Principal/Partner, Planning Sustainable Communities. Growing creative, cooperative and info-rich neighborhoods for living and working

Joined October 2009
Photos and videos
Growing Housing Justice in South Alameda - mailchi.mp/urbanhabitat/grow…

Update -#panoramicinterests uses container design - seismic safe, bedbug free, soundproofed, fireproof, private 160 sf fully equipped!
Patrick Kennedy can build deeply affordable micropads with shipping containers over a parking lot - and keep the parking lot. #Housingnowsf
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#HelloHousing negotiated 26 tax default properties in Oakland released for low income homeownership! another 26 in progress. #housingnowsf
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Need to look at investing in resident management! Training by #SFCLT saving up to $2000 per unit per year over CDC (tax credit) development
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#sfclt Small Site & Rehab Fund reaching 18 buildings; 100 units. Investing in resident participation make it work long-term #housingnowsf.
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Community Connect - Legal Pathways to Tiny Homes & Ecovillages - August 14 at the PLACE communify.in/place?recruiter…

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More improv fun at Temescal Arts Center, Oakland this Saturday night (with me). Come watch! meetu.ps/2Y3H4C

You should join me at my Comedy Improv Show tonight at Temescal Arts Center, 8pm. Check it out and RSVP! meetu.ps/2X1Gd5

In Paris @OuiShareFest and now at @MeetupFR with CEO Scott
There's enough money in the Bay Area, but not enough jobs or housing for the majority of us. #jobsforall #cohousingcalifornia
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Rocking the Bay Area Regional Prosperity Plan today with community organizers, electeds, planners, lots of data good folks. #jobsforall !
CNNMoney.com says RupertMurdoch unlikely to buy #twitter but I could imagine a buyout to censor real speech, eg #berkeleyprotest.

With Raines and inspired artivists/eco-social preneurs re-inventing Oakland @PechaKucha_OAK @ImpactHub_OAK .
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if damien's around could you pass the word? Oh, and Happy New Year!
Just celebrated 20 birthday of Los Angeles Ecovillage in LA; now in Cincinnati at Union Coop Summit w/ Steelworkers & Mondragon US.
Made it to the Union Coops Summit in Cincinnati Mondragon & Steelworkers talking strategy. Just met our California rep, Libby Sholes.
Saturday - Celebrating at Los Angeles Ecovillage - iwith about 120 people, and founder Lois Arkin.
Celebrating at Los Angeles Ecovillage - iwith about 120 people, and founder Lois Arkin.