Imagine all the cool, fast trains we could have with the billions we spend on bombs.
Jean-Paul Torres
@jpaulito.bsky.social
He/him • Queer neurodivergent latino living the car-free dream. Views expressed are my own. San Francisco, CA 🏳️🌈🇲🇽
Been snoozing all my alarms this morning. The 7am earthquake woke me up perfectly
We’re launching a bold plan to make high-speed rail the fastest, more sustainable way to travel across Europe by 2040. It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.
If you live in San Francisco, today is a good day to familiarize yourself with the San Francisco Rapid Response Network, which has a 24-hour hotline for reporting ICE raids, actually verifies those raid reports, and does attorney activation: sfilen.org/resources/sf...
SFILEN
San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network
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Cleve Jones gave a riveting, rousing speech at San Francisco's No Kings rally yesterday, and he's graciously allowing me to publish it. He began: "The pronouns I use the most are the ones probably understood the least by those in the White House today. They are WE, US and OURS."
Cleve Jones: "This Is Our Country"
This is the first guest essay at Meditations in an Emergency. I'm proud to bring you yesterday's speech by the great Cleve Jones, who has for nearly half a century been a key organizer for the global ...
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The governor signed SB 63, the Connect Bay Area Act, this afternoon, authorizing a ballot measure in five Bay Area counties in November 2026 to fund transit. Thank you @gavinnewsom.bsky.social for working to keep Bay Area moving.
You all have shown up for BART, which means it is time to add cars and run longer trains. Starting today: 🟨Yellow Line trains will increase from 8 cars to 9 cars. 🟥Red Line trains will increase to four 8 car trains in the AM and PM Peak. 1/2
The tell here is defining street capacity as a how many vehicles they can fit instead of the number of *people* they can move. Cars are the least efficient way to move people.
Ted Mann@whereisted.bsky.social · 11mo agoTrump is rescinding road safety grants all over the country, in blue states and red ones. The reason: those projects are "hostile" to cars. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Okay on that note, will try to go to sleep. Happy groggy Monday y’all
The gays “Did you feel that?” “Me and my roommates all woke up” “Are you okay?” “My cat is unphased” My Mexican family which includes some gays Me: “Are you okay?” Family group chat: … Guess this is sub 5 quake energy lol
This earthquake was a small one - learn how to prepare for a big one. berkeleyca.gov/safety-healt...
Earthquake Preparedness
Learn what to do before, during, and after an earthquake. Sign up to get early warnings from the State of California’s Early Warning System by downloading the MyShake app (available in the Apple App a...
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🟡 M4.8 #earthquake detected 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California at 9/22/2025 2:56:12 AM PDT This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information
M4.8 - 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake located 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California was detected at 9/22/2025 2:56:12 AM PDT. This information is subject to change. Please visit the USGS event page for up-to-date details.
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One year ago today, California realized the first part of its' HSR dream. Purpose-built trains that increased the freedom of everyone on the corridor. At @monicamallon.bsky.social's invitation, I boarded the very first electric train in service at 06:57. It was one of the best days of my life.
M Mallon@mmallon.com · 11mo agoOne year of electrified @caltrain.com service 🚂⚡️ It’s pretty incredible what can happen when leaders believe in an idea and never give up ❤️
Fewer things spark more joy for me than the overlap of transit and art. If you’re like me, I’d check this event out on Sept. 24 🚄🎨🚎
CA High-Speed Rail 🚄💨@cahsra.bsky.social · 12mo agoCelebrate Bay Area Transit Month at the intersection of art and public transportation at the Salesforce Transit Center! 📅Sept. 24 from 3p-6p 📍TJPA's Salesforce Transit Center Grand Hall @ 425 Mission St., SF 🔗RSVP: lu.ma/bo4xi972 Free & open to the public! All ages welcome!
Lurie allowing Waymo/Uber onto Market while cutting Muni service for 240,000 daily riders is despicable, and keeps anyone without tons of wealth out of downtown. We will not let the Mayor and his corporate buddies create an SF for the wealthy only. Sign the petition. Direct action coming soon.
Sign the petition — Keep Market Street Moving
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The SFMTA wants your feedback on the Muni service cuts that took place in June. Link: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8416318/P...
Caltrain riders — we want to hear from you! Take this short survey to tell us about your experience. Survey is open through August 12 — don’t miss your chance to weigh in: samtranscore.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_....
In response to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA): Canceling these grants without cause isn’t just wrong — it’s illegal. These are legally binding agreements, and the Authority has met every obligation, as confirmed by repeated federal reviews, as recently as February 2025.
“Every day and every night, peaceful protest is our right!” Peaceful protesters about to cross Octavia/Central Freeway along Market in SF
Ridership is up over 40% on the Bay Area’s recently electrified Caltrain, made possible by local, state, and federal investments.” Read more in @governor.ca.gov’s latest press release www.gov.ca.gov/2025/04/09/r....
Ridership for this critical train line is surging thanks to California’s investments in rail | Governor of California
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That was a long shake too. Fortunately nothing big and all fine here.
Bluesky USGS Quakebot@usgs-quakebot.bsky.social · last yr.M4.2 #earthquake detected 3 km WNW of Dublin, California at 3/17/2025 7:46:33 PM PDT This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information
On the phone with dad and his husband. Dad didn’t feel it (he was standing) I felt it and his husband screamed. 😆 #earthquake
Tomorrow is SF Transit Operator Day. I'm calling on everyone in San Francisco to ride Muni tomorrow. There is no better way to show love and appreciation for the workers who move the people of the City than to board our buses, trains, streetcars, and cable cars. www.sftransitoperator.day
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Tuesday, March 18th is SF Transit Operator Day. To celebrate and recognize operators, ride Muni on that day. Say a special "Thank You" and to really make it special, submit a commendation to recognize...
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Latest: Ahead of Transit Driver Appreciation Day (next Tuesday), San Francisco Muni operator, Mc Allen, is calling for Muni passengers to show appreciation for their operators by sending in commendations. He's hoping passengers will send in at least 500 commendations on Tuesday.
Muni operator Mc ‘Mack’ Allen rallies support for Transit Driver Appreciation Day - The Voice of San Francisco
One of San Francisco’s well-known Muni operators is bringing awareness to Transit Driver Appreciation Day, which takes place next Tuesday, March 18, by asking passengers to show some love for Muni ope...
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Reports indicate federal funding for bike lanes may soon be frozen. As the grassroots advocacy organization for safer, better biking, we know these cuts will make our roads less safe for everyone.
