Why SUV when you can LSV? (Low Speed Vehicles) 25mph max car! street legal in San Francisco. Can drive on almost all roads in the city. This one is not that great, imho (but try it at gocar). I want to see more LSVs. Amsterdam has many, and many types. all roads w/ 35mph limits or less are ok, almost all roads in SF. Here are all limits on all roads in SF:

Google Docs

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from: https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/speed-limits-per-street-segment/resource/d6034e92-4836-40e5-8e93-52bad2dfaf3d (go sf!)

Minor good news for libraries: "A Victory for IMLS as Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle Agency" IMLS is the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which funds leadership training and R&D in libraries in the US. A small % of library funding but important. but I believe everyone is gone and grants cancelled so not sure what happens if funding returns-- who gets employed?

Library Journal

A Victory for IMLS as Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle Agency

In a summary judgment on November 21 in Rhode Island v. Trump, Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ruled that the Trump administration’s attempt to shut ...

US wine sales are way down, I have seen analyses saying it is people turning from alcohol, but also Canadians dropped US wine almost completely (see graph). Pissing off your neighbors has consequences.

The Globe and Mail

Twenty-nine ways Trump has changed Canada

A year ago, the U.S. President first unleashed his threats of tariffs and territorial expansion. Now, our country is different politically, cultura...