Tag: nextdoor
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Public Safety
Asking my neighbors about what issues they care about here in El Cerrito, I have been a little bit surprised to hear a frequent theme: A decent number put “safety” at the top of their list. Safety is a big topic. It can mean many different things, not all of which are obvious. I think…
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The Balanced Budget
A confession: I’m letting myself get sucked into Nextdoor arguments again. I know it’s not necessarily the most productive use of my time, but I sometimes I can’t resist. It reminds me of this classic xkcd comic, Duty Calls. I want to share a (relatively) quick note on budgeting, reflecting on some of the back-and-forth…
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Adventures on Nextdoor
Some weeks ago, right after the time of the Measure C library tax vote, I virtually bumped into some neighbors through mutuals on the left-leaning Twitter knockoff site, Bluesky. One of them was dropping some funny content (basically the reason I have an account, along with following cat rescues). This person made a couple of…