Charlie Macquarie

BART board votes to oppose #AB819 bill that decriminalizes fare evasion. “The public is speaking very loud to us right now about the lack of enforcement of rules… we’re going to take one more way that we can enforce fare evasion away if we support” AB819 sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

Nice article about useful radio, its social and political implications, and its relationship to organizing, resistance and community, quoting @cahigashida, Anna Friz, @advnturelibrary, @HamptonStall, @doctora_moni, @galenjh and me. yesmagazine.org/democracy/2023…

@ValleyLinkRail Valley Link is seeking to create their own hydrogen via electrolysis in Tracy and are seeking legislation, SB 746, to enable them to recoup the losses from expensive H2 tech by selling excess H2. Almost feels like this whole rail project is an excuse for this H2 facility.

Adrienne Bernhard (@adrienneeve) takes a look into the challenge of preventing the Digital Dark Age to come, and at the organizations like the @InternetArchive, @GitHub, and @Permanentorg working to preserve data for generations to come. longnow.org/ideas/shining-…

#DEVELOPING: It’s the end of an era for Northern California horse racing. Golden Gate Fields will permanently close after its final racing date later this year. nbcbay.com/3Xf7GDG