground floor of the building. On the right: text that reads “The corporate takeover of Canada’s apartments is worse than you think. Property investors have discovered that getting rid of tenants is very good business”
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 11/09/2026
The fundamental systems and supports that keep communities connected are facing a critical inflection point. Join us for The Walrus Talks Community Reborn, presented by BMO in partnership with Imagine Canada. TWT-Community-Reborn.eventbrite.ca/…
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 12/09/2026
Canada’s global rankings have fallen across democracy, transparency, press freedom, and living standards. Writer and lawyer Matt Malone argues that reversing the decline requires rebuilding the institutions meant to hold government accountable. ow.ly/bAlL50ZMOIr
On the left: an image of the Canadian flag torn at the top in a jagged, declining pattern that mimics a downward-trending graph. On the right: text that reads “Canada was the ‘best country in the world to live.’ What happened? I went looking for answers in the nations that surpassed us.”
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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Excellent overview from @leilanifarha.bsky.social of what No Other Land & Area C is all about: land, identity, home, livelihood, apartheid, human rights, past, present & future.
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It will take more than an Oscar to stop Israel’s West Bank plans
Winning an Oscar won’t stop Israel from annexing Area C in the West Bank, as No Other Land co-director Hamdan Ballal brutally learnt, writes Leilani Farha.
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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
"Area C is Palestine." Oscar-winning #NoOtherLand documents the struggle in #MasaferYatta but the crisis extends through Area C. @leilanifarha.bsky.social explains how Israel denies Palestinians access to 99% of their own land & created an apartheid planning system www.newarab.com/opinion/it-w...
newarab.com
It will take more than an Oscar to stop Israel’s West Bank plans
Winning an Oscar won’t stop Israel from annexing Area C in the West Bank, as No Other Land co-director Hamdan Ballal brutally learnt, writes Leilani Farha.
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Leilani Farha @leilanifarha.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Found it! The housing policy that I can support for the Canadian election. Unfortunately, it wasn't developed by any of the parties running. It was written by @ricardotranjan.bsky.social of @policyalternatives.ca Check it out! www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Ricardo Tranjan: Housing platforms must commit to immediate action, not only sell dreams of the future
Any new federal government needs to develop a housing platform that addresses present concerns in housing, not just make promises for the future
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Ward 2 Hamilton @ward2hamilton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Ford government can keep trying to expand our urban boundary and we can keep pushing back. I think it’s important for Council to stand up to the Province, every step of the way. If Doug and his cronies are determined to attack our rural communities, we must literally stand our ground. #HamOnt
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@budgiegirl.bsky.social @budgiegirl.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My friend in Gaza has finished his Civil Engineering degree but has outstanding tuition fees. If he doesn't pay the fees, he can't get his certificate nor apply to a Master's program in Italy. Can you help? If we all contribute a little bit, Mohamed can reach his goal. See link in bio. Thank you!
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Mohamed @mohammed2025hope.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Mohamed @mohammed2025hope.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We are in limbo. We want to work the land and plant vegetables. We want to go back to Rafah, Gaza. To our land. But until we can go back and work, we need your support. Even $10 will help us buy food.
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Alex Papadopoulos @egeasri.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Solar panels on football stadiums make perfect sense. The next question: how long until we see parking lots everywhere covered with solar canopies too? Generate power. Provide shade. Charge EVs. #Solar #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #ESG balkangreenenergynews.com/solar-power-...
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Solar power to energize European football, UEFA teaming up with SolarPower Europe
The Union of European Football Associations and SolarPower Europe have partnered to advance sustainability in European football
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QuoProQuid @quoproquid.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
i personally think polymarket and all companies like it should be regulated out of existence and their assets seized by the state
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Forbes @forbes.com · 10/08/2026
An appeals court ruled an appeal was made too early in the process to use Section 230 of the Communications Act as a defense.
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Thousands Of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Against Meta Can Move Forward, Appeals Court Says
An appeals court ruled an appeal was made too early in the process to use Section 230 of the Communications Act as a defense.
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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Been saying for a while that most residential areas in America are dominated by homes with large front lawns that never get used. Allowing people to repurpose that space with a small home business would be an incredible improvement.
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Japan Is Not a Magical Wonderland
Americans Could Run and Enjoy Micro-Businesses, Too
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/08/2026
If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 27/05/2026
Did strong-mayor powers actually build a significant number of homes across Ontario?  A comprehensive Toronto Star analysis reveals that they did not.
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Doug Ford gave Ontario mayors more powers to build housing. Here’s what has actually happened
The strong-mayor powers the Ford government gave to 216 Ontario mayors are quietly reshaping local democracy. But are they getting more homes built?
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 27/05/2026
Finding out whether strong-mayor powers are being used for housing meant analyzing thousands of mayoral decisions across hundreds of municipalities—a volume too large to collect and analyze by hand. So we assembled a specialized team to leverage artificial intelligence to find out. trib.al/CbXgZA2
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 27/05/2026
A comprehensive Star analysis found Ontario mayors flexed their municipal muscles on projects that have nothing to do with housing. Here are some of the unexpected choices:
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6 unexpected ways Ontario mayors used their strong powers, from pickleball to a giant flag
The Star has found that Ontario mayors have flexed their municipal muscles on projects that in many cases have nothing to do with housing.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
LOST: Missing Middle Housing. Please help. Last seen 50+ years ago in cities everywhere. Please contact your elected officials to help find this housing. 555-456-CITY #UrbanTruth #MissingMiddle
Poster designed to look like a help ad for a missing cat. Text reads “Missing Middle, please help. Housing we lost – duplexes, fourplexes, courtyard apartments, laneway, rowhouses. Last seen over 50 years ago in cities everywhere. Please contact your elected officials to see if they can help track down. Phone number provided. Via the urban truth collective.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
“The Highway Lobby spends millions to make sure we spend billions.” — Union of Concerned Scientists. Their profit, your cost. Pleased to support @ucs.org in sharing/boosting their important new article below, with our newest @urbantruth.bsky.social poster. #UrbanTruth
Same text as post, over an image of a highway jammed with congested cars. Via the Urban Truth Collective.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
NEW STUDY: Who is the Highway Lobby? “The highway lobby has been shaping transportation policy conversations for decades in its interests.” And they spend MILLIONS buying car dependency to make sure all of us have to spend BILLIONS. #UrbanTruth Via the Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org.
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The Highway Lobby Spends Millions to Make Sure We Pay Billions
Our car-dependent transportation system is no accident.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
“They [bikes] turn humans into this hyperefficient terrestrial locomotor because they make being on land more like swimming.” The most efficient traveller is you on a bike. #UrbanTruth A classic worth repeating, via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social. #UrbanScience
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The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
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Jay Hightman @jay.hightman.org · 26/04/2026
Fred was supportive to me after my daughter Robyn was killed by traffic violence (a speeding, distracted box truck driver). He continues to advocate for intelligent gun laws to help prevent the gun violence that took his daughter Jamie's life. Trump is doing nothing to prevent these tragedies!
"IF YQU WERE HORRIFIED LAST NIGHT WATCHING
OUR ELECTED LEADERS RUN AND SCRAMBLE
BECAUSE OF GUN VIOLENCE. JUST IMAGINE HOW
MY DAUGHTER JAIME FELT IN SCHOOL RUNNING
FROM AN ACTIVE SHOOTER BEFORE SHE WAS
KILLED.

