Favorites July 25 2021
Colin McMillen@mcmillen
This guide to voter's rights from 1908 mentions that in *half* of the states in the US, non-citizen immigrants were allowed to vote, as long as they declared that they intended to *eventually* become naturalized citizens.
3:18 AM · Jul 25, 2021
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I did not know this, very interesting. Although it's still a century ago, so not exactly a democratic utopia.
Nate Silver@NateSilver538
Delta is clearly very contagious but I wish we had better explanations for the rather abrupt turnaround in cases in India and now (fingers crossed) in the UK.
Chise 🧬🧫🦠💉 @sailorrooscout
The number of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 has dropped for a fourth day in the UK. The UK recorded 31,795 new infections yesterday, a fall of 32% from 46,558 on Tuesday. This figure is down 42% from last Saturday.
1:24 PM · Jul 25, 2021
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It's scary to get good news that you don't understand. The modeling of the ongoing rates of infection also appear to be in the dark.
Aaron 🥑🚈🚰🏀@aceckhouse
NIMBYs: California doesn’t have enough WATER for GROWTH
also NIMBYs: every home MUST have a LAWN, front AND back!
YVRYIMBY @yvryimby
If over half the water used for lawns, is it a drinking water system or a subsidized lawn and golf system? https://t.co/l2HLQG3Bg9
5:39 PM · Jul 25, 2021
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Hah! I like this framing: 'setbacks waste water'.
craig philpott@CphilpottCraig
How it was and how it’s going. Feather River Canyon and #DixieFire
10:19 PM · Jul 25, 2021
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Sometimes the stunning photos are simultaneously mundane. For clarity, that’s smoke, not a sepia photo.
Darrell Owens@IDoTheThinking
Now that there's national energy around zoning reform and furthering fair housing I'm seeing a lot of vaporware upzoning. If a zoning proposal requires your average homeowner to spend years paying fees and debating with neighbors in order to build a home: its nothing.
10:48 PM · Jul 24, 2021
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Darrell Owens@IDoTheThinking
Permitting rules should be simple enough to do in 90 days. Whatever special requirements you wish to add should be added at the start. These long negotiations are designed (and liked) by big developers who openly admit they can weed out competition.
10:48 PM · Jul 24, 2021
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Cities pretend that long complicated processes are free, but it's actually a huge part of the cost of new homes.
