Rachel Friend ⛰

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Boulder, Colorado city council member but this is a personal account. Please don’t be cruel, we need less trolls in this world 🦋
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@RachelFriend Thank you for this! I need to get something in too…

Grateful for the opportunity to support a different vision for Colorado's future land use, as is being considered by our legislature this year!

https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/04/09/guest-opinion-rachel-friend-and-mark-mcintyre-lets-build-something-somewhere-and-soon/

Guest Opinion: Rachel Friend and Mark McIntyre: Let’s build something, somewhere and soon!

We believe the Boulder community can grow and improve. And we believe that happiness and connection are not determined by the size of our backyard but by the people crossing our front porch. SB23-2…

Boulder Daily Camera

For over three decades, they’ve thrown everything they could at Hillary Clinton.

Lifted every rock, combed through every detail, made every insinuation, cast every doubt, muttered every cruelty, and outright lied about her as often as they breathed.

Zero indictments.

i have not been doing much on socials. i think that's b/c i'm still recovering from the toll that twitter's trolling & toxicity & relentless negativity took on me!

but i feel quite out of the loop, and i miss the local connections that twitter fostered. (not the toxic stuff... but the rest.)

I'm proud that we made these essential hygiene products free from Boulder sales tax so that they will be more affordable for those that need them. Thanks to Boulder County Public Health and Mary Faltynski for their advocacy and @RachelFriend for leading on this issue.
https://bouldercolorado.gov/news/city-boulder-eliminates-tax-menstrual-products-and-diapers
City of Boulder Eliminates Tax on Menstrual Products and Diapers | City of Boulder

While most of us were truly shaken by the emotional third episode of HBO's 'The Last Of Us', good ole Ben Shapiro shook his fist at the sky demanding more zombies.

Leave it to Twitter users to school him on the real meaning of the show here: https://www.comicsands.com/ben-shapiro-last-of-us-2659391116.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=toot&utm_campaign=sand

Ben Shapiro Schooled After Whining About 'No Zombies' In Heartbreaking 'The Last Of Us' Episode

Worst. Take. Ever.

Comic Sands
who wore it better?

“If any of us in this room were to count the number of people we know killed in traffic crashes, we’d have to use more than both hands. We are so used to it, that it is almost as if we have spent our lives in a country going through a war.” ~Secretary Pete

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/02/08/every-infrastructure-choice-is-a-safety-choice-secretary-pete-calls-on-u-s-mayors-to-end-traffic-deaths/

‘Every Infrastructure Choice is a Safety Choice’: Secretary Pete Calls on U.S. Mayors To End Traffic Deaths

Secretary Pete Buttigieg is targetting what he calls “maybe the most acute and devastating problem in our entire transportation system: roadway deaths in America.” Here are a few highlights from hi…

Streetsblog USA

Hey #Boulder, the deadline for applying to boards and commissions is TOMORROW, Jan 30. There’s still time to send in your application.

Do you like art? Booze? Weed? Historic buildings? Housing and architecture? Open Space or parks? So many openings across many interesting topics, and it’s not a huge time commitment.

https://bouldercolorado.gov/government/boards-and-commissions#section-1922

Boards and Commissions | City of Boulder

Yes to cities creating flexibility for people to have multigenerational living become an easier reality! Boulder is in the process of relaxing our ADU rules this year 😍

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/health/elderly-housing-adu.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Senior Housing That Seniors Actually Like

“Granny flats” are popping up in backyards across the country, affording Americans a new housing option. Some communities are not happy about it.