That’s a good question. It would be interesting to look at the numbers: crimes, arrests, convictions, etc. There seems to be a sense that we tried a lot in San Francisco: put the homeless up in hotels during the pandemic (nine hotels filed for $44M in damages), didn’t arrest anyone who committed a $1,000 crime (that’s…

You’re spot on.

I’ve moved 25 times since high school living in rural, suburban and urban locales, and no place is perfect. That being said, San Francisco is pretty sweet even with its challenges. It doesn’t make the news, but many neighborhoods have boomed during the pandemic, albeit with some businesses suffering. And if you want…

Local here. The question with the data is how much goes unreported.

And the best part is the known locations in town (San Francisco) where you can fence stolen goods. I love this town, but sometimes...

That’s hilarious how the Overtrail+ trim largely contains things that have no use off-roading. Maybe the camera. Maybe.

Exactly this. “Demand for the high priced EV we made it down.” Meanwhile, RAV4 Primes are still on backorder...

Does this win for the “car industry’s worst outward visibility?” Winning!

Ganz genau.

Funny survey comparing big trucks to a non-existent small one.

Well, considering they just gave $10B to their workers and $10B to their shareholders, is there any money left to invest in new products? Or is their roadmap just for every new year that arrives, the wheels get 1" bigger?

Pros:

Mazda CX-9o PHEV has entered the chat.

California changed the regs in August 2022 to further favor PHEVs. Starting with model year 2026, “strong” PHEVs* can now earn credits as long as they have a 43 mile electric range. Starting in model year 2028, they earn credits as long as they have a 70 mile range. It’s unclear if that’s real world miles or based of…

San Francisco resident here. Some joke that anything goes* here as long as you don’t kill someone or park in the wrong spot. (*Update: unless it is during APEC). SFMTA is very efficient and quick to cite/tow if you are partially or completely blocking a driveway. The tow companies make out like bandits too, so as they…

This.

Hyundai-Kia aren’t perfect, but boy are they one of the traditional OEMs to watch.

Can’t wait for the plug-in hybrid version of this (see recent announcements of Ram’s Ramcharger).

Queue Waylon Jennings’ monolog...

This looks awesome. Bring back boxy. All that’s missing is a plug-in hybrid option.