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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I don't get utility companies. We have to beg them to connect new housing to the grid on time. Even when they rake in massive profits from a monopoly on something people literally can't survive without.

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

AI, Climate change, etc — it’s our addiction to convenience that will ultimately end humanity.

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Barbara Samuels @bsamuels72.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

10O%!

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🚨Affordable Housing Alert in our quest to reverse segregation (AFFH) New HDFC regulations would significantly weaken the incentive to fund affordable housing in high- and highest-resource neighborhoods, which have been key to shifting where development happens: www.hdfc.ca.gov/wp-content/u...

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

When I turned 30, I avoided the usual hobbies like sour dough baking, marathon running, WW2 history, etc. but one snuck up on me. Tinned fish

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Within 7 years, ADUs are already at about a third the scale of owner-occupied condos nationally (1.6M vs. 5.4M). If we can make ADUs a real homeownership pathway, that's a meaningful chunk of new homeownership supply.

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’m going to Fresno to escape thos SoCal humidity and heat.

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

California's ruling Democrats are just fundamentally unserious about governing this state. They pulled the coward's veto on a bill that'd make it easier to build condos.

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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

AB 1903 by @buffywicks.bsky.social passed the State Senate tonight, but did not get a concurrence vote on the Assembly floor before session expired. Therefore, the bill is dead. We will continue to work on construction defect reform to help build more starter homes residents can afford!

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I’m in disbelief. The bill didn’t get voted on by the Assembly by the midnight deadline. Construction defect reform died this year..

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

AB 1903 passed the Senate and now heads for concurrence! 33 minutes to get those votes in the Assembly.

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

AB 1903 creates a new disclosure requirement for new starter homes that informs owners of their right to seek repairs for proven defects. It removes the ability of Homeowner’s Associations to block successful repairs when the owner and builder have agreed in writing that repairs were successful.

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I’ll write a post describing the latest AB 1903 amendments on Monday. Football metaphor: Let’s say instead of the ball moving 40 yards across the field, we got a first down and prevented a turn over. Bill still need to go through, call your rep. Vote will likely be Monday after 10:20 pm…

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Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

One of the most hopeful things I see in government at all levels is these strengthening bills. California has done a fantastic job with ADUs because a team of experts is listening and helping lawmakers refine. I think this shows competence and dedication to solving problems by lawmakers.

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

SB 1116 is one of the most important homeownership bills this century. It’s now heading to the Governor’s desk. Amazing job @mnolangray.bsky.social , @maxdubler.com, Sosan, and so many others to get this through. Shout out Senator Caballero and her staff. God this feels amazing.

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M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

When it comes to legalizing missing middle housing, the details matter. In Sacramento, as in many other cities, overly restrictive massing/design rules have resulted in few units getting built. My latest over on Substack: mnolangray.substack.com/p/whos-afrai...

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Who’s Afraid of An Exterior Stairway?

When it comes to legalizing missing middle, the devil is in the details.

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Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz · 10/08/2026

Some local governments, like Hayward, CA, refuse to approve new housing projects (even townhouses) unless every home in the project is enrolled in a homeowners’ association (HOA). It’s a back door way to impose regulations the city can’t legally impose, such as minimum parking mandates near transit.

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

HOAs pay a federal tax of 30% on interest on their reserve funds. The 30% rate comes from a 50-year old tax bill. This tax rate has depraved HOAs of money that would have grown and compounded to help fund needed repairs. This change would need a bill passed by Congress to reform.

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Friends keep texting me about how rents are skyrocketing in Oakland and San Francisco. Barely any vacancies in these downtown new builds now. Amazing how the market changes in less than a year.

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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

What's next after zoning reform? California YIMBY's @edmendoza.bsky.social and @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social join Tahra Hoops to chat about construction-defect reform, pre-sale financing, building codes, elevators, and the next frontier in housing policy. www.therebuild.pub/p/from-the-i...

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From the Inheritance Economy to the Homeownership Ladder

The Rebuild Conversation with Muhammad Alameldin and Eduardo Mendoza

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

@buffywicks.bsky.social is doing a fantastic job explaining construction defect reform. Thank you for your leadership!

