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July 23, 2026
Generally, I’m a rules-follower. I don’t cut lines. I use crosswalks. I pay transit fares even when I know no one’s checking. Abiding by agreements is valuable because when fewer people honor just agreements — which is what most rules boil down to — then trust degrades and that way lies disorder, chaos, and misery. Which brings me to Yankees utility player Jose Caballero and MLB’s pitch clock.
June 28, 2026
Recently, I visited Portland, Oregon, and Seattle to see family and friends, and to be in town during the US Men’s National Team World Cup game against Australia. I had visited both cities previously, but it had been a few years, and since then I’ve learned a lot about urban development and evolved on what I value in places — both places to live and to visit.
I wasn’t there to pass judgment on whether Portland and Seattle are “good,” but my experiences did prompt me to think a lot about San Francisco’s mayor, Daniel Lurie, and the anxieties about my city that apparently motivate a good chunk of its leadership, which in turn get transferred to media members and everyday people who take their cues from those leaders.