NOW. BECOME A PART OF THE SOLUTION AND
ONLY VOTE FOR PEOPLE DETERMINED TO
ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA." 

FRED GUTTENBERG
FATHER OF JAMIE GUTTENBERG PARKLAND VICTIM
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Joey Coleman @joeycoleman.ca · 13/04/2026
Good morning, The most important OLT hearing in years about to get underway - Phase 1 of the Hamilton Urban Boundary Expansion hearings. Over 4 weeks, OLT will hear arguments from developers to overrule Hamilton's urban boundary, and from the City defending it. Live posts follow #yhmcc
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Calgary and Edmonton featured in NJB’s latest video. Skip ahead to 8:52 to see it, or just watch the whole thing. 😀 #Calgary #Alberta #Edmonton youtu.be/eXNLaHsKMz8?si
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When Oil Gets Expensive, Cities Get Better
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Find out more at this weeks virtual meeting hosted by Denver's Community Planning and Development Department. Wednesday, April 15, 5:30 -7:00 p.m. denvergov.org/Government/A...
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Unlocking Housing Choices
Learn more about the city's work to create more opportunities for middle housing forms in Denver's residential neighborhoods.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Here’s one that’s really important to understand and remember, especially if you work in a city hall — the best transportation plan is a great land-use plan. #UrbanTruth
“The best transportation plan is a great land-use plan.” – City of Vancouver planning and engineering staff.

