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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-02-02 at 00:21

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-tariffs-canada-february-1-1.7447829 “Canadian lumber, favoured by U.S. homebuilders, will also spike, driving up the cost of new homes at a time when home prices have never been higher in the U.S.” #housing #tariffs #tradewar #shortage #inflation

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-31 at 20:36

“The issue is we haven’t done a lot of traffic calming in the past,” Chambers said. “We have a traffic calming manual, but a lot of the suggested things in that manual we haven’t been able to implement.” #cville #SafeStreets #VisionZero https://infocville.com/2025/01/31/charlottesville-city-council-briefed-on-safer-streets-strategy-projects/

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-31 at 11:59

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2025/01/30/telemundo-report-of-ice-detaining-puerto-rican-family-in-milwaukee-draws-concern/78058292007/ “Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens.” #PuertoRico #deportation #uspolitics

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-30 at 15:10

You can submit written testimony or sign up to speak here https://hodspeak.house.virginia.gov/submit_testimony?meeting_id=18152

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-30 at 15:09

This bill addresses the increasing popularity of tools like #RealPage to keep rental homes empty longer and inflate rental prices far above market rate, making an already bad housing #shortage much worse https://www.propublica.org/article/yieldstar-rent-increase-realpage-rent

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-30 at 15:07

One more survivor! Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; algorithmic device services or products prohibited; civil penalty ( HB 1870 https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1870 ) from our own Delegate Katrina Callsen is alive and being considered in the House Committee on General Laws today! #housing #VALeg

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-30 at 13:13

I still like the word "Shobogenzo" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Db%C5%8Dgenz%C5%8D

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-30 at 13:12

A #zen buddhist idea I learned many years ago and struggled with was this: "all things are perfect exactly as they are." I have difficulty looking around and believing that. According to this source, it's the result of a series of translations over time creating a new idea. https://fakebuddhaquotes.com/all-things-are-perfect-exactly-as-they-are/

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-29 at 15:09

Wow, that has been our slogan since '69. Nice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Is_for_Lovers

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-29 at 15:06

I realize things are pretty grim, but if #Virginia ends up being the only state left in Gilead where contraception is still legal it will be a little funny since #VirginiaIsForLovers https://www.wric.com/news/politics/capitol-connection/va-senate-passes-right-to-contraception-act/ #healthcare

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-29 at 12:37

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/28/google-reclassifies-us-as-sensitive-country-like-china-russia-.html “the name Gulf of Mexico will remain displayed for users in Mexico. Users in other countries will see both names, the company said.” #GoogleMaps #mapping #Sensitive #standards #Mexico #uspolitics

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-29 at 12:03

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1105 It looks like #SB1105 Right to Contraception has passed the #Virginia senate. #VALeg

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-29 at 03:18

I just learned that #Detroit mayor Duggan has chosen not to pursue reelection. I have been impressed by his many efforts to improve the safety and quality of life in the community. I am sorry he was never able to get state support for a #LandValueTax but I appreciated his work and agree it was worth the effort. I hope his successor can keep the positive trajectory. https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroit-mayor-mike-duggan-to-announce-future-political-plans-next-week

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-28 at 18:44

Today I am thinking about Heartfield's famous "Hurrah, There's No Butter Left!" My understanding is that it was created to mock Nazi efforts to prioritize access to war materiel like metals over essential household staples like butter and the notion that families should celebrate their inability to access essentials because of the military power their sacrifice purchased. This feels very present to me given current #uspolitics . More here https://johnheartfield.com/_HEXDVP

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-28 at 18:38

Landscape architecture still commonly uses "eidetic" photomontage to express ideas visually in a playful and colorful way and I have been trying with little success to popularize this in the urban planning world also.

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-28 at 18:36

I like to talk about him when I teach #Photoshop because his #photomontage techniques are very similar to modern photo editing tools except he was doing them laboriously with glue and scissors and custom ink printing and, I assume, a lot of cursing

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-28 at 18:34

I don't think I've talked about the artist #JohnHeartfield here. I believe his work, especially his 1930s work criticizing and mocking #Nazi policies has important relevance to today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Heartfield #Art #ArtHistory #Dada

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-28 at 15:11

https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-urges-tesla-boycott-after-musks-call-to-move-past-nazi-guilt/ “A serious and strong response is necessary, including a consumer boycott” #Poland #Tesla #boycott #Nazi

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-28 at 00:12

I believe the only #housing bill still standing in the #VALeg is Statewide Housing Targets (HB 2641) https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2641 . This is the twin of SB 975. There is still some hope that the other fallen bills may be revived, but this is looking like an especially unproductive year for state action. Disappointing. I had the highest hopes for split rate taxation, ADUs, and Faith in Housing.

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Written by Lyle Solla-Yates on 2025-01-27 at 12:50

The tariff is off for now 😬

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