California: The Delightful and the Rage-Inducing

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If ever there was a city that should be designed so that people can walk, bike and take transit to meet their daily needs, San Diego should be it. But why does the city make it so difficult — and is there finally help on the way? ---------- Thanks so much to BikeSD for having me down and lending me a bike for a few days! A great organization of people working to make the policy, infrastructure, and culture around biking in San Diego better. Consider getting involved and/or donating! https://www.bikesd.org/ Also, thanks to Brenny Wilson — @brennywilson on Instagram — and Oliver Asis for contributing photos from the event at the Adams Avenue Theater in Normal Heights. ---------- Watch this video on Nebula, the creator-owned streaming service, ad-free! https://nebula.tv/videos/citynerd-california-the-delightful-and-the-rageinducing Using my custom link gets you 40% off an annual subscription, and really helps the channel! https://go.nebula.tv/citynerd Also STILL available: the Lifetime offer! $300 for Nebula as long as both you and Nebula exist, and a full 1/3 of the price goes directly to support this channel. https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=citynerd And! Gift cards -- get the same deals using my code, but gift a membership to someone who needs weekly (ad-free and promo-free) Nerd propaganda! http://gift.nebula.tv/citynerd ---------- Patreon — a way to directly support my ability to talk about what I want to talk about every week, and get out to the cities I want to highlight. Much appreciation to all of you who are already patrons! https://www.patreon.com/CityNerd ---------- Andrew Bowen's excellent podcast, Freeway Exit https://www.kpbs.org/podcasts/freeway-exit ---------- Resources: - M. Nolan Gray's Substack explainer on SB 79: https://mnolangray.substack.com/p/everything-you-need-to-know-about - https://calmatters.org/housing/2025/10/newsom-signs-massive-california-housing-overhaul/ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population - https://www.sdmts.com/sites/default/files/routes/pdf/510.pdf - https://cal.streetsblog.org/2025/07/08/mission-valley-on-a-mission-from-tod-zero-to-hero - https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260sb79 ---------- Images captured by yours truly, except several BikeSD event photos, credited above! ---------- Instagram: @nerd4cities BlueSky: @nerd4cities Threads: @nerd4cities LinkedIn: /raydelahanty ---------- Music: CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library) ---------- Business Inquiries: [email protected]