Message via the Urban Truth Collective.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Sometimes leadership (and excuses) can be found in just one word. #NoUrbanExcuses #UrbanTruth
Text says:

“We CAN’Tdo that in our city.”

And then…

“we MUST do that in our city.”

Tag line at the bottom says “Sometimes leadership can be found in just one word.”

Via the Urban Truth Collective.
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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 15/03/2026
An amazing member of ours put together this graphic that really encapsulates perfectly the situation on Bank Street. There is only so much space available, and we must use it as efficiently as possible. Parking isn't that. Please sign up to delegate on March 30th in favour of bus lanes!
An OC Transpo #6 bus in a bus lane. Inside of the bus there are multiple people, each with a text showing what they're going to be doing. They say "Grabbing a bite to eat", "Going to Lansdowne", "Getting a haircut", "Bought groceries", and "Can finally fit on the bus". The final one was a user in a wheelchair.

Beside the bus there is a single person in a truck in the regular travel lane. Pointing to him it says "Just driving through". They have a thought bubble coming out from their head saying "That bus lane is going to ruin local business!".
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
We changed BIG when the consequences were a lot LESS than what we’re facing from the #ClimateCrisis. Don’t let anyone tell you we CAN’T change.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
WATCH: If you STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown and all the urban parts of your city, watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes with #Urban3 & @strongtowns.bsky.social. And PLEASE SHARE it as much as possible. I’ve sent it to a LOT of politicians.
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Suburbia is Subsidized: Here's the Math [ST07]
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
ICYMI: Suburban development costs 38% more in upfront public costs & 10% more in ongoing costs than compact development, PLUS has only 1/10th the tax revenue per acre, confirms report summarizing 17 studies. Via @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social The blunt truth? Sprawl is heavily subsidized by ALL of us.
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Quantifying the Cost of Sprawl
In infrastructure, service delivery and tax receipts.
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MoreNeighbours MoreHomes HamOnt @morehomes.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
And Carney cuts transit funding. share.google/ajiUkjhfzjGj...
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Statement: $5 Billion in Transit Cuts a Huge Step Backwards - Environmental Defence
Statement from Sam Hersh, Clean Transportation Program Manager Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – Cutting $5
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The report makes the case that the best way to reduce gridlock is to reallocate highway funding to #transit builds and also double transit service so people can “show up and go” without checking schedules. ontario.transportaction.ca/new-report-t...
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New Report: Transit over Traffic – Hard Truths for Addressing Gridlock in the GTHA
Transport Action Ontario and Environmental Defence Canada have jointly published a major report on addressing gridlock in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). It makes the case that spendi…
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Christopher Chiasson @chrischiasson.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
#Calgary is in a pedestrian safety crisis. As of Apr 2, 84 pedestrians have been seriously injured by drivers this year. That's 40 more than by the same date in 2024, (which was the most dangerous year ever for pedestrians in Calgary). Inaction here is policy induced manslaughter.
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BC Reality @bcreality.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Has Doug Ford built any affordable housing? Has he budgeted any housing money? This is a provincial issue, not the Feds. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Nearly 85,000 people homeless in Ontario, up 8% in one year: report | CBC News
Homelessness is getting worse across Ontario with an estimated 85,000 people who were without a home in 2025 and nearly 2,000 encampments across the province, a new report from Ontario's municipalitie...
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MoreNeighbours MoreHomes HamOnt @morehomes.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
www.instagram.com/reel/DSH6cm7...
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Youth Against Displacement on Instagram: "With Zohran Mamdani coming into office, big real estate is already plotting to bring back the politics of former Mayor de Blasio, who displaced communities ac...
9,773 likes, 250 comments - youth_against_displacement on December 10, 2025: "With Zohran Mamdani coming into office, big real estate is already plotting to bring back the politics of former Mayor de ...
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unhinged leftist ☭🔻 @gnommunist.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
