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

What does surprise me is that anyone cares what she thinks. On the BART Board she tried again and again to destroy BART. She supported slashing service, was against demand based parking pricing, and opposed transit oriented development. Not someone anyone should listen to about transit policy.

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sick public transit, gloria @seung.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

read your editorial. thought it was awful. question: why does the editorial consist of virtually no info on Caltrain, which serves more stations in San Jose than BART, and is planning for the same closures/cuts as BART should RTM fail to pass? shouldn't San Jose voters know RTM impacts Caltrain too?

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Seamless Bay Area @seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We are thrilled to announce the endorsement of @valencia4actransit.bsky.social for AC Transit Ward 3! Make sure to vote for Adriana by Novemeber 3rd.

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Multiple candidates for Berkeley City Council are out here this morning collaborating on and boosting this Instagram post that describes people as "zionazis". The post has a soundtrack by Kneecap, Irish band best known for calling for UK politicians to be killed. Vote for someone else, please.

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Jason Sisney 🏳️‍🌈 @jasonsisney.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It is incorrect to say that the state now forecasts a $4.5 billion surplus. Revenues are running ahead of projections for now, but much of this money is "spoken for." There will be forecasts of possible surpluses in Nov. & Jan. For more: jasonsisney.substack.com/p/september-... @latimes.com

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September income taxes surpass projections

Looking ahead to the 2027 budget cycle and its challenges

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Robert Prinz @prinzrob.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

@bikeeastbay.bsky.social added this report of potholes on Oakland’s 24th St by the New Parkway theater to their “top ten potholes” monthly list to OakDOT. I was happy to see them respond with a block-long series of asphalt fills last week. Full repaving of 24th St is on the paving plan for 2028.

“Streets - Potholes/Depression
466-494 24th St Oakland, CA, 94612, USA
Closed
This street is a lawsuit waiting to happen. Potholes, cracked asphalt, very bumpy for both cars and bicycles.
Cars have to slow to a crawl to avoid scraping a bumper.
Cyclists ride on the sidewalk or the wrong side of the street all the time to avoid the potholes. Oakland, please don't wait until someone gets into an accident and you get sued to fix this street. We can't afford to waste our tax dollars like that.”

Photo of construction crew filling potholes on 24th St in Oakland

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Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Laughing my ass off at this absurd anti-SB79 NIMBY display board seen at a San Mateo HOA candidate forum tonight

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CAHSR's Strongest Soldier @emoscientist.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

So let me get this straight... 4 years after the only rail connection between CA's 2 largest cities closed for over a year, they're only getting around to starting a *study* of realignment, which will be done in 2034. Incredible incompetence here. www.latimes.com/california/s...

The famed railroad line along the San Clemente coast has found itself on the endangered list amid a relentless assault from rising seas and punishing surf.

Transportation experts have long spoken about the possibility of relocating the tracks in the area, but the California State Transportation Agency is expected to launch a study before year’s end examining what would go into potentially moving the rail line, according to Darrell Johnson, chief executive of the Orange County Transportation Authority.

Johnson said the study would likely take at least several months to complete.

Transportation planners previously said it could cost more than $5 billion to move the tracks inland.

In September, high tides and powerful wave activity from Hurricane Marie buffeted the San Clemente coastline, temporarily halting Pacific Surfliner and Metrolink service after more erosion and slope damage was spotted near the train tracks.

“As a condition of work on the portion of rail line in San Clemente, the California Coastal Commission required a Long-Term Railroad Adaptation Study due by 2034,” according to a statement from the California State Transportation Agency.

The study has not yet launched, the agency added, and all options are on the table.

“There has been no decision made to relocate the portion of the rail line in San Clemente and it would be premature to identify a route, timeline, or cost before that study has concluded. Relocating a rail line that carries passenger, freight, and military traffic is a major, long-term undertaking that requires careful analysis of engineering, environmental impacts, community effects, cost, and funding, along with close coordination with rail owners, operators, and federal partners,” the agency said in a statement.

“In the meantime, protecting the existing line is essential to keeping trains running safely for the communities that rely on them.”

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

What Berkeley building completed in 2025* is the most taxed? This beauty across the street from campus, worth a suspiciously round $26,500,000. * 2025 because only last year's buildings are fully taxed in the 2026-27 cycle based on January 1, 2026 assessments.

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Dennis Cheung @dtc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Donated and got a yard sign! If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, please vote Yes on Measure RTM! With gas as expensive as it is, you don’t want Caltrain commuters like me adding even more traffic to your 101 drive!

