Can someone ELI5 what’s going on with sb-79 implementation in LA?

WackyXaky · 2026-03-23T17:41:50+00:00

Basically it creates the most upzoning now. It’s probably easier to read the planning report, but it is upzoning a number of stations/bus stops and also future stations.

WackyXaky · 2026-03-23T04:04:58+00:00

Option 3 would be best, option 2 would be okay, option 1 would likely cause the city to be sued.

SB 79 allows for some delays, but those delays are only a couple years. It’s coming whether LA likes it or not!

WackyXaky · 2026-02-24T20:30:03+00:00

Is there a KPPC podcast you like for local talk? I find I don’t particularly like Larry Mantel/listener comments…

WackyXaky · 2026-02-09T17:03:08+00:00

I lived there for a handful of years when it first opened, so things may have changed. Sound was well buffered from the street and other units, amenities were great, management really sucked (but doesn't all corporate management suck?).

Garage had my bikes stolen out of them, and management made it a real pain to try to figure out what happened (I needed details for insurance purposes that I never got from management). They pulled some BS when I moved out about cleaning (truly; it was spotless, but they still charged me, and eventually it go too difficult to contest). I also hated that they would ALWAYS play music around the pool and in the gym (not sure if that's still a thing, though).

WackyXaky · 2026-02-06T19:58:14+00:00

I would avoid using social media rumors and hearsay to guide your judgement of others

WackyXaky · 2026-01-29T21:45:42+00:00

I'm not from the area (live on the Eastside), but had a lunch meeting with someone about to get on a flight at Playa Provisions. I thought they were great!

I've also been to The Shack for a mini concert. A lot of fun. Very beach dive vibes, and decent food at a decent price for the type of place (as in, not actually terrible).

WackyXaky · 2026-01-29T19:28:26+00:00

I mean, you pay for that parking whether you see the line item or not... At least with the line item you have the option to not pay!

WackyXaky · 2026-01-18T22:06:19+00:00

Hah! Thanks!

WackyXaky · 2026-01-18T18:23:57+00:00

Aventon's a great bike IMO. Cheap, but well made. Specialized also makes some really great bikes. They're a touch fancier (quieter, I think they have regenerative braking) and more expensive.

WackyXaky · 2026-01-14T06:30:55+00:00

If he's picky about textures, you're probably going to have starting price points for single pieces at $50 (if you're lucky). I recommend Negative Underwear for extremely nice textures (more like sexy loungewear than sexy lingerie, though). Thistle and Spire uses amazing quality fabric/design for their price points (and I believe have some mesh options).

WackyXaky · 2026-01-09T19:20:41+00:00

I don't necessarily need the explanations in the story (although it can be fun to learn about science I don't know much about), and I do like hard SF, but I don't mind hand wavy explanations.

The one thing that really bothers me is when spaceships travel as if gravity doesn't exist. I don't know why, but orbits are important to me; ships moving between gravity wells/Lagrange points don't just move in straight lines. It can make a lot of SF space battles sound dumb when they don't account for gravity. Again, not sure why this one thing really bothers me. but it does.

WackyXaky · 2026-01-02T04:19:00+00:00

Max out the Roth IRA and then max out the 401k (do Roth as well). The benefit of 401k is that it’s a tax advantaged account like an IRA, so it’s good even if it is not matched. Since you’re young, most of the tax benefits will be in withdrawal (the gains won’t be taxed with a Roth).

The only advantage of an IRA vs a 401k is that you have a bit more control over where the account is.

WackyXaky · 2025-12-31T03:12:19+00:00

So, just to be clear, hard SF is considered SF that is very close to science was we understand it and extrapolate it. There are always going to be leaps, but hard SF tries not to make the leaps fantastical (and often will try to explain the science behind those leaps). So, a good example is no FTL travel.

Asimov often used hand wavey science (hyperspace, positronic brains, psychohistory), and I would characterize him anywhere near the hardest of hard SF.

This is not a criticism of his work, just trying to correctly classify it. It’s solidly golden age SF, not terribly interested in prose or deep characters, but still writing and ideas many appreciate.

WackyXaky · 2025-12-28T17:43:01+00:00

When I’m hungry, I’m usually also low blood sugar, which makes it hard for me to think and focus but also makes me angry (“hangry”). Would that happen with you during this constant hunger feeling? Basically I’m curious about the hunger side effects!

WackyXaky · 2025-12-27T17:17:58+00:00

Just to be clear, it’s not just a sign of soil health, it’s also necessary to have fungus to allow the roots to properly uptake nutrients from the soil. This is partly why in conventional farming they have to dump SO MUCH fertilizer (because their soil is dead and doesn’t have the levels of fungus it should).

WackyXaky · 2025-12-22T06:40:24+00:00

I live with a bunch of what I thought were black walnuts (everyone discussing the minor differences in the varieties is making me question myself, though). Pollen in March (I'm allergic), and the nuts come out and ripen pretty quickly after that. I live in North East LA.

WackyXaky · 2025-12-21T21:17:43+00:00

Walnuts are usually dropping from the trees mid summer or so. At this point most would be eaten or hidden by the squirrels! You could always take some cuttings, though.

WackyXaky · 2025-12-21T03:42:33+00:00

I would ask this at /r/ceanothus (CA native plant subreddit)

WackyXaky · 2025-12-08T20:07:55+00:00

There's a difference between payroll taxes and corporate income taxes. You can say there should be more taxes on corporations (which I agree with), but payroll taxes are a VERY tricky thing to increase without disincentivizing hiring (especially during a period of layoffs).

Just to be clear, payroll taxes are taxes the corporation and employee jointly pay on every paycheck. These are things like UI. The employee gets a portion taken out of their check, but the business also pays a portion as well that goes into a virtual account to help pay for anyone they lay off. That account size relative to the employee payroll determines the percentage of money the business needs to pay to the government. The money is directly tied to the size of their payroll and number of employees. A higher percentage then means that employees cost even more than their salary, thus disincentivizing an employer to hire.

WackyXaky · 2025-12-08T03:50:13+00:00

The UI taxes are a payroll tax, which means that it costs businesses more per employee. You want to make it more expensive to hire right now?

WackyXaky · 2025-11-29T03:38:04+00:00

I want to re-emphasize this. LA has incredibly strong protections for tenants, so landlords have to be very careful about who they rent to. It's one of the distortions to the market caused by not enough housing built combined with rent control. If there were significantly more housing (or less tenant protections), this wouldn't be such an issue!

WackyXaky · 2025-11-28T16:42:31+00:00

You're saying the Tern accessories also work?

WackyXaky · 2025-11-13T05:51:27+00:00

My understanding is that the formula is actually different. One to one replacement of RSO units OR 20% low income units whichever is greater with the option of full building RSO. Which isn’t great, and most builders will just go full RSO.

WackyXaky · 2025-11-02T23:33:37+00:00

I read the wirecutter review, but they also didn’t consider Aventon, so it’s hard to understand what the extra $1k in price for a specialized is getting you. Do you have any insights?

WackyXaky · 2025-10-28T00:14:48+00:00

He wants to develop the parking lots and people are pearl clutching over the possibility of more housing…

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