Knocking your NOx off
Exploring new Bay Area Air Quality Management District regulations requiring zero NOx standards for heating appliances to reduce pollution and protect public health.
Tagged "policy".
8 posts tagged with this term.
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Sat 18 March 2023
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Mon 20 February 2023
Mobile homes are a piece of the housing puzzle
Making the YIMBY case for mobile homes as part of California's housing solution, covering affordability, ownership, flexibility, and environmental benefits.
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Tue 03 January 2023
Taking advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act in Contra Costa County
How Contra Costa County can leverage $1.4 billion in federal infrastructure funds to build a green economy through manufacturing and services.
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Tue 23 October 2018
Electric scooters have a public health externality
Electric scooters create hidden public health costs through increased emergency room visits, requiring cities to address safety externalities.
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Sun 26 August 2018
Where's the 'alt-middle'?
Frustrated by partisan politics, I'm looking for the 'alt-middle' - candidates willing to break party lines and take positions on housing and policy.
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Wed 01 August 2018
The case for more housing in Contra Costa County
An economic analysis of Bay Area housing scarcity, rising prices, and the urgent need for high-density housing near transportation.
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Thu 12 July 2018
Income inequality in and around Contra Costa County
Analysis of income inequality trends in Contra Costa County using Federal Reserve data, showing growing gaps between top and bottom earners post-recession.
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Thu 05 July 2018
My critique of Prop 13
Analyzing how Proposition 13 disrupted California's local government funding by centralizing property tax control in Sacramento and undermining fiscal autonomy.