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Andrew Talbot @talboito.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

She’s the most NIMBY-ward of the candidates available. Ross or Daria would be most YIMBY.

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accidentalflyer 🇨🇦🇹🇼🇺🇸🇺🇦 @accidentalflyer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Please Remember to VOTE YES on Regional Measure RTM!!

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suldrew 🏳️‍🌈 @suldrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Ballots are out, vote now! YES on RTM and H NO on F and G YES on 40 NO on 39, 41, 42, 43, 45 @scottwiener.bsky.social OF COURSE as the next Representative from SF

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Next door in Silicon Valley @nextdoorsv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Half baked take The 5 most important races in California this fall 1. Insurance commissioner - wreck home insurance market or not 2. Mayor of LA - continue the housing crisis or not 3. Prop 43 - Prop 13 Maxxxx or not 4. Prop 41 - Gann Limit maxx or not 5. Prop 39 - make voting difficult or not

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 08/10/2026

If they expect 100% of the parking spots to fill up early in the day at the $45/day price they’re charging, they should be charging even more and using the revenue to fund extra transit service.

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Infrastructure Weak @infrastructureweak.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

If I lived in Berkeley D1 I'd rank Burnet and Wrubel and would not rank Gangopadhyay.

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Andrew Talbot @talboito.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Fleet week is kicking off? I don’t think there’s really much happening until this weekend.

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Andrew Talbot @talboito.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Wouldn’t be appreciably more people than the Valkeries games this last week. It’s the same arena.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Honored to receive Katie Porter's endorsement. She's held the powerful accountable, put families first, and been a consistent advocate for lowering prices. That's the fight I’ll continue in Congress.

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suldrew 🏳️‍🌈 @suldrew.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

vote YES on RTM

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BART @bart.gov · 07/10/2026

BART just set a new ridership record! We carried 254,248 trips yesterday. That’s our highest ridership day since the pandemic, a record we have been breaking again and again this year as more people want to take transit. Thread ⬇️

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

the history of charging the mound, episode 9: ROBIN VENTURA vs. NOLAN RYAN youtu.be/p6gXBCvf8q0?...

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ROBIN VENTURA vs. NOLAN RYAN

YouTube video by Secret Base

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Robert Prinz @prinzrob.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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Buffy Wicks @buffywicks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

48 new homes in Richmond! Thrilled to celebrate Civic Center Apartments: a former motel transformed into permanent supportive housing for people who have experienced chronic homelessness. A powerful example of state + local partnership turning investment into homes & stability.

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 06/10/2026

it is very cool (read: very not cool) that "What if the entire regional economy immediately exploded?" is a ballot measure in the bay area because we are in the 'touching the hot stove' era of american history. if you live in the bay area you should vote for the regional transit measure.

The ballot initiative would raise the sales tax rate by 0.5 percentage points in San Mateo, Santa Clara, Contra Costa and Alameda counties and by 1 percentage point in San Francisco, and is expected to generate roughly $980 million annually for the next 14 years to sustain bus, train, metro and ferry lines.

Many of the region’s transit agencies have already proposed contingency plans if the measure fails. BART said it would likely have to end service at 9 p.m. instead of at midnight, reduce train frequencies to 30 minutes and move from five-line to three-line service outside of peak commute hours. Caltrain has proposed eliminating weekend services, closing more than a third of stations and ending operations around 9 p.m. instead of 1 a.m. AC Transit is looking at reducing service by 16%, while Muni said it could eliminate up to 20 routes, cut service by at least 30% and end regular evening service.

The fiscal cliff facing transit agencies was triggered by the decline in ridership due to the pandemic and hit agencies heavily dependent on fare revenues, like BART, the hardest.

SPUR, a nonprofit policy think tank sponsoring the measure, released a report last month that found that if the measure and San Francisco’s Proposition H fail, traffic delays on the Bay Bridge could increase by 33 minutes heading west in the morning and 43 minutes heading east in the evening. Caldecott Tunnel traffic could see delays of an additional 20 minutes in the morning and 27 minutes during the evening commute. Congestion could also worsen along Interstate 580, Interstate 680 and U.S. 101, the report found.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

San Francisco needs a strong transit ally in Congress, not someone who will “hold their nose” when it comes time to advocate for the hundreds of thousands of working people who ride BART, MUNI, and Caltrains every day.

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atimview.bsky.social @atimview.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

You might not like it but this is what peak façade articulation looks like sfyimby.com/2026/10/upda...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Chevron donated $150,000 to the Bay Area Council, which led a campaign against electrification rules requiring homeowners to replace gas water heaters with electric heat pumps. The Council hired a software company to send thousands of opposition emails, some without the consent of the signers.

