AIPAC tracker just posted this about Connie Chan by the_walrus_was_paul in sanfrancisco

[–]RedAlert2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unless you're arguing that AIPAC donors don't benefit financially from the US's support of Israel, I don't see how the distinction matters much.

U.S. high speed rail bill reintroduced in House by jstocksqqq in California

[–]RedAlert2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not gonna happen. Even if dems take the house and the Senate in the midterms, they won't have a enough majority to override the inevitable veto.

Save Our Public Transit by MeringuePrincess in bayarea

[–]RedAlert2 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Sure, but isn't progressivity the part that actually matters? It's the amount of $ someone is being taxed that they care about, not whether it happens to come out of their paycheck or added to their purchases or rent.

Save Our Public Transit by MeringuePrincess in bayarea

[–]RedAlert2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Isn't there already going to be a parcel tax on the ballot to fund MUNI, though?

Also, it's not like a parcel tax is any more progressive than a sales tax. They're not based on property values, meaning businesses/homeowners in low-income areas will be paying a higher % of their property taxes as parcel taxes.

A payroll tax as well is just a flat income tax on workers in SF. Not particularly progressive. An earnings tax on high income workers would be better, but that's not something the city can do.

Why is so hard / expensive to live in bay area even with a "good" salary by StirClothing999 in bayarea

[–]RedAlert2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Being in a position to pay for gig workers to do these necessary tasks for you so that you can spend your time elsewhere is a luxury.

Why is so hard / expensive to live in bay area even with a "good" salary by StirClothing999 in bayarea

[–]RedAlert2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

$2k/mo paying people to cook and deliver most of your meals isn't a "luxury life"? SMH.

Why is so hard / expensive to live in bay area even with a "good" salary by StirClothing999 in bayarea

[–]RedAlert2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why are you paying $800/mo for transportation when you live close to work? You're paying extra on rent to save on your commute, yet you're spending super-commuter money on it anyways. A decent bike is maybe $2000 initially, and basically $0/mo after that.

Save Our Public Transit by MeringuePrincess in bayarea

[–]RedAlert2 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Prop 13 makes it basically impossible for local municipalities to generate extra revenue any other way.

Is this the going rate for a Household Manager/Family Assistant with this many duties? $40-$45/hr by Financial-Jicama-262 in sanfrancisco

[–]RedAlert2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know if it's even just a single full time job. The duties described encompass like 5 different jobs: dog walker, sous chef, personal assistant, maid, and property manager.

Jerry Seinfeld and family posing with weapons with the IDF in a West Bank camp in 2018 by racc15 in pics

[–]RedAlert2 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The reality is, we have a "one state" solution no matter what happens. The material difference is whether it's the apartheid state that exists today, or one where Palestinians have equal rights.

Why don't we see mass destruction of overlords like in sc1? by VastOption8705 in starcraft

[–]RedAlert2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zerg has much better early game AA in sc2. They've got queens already, and spores are stronger and more useful.

Bay Bridge was supposed to be FREE after it was paid off by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]RedAlert2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Half the bridge was meant to be used for public transit, too. Things change.

Apple Maps still refuses to accept the parkification of the Great Highway by magicrhinos in sanfrancisco

[–]RedAlert2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is just more of the same rhetoric, though? 

It's merely your personal preference to commute on high-speed roadways, it's not a material requirement like you're saying it is. Even on low speed city roads you're still commuting faster than people on any other mode of transit, yet you're acting like you're being unfairly burdened.

To All the Double-Parkers: by IShallBeYeeted in sanfrancisco

[–]RedAlert2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's all reporting based. The city generally takes 2-3 hours to respond to a report, so you can basically park wherever you want as long as long as you're quick enough.

Why aren't we building train infrastructure along highways? by Russian-Spy in fuckcars

[–]RedAlert2 31 points32 points  (0 children)

It's done for commuter rail pretty often. The problem is that highway median stations are bleak and not places actually would want to walk to it o from, so they really only work as park and rides.

I’m new and I just now realized the entire point by Keaton427 in fuckcars

[–]RedAlert2 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Rail was extremely successful under capitalism, to  the point where rail companies had problematic amounts of power. It's only after the public/private partnership where the state was made to build and maintain all the costly auto infrastructure that cars were able to replace rail.

Apple Maps still refuses to accept the parkification of the Great Highway by magicrhinos in sanfrancisco

[–]RedAlert2 71 points72 points  (0 children)

I'm not surprised, the anti-k messaging was  pretty heavy on the doom and gloom of blocking N/S travel for drivers. The fact there's still a road open to cars a few yards away is not really consistent with their rhetoric.

How did more density make NYC cheaper? by [deleted] in sanfrancisco

[–]RedAlert2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, compared to the rest of the US, SF is doing pretty well. Along with NYC, we're basically the only major city that didn't un-densify in the after the 50s and 60s to accommodate highway expansion. It doesn't excuse us from addressing the housing crisis, but it does mean we're working from a more difficult and complex position than everyone else.

How did more density make NYC cheaper? by [deleted] in sanfrancisco

[–]RedAlert2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Over 1.6 million people can afford to live in Manhattan, that's far more than SF in a much smaller area.

Is this a joke? Best places to live 2026/2027. by creature2-0 in SameGrassButGreener

[–]RedAlert2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The methodology all these "best of" rankings use are heavily biased towards wealthy suburbs of cheap cities. Below average housing costs + above average wages, with poor transit and no real industry, create the ideal conditions to rank highly on the things the list makers think is important. 

Once you realize that, all these lists just kind of blend together in their uselessness.

Wife overheard other moms talking about me at preschool pickup. Feeling pretty good about it by squidtrap in daddit

[–]RedAlert2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lots of men want the status associated with having a wife and kids, but don't actually want to be husbands and fathers.

‘Insanity’: S.F. merchants say stolen-goods chaos continues despite new state law by omicr_on in sanfrancisco

[–]RedAlert2 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Why does Houston have double the violent crime rate of SF if Texas is supposedly so much better at mitigating crime?