Ask me about the Contra Costa County Housing Elementhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3mvcbonspas2l@mgm.ink my question is why they are stopping at 32 pickleball courts. https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/pickleball-alameda-county-fairgrounds-22426385.php12 Sep 2026 04:48 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcbonspas2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3mv4czpxg4c2nat this rate P != NP has gotta be provable within the next year or two right?09 Sep 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4czpxg4c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3mv3rbt64mc2tIt's really crazy that HCD tries to do sites inventory analysis without a CoStar subscription (which all of the relevant cities have). forget law or policy changes "Analysts can retrieve information about leases" should be among the top priorities for next cycle.09 Sep 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3rbt64mc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3mtkxch2ps22rIf police take a blood draw AFTER you have been transported to a hospital and THEN "questioned for hours" and the blood draw shows a "near zero alcohol level" I do not think this is the vindication that she thinks it is https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/08/california-lawmakers-gut-major-dui-reform21 Aug 2026 04:46 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkxch2ps22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3msyacrv4dk2pIn California you can drive on the roads with only $60,000 of insurance coverage per accident. In Europe coverage requirements start in the low millions.13 Aug 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyacrv4dk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3mqta5qi4h224The scene in Shawshank Redemption where Andy writes a letter a week asking for funds for the library and then they finally say "here are your books, stop writing us" is a pretty accurate description of successful public policy advocacy.17 Jul 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqta5qi4h224https://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3mpwvfvrr322hMexico should have painted this on the field just to mess with England06 Jul 2026 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwvfvrr322hhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3movmbmflv22uClosing the door reduces noise but worsens air circulation/temp control. There are code solutions for this - doors are supposed to have a gap at the bottom for airflow, or a louver above the door. But these are rarely implemented correctly and expensive to fix [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jun 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3movmbmflv22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3moj4imcukk2oI wrote about why new apartments in Walnut Creek offer a pretty low living standard and why it's impossible to build a 3 bedroom apartment with a playground here. https://kevin.burke.dev/kevin/walnut-creek-single-stair/?bsky17 Jun 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3moj4imcukk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3mmii4ydfhc23Most parents understand they shouldn't let their 12 year old drive a car but I guess haven't quite learned the same lesson when it comes to letting a 12 year old ride a 60mph top speed motorcycle. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/danville-police-e-moto-boy-22272857.php23 May 2026 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmii4ydfhc23https://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3mmhqoerzqc2hHello, is this thing on? Here's a site I made to make it easier to track public meetings. Automatic transcripts and agenda parsing. Please take a look, tell me if it's useful, and what meetings I should add public-meetings.burke.services https://public-meetings.burke.services22 May 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhqoerzqc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3lrwsknrkgk2aGemini Dream is the best Moody Blues song19 Jun 2025 05:36 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrwsknrkgk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3lrvn46wnos2cNot sure what case exists for banning transgender surgery for minors that doesn’t also exist for banning plastic surgery for minors, maybe you could argue it’s less reversible? More cosmetic?18 Jun 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvn46wnos2chttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3lrv5u4otns2dGood morning, a good day to read about the history of the multifamily building code in the US and how little of it related to safety https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0194436920897553318 Jun 2025 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrv5u4otns2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3lrtzl3s77c2uLarkspur, Warm Springs and Sac Valley transportation planners18 Jun 2025 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrtzl3s77c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3lrswat6mys2rMany home insurers are using the same valuation tool to price California insurance. We should increase competition so more competitors enter who might try different software or different valuation models. https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/underinsurance-statefarm-lawsuit-20376208.php17 Jun 2025 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrswat6mys2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3lrso2q2tt22hIt’s 1.3 acres of park space Michael, how much could it cost to renovate it?17 Jun 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrso2q2tt22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3lrsjva4p322hCounterpoint to recent @annielowrey.bsky.social piece is mini-Cuomo Sophie Hahn gets elected Berkeley mayor without RCV17 Jun 2025 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrsjva4p322hhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3lrrqq3fspk2nWhich member of @cacommonground.bsky.social is depicted in this episode?17 Jun 2025 05:20 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrrqq3fspk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3lrrfyf7kek2z@eean.dev silence on this issue is deafening https://www.danvillesanramon.com/pleasanton/2025/06/13/county-supes-to-review-objections-for-proposed-castlewood-assessment/17 Jun 2025 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrrfyf7kek2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3lrq6pjzfak2bThe status quo exists in California because elected officials think it's good https://localnewsmatters.org/2025/06/15/san-jose-city-council-blocks-west-san-jose-housing-project-after-homeowner-outcry/16 Jun 2025 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrq6pjzfak2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3lrpdtpwjj22zFinally the perfect podcast for my daily commute from Reno to the SF Peninsula. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2025 06:24 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrpdtpwjj22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3lrj7wi23lk2mIf only - Dean Preston’s staff replied to this data by saying that a plurality of public comments on the MTA budget were asking for lower fares (after Preston had posted on Twitter that people should write in and ask for lower fares.)13 Jun 2025 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrj7wi23lk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3lriybr76dk2713 Jun 2025 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lriybr76dk27https://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3lrir4id4gc24Argument in this paper is that 2/3 of the gap between men's and women's wages can be explained by preference for non-salary "amenities" - things like a regular schedule or a safer job https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4173522113 Jun 2025 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrir4id4gc24https://bsky.app/profile/burke.bsky.social/post/3lrhsixfuzc2pFilling out my beach boys brian Wilson apology form13 Jun 2025 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:2arx7vsjc4fss46uchae565r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrhsixfuzc2p