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We’reTexas

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  1. Newsom already suspended CEQA and CCC review for homes destroyed provided they are rebuilt in the same fashion.
  2. Can’t imagine how much labor and supply costs will skyrocket after this.
  3. The Zuckerbro transformation is quite the midlife crisis.
  4. The more on point comparison would be if Harvey settled over New Orleans instead of Houston. Maybe you could criticize the city for not overhauling its 100 year old drainage system that runs on an archaic type of electricity, but ultimately there is nothing that can be done to prevent catastrophic damage from such a freak occurrence. There are 33 million acres of forest in California, most of it on federal land. Five years ago the state and federal governments agreed to an ambitious plan to burn 1 million acres a year (which to my knowledge they’ve yet to come close to hitting). Let the magnitude of that sink in.
  5. I am by no means a controlled burn expert, but why does it surprise you there is a lot of paperwork involved with intentionally lighting shit on fire, why does it surprise you that AQI is a consideration for the timing of a burn? You seem to be strongly intimating that this is a librul California issue but that is not the case. And in any event nothing could have prevented what has happened in LA, which is resulted from a freakish combination of weather.
  6. I think you’ve created a false dichotomy to describe the situation in California. To extent it exists, it has less to do with, as you imply, liberal over-regulation than with the defiance of property owners who refuse to come to terms with the reality of nature. We already talk about “managed retreat” along the coast, but we are more hesitant to have that discussion for high risk fire zones.
  7. He is termed out. And fires are not exactly a new issue. This happens every year.
  8. Thanks, appreciate the insight from someone in the industry. We were very close to having to go with FAIR, but were able to avoid. From what I understand, FAIR has like $400M in reserves for claims and the state can charge (try to?) overages to accepted insurers, who can then pass along charges to policy holders. How would that even work out? This sounds like an epic clusterfuck.
  9. Yep, definitely, we’ve been dealing with it. Although I’m not sure many are uninsured - you would go with FAIR, the state insurer of last resort, which to be fair (sorry), will probably be bankrupted by the is. But the point really was that California’s NIMBYist land use policies contributed to this by forcing sprawl. edit: let’s pile on Prop 13 as well, maybe the fire hydrants would have worked if the Palisades boomers paid their fair share!
  10. Yes, and this was not unexpected: the Palisades and the Lamorinda area in the Bay were the two main areas State Farm noped out of earlier this year. Also, read in the paper today that a Stanford study estimated the insurance costs of a Palisades fire like this to be $30 billion. The state’s fallback insurance plan, FAIR, has like $400 million for claims. Jfc.
  11. I think Covid pretty much tabled these proposals outside of Manhattan, unfortunately.
  12. Oh yeah I’ve been several times since the new ownership (and quasi-seriously entertained the idea of buying it at the time). I wouldn’t say that anything has changed much, they just modernized the kitchen and got rid of the gambling corner for another table. They also stuck with the patio tables they began during COVID, which we’ve enjoyed.
  13. I should note that there are two Liuzza’s: one on Bienville and the one “by the Track”. They have absolutely no relation to each other. The former is more of an Italian spot and the latter gumbo-and-po boys, but they tend to be compared not just because of the name thing but because they are two of the best casual spots in Mid-City. One of my favorite scenes in Tremé is when John Goodman has his final meal at By the Track (BBQ shrimp and two Ambers). The guy next to him remarks, “You know, some say the one on Bienville is better”, to which he responds, “The Pope in Avignon!”.
  14. I haven’t been in years and need to go back. The new-ish chef was at Sylvain for a long time and earned several James Beard noms (and is a great person), so I’ve got to imagine the program is as good as ever.
  15. Was back in town for the holidays and did a solid po boy tour. Parasol’s remains tops for roast beef. Mahony’s, which used to suck, was recently purchased by the group that owns Sylvain and the Chloe. They claimed to improve quality - even using Duong Phong bread for a minute - but my shrimp was dry. Guy’s is the best for shrimp anyway (uses a cornmeal matter). Casamentos serves an oyster loaf, which is technically not a po boy but IMO the buttery toast is a better vessel. Oh, and if you are staying off Jackson, you should check out Stein’s, the sandwich king of New Orleans.
  16. Nice attempt on the dunk, but I live in San Francisco and simply made the mistake of assuming New York’s law aligned with California’s. In my observation, the social etiquette around lighting up in public has eroded over time but YMMV I suppose.
  17. It’s not legal in public, it’s just that assholes don’t give a fuck and police don’t enforce anything. I, too, am extremely tired of it in parks and sidewalks.
  18. Jewel of…the South? That’s a skill issue. Chris Hannah is, no exaggeration, one of the best bartenders in the world and a great all-around dude.
  19. Well, Apple’s most recent 10-K was 60 pages, and most 8-Ks are about half a page, so it’s not quite that bad.
  20. Got off because he is connected and the city is corrupt. The dude who beat him (as in, walked away, found a crow bar, practiced swinging, and then attacked him from behind a while later) was acquitted because the average SF juror is a moron, although he was charged a month later for attacking another guy with a screwdriver and a guitar and I guess finally went back to Louisiana. So all in all this really did have everything.
  21. Having a young kid, if we moved to Sonoma it would be to Sebastopol.
  22. Let’s not be bashful, Lamorinda.
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