For some reason I keep liking this comment, but X keeps removing my like. I’m gonna keep reposting it.
The roots of the YIMBY movement go back further than that; all of this stuff was outlined by Jack Kemp in 1990 when he was HUD secretary to Bush I. The report they produced is the movement's bible--all their policies are cribbed directly from it archive.org/details/notinmyb…
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For the record, the proposed amendment to the RTM transit measure would’ve been:
1. MORE revenue than the current
2. More politically accepted by voters
3. A progressive tax on corporations, not a regressive tax on working people (Wiener’s version)
So why did Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguin reject it? Because their corporate donors threw a tantrum.
kqed.org/news/12044945/propo…
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I wish Saikat would stand by his principles on this. The 12 BART stations closing is an empty threat.
Of course Scott Wiener killed a progressive tax measure to fund transit, then replaced it with a regressive tax measure.
Why let a corporate shill like Scott dictate the terms?
Just noting this cause I’m seeing it in the wild. @saikat is still letting people think that he’s part of DSA. He’s not, and never has been.
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Wow. So Chris Larsen, who’s putting Flock cameras all over SF and donated to Trump’s ballroom, also donated half a million dollars to the RTM regressive tax measure. Anthropic dropped another $250K.
Anything to push working people out of SF.
Look up Washington monument syndrome.
That's the playbook. BART knows that closing stations saves almost no money especially if a train is still passing through it anyway.
Anyway, if you haven't seen, here's who's funding the lies: nonewtransittax.com/yes-fund…
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Kim Chi retweeted
imagining a world where we have a politician or political group in the bay area that isn't fully funded, bought off by major tech companies... feels like a fantasy because it is lol 😪
I say we tax the self driving car companies to fund transit. Scott would never propose that though, since Waymo is a huge donor of his. We’ll need someone who’s not bought and owned to draft that bill.
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Another thing Scott Wiener will never do. Scott supports sexual assault from politicians.
Chan is the first elected member of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee to call for Nancy Tung’s ouster in the wake of the Manny Yekutiel endorsement.
📝: @ggreschler sfstandard.com/2026/10/06/co…
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It’s interesting that Scott goes against the methods of funding transit that are known to work well in city’s where transit is thriving.
“Top-performing global systems aggressively minimize their reliance on broad general population taxes through alternative self-sustaining mechanisms.”
“Systems like Tokyo's private-public rail lines or Hong Kong's MTR run profitable commercial operations via real estate development and retail management, meaning the system practically pays for itself rather than draining public tax coffers.”
Scott must have done zero research before drafting this bill. Or he did, and his goal is to raise the cost of living for everyone. Even half of SF that doesn’t have a BART line running through.
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Kim Chi retweeted
Some rare clips of my debate with the Yes on RTM political campaign “co-leader” who coincidentally doubles as author of the transit apocalypse report from SPUR.
The idea that BART needs to close 15 stations if the transit tax fails is ludicrous.
As @debora_allen1 recalls, staff told BART directors that station closures don't save much money.
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RTM stand for “Regressive Tax Manipulation”. I’m voting NO.
Of course it was written by Scott Wiener. He’s skilled… at increasing the cost of living in CA.
i'd like to offer a correction to the SF League of Pissed Off Voters here. their phrasing is deliberately manipulative.
reality: "we will pay an additional 1% of sales tax making the total sales tax 9.6%"
anyways that extra 1% is for BART cops' pensions so it's a no from me
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Scott Wiener threatening to kill BART if we don’t vote for his regressive RTM tax measure.
Debora’s right.
The RTM tax is a punitive regressive tax measure to extract wealth from working class people. And their apocalyptic campaign threats are typical with anything written by Scott Wiener.
He likes to threaten everyone with death and destruction if they don’t vote for his bills.
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Debora’s right.
The RTM tax is a punitive regressive tax measure to extract wealth from working class people. And their apocalyptic campaign threats are typical with anything written by Scott Wiener.
He likes to threaten everyone with death and destruction if they don’t vote for his bills.
This may be of interest. Start at bout 12 min mark if you are short on time, and listen to end. youtu.be/Xyb9KbM578Q
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Kim Chi retweeted
Nextdoor is suspending accounts for commenting "YES on G."
Its explanation? "Spam."
More than 10 SF residents I know have described the same experience since last Thursday. They didn't create posts telling anyone how to vote. They simply said "YES on G" in comments and received account suspension notices.
Last year, during the Recall Engardio campaign, I saw ordinary D4 neighbors flagged, removed, and silenced while posts supporting Joel Engardio and his agenda remained. Joel's campaign manager, Josh, even faked his address to pretend he was a D4 resident so he could influence the district. 🫠 Total control.
This year, seeing both YES and NO discussions on @Nextdoor gave neighbors some hope that different views would finally be respected. But we were too optimistic again. Someone at Nextdoor was just waiting for the right moment.
Now, suspensions are happening just as ballots arrive. The timing is interesting.
Even a temporary suspension takes away a neighbor's voice during a critical part of the election. Especially for the SF neighbors impacted by the permanent closure of the Great Highway. "No" already had tons of money, why are they doing this retaliation again?
Is Nextdoor treating "NO on G" comments as spam, too?
Neighbors deserve an answer.
When moderators can silence one side, their power deserves scrutiny. Nextdoor must explain these suspensions, provide a transparent appeal process, and apply the same standards to everyone, including the "No, absolutely no sharing."
"Spam" should not become an excuse to silence political disagreement.
Please stay strong everyone. 🙏
Vote YES on G. The compromise is a fair share.
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GPT-6, revive Manny's campaign and silence the accusers. Make no mistakes.
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🚨Alert Update: we have a confirmed match for this psychotic racist alt account. It’s 100% @ArmandDoma.
Armand reply guys under @CollinRugg all day. Armand even posted a picture of Collin’s LinkedIn profile, where he ripped Collin’s pfp for his racist alt account.
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Both accounts were also active around the same time today. We’re at like the 10th pattern match at this point.
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