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For comparison here is the same 2024 990 data for the “all powerful bike lobby” that I work for, & which has become a popular target for conspiracy theories by some bikeway opponents in Berkeley. Please make it make sense.

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Here’s the Bay Area Council earnings, assets, & chief officer compensation from their 2024 990, which is wild. Here’s hoping that the Libby Schaaf era of the org will be better than the Jim Wunderman era, but I’m not counting on it.

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Oakland’s existing parking enforcement dispatch number is (510) 238-3099. But the response times vary a lot IME, & the enforcement hours/days are limited. I use it mostly to report OPD parked illegally around their HQ.

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Sacramento also has a pilot project w bus-mounted cameras automatically ticketing bike lane violations. I asked AC Transit staff about this as they already have cameras for automated bus stop/lane tickets. They said they haven’t looked into it yet & are waiting for a report on their existing program

I’m always blown away when I hear someone going about the “non-profit industrial complex”, but it turns out they are referring to small homeless service orgs and not to actual corporate-serving mega-nonprofits like the Bay Area Council.

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Carter Lavin @carterlavin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Shades of the Bay Area Council’s campaign against the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge trail which also involved 1000s of form emails from “community members”. How many of these were faked too? The Bay Conservation & Development Commission didn’t ask & violated their charter to approve the closure.

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Meanwhile right across the border here in Emeryville rents are way up but home sales are still depressed, last I checked. It’s quite confusing.

I deleted Nextdoor because I found it largely to be a waste of my time, and engage on Facebook in a limited way for similar reasons. Spending my limited capacity on proactive community organizing, mostly IRL, is much more effective & rewarding.

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In comparison to Musk’s total wealth, him spending $36 Million is equivalent to an American household with median wealth spending $6.64

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The driver is definitely in the wrong regardless, but that parking garage is seismically unsound & has been closed for many years. A plan to replace it w affordable housing fell through, a study on an alternate plan is supposed to be published soon.

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Also another larger pothole on the same street was filled, in response to another report I sent in at the same time. No 🍆 required, just boring use of existing civic engagement tools. Thank you to the city crews for following up!

Photo of a large pothole asphalt fill along a bike lane in Oakland

Screenshot of the 311 report from said pothole on 55th Street

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To the person who has been drawing 🍆s around potholes in NW Oakland: Please be aware that the recent asphalt fills on 55th St were in response to the 311 reports I sent in, not to the 🍆s. If you want better results please send in reports. Marking up the potholes alone doesn’t do anything.

Photo of potholes with temporary asphalt fills, and encircled with spray-painted penises

A screenshot of an Oakland 311 report for potholes on 55th St, dated 9/21/2026

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Berkeley’s 2020 pedestrian plan recommended bulb-outs and a median refuge there. But these have not yet been implemented & there have been no attempts to initiate project yet AFAIK.

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This very thoughtful memorial has been placed at the site of the crash. Hopefully this one will not only inspire a remembrance of the deceased, but also compel action to prevent future tragedies.

“October 3rd , 2026
At this intersection, a community member was killed in a hit-and-run.
For all those we've lost needlessly and far too soon, let us remember.
In this world, there is much suffering. In this life, nothing is promised. All we have is each other. Let us act with care, compassion, and respect, in the hopes of somehow easing the pain we all share, and the suffering we all know.”

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And pedestrian/bike AEB is already standard on some of those same model cars when sold in other countries.

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There’s zero mention in that post about how the size, speed, & shape of vehicles in the US impacts safety outcomes significantly, which regulators could address tomorrow if they cared to. Obsessing over an unknown future technology “fix” instead of simple physics & geometry is madness.

George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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Joel Young’s tenure has been marked primarily by two themes: obstructionism against progress, and unethical personal behavior. Needless to say, both have damaged the agency. This week, ballots arrive for voters to make a different choice, one that centers riders: www.valenciaforactransit.com

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Adriana Valencia for AC Transit • Ward 3

Adriana Valencia is a frequent transit rider, community transit advocate and product manager running for AC Transit in Ward 3. Unable to drive because of a vision disability, Adriana relies on public ...

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Rebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today 33 East Bay elected officials called on AC Transit Board to censure Director Joel Young for substantiated gender-based harassment. AC Transit faces challenges that require a rider focus. That's not possible while Young's misconduct goes unaddressed. Letter: drive.google.com/file/d/1CUpO...

Letter calling on the AC Transit Board to censure Director Joel Young.

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Or rather: “Note that per this polling groups younger voters & renters that will pay a higher % of their income via this sales tax are overwhelmingly in support, compared to older voters and homeowners who on average are more opposed but will typically pay a lower % of their income.”

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Settle down, Lyft Bike! That's a lot of trips!

Chart of Lyft bike share trips in the East Bay—Berkeley, Oakland, and Emeryville—showing record-breaking September 2026 ridership over 55,000 trips.

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Note that per this polling groups that will pay a higher % of their income via this sales tax are overwhelmingly in support, compared to older voters and homeowners who on average will typically pay a lower % of their income.

