Michael Pimentel's Starter Pack
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@sethabramson.bsky.social
Journalist, lawyer, NYT-bestselling Trump and Musk biographer, songwriter (Hounds), former CNN and BBC analyst, poet, retired journalism professor. 👤: sethabramson.net/bio ⚖️: sethabramson.substack.com 🕹: retrostack.substack.com 🎶: houndsmusic.substack.com
@mattyglesias.bsky.social
@robertgarcia.bsky.social
Congressman, former Mayor of Long Beach, educator, comic nerd, urbanist, progressive & proud American 🏳️🌈
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social
Husband and father. 40th Governor of California. Former Lt. Governor of California. Former San Francisco Mayor. Personal account.
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
A podcast about the fight against car culture. Hosted by Sarah Goodyear & Doug Gordon. Pre-order our new book, "Life After Cars," coming Oct 2025 from Thesis / Penguin Random House. https://www.lifeaftercars.com/ https://www.patreon.com/thewaroncarspod
@kairyssdal.bsky.social
Dad, husband, host @Marketplace. IPAs. Soccer referee, trail runner, mountain biker. Veteran. kryssdal@marketplace.org
@resnikoff.bsky.social
Urban policy consultant: http://resnikoffconsulting.com/ Roosevelt Institute Fellow, EQ Collaborative Member Working on a book about cities for Island Press and blogging occasionally at http://resnikoff.beehiiv.com/ ned at resnikoffconsulting dot com
@davidzipper.bsky.social
Senior Fellow @ MIT Mobility Initiative and Contributing Writer @ Vox, focused on transport, cities and tech. Words in The Atlantic, CityLab, WaPo, etc. https://linktr.ee/davidzipper Newsletter, speaking, writing and advisory work: http://davidzipper.com
@nyc.streetsblog.org
The only website devoted to covering all the livable streets and public space news you need. Visit us at http://nyc.streetsblog.org.
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
Global advisor on better cities, city planning, transportation & urban change. City planner + urbanist leading @ToderianUW.bsky.social. Past Chief Planner for Vancouver BC. Past/founding President of @CanUrbanism.bsky.social. International speaker & media.
@armanddomalewski.bsky.social
Co-Founder, YIMBY Democrats for America (formerly YIMBYs for Harris)
@yonahfreemark.com
Transport / Housing / Land Use / Politics / @urbaninstitute.bsky.social / Le progrès ne vaut que s’il est partagé par tous / yonahfreemark.com / thetransportpolitic.com
@opinionhaver.bsky.social
Endowed chair of the Tocqueville-Rand Freedom Enterprise Markets Innovation Center. Bound but not protected, I lie but I do not pretend. 🚰 🏗
@mnolangray.bsky.social
the once and future city planner // legislative director for california yimby // AICP // proud kentuckian // #BBN // buy my book ❤
@aoc.bsky.social
Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible. ocasiocortez.com
@awalkerinla.bsky.social
I'm a writer and a walker in LA. Tracking the city's megaevent progress at Torched. Co-host LA Podcast, episodes weekly at thelapod.com. LAUSD mom. @awalkerinla everywhere else. Sign up for my newsletter at torched.la 🔥
@samd.bsky.social
https://bettercities.substack.com/ Better cities and transit are possible 🚇 #1 Congestion pricing stan #1 RFK Jr. hater
@thetransitguy.com
I like trains and walkable neighborhoods. https://linktr.ee/thetransitguy
@gilduran.com
California writer. Ida Tarbell stan. Beat: tech fascism, billionaire extremism, meta narratives, network state, crypto cartels. Writes: The Nerd Reich: http://www.thenerdreich.com FrameLab: http://www.theframelab.org “Don't judge a taco by its price.”
@sashaperigo.bsky.social
Writer, housing policy advocate, and data analyst. Former comms EBHO & Tenants Together, columnist for the SF Examiner, & homelessness co-chair with DSA SF. Stanford computer science alumna. Antifascista siempre. 🌹🏳️🌈
@pahlkadot.bsky.social
Author: Recoding America, Founder: Code for America, Co-founder: USDS and USDR.
