Michael Barnes
The Emperor's New Housing
On May 1, the California Department of Finance Demographics Unit issued its annual press release on population and housing estimates for the state. Unlike othe... … more »
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US Govt.
The Chat GPT prompt that blew up the World Trading System
The prompter, not the AI, was the real source of misinformation In a recent episode of the Ezra Klein Podcast featuring Paul Krugman, they discussed the impac... … more »
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Pinterest
The Dumbest Smart People
There’s no lack of fact-denying, anti-science people in the world, bent on holding onto really dumb ideas and resisting all attempts to be educated. But at the... … more »
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Senator Scott Weiner
Inside the Yimby conference
Nice civil discussion on the surface -- and some nastiness behind the scenes JULY 20, 2017 Last weekend about 120 attendees from 17 cities gathered in downtown O... … more »
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48Hills
Regional government sells out Bay Area cities
Officials crafting the ABAG-MTC merger deal are sidelining the agencies' constituents. I’ve been covering the current power struggle between the Association of Ba... … more »
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Marin Post
Top Stories of 2015 on Marin Post
2015 saw the launch of the only local, citizen journalist, online news magazine in Marin. Since its first day in June, the Marin Post has served over 9,000 individ... … more »
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Bay Area Council
The Attack on Local Zoning Control
A sweeping regional-government plan promotes growth at all costs, and seeks to cut community input out of the picture. My last story about the continuing power... … more »
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ABAG Admin Committee
The strange and telling story behind the regional planning merger deal - Part I
The plan to let the powerful MTC take over regional control is on hold, but by no means dead, and local control and social equity hang in the balance. NOVEMBER ... … more »
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MTC
The strange and telling story behind the regional planning merger deal - Part II
The plan to let the powerful MTC take over regional planning is on hold--but by no means dead--and local control and social equity hang in the balance. In contr... … more »
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MTC
A Pricey Palace, A Lawsuit in Risky Investments, a Busted Bridge – Now MTC Wants More Power
Part I - It now looks as if the open power struggle between the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission will persist for... … more »