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Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
With all the articles coming out about the Nebraska teen sentenced to 90 days in jail for self-managing an abortion, I just wanted to flag something I wrote last week about coverage of the case.
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
Great thread above - unsurprising seeing VCs claim yet another technology is going to save us, when in reality AVs do nothing to "improve" the status quo except eliminate labor. Street safety is solved: design human-first streets, fund first-class public transit, and BAN CARS
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
Bike hit at Valencia and 24th by Uber driver making an illegal turn. You can see where the bike got pinned under the car.
@SFMTA_Muni @sfbike I’m telling you it’s crazy out here. Sure it’s chill at first but it ramps to 100 super fast at key junctions.
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
Cleveland is adopting a 15-minute city framework. Here’s what that means:
➡️ Putting people over cars
➡️ All basic needs are within a 15 minute transit ride, walk or bike ride from your home
➡️ Investment in transit and sustainability
Read more👇🏾(1/4)
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
Great Highway should be a park full time and permanently.
It’s the right thing to do for people, our city, and the planet, and it makes financial sense.
It’s time for policymakers to lead on this and make it a full-time park CC @LondonBreed @JoelEngardio
sfchronicle.com/opinion/open… – at San Francisco, CA
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
If all cars were replaced with transit you would:
- end drunk driving
- end road rage
- eliminate the need for highways, ending billions in wasteful spending
- reduce need for parking, making room for housing and better open space
Don't let perfect be the enemy of the good
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
The writers gain power from the actors going on strike.
The actors gain power from the writers being on strike.
Collective action is our power. Solidarity is our power. This isn't just true for workers in Hollywood, it's true for the entire working class.
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
As a pedestrian and a cyclist, I find the autonomous vs human driver debate maddening. It’s still a car that operates on poorly designed streets that have unsafe speed limits, creates noise & air pollution, is overbuilt & under-regulated, and kills thousands of children annually.
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
direct action is so powerful it can even get the governor to ride BART
With this budget, we’re investing $5.1 billion in public transit—so services like @SFBART can better serve Californians now and in years to come.
We're increasing our budget reserves to record levels while preserving historic investments together with the Legislature.
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
These may be the first “crossbikes” — bike lanes painted along the crosswalk and through an intersection — in San Francisco, at the intersection of Market and Octavia Streets.
Painting bike lanes through intersections increases visibility of people on bikes (and their safety) ❤️ – at San Francisco, CA
ALT Photo of a crossbike at Octavia and Market Streets
ALT Photo of a crossbike at Octavia and Market Streets
ALT Photo of a crossbike at Octavia and Market Streets
ALT Photo of a crossbike at Octavia and Market Streets
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
This Juneteenth, fund a Black-led institution fighting for collective liberation.
A @middlechurch donor gave a $25k matching donation, and we’re just $5,650 away from our goal. If you think the world needs Middle, make a gift now and double your impact!
Middlechurch.org/donate
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
Identity politics are dead.
The faces of fascism in SF are 3 Black people: @LondonBreed @BrookeJenkinsSF & @SFPDChief
They will keep trying to “but you’re white” their way out of this & I’m begging people to expand their understanding of racism because this is so despicable.
WATCH: SF Mayor @LondonBreed exchanged fiery words with Tenderloin Supe @DeanPreston at Tuesday’s @sfbos meeting as she defended the city’s arrests of drug users.
"Here we go, another white man talking about Black and brown people as if you’re the savior," Breed said. (1/4)
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
this is an intentional distraction from the question she was asked about cutting life-saving drug treatment. and also cutting food banks. cutting preschool. cutting anti-slumlord code enforcement and tenant know your rights programs. cutting housing preservation funding. cutti— – at San Francisco, CA
Mayor London Breed fiercely defended her controversial policy to arrest drug users to get them into treatment against criticism from Supervisor Dean Preston, calling him a “white man who’s talking about Black and brown people as if you’re the savior.” trib.al/YJwC9zz
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
Electric bikes and trikes are just completely demolishing electric cars on decarbonization of transport and it’s not even close.
E-bikes are racing ahead of car culture and not looking back. Great report, as always, from @colinmckerrache: about.bnef.com/electric-vehi…
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
In Atlanta cops are trying to destroy a vital forest to make room for more repression.
In New York our mayor is trying to give cops billions more while leaving us unprepared for the climate crisis.
Without radical change the ruling class will police us while the world burns.
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
Probably worth noting that inflation, violent crime and border apprehensions - three sources of HUGE coverage on their way up - are all coming down significantly.
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
This is the most important response to “AI is going to replace all the jobs”
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
remember this clearly:
1. pandemic hit
2. people lost jobs, business had to shutter
3. biden gave a shit ton of money
4. business stayed open
5. the economy grew
6. unemployment fell