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Buffy Wicks @buffywicks.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I'm the author of ACA 22. I'm also adamantly opposed to it. That deserves an explanation – so I want to tell you what went down w/the ACA, and the fight over transfer taxes & the Taxpayer Protection Act. 👇

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Buffy Wicks @buffywicks.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

That's why I'm opposing “my own” measure. The emergency that led to its creation is over. Now, voters have the final say. I'm asking them to vote NO on ACA 22.

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Buffy Wicks @buffywicks.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

But here's the important part: Just because ACA 22 got the more dangerous measure off the ballot *doesn't* mean ACA 22 should pass on the ballot. You should vote No on ACA 22.

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Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Tragically, this tweet that I wrote 6 (!) years ago is even more true today than it was then

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

NEW RAND STUDY A 25-percent impact fee reduction would enable more than 350 additional housing projects / 9,000 new units across SF, LA, SD, and Palo Alto. Forgone fee revenue from a 25-percent reduction is offset by property and sales tax gains within 4-7 years. www.rand.org/pubs/researc...

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Understanding How Impact Fees Shape Housing Development Feasibility

As California cities face growing pressure to build more housing, high development costs remain a major barrier. RAND researchers examines whether reducing impact fees could help make more housing pro...

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

People have worked YEARS to get ROAD to Housing to the White House. This is life/changing legislation that is being held up by the most insane president ever.

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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A 2002 CA construction-defect law made condo insurance 3-4x more expensive than for apartments, collapsing output and shrinking ownership options for working Californians. AB 1903 aims to reform those liability rules. Read more: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

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Markus Johnson @markusja.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Continuing to catch California construction defect legislation vertical videos on my occasional peruse of LinkedIn. @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social

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Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Californians, an important thread.

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Transfer tax deal is live. It’s going to be a fun 72 hours! leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNa...

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Sometimes when you fly between the Bay Area and San Diego, the plane is routed and is just high enough to view the whole California Coast. It’s the PCH, but in the sky.

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

New housing being expensive doesn’t keep me up at night. Old housing being expensive does.

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Saad Asad @realsaadasad.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

In YIMBY housing advocacy, you get called a gentrifier. A developershill. A communist! Today at SD City Council presentation, @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social was called a "demon-possessed freemason."

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Developers reached out to me with this lost sense that almost eliminating transfer taxes would be good for home production. They seem to miss that if upland is reversed and transfer taxes are gone, the only way cities can realistically raise revenue would be to significantly increase impact fees.

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

18 months for the first SB 684 project to get to construction. All 4 units will be installed in one day. 1 month to get everything else ready for new homeowners to move in. SB 684/SB 1124 is one of our best state housing laws. This is a great moment and also a reminder that we will do better.

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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 29/05/2026

E24-24, my proposal to raise the IBC’s single-stair apartment building height limit from three stories to four, has passed the final membership vote, and will now officially make it into the 2027 IBC 🎉

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 25/05/2026

The fact that small scale real estate investors who flip $500k starter homes into $2 million McMansions are NOT required to provide subsidized housing for poor people but the investors who flip the same homes into ten $650,000 townhomes ARE is such an indictment of California housing policy.

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Muhammad Alameldin @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This explains why it’s advantageous to tear down a home instead of building on vacant land. The system rewards demolishing 1 home to build 1 much nicer home. But we do not allow developers to use these SAME advantages to build 4-6 homes on the same lot. Demolition restrictions kill dreams.

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Read this thread, then spread the word. We must act to stop this ugly initiative.

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 22/05/2026

Important thread about a big California housing issue that few people are talking about:

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Joan McRobbie @joanmcrobbie.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

If you are a Californian, you'll want to read this thread. @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social is right--legislative inaction is exactly how we got Prop 13.

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Mother Of Sentient Beings🕊️ @whytetara.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

N.B. the fate of the Largest Subnational Economy in the world

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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 23/05/2026

An important and very insightful thread:

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Rebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Every Californian who cares even a little bit about their city’s financial health should read this thread. Take two minutes to thoroughly read it and then share it. If this measure goes to the ballot and passes it would destroy El Cerrito’s budget and those so many other California cities.

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Rebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Thank you for writing this! Best explainer I’ve read so far. I spent probably 10 minutes trying to explain this issue to a group of El Cerrito advocates yesterday. It’s so convoluted and challenging for folks not deep in the weeds to understand.

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