This is rich. Connie Chan says she “built real affordable housing, not the Sacramento version that destroys our neighborhoods.”
She points to new affordable housing on Geary: housing that she didn’t build but that *was* built using “Sacramento version” housing laws & $52M in state funds. 🧵
*cracks knuckles* we are out here at Planning to support the Family Zoning Plan. It’s the next item up. We were already counterprotested at the rally this morning, so expect a rowdy crowd and lots of comment
Another beautiful, peaceful day in San Francisco talking about land use policy! #sfyimby #familyzoningplan
Tune in if you want, see if you can spot me…
Let’s goooo Steve!!
Folks. It’s finally happening.
After 2.5 years of meetings, and countless years of advocacy prior, including the passage of numerous state laws to reform the CA housing planning regime known as “RHNA” we finally have a draft proposal to change SF’s zoning codes 😍
www.sfexaminer.com/news/housing...
Ezra Klein’s groupies turn out in abundance for a night of hot wonk action
Bird perched on a branch with berries. Brown back and wings with white wing bars yellow underneath. White throat and cap. Black mask and bill.
Social flycatcher
Costa Rica 2025
#birds #EastCoastKin #nature
#PhotographersUnited
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
Anyone telling you that complicated problems have simple solutions is selling you something. Great job, Senator!
I introduced CEQA legislation (SB 607) to avoid CEQA being used to stop new housing & make other smart changes to aspects of CEQA that turn it into a process nightmare that doesn’t always help the environment.
SB 607 will help create abundance of the things that make life better & more affordable:🧵
Happy Valentines Day! ❤️🐾
#playperidot #peridot #valentinesday
Loved Ezra Klein’s recent podcast about this, itself not the best example of attention capture but a great discussion of how it plays out in politics: open.spotify.com/episode/3kD2...
A male killer whale breaching out of the water in front of rolling hills and mountains
Today is bad. Here’s a whale. I hope it helps.
His name is AP9 “Red” and he is from the southern Alaska resident killer whale population.
@playperidot.bsky.social
I regret to inform you North Beach NIMBYs are back on their bullshit. Do not let them freeze their neighborhood in amber. Sign the petition now and stay tuned for more ways you can get involved and fight this NIMBY nonsense actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...
Meta Quest 3S was the top selling games console on Amazon US in 2024, despite only releasing in October:
Optimizing for a hypothetical end result. Is that something that will serve one well if they have an eventual career as a pro game dev? For sure! But, is it necessary if the only current goal is to make a single game? Absolutely not!
But, we’re still talking about it :) VisionPro was a brand building exercise and a hype machine, plus a chance to get some early content built. Whatever comes next will be the real market entry for Apple. #apple #vr #visionpro #gamedev
Merry Christmas (and a satisfying solstice season) from the Peridot team! Gimme dem hocho tips plsss
Super cool and also 😍😍😍
Lots of folks unboxing new Quest 3s today! Experienced players- what game do you recommend that isn’t just “X console game, but you’re in it”? #vr #mr #quest #meta #gamedev
VR / MR players- what game or experience gets your excited for what is possible exclusively in headset? Looking for games that use novel designs to fill some free time this holiday! #vr #mr #quest #gamedev #gaming
There’s always a trade off between accurate simulation and ease of use, but the way they create fun is not always obvious. Realistic simulation is fun, and immersive in that it closely reflects reality, but intuitive simplified interaction gives good input to outcome feedback, also immersive and fun
Mind adding me? Tech director working on new MR titles for quest 3!
Hell yeah home assistant! Excited to upgrade my home voice assistant next year without worrying about the privacy considerations of an always-on home mic system! www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/12...
Not easier or harder, really… just free, which is nice :) but for an individual developer, all of the popular engines essentially are.
Socializing with strangers can be super awkward, but is also a core mechanic and significant driver of retention in modern multiplayer games. What provides you the security to communicate? Especially in VR, where embodiment makes everything more real, this seems like a major design hurdle… #vr #mr
Game devs who call Linux home- what distro are yall using? Arch has been fun, but I’m a little tired of fixing things every time I found an ounce of time for fun screen.
