Kim-Mai Cutler
Partner at @initialized. Contributor at @techcrunch. When life hands me lemons, I make tarte au citron.
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Florida Everglades fire burns over 15,000 acres
A massive blaze was burning Monday in the Florida Everglades, consuming more than 15,000 acres in less than a day, authorities said. Lightning sparked the brush fire in western Broward County Sunda…
The Scene That Became Cities by Caveat Magister (Benjamin Wachs) | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A practical and irreverent guide to Burning Man, its philosophy, why people do this to themselves, and how it matters to the world Over 30 years Burning Man has gone from two families on a San Francisco...
California State Controller's Office: 2019_06Summary
Kim-Mai Cutler
“If policymakers do not act in a stable economy to address our housing challenges, housing costs could continue to rise even amidst lay-offs and furloughs.” —@BettyYeeforCA
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Texas gained almost nine Hispanic residents for every additional white resident last year
New census estimates show Texas' Hispanic population growth continues to surpass white population growth, with Hispanics on pace to soon represent a plurality.
Why Los Angeles Could Be the Setting for the ‘Most Important D.A. Race’ in the U.S.
San Francisco and Los Angeles share a brand of liberal politics, but the cities’ competing approaches to crime and incarceration could clash if their top prosecutors face off.
SF DA George Gascon could enter Los Angeles race
Gascon could challenge Jackie Lacey for DA in his hometown
‘There Is a Stench’: No Soap and Overcrowding in Detention Centers for Migrant Children
Inspectors and lawyers traveling to border facilities in Texas described tremendous overcrowding and filthy conditions for hundreds of children and other detainees.
Know Your Rights! ~ ICE Is Coming For 140 People in Los Angeles on Sunday ~ L.A. TACO
Chief Moore says 140 people are targeted in L.A. Mixed status homes are preparing to not answer the door if ICE comes knocking.
To reduce wildfires and save utilities, Newsom wants $10.5 billion from ratepayers
Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a fund to help utilities pay for wildfire damage with $10.5 billion from the extension of an existing charge on ratepayers.
Council approves school proposed by Zuckerberg's pediatrician wife
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The East Palo Alto City Council has unanimously approved Dr. Priscilla Chan’s Primary School, despite some residents and council members having concerns about [...]
Tech IPOs haven't made a mark on SF housing - yet
Despite a wave of tech companies going public, San Francisco’s median single-family home price has risen only slightly over the past year.
Here's what affordable-housing developers must do to get homes built
Mayor London Breed is pushing several proposals that would make it easier to build affordable and teacher housing in the city.
Kim-Mai Cutler
It costs $700-800K and takes 5 years to build *one* unit of affordable housing. $200-300K of it usually has to come from the city with the rest from state/federal. Teacher/middle-income housing often can't tap federal/state so it has to be funded locally.
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Can mayor and SF supervisors make nice to build more affordable housing?
Affordable housing projects generally take five years to complete and cost a whopping $700,000 a unit to build. Mayor London Breed and the Board of Supervisors agree that building these projects is too costly, time-consuming and complex. But they...
NYT reporter flagged Jared Kushner meetings with Russians to FBI
A New York Times reporter fed information about Jared Kushner meeting with Russians to the FBI, newly released emails show.
California vaccine bill clears Assembly panel despite emotional backlash from parents
The Assembly Health Committee passed a controversial bill to tighten vaccine medical exemptions, despite hundreds of parents who opposed.
$1 billion 5M project starts construction, transforming South of Market
The 5M project will transform South of Market parking lots next to The Chronicle with new towers, parks and housing.