@theurbanist.org
Advocacy journalism for better cities.👩🦽👨🦯🚶🚴♀️ 🚎 ⛴️ 🚊 🚆 🏙️ Based in the Seattle metro area. Read our coverage on theurbanist.org. 📰
@humantransit.bsky.social
Public transit planning consultant and commentator. Author of the book “Human Transit” and the blog HumanTransit.org. The consulting firm is jarrettwalker.com. Also obsessed with literature and plants.
@dieworkwear.bsky.social
Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter. If you have a style question, search: https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
@cayimby.bsky.social
California YIMBY is a statewide advocacy organization working to pass legislation to end California's housing shortage by empowering and growing the YIMBY movement. Learn more at https://cayimby.org.
@alfredtwu.com
Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner (@alfredtwu.net), California Democratic Party Delegate, East Bay architect & commercial artist. Reblue/follow/like does not equal endorsement. art: http://alfredtwu.com
@liamjdillon.com
California housing affordability and neighborhood change reporter for the Los Angeles Times. liam.dillon@latimes.com
@scottwiener.bsky.social
CA State Senator, representing San Francisco & northern San Mateo County. Chair, Senate Budget Committee. Passionate about health care, climate, making it easier/faster to build good things like housing, transit, clean energy. Democrat 🏳️🌈✡️🎗️scottwiener.com
@usa.streetsblog.org
Covering the movement to end car dependency and make America better for walking, biking, transit and more.
@burritojustice.bsky.social
tacos en paz, burritos en guerra NPR: “a little bit of a burrito thought leader” senior member of TAPBL (The All Powerful Bike Lobby) Canadian, Elbows Up
@ucblaborcenter.bsky.social
The Labor Center conducts research and education on issues related to labor and employment. Our trainings serve to educate a diverse new generation of labor leaders. We also engage UC Berkeley students in learning about the labor movement.
@transitcenter.bsky.social
A foundation working to secure a just and sustainable future with abundant transportation options. transitcenter.org
@maxdubler.com
Posting for California YIMBY about housing, and for myself about skateboarding and cameras. Tradeoffs are real. he/him
@missionlocal.org
Independent, nonprofit news for San Francisco. Sign up for our newsletter: https://missionlocal.org/subscribe-to-the-mission-local-newsletter/ Donate to keep us writing: https://missionlocal.org/support-our-publication/
@robertcruickshank.com
Digital Strategy for California YIMBY, Chair of Sierra Club Seattle. Personal account -- what you see here represents my own opinions, for better or worse.
@padilla.senate.gov
U.S. Senator for California. Devoted husband and proud dad. Dodgers diehard. EngiNERD.
@cafedujord.bsky.social
Housing 🏠 + transit 🚎 + climate 🌎 President: Peninsula Young Democrats Lead Member: Peninsula for Everyone Work: Greenbelt Alliance Good opinions mine, bad opinions someone else's. YIMBY.
@michaelwara.bsky.social
Works at Stanford on equitable climate and energy law/policy with a big helping of wildfire and insurance.
@tamikabutler.bsky.social
Nebraska Always. @StanfordLaw alum. Fighting racism, poverty & injustice. @UCLA Urban planning PhD. Mobility justice & dignity all day. All tweets/views my own.
@strongtowns.org
We're changing *everything* about the North American pattern of development. Become a member today! strongtowns.org/membership
@streetsblogla.bsky.social
The Los Angeles vanguard of the Streetsblog publishing empire
@mta.info
We move the region that moves the world. This account is not monitored 24/7. Visit mta.info for service information. Download our official apps (MTA and TrainTime) for real-time customer care: mta.info/apps
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@mvpimentel.bsky.social
mostly transit talk // executive director @caltransit // alum of @goldmanschool @berkeleyecon // former @jerrybrowngov @cahsra // LA native living in NorCal 🇲🇽 // opinions = my own