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Very concerning how for some folks, misinformation is a reflexive response, even to a disaster like this... here are some basic facts for perspective

Elon’s DOGE (Diabolical Oligarch Gone Egotistical) Hires a hacker to steal our data essentially. #ElonIsVile krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/teen...

I agree with President Trump that permitting requirements should not hinder a speedy recovery for LA wildfire victims to restore their homes and businesses — which is why I have already waived state environmental regulations and directed agencies to identify opportunities for further streamlining.

UPDATE on the fires worsened by hurricane-force winds in SoCal: #PalisadesFire: 22,660 acres (11% containment) #EatonFire: 14,117 acres (15% containment) #KennethFire: 1,052 acres (80% containment) #HurstFire: 799 acres (76% containment) + both #SunsetFire & #LidiaFire are at 100% containment

Some facts for folks, since Gov Newsom took office: Nearly DOUBLED the CalFIRE budget: $2 billion to $3.8 billion. The number of CalFIRE personnel has nearly DOUBLED: 5,829 to 10,741.

Incredible operation. I’ve worked disaster operations. This is a remarkable coordination effort.

We’re throwing everything we got in responding to these fires. More than 7,500 firefighting and emergency personnel are on the ground battling these fires and protecting Californians. www.gov.ca.gov/2025/01/08/m...

I’m at Hollywood Hills this morning, where our extraordinary firefighters and first responders suppressed the #SunsetFire last night within a 50-acre footprint. With more favorable overnight winds, firefighting aircraft were able to safely fly and help put out this blaze.

I think these retail theft laws deserved more attention, glad to see them finally in effect in CA qz.com/california-r...

Happy New Year! As we welcome 2025, my heart is filled with gratitude for all of you who stood by my side this past year. Your unwavering support, courage, and belief in what’s right have been my greatest source of strength.

Incredible breakdown of a big creator of misinfo: They've since been called out & taken action: "the Hoover Institution has now had to retract six articles based on faulty research" "The Minimum Wage Claims You Keep Hearing Are Totally Fake. We Can Prove It." www.dropsitenews.com/p/the-minimu...

"The California grid ran on 100% renewables with no blackouts or cost rises for a record 98 days" Compared to the same period in 2023: ☀️ Solar output is up 31% 💨 Wind power is up 8% 🔋 Batteries are up 105% + batteries supplied up to 12% of nighttime demand. electrek.co/2024/12/31/c...

California students continued to recover from the pandemic in 2024, with test scores inching upward, graduation rates improving and discipline rates falling. Perhaps most importantly, more students showed up for class. cal.news/3VZdXBe 📝 Carolyn Jones

This is the first time since ~late 2021 where California's economy is growing faster than both the national average and Texas' economy (though slight caveat that Texas' slowdown is partially just due to slower growth in oil & gas)

"'round the Ferny Bend" 📍Fern Canyon, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #california #nationalparks #stateparks

El Cap Shrouded in Clouds. Yosemite National Park. #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #yosemite #nationalpark #california #canon

Today marks 134 years since the Wounded Knee Massacre, when U.S. soldiers slaughtered nearly 300 men, women, & children. On this dark day, we reflect on the atrocities & oppression Native Americans have endured, & carry on the fight to end the injustices that remain.

Trump’s plan to reverse Obama’s 2015 decision to name Alaska’s tallest peak Denali has drawn backlash. The name, meaning “The High One,” honors the Koyukon Athabascan people. Why undo this?

VP Harris lost to Trump by 1.5% in a close election while still earning a historic number of votes for a nominee. She turned around her favorability numbers in a short period of time. Yes, we lost and Republicans gained in swing states but we gained seats in the House. I’m proud of Kamala Harris.

L.A. hotel that gained fame with Doors album cover burns in fire www.latimes.com/california/s...

Union protections from Artificial Intelligence replacement will now be backed up by a California law. Cali is the home to 32 of the world's 50 leading AI companies, so I guess it kinda falls on them to start to figure this out.

"The California exodus that’s been declared over and over again isn’t real, according to new figures from the U.S. Census Bureau published this week." "an addition of almost a quarter of a million people" www.sfgate.com/california/a...

Chinatown, San Francisco. #Chinatown #SanFrancisco #California #NorCal #TheBay #Frisco #SanFran #TheCity#ChinatownSF #FarEastCafe #Chinese #China #Cantonese #Guangdong #HongKong #DimSum #Latino #Chicano #MexicanAmerican #Film #Filmmaker #cinema #cinematic @bskyphotos.bsky.social #art #photography

Sometimes life gets in the way of our time on Bluesky - but that’s rarely a bad thing. Here’s another winner of a sunset from @photomattca.bsky.social Hope life been treating you well skywriters 🦋💙

From the Archives: The oil tanker Sansinena explodes in Los Angeles Harbor (1976) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Jack Gaunt.

I joined @reporterjoe.bsky.social on KQED to talk about Hegseth: www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

Want a good-news story? My latest @latimes piece is about a low-down California desert town, a Japanese American family imprisoned during WWII, and how the one-time world’s tallest flagpole came to be. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Teresa is harvesting citrus near Orange Cove CA. She is paid $60 per 900 lb box. She works until it is very late so she can earn enough money to pay her bills. It turns dark by 5pm so she needs to wear a flashlight on her head so she can see. #WeFeedYou

#Malibu #sunrise When you want a #Starbucks coffee but you live remotely your drive is rewarded with a Macchiato and a view. #Catalina #Santamonicabay #PalosVerdePeninsula

Ned Segal’s résumé includes five years as chief financial officer of Twitter — he got the ax in 2022, when Elon Musk bought the bird site and renamed it X — and nearly 17 years at Goldman Sachs. #sfpol #sfnews sfstandard.com/2024/12/17/n...

The kleptocracy marches on. And it’s not going to age well. Trump has made crystal clear to folks in business, the media & foreign governments that they either play ball with him — meaning money — or get punished. It’s a big threat to our democracy.

Morning view from a sea cave on the California coast. #photography #landscape #seascape #ocean #waves

Best thing you’ll read today www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

You know how there are things you always wanted to do in life? You should make a plan to do at least one of them. It’s time. 🦋

Million-dollar views can't ruin the beach for the rest of us. Win for California and the environment 🌊

I couldn’t see the Cold moon last night but tonight it is almost as bright!

#LifeIsLocal

On Monday, the Chronicle reviewed weather charts, citizen reports and spoke to experts to determine how Saturday’s Kansas-like weather unfolded in the Bay Area. #CAwx

So glad states like California are there to step up if Trump finds a way to mess with this...

UC system was free then Ronald Reagan ran for governor, among other things, attacking college students who protested. Reagan's education advisor: "We are in danger of producing an educated proletariat. That's dynamite! We have to be selective on who we allow."

Map: Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States cis.org/Map-Sanctuar... I've been meaning to look into this. #maddow @maddowblog.bsky.social

A San Francisco jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of Nima Momeni, the man accused of stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee to death in April 2023. Stay tuned, that verdict will be read on Tuesday morning. via @miss-elenius.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2024/12/sf-j...