It is! I haven’t been to the pharmacy or petfood store in over a year. They also run to the supermarket for shorter lists, and they pick up take out. I feel very lucky indeed.
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It is! I haven’t been to the pharmacy or petfood store in over a year. They also run to the supermarket for shorter lists, and they pick up take out. I feel very lucky indeed.
Exactly! Kids riding to school - I get to have a peaceful second coffee before work. And they are happily running my errands with their ebikes, too.
This should go without saying, but apparently it does. What officials say happened is not the news. What actually happened is the story. And headlines should reflect the truth as you can verify it, not the official lie.
ICE Out For Good, Solidarity with MNFriday 1/23/26, 3:30-6PMLucchesi Park, PetalumaWednesday, January 7th, an American citizen was killed byImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis,Minnesota. This killing is part of a broader pattern of uncheckedviolence, impunity, and abuse carried out by federal immigrationenforcement agencies against members of our communities.A broad coalition of groups across the country is calling forcoordinated Ice Out For Good actions on Friday, January 23rd insolidarity for Minnesota, and to demand accountability, honor thelife lost, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s actions.All students, staff and teachers leave your schools at the final bellof the day (around 3:30) and march to Lucchesi Park. CommunityMembers, join us, from all over Petaluma, march to Lucchesi Parkand show solidarity for students and families in MN impacted byICE actions.A core principle behind all ICE Out For Good events is acommitment to nonviolent action and no civil disobedience. Weexpect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potentialconfrontation with those who disagree with our values, and to actlawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including thoselegally permitted, should not be brought to events.
ICE Out For Good: Solidarity with Minnesota. Friday 1/23/26, 3:30-6 PM. Lucchesi Park, Petaluma. #Petaluma #SonomaCounty #Resist #Protest #Fascism
‘ICE out for good’: Activists plan after-school march Friday in Petaluma. Click the image for more info.
Christmas tree from a local farm this morning - no car needed
Happy Birthday!
"The mafia state was made plain; civics drowned in corrupt institutionalism. We were told to keep pretending representative government was real." -- @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
No, I have no research on this :) Just feel a lot safer when I don’t get passed with a foot or so distance.
In general, I find it hard to compare biking in US vs Europe.
In Germany the minimum passing distance is 1.5 m. Speed limit within cities is lower, roads are narrower, cars on avg smaller.
If we could get “20 is plenty“ across towns for cars as well, then sure, limiting ebikes makes sense. But as it is right now, it is a lot safer to go 20-28mph and flow with traffic than getting passed dangerously close by most drivers.
#NoKings
California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.
Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.
So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.
Well, at least he's not going to cause a lot of damage to others. Much rather he texts on a unicycle than in a car, where he could easily take out a family.
That scene doesn’t have traffic calming. If it did, maybe it wouldn’t be such a chaotic shitshow 🤷🏻♀️
"Mama, do you know how beautiful the lights at the movie theater are at night? And all the lights downtown - it's so cool!"
The kid now gets to stay out with his bike past sunset. Enjoying our little town in a very different way than people in cars ❤️
This is the age to get them hooked on bikes.
We continue to show them that they are worthy of being in the streets only in a car.. Even though getting the kids hooked on active and public transportation would be the easiest way for a long term mode shift imo 🤷🏻♀️
What a missed opportunity
We fail our kids if we don’t teach them the rules of the road at a young age - whether they ride with or without „e“.
I also taught mine all the ways drivers usually break the rules, so they know what to expect…
And as long as they wear a helmet, I‘m excited to see them take over the streets ❤️
I am so with you! Ignorant old people in Marin making life difficult for teens because they were too lazy to read and understand the CA law before they implemented this.
Kudos to the young teens in town leading the way!
"It had a bike sign (sharrow), so we're even allowed to be there! So we were petty and didn't move to the sidewalk. We were going 12mph b/c some had pedal bikes. She had to wait with her SUV, revving her engine."
Move over, the kids are coming :)
“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.”
(Among MANY other public benefits.)
Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane.
#CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com
#BikeLanesMeanBusiness
We’ll nitpick the motor assist classification on a 35 kg e-bike like it’s a moral crisis, yet 4-ton trucks roam our cities without anyone batting an eye.
Yes! I no longer do school runs or drive to soccer practice - and the kids figured out to take their ebikes on the train to their favorite barber shop. They ride to all their friends houses by themselves, and best part - they run errands for me <3
They are 12 and 14 and it is awesome.
Thinking to myself this afternoon „oh, it smells like summer“ just to realize a couple minutes later „fuck, it’s smoke, I need to close windows and doors“
Great summary!
Adding: if they arrive, call your lawyer to stay on the phone. And: consider that some people (regardless of immigration status) are more nervous around ice / uniforms. Give them specific permission to just state “I’m not authorized, let me get my boss / someone to speak with you”
Safe travels 🌞
I understand they need their paychecks, they are people like all of us. They didn't sign up for the National Guard to fight Americans. I wonder if we could fundraise for people who don't show up to their National Guard job tomorrow.
Exactly - I talk to so many people who want to „ban the kids on ebikes!!!“ and when you ask more questions, they all mean the motorcycles (which of course are already illegal for teens). And then they try to ban class 1 + 2 because they don’t know better. Legal ebikes (<20mph)are awesome for teens!
The Trump administration is working with private companies like Palantir to create detailed reports on every American, which could help them weaponize our personal information in their quest to deport immigrants and punish critics.
This is a huge threat to our constitutional rights.
The teens in my world gained a lot of autonomy with their ebikes (though they ride bikes too) - they fix most of it themselves, learning along the way. This transport to the shop was a pure mechanical problem that they couldn’t fix 🤷🏻♀️
Probably learning more mechanics skills with finicky ebikes 😁
Ebike in the back of a Fiat 500, trunk half open because, of course, it doesn’t fit all the way.
The teens couldn’t fix an ebike themselves and needed help from the shop. Transport in my Fiat 500 worked fine enough. Again, another day not needing a SUV (but wishing for a cargo bike trailer - or better yet, a friend close by with such a trailer)
Happy Friday!