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Chevron Gave $150K to Bay Area Group Accused of Using AI to Fight Heat Pump Rule

The group claimed victory after regulators recommended delaying landmark rules that would eventually phase out gas water heaters in 2.8 million homes.

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City of Berkeley @berkeleyca.gov · 06/10/2026

Find a Halloween event for your family, your skater, or even your pooch. Oct 23: Halloween Skate Jam Oct 24: Floating Pumpkin Patch Oct 30: Halloween Parade & Costume Contest Oct 31: Halloween Howl Dog Parade & Costume Contest Find more on the City events calendar: berkeleyca.gov/commu... 3/3

People hold skateboards at a skate park. Text reads: “Halloween Skate Jam. Friday, Oct. 23, 7:00–9:30 p.m. Terrence McCrary Jr. Memorial Skate Park, 711 Harrison St.”

A family poses in video game character costumes. Text reads: “Halloween Parade & Costume Contest. Friday, Oct. 30, 4:00–6:00 p.m. Frances Albrier Community Center, San Pablo Park, 2800 Park St.”

A small dog wears a green costume. Text reads: “Halloween Howl Dog Parade & Costume Contest. Friday, Oct. 31, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. James Kenney Park, 1720 8th Street.”

Pumpkins float in a swimming pool. Text reads: “Floating Pumpkin Patch. Saturday, Oct. 24. West Campus Pool, 2100 Browning St.” Session times are 10:00–11:30 a.m., 12:15–1:45 p.m., and 2:30–4:00 p.m.

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Hyperlexic @hyperlexic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I’ve spent 15 years arguing that more home building means landlords actually have to compete for tenants and they just… mailed it out. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...

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Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Volunteer Park Cafe is great and these neighbors completely suck complaining about this But hey, I want city staff to lean into this noise thing. What is the decibels per ft that they want to achieve? Then apply it to their upzones

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 05/10/2026

A minute spent helping out with Yes on RTM will save you hours of transit or traffic delays!

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

And imagine how many more Lyft Bike trips there would be in the East Bay if the system expanded to Albany, El Cerrito and Richmond!

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Robert Prinz @prinzrob.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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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Ross Bernet @rosszb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Housing policy is climate policy and I’m grateful for the endorsement of an organization that really gets that. 🙏🌞

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Berkeley Neighbors for Housing and Climate Action @bnhca.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We are very proud to announce our endorsements for local Berkeley items! Vote - but also volunteer, talk to your neighbors, donate - make it happen!

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

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

Incredibly cursed slate of endorsements.

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John Lansing @pipedreaming.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The left, whether it’s in Spain, Canada, the UK or elsewhere, needs a set of policies to increase housing supply with measurable results if it wants to fend off the far-right and stop the erosion of liberal democracy.

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Live Updates: Spain Calls Early Election After Housing Crisis Roils Government

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Michael @scottgoblue314.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Oh no

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diego@estupido.fyi @estupido.fyi · 05/10/2026

Berkeley should elect this Ross Bernet guy to the District 1 city council seat, the dude clearly knows algebra www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/09/24/e...

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Cavan Sullivan you magnificent bastard #USMNT

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Next door in Silicon Valley @nextdoorsv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

WE NEED CHANGE! California! Vote YES on MEASURE RTM! Please share on NextDoor and Facebook so everyone knows the truth!

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Eric Panzer @ericpanzer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We hear over and over again from Berkeley NIMBYs that new apartments are vacant and that we have nothing to show for all the homes we've built They are flat wrong on both counts and Berkeley has extensive, City-collected data to prove it But they keep repeating the lies—like climate change deniers

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Marc Hedlund @marcprecipice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I will say again that we should be doing this in Berkeley—not just in the Elmwood but at least one street near every school, in every neighborhood.

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Ross Bernet @rosszb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hmmm. Almost like….building apartments….helps lower rent??!

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City of Berkeley @berkeleyca.gov · 01/10/2026

From railroad trackbed to neighborhood park. We're hitting a major milestone Oct. 3 as work moves from soil remediation to park construction along the Santa Fe Right-of-Way. Join us from 11am–noon, at Carleton to Derby, to come see what's next:

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Santa Fe Trackbed to Park Milestone Celebration | City of Berkeley

Join us to celebrate the completion of Phase 1 – Soil Remediation and kick off the construction for Phase 2 – Park Construction!

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

No membership-based YIMBY group in California is supporting Prop 45. The campaign also has zero transit org supporters. Much to consider

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Marisa Emi @thinkmooinc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

SEMIFINALS BOUND!!!!!!?

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