PinnedJoseph UrbanThe Edge of Our LanguageA journey to the edge can unveil some of our dear and terrifying assumptions.Aug 21, 2022Aug 21, 2022
Joseph UrbanBalanced Governance of Connected Autonomous VehiclesThis essay argues for a balanced approach in the governance of autonomous vehicles, emphasizing the need for both state-level regulation…Jul 28, 2023Jul 28, 2023
Joseph UrbanCPUC Statement on Local Governance of Autonomous Vehicles (July 13, 2023)My name is Joseph Urban, I’m a San Francisco resident, and a management consultant, and I strongly recommend that you reconsider your…Jul 13, 2023Jul 13, 2023
Joseph UrbanA Story of Death and Regulation: Restarting Laguna Honda DischargesLet’s start with an allegory to explain this unfolding tragedy.Apr 25, 2023Apr 25, 2023
Joseph UrbanAn Open Letter to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, January 31, 2023.Dear San Francisco Board of Supervisors,Jan 31, 2023Jan 31, 2023
Joseph UrbanTransfer Trauma and Saving Lives at Laguna Honda HospitalTransfer Trauma is an informal disease requiring scientific assessment before any more Laguna Honda Hospital residents are to be evicted.Aug 24, 2022Aug 24, 2022
Joseph UrbanMeet Your MakerWhen the villain is pulling the trigger, he sneers at his victim and says “Time to meet your maker”.Aug 18, 2022Aug 18, 2022
Joseph UrbanLaguna Honda Hospital: A Humanitarian Crisis UnderwayLaguna Honda Hospital is currently experiencing a humanitarian crisis that the city and county has not seen since the height of the AIDS…Jun 27, 2022Jun 27, 2022
Joseph UrbanThe Journey to the BottomAmerica faces a resurgence of ‘overt’ racism. I qualify this with “overt” because it had always been there, but our society is merely more…Aug 30, 2017Aug 30, 2017
Joseph UrbanNazis Are HumanI sat next to my pastor yesterday at a picnic. We talked about the protests and counter-protests that enveloped our city the day before. We…Aug 28, 2017Aug 28, 2017