Saad Asad
@realsaadasad
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Advocacy + Comms @YIMBYDemsSD. Previously product marketing at U.S. Digital Response. Tweets on housing, climate change, and San Diego/California politics
San Diego, CA
Joined October 2010
🎠Update: I'm job hunting! My strength is explaining complex ideas into clear messages. My background is in product marketing and comms, but I've graduated from multiple policy fellowships and would also be interested in policy/govt relations roles! Appreciate any help!
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RT @TernerHousing: As the Los Angeles region undertakes the daunting task of rebuilding after #wildfires, Terner Center researchers recomme…
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Took two years to convince the Veterans Affairs dept to move to the cloud. Before, servers were in closets with a fire sprinkler and no backup. The government should not be set up to fail and be this slow.
“It took OIRA over a year to approve the addition of a single checkbox to a disability application form. This checkbox would enroll veterans with serious conditions like PTSD in health care … 307,000 veterans died in that backlog.”
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While San Diego County's $58M hotel program sees 39% find housing, an El Cajon church's six $8.5K tiny homes hit 78%. For Brianna Allard, it meant her daughters moved from sleeping in their car to a real home.
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RT @nagy_minaj: House Republicans having yet another hearing on “conservative censorship”
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Thank you @RepSaraJacobs!
Rep. Sara Jacobs introduces a bill to prohibit the dissolution of USAID and the use of any government funding to dismantle or move elements of the agency.
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A 71-year-old refugee died after the US aid freeze forced her hospital to cut off her oxygen. USAID's sudden funding halt has closed 7 refugee hospitals on Thailand's Myanmar border. Budget reviews shouldn't start by stopping life support.
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Father Joe's new sober living program in San Diego filled all mens beds and has 90 waiting. California bans state funds for such programs but demand suggests it's time to change. AB255 would let tax dollars follow what some homeless residents want.
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RT @shawnjvandiver: 🚨 BIG NEWS: A coalition of refugees, faith-based organizations, and resettlement groups, led by @IRAP, have filed a la…
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Local control is great - until your neighbors decide no one else deserves to live in 'their' town. 🤡
We will cut all red tape that puts BIG GOV above Americans. We are going after the Obama-Biden Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. We are restoring power back to communities and local government.
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RT @michaelmina_lab: There are so many reasons to provide rapid tests for bird flu From improved speed access and accessibility, to the p…
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@hassankhan Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun. My condolences to you and your family. May God grant your family strength to endure this difficult time.
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RT @gbenga_ajilore: Ctrl-F "rural" (0/0) Before you go talking about a "Biden Bust" or tragedies, at least note a lot of federal investmen…
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@mattyglesias Once I can finally listen to recorded music at home, no one will ever have to go all the way to a venue to hear live music!
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Excuse my pragmatic lens: The federal government has no legal power to do that for personal services. No interstate commerce powers and no real funding leverage. For trades, maybe? But it would be some legal jumps. Plus, different states have different liability and insurance requirements and building codes (Florida hurricane vs California earthquake) that require different standards. Probably the best case is healthcare but there are states with voluntary compacts for licenses already.
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Fascinating - NIMBYs in SD have spent years fighting every housing proposal in wealthy white neighborhoods Kensington and Mission Hills, but now they’re deeply concerned about ADUs in Southeast San Diego. Encanto residents are concerned about legitimate infrastructure needs, while these NIMBYs are just looking for ammunition against housing anywhere. Sick of their bad faith arguments.
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