UBI Works — Ken & Liam: Emails, Mobile Rendering, Community Land Trust, VDL Shutdown (2026-06-04)
Quick Recap
Ken and Liam Wilkinson (referred to as “UBI” in the transcript) discussed ongoing email pipeline work and template/rendering issues. Ken mentioned spending time with Hugh on social media automations and parked the HUON metrics work due to Google/YouTube auth issues. Liam reported ~1,500 Ottawa invites on the UW list and committed to fixing and sending two pending emails. They discussed HTML wrapper nesting issues in the dark version of the template and image sizing problems on mobile, with Liam agreeing to investigate both. Ken mentioned that mike-bolthous from the Community Land Trust approved their plans, with a newsletter planned for the following Wednesday. They also discussed the VDL system being shut down for maintenance over the weekend, prioritizing email work and deferring Google authorization / YouTube issues until urgent items were complete. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e933f9fcc53bb8, 2026-06-04]
Action Items
Ken:
- Work with Bill to create a duplicate Notion highlight page for next week, using the previous filled page as a learning/training source. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-06-04]
- Revisit Google authorization / YouTube issue with Liam after urgent tasks are complete. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-06-04]
Liam (UBI):
- Fix and send the two pending emails as soon as possible. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-06-04]
- Debug the Action Network welcome series site and send Ken individual emails via API to query. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-06-04]
- Investigate and reduce unnecessary HTML nesting/wrappers in email templates (esp. visual issues in dark version). [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-06-04]
- Adjust mobile image rendering/size in email template without degrading desktop rendering. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-06-04]
- Broadcast the Community Land Trust newsletter the following Wednesday, in coordination with their schedule. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-06-04]
- Complete all necessary tasks before the VDL shutdown for maintenance by Friday. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-06-04]
Key Topics
Email Pipeline & Ottawa List
Liam reported ~1,500 emailable Ottawa invites on the UW list and committed to fixing two pending emails. Will debug the Action Network welcome series site; in the meantime will send individual emails via API as a workaround so Ken can query them. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-06-04]
Email Template Rendering Issues
Two issues: (1) extra HTML nesting/wrappers in the bottom of the dark version creating visual artifacts; (2) image sizing on mobile too small/large depending on rendering. Liam owns investigating both. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-06-04]
Community Land Trust Approval
Ken reported hearing back from Mike Bolthous of the Community Land Trust — plans approved. Newsletter broadcast scheduled for the following Wednesday. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-06-04]
VDL Maintenance Shutdown
The VDL (Virtual Data Lab — used for SES/BC Assessment work) will be shut down for maintenance over the weekend. Ken and Liam prioritized urgent email work and deferred Google auth / YouTube issues until after the shutdown window. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-06-04]
Hugh Social Media Automation
Ken spent time with Hugh on social media automations. HUON metrics work moved to “blocked” status due to Google / YouTube authorization issues. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-06-04]
Notion Highlight Page Duplication
Ken proposed having Bill create a duplicate Notion highlight page for next week, using the previous filled page as a learning/training source to test replication. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-06-04]