It's disappointing he didn't attempt to do several interviews simultaneously.

If you’re a politician and not being handcuffed by ICE, what are you even doing?

Every parking meter should also double as an electric car charger. Cities would make bank.

Another great example here is NASA. Private space companies were never going to materialize on their own given the expense. But funding NASA jump started the industry. Eventually when the timing was right, companies like SpaceX came in and were able to piggy back off this public

Prediction: Trump, in way over his skis and staring down the barrel of economic disaster, will quickly strike a series of mostly unremarkable, bilateral trade deals and declare them the greatest of all time.

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It’s wild to see the SF government actually functioning right now and making moves. If you look at legislation from previous years, when SF was at its worst, nobody was introducing anything of substance.

holy shit is this true?

I have created a lot of mark-to-market value.

Beyond dumb. There is no definition of what is "below" market value - you could be prosecuted for making an offer even 1% below market (whatever that is now since it will be all over the place). Better: moratorium on foreclosures; low interest loans to keep people afloat so

Oh sorry did you think there is a place on this good earth where the government is so benevolent it doesn’t want its cut?

San Francisco remains the only city in the world with a backup water supply like this, a system now over 100 years old. But it took the devastation of 1906 to make it happen. Perhaps the challenges Los Angeles faces today will inspire the development of something similar.

One of the reservoirs feeding this system is located on Twin Peaks, ensuring water pressure isn’t reliant on electrical pumps. It’s divided into two sections for redundancy, holding over 10M gallons with six-inch walls.

If water runs out, @SFFDPIO has fireboats with incredibly powerful pumps, capable of pumping 18,000 gallons per minute into the system. The entire network can be controlled remotely, allowing the fire chief to re-route water where needed—even from their truck during a crisis.

San Francisco also strategically placed underground water cisterns at many intersections, adding even more redundancy. These cisterns, marked on the streets for easy access, store water for emergencies when other systems might fail.

The color and size of these hydrants tell firefighters critical details, like how much pressure they can expect and where the water is sourced from. This helps them act fast and switch systems if one runs low—vital during major emergencies.

However after 1906, San Francisco made some big changes. The city built an “auxiliary” water supply alongside the normal system, connecting to a separate set of hydrants. While primarily designed for earthquake-related fires, this backup system can also support regular

In 1906, after the San Francisco earthquake, massive fires broke out, infamously burning down half the city. And just like LA today, there wasn’t enough water to fight the flames. Among other problems, the earthquake severed water mains, leaving firefighters helpless. The truth

Los Angeles fire hydrants failing during a fire of this scale isn’t surprising—it’s happened before. Another California city faced a similar crisis and solved it afterwards with some incredible engineering. Here’s how they turned failure into innovation… 🧵