Courtesy of 'Youth v Gov'
Youth v Gov
“I mean, I think for a lot of young people right now, life is really scary—because we’ve never seen a moment like this in history. And our feelings about our life ... … more »
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Livable California
Kill SB 9 and SB 10, The Workshop!
Growing opposition and media attention are putting SB 9 and SB 10 in the crosshairs. We’re proud to have, as our newest allies, the San Fernando City Council, r... … more »
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Giant Mirrors Will Help Astronomers See to the Edges of the Universe in 2030s
"When completed, the Giant Magellan Telescope being built in Chile's Atacama Desert will gather images of the universe that are 10 times sharper than those produced by the Hubble Space Telescope." … more »
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Sierra Club California
Sierra Club Opposes Senate Bill 10
The California Sierra Club has officially opposed the passage Senate Bill 10, which is currently before the state legislature. Their opposition, which was issue... … more »
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48 Hills
Wiener’s housing bill could encourage even more sprawl
Read the fine print: Obscene development in Tassajara Valley could qualify for special protection under SB 10. Senator Scott Wiener styles himself an e... … more »
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IFC.org
This ‘sustainable infrastructure company’ just raised $2 billion to build more clean tech
“The barrier to adoption for sustainable infrastructure isn’t customers wanting it,” he says. “It’s that customers don’t want to pay for it with a big upfront check, first and foremost, and second, they don’t want to operate it, because most customers aren’t power plant managers.” … more »
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Iris Dai
Jane Jacobs and the Mid-Rise Mania
"Jacobs correctly argued that city planners did not really understand how cities worked. Unfortunately, Jacobs was equally convinced that she did understand how cities worked. She admitted that her principles didn’t apply to “what goes on in towns, or little cities, or in suburbs,” but that part was forgotten. … more »
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Bangkok Post
Scientists create social media tool to predict political and financial turmoil
"Scientists have invented an instrument to peer deeply into the billions and billions of posts made on Twitter since 2008 -- and have begun to uncover the vast galaxy of stories that they contain."We call it the Storywrangler," … more »
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Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy
The inequity of high sales tax rates
According to the latest reports by the California Dept. of Fee and Tax Administration, in 2020 Marin County businesses and residents paid almost 450 million dol... … more »