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East Bay for Everyone @eastbayforeveryone.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Bay Area public transit #MeasureRTM polling shows 48% support, 34% opposed, 18% undecided. This means only 1 in 9 of the undecideds need to vote YES to get over 50%. Volunteer w the campaign now to help make this happen, opportunities listed here: 👇👇👇 luma.com/connectbayarea

“WHO IS LIKELY TO SUPPORT TRANSIT TAX?
Support for the regional transit tax that would fund BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit depends on age group and housing situation.

Registered voters
48% yes 18% not sure 34% no
By age group
18 to 34
69% yes
35 to 49
44% yes
50 to 60
35% yes
By housing situatlon
Renters
60% yes
Homeowners
34% yes

Source: Bay Area News Group/Joint Venture Silicon Valley poll of 1,801 adults in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, conducted online Aug. 5-18, 2026. Margin of error is +/- 2.6 percentage points.
BAY AREA NEWS GROUP”

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The backers of Prop 45 are counting on the public not being able to tell infill homes near transit from building new roads into wildland / fire areas for sprawl's sake. EB4E recommends a NO on 45 this fall. eastbayforeveryone.org/2026/03/05/s...

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Vote No on Prop 45: Streamlining Sprawl/Freeways is NOT Pro-Housing | East Bay for Everyone

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“campaign spending reforms” not “campaign spending is reforms”

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Some folks say they want legislators to legislate instead of banking on ballot measures. But they did that via AB5 which the voters then overturned w a carve out for gig driver companies via Prop 22. Sadly I think we need to keep fighting fire w fire, until we get campaign spending is reforms.

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That’s an oversimplification, the under-cutting doesn’t only refer to fare amounts. Nobody is suggesting “abstaining from automobility”. But we do need a level playing field for public agencies, w long-term mobility goals prioritized above quarterly earnings statements.

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But apparently this was too much to ask of giant gig driver & delivery companies who instead disobeyed & fought the law. Imagine what would happen if an individual stole $270M dollars. If corporations are people, then why can’t we send them to prison?

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I previously managed a bike ed program for a small nonprofit w about 2 dozen part-time instructors. We already paid much more than min wage, but when CA’s labor laws changed in 2019 we still converted everyone from contractor to employee status despite the difficulty & expense.

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If Lyft had been held to account all along wrt worker pay requirements, would they have been able to afford to bankroll Prop 22 the way they did? My guess is probably not. Their gamble paid off, but enabled by the state.

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Lyft spent $49M on Prop 22, to carve out a statewide labor rights exception for themselves. It was the most expensive CA ballot measure ever, but $49M was still only 18% of what Lyft has now owes via this settlement. They’ll pay no more since Prop 22 legalized their previous labor rights violations.

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This is great, though the settlement is a fraction of the harm done. During the pre-Prop 22 era gig driver companies underpriced rides via cheap labor & VC funding, to undercut public transit & get customers hooked. Allowing them to operate illegally contributed to our current transit crisis.

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I believe & trust them on this need. But in the Downtown area w a street grid & small blocks it seems like a second truck should be able to quickly go around the block instead of passing.

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OFD says their primary need is for one fire truck to be able to pass another fire truck with outriggers deployed when responding to a fire in a tall building that requires a ladder truck.

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The amount Brin spent on the election is equivalent to the average CA household spending $500, as a percentage of their total accumulated wealth. I’m honestly surprised he isn’t spending more.

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Okay thanks, I know that connector path. Unfortunately Concord just threw down sharrows a few years ago but no traffic calming on Mt Diablo St, which albeit short can get busy during peak hours. They still need real & continuous bike infrastructure here.

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What streets do you use to get from the CoCo Canal Trail to Concord BART? There’s a proposed connector trail on Cowell, but all the existing routes I know of involve streets w minimal bike infrastructure or traffic calming.

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The fire department mandated 26 feet clearance on this 42 foot wide street. So by removing all the car parking the 2-way cycletrack would have fit. But there would still be two massive 13 foot car lanes enabling deadly speeding.

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@barbaraleeformayor.bsky.social @charleneforoakland.bsky.social @cityofoakland.bsky.social Please we are in desperate need of your help to get OakDOT projects moving faster. These delays are resulting in actual lives lost. This is only one example of many.

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Here’s the original 2-way cycletrack design vs the redesigned 1-way buffered bike lane, likely to start construction in early 2027. I can’t definitely say what could have prevented this crash, but the more significant traffic calming from the cycletrack version would make speeding much harder.

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This tragedy occurred at a location that has long been planned for traffic calming. Oakland DOT’s Lakeside/Lake Merritt Blvd project was to start construction around the same time as 14th St. But the fire dep’t took issue w the roadway clearance & forced a redesign, resulting in a 2 year delay.

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WRT on-street connections to the IHT there are protected bikeways in development on Treat & Oak Park/Coggins to PH BART, and a 580 under crossing path at Dublin/Pleasanton BART. But no complete connections in the works yet to WC or Concord BART.

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There is an access path from the Iron Horse Trail to the Sports Basement store in San Ramon, but it’s semi-unofficial. Another group is interested in one to a shopping center & bike shop in Alamo, but the right of way is very complicated. First East Bay Parks, then EBMUD, then the private landowner.