Scary Paul adore le Canada

Scary Paul adore le Canada

@paulfish.bsky.social

Urbanist and Economist who likes Cats and Beta hats. Also writes mysteries for tabletop games. Site: pauljfisher.com Hot takes are my own and not employers. 🌩️👀 zQxLY643dPah

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Maureen cont.: - Looking at balancing concerns. - Talks about struggles of renting. - Pre-EHO the tear downs were all mansion sized SFH. Now with EHO some are much more moderate in size and more units. - New housing will be costly without subsidies. - Comments on tragedy of police shooting.

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/37 Takis: - Terror is still happening from ICE on the street outside. - Police shooting was wrong and shouldn't have happened. - General comments about police work important but could be better done. - Concerned about healthcare availability. - Opponents of MM lack credible alternatives.

/38 Cunningham: - Support the investigation of the shooting by police and wants improved co-responder model. Public briefing coming. - Loves TOD. Thinks we make a lot (Lol, IMO.) Wants more than EHO. Repeats NIMBY concerns. Tree and flooding working session. Maureen: - Overview Ballston Park.

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/35 Some comments from the Matt de Ferranti: - housing: Debunking vacancy trutherism. Wants more housing. Supports missing middle. Vague on Ballston park. Heavy on adaptive reuse. - ALPR: No ALDR under this president. - Appreciates public debate on Israel and Palestine.

/36 (de Ferranti): Should speed up releasing the footage. JD: - Housing affordability is key. Major concerns on mass surveillance. - Disappointed in how the police handled the shooting and body camera footage. Working on policy changes. - Zoning as a social contract is bad because things change.

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/31 Parking complains. Are we in the oddball part of the night? Now some classic YIMBY speaking. Always great to hear! Anti-ICE speaking is always welcome. More concerns about mistreatment of black residents by police. Young man speaking on behalf of a student organization. Love to hear!

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/29 Another brief but clear pro-housing speaker. Great job Tyler! Another speaker highlighting housing costs. Anti-developer. But pro-affordable housing. You take what you can get. Another trees over housing speaker.

/30 We now have a story about injuries at an ice rink and the need for better safety gear for seniors. This is what local politics should be about. A small charming problem. A nice break from cops killing people and housing shortages.

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/28 We have a repeat comment from past events about a traffic concern regarding a medical facility. A speaker for car free streets and more density from Ryan A. A complaint about missing middle. Missing middle housing will have "safety issues". Will it eat your kids?

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/26 Business owner talking about his employees struggle to rent here. Missing middle aesthetic criticism. "Neighborhood character" (drink). Zoning as social contract that cannot be changed. Must be done "gradually". Pro-form based code. So mixed. Back to flock.

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/23 Further calls for investigation and urgency into a poorly handled shooting by a cop. Speaker calling for some more pro-renter polices and advocating for better transparency. Sadly, critiquing new market rate. Good for more young people even if I don't always agree.

/24 General complaints about the competence of local government with some radical language. Calls for streetcars. Anti-migration. Woke up some dozing audience members. Call to rename a bike/pedestrian bridge renamed for a local cyclist killed in traffic.

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/22 Some assorted topics: - Praising ranked choice voting. - Some complaints about a pedestrian crossing not working well. - Speaker talking about the need for trans healthcare and support for trans folks! - Special needs program discussion on the details of a program that is being closed.

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/19 Civic association speaker: "Nothing in 40 years has alarmed people more than a missing middle building.". Has he read the news since 1990? Complaining about traffic and demands more studies. "Neighborhood character" Drink! Next speaker: Trees > People.

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/18 Back to Flock and war crimes. Up next housing problem denial. Thinks the status quo is good except for missing middle. Wants to think about childcare not housing. Another housing denial denial thinking that a 5% vacancy rate is proof of a housing shortage. "Luxury housing" take a drink.

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/17 Sharon H taking about housing and the potential housing! Plus anti-street parking and pro-traffic enforcement. Next speaker praises affordable housing and critiques missing middle as unaffordable. Sadly missing the point on missing middle.

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/14 We have the first historic preservation based opposition to more housing. Concerned with density and classic more discussion before action. Thankfully, the next speaker (Ms. Daniela) is speaking about the harm of high housing costs.

/15 Now we have an anti-woke complaint by a local candidate. Big some people were mad at me energy. Pro-ICE and generally and blaming protesters for ICE's bad conduct. We now get a lovely speaker talking about a memorial to the victims of slavary. Much better (praiseworthy) woke comments.

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/8 First batch of assorted topics: - Deer Culls and alternatives. - Some personal complaints regarding how liberties operate and the conduct of HOA board members. - Supporter of after school programs is delivered by an alum and volunteer. - Support for free healthcare clinic.

/9 A child speaks about the need for crossing guards. Recognizes that bad drivers are the problems. Another discussion of Israel/Palestine and wanting to avoid doing business with companies involved in warcrimes in Palestine.

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Scary Paul adore le Canada reposted

Replying to @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com

the idea that a city's social services should be paid for one-by-one by these insane discretionary deals on a development-by-development basis is just madness. it's such a tremendous drain on the general prosperity in return for ???