ALERT: Contrary to industry-sponsored #AB1139, research shows local solar + storage (rooftops, schools, etc.) can save US $473B and create 2M more jobs by 2050. It is the *most* cost-effective & equitable way to reach our climate goals. 1️⃣ @drvolts volts.wtf/p/rooftop-sola… 2️⃣ Growth in local solar/storage can bring prices down because:

👉 reduces distribution/transmission costs (more electricity is generated, stored locally) = grid resilience.

👉 reduces the need for power plants that only run during peak periods (instead of gas/coal plants).

1️⃣ And just like that, @blackstone becomes one of largest landlords in San Diego. 6700 market rate apts. @leilanifarha & @Aaron_Glantz warned us about this. Business model is increasing rents, evicting poor tenants. Not your mom and pop landlord. THREAD
sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story… 2️⃣ Study by the @AtlantaFed showed that institutional landlords are much more likely to evict and spatially concentrated in predominantly Black areas. 2/ atlantafed.org/-/media/docume…

The @DNC has been lucky with Latinos in spite of their lack of strategy and minimal attention to the nation’s second largest voter block. They’ve left a lot of votes on the table by not doing more to understand the diversity / breadth of the community. 1/
gen.medium.com/democrats-dont… For example, Miami’s political establishment descends directly from Cubans exiled during the overthrow of Batista during the Cuban revolution (late 50s). Then, the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, blamed on Kennedy, cemented their status as Republicans. 2/ pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020…