yimbys are fascists for the suspicious accounts following me with no profile pic and asking overtly stupid questions truthout.org/articles/yim...
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YIMBY Movement Is Not the Answer to Housing Crisis, Grassroots Activists Say
The answer to the U.S. housing crisis is simple and widely adopted elsewhere: more public housing.
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CHCH News @chchnews.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
The City of Hamilton has announced it will go ahead with the demolition of the Jamesville housing project despite an appeal from Canadian National Railway (CN Rail).
chch.com
Hamilton to begin Jamesville demolition Sept. 8, despite CN Rail appeal
The City of Hamilton has announced it will go ahead with the demolition of 450 James St. N, more commonly known as Jamesville, despite an appeal from Canadian National Railway.
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City of Hamilton @cityofhamilton.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
The Province of Ontario has approved a Ministerial Zoning Order (MZO) for the Jamesville redevelopment site. This is a key step toward delivering new housing, including deeply affordable and supportive homes for Hamilton residents. Release >> www.hamilton.ca/city-council... #HamOnt
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Ward 2 Hamilton @ward2hamilton.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
The Provincial Minister of Housing just approved the City's request for an order to move the Jamesville housing project forward. It's good news. I haven't been given any details, timelines, or other specifics but I've reached out to staff and will let folks know when I have more information. #HamOnt
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Joel MacLeod @joelmacleod.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
The 905 Round-Up: A Grassroots Victory & First Nations Solidarity This week saw a major victory for the grassroots organizers to protect the remaining rural area of Hamilton from development.  Hamilton City Council voted not to expand it's Urban Boundary.  This came after a sustained grassroots…
905er.ca
The 905 Round-Up: A Grassroots Victory & First Nations Solidarity
This week saw a major victory for the grassroots organizers to protect the remaining rural area of Hamilton from development.  Hamilton City Council voted not to expand it's Urban Boundary.  This came after a sustained grassroots pressure from groups such as Stop Sprawl Ham ONT organized and campaigned to stop the expansion.  Joel and Roland look at what this victory will mean for the city as it's undergoing a grassroots empowerment movement, and they ponder if this is a sign of a shift in culture from council.
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Peter Waldkirch 華彼德 @pwaldkirch.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
This is a critical point: what do we mean by "neighbourhood character" when we're talking about detached house areas? Whose character? What does it mean when in the context of a neighbourhood so expensive most people could never hope to afford to live there?
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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 27/11/2025
Still thinking about this article. It’s always been a sore spot in YIMBY circles that so many progressive foundations pour money into NIMBYism, and I’m glad it’s finally being aired in public. Keep talking about it. www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/philant...
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Philanthropy Needs to Pick a Side on the Housing Construction Debate
Despite California’s severe housing shortage, foundations are still funding on the wrong side of the housing fight there, guest author Ned Resnikoff writes.
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Strong Towns @strongtowns.org · 14/11/2025
We built highways to connect our towns. But then we never stopped building them, even when the interstate highway system was finished. This is because we fundamentally misunderstand crucial facts about highways:
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Citizen Portal News California @citizenptnewsca.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Agoura Hills is shaking up its accessory dwelling unit regulations to align with new state laws, sparking a heated debate on local control and housing flexibility. Click to read more! #AgouraHillsLosAngelesCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #AgouraHillsADUs #CommunityOutreach #HousingRegulations
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Agoura Hills moves to align ADU rules with state law; council introduces repeal-and-replace ordinance
Council introduced Ordinance 25-481 to repeal and replace the city's ADU rules to comply with recent state law (including SB 543). Staff said certain ADUs that meet state-protected thresholds cannot be locally regulated for setbacks, lot coverage or architecture; the council voted 5-0 to introduce the ordinance and will return with final adoption.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution. The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
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