Also, the wealth and power of this class of barons is extremely entwined with massive public subsidy, the benefits of regulatory capture, and so many other direct acts enabling their hoards. To act as if anyone can amass these levels of wealth without personally relying on government is insane.
It is *lunacy* for the ostensibly liberal opposition party to say we shouldn't limit any individual's wealth and power after watching a cadre of fascist billionaires systematically destroy this country. That's probably the single most important thing we *must* do!
February 5, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Also, the wealth and power of this class of barons is extremely entwined with massive public subsidy, the benefits of regulatory capture, and so many other direct acts enabling their hoards. To act as if anyone can amass these levels of wealth without personally relying on government is insane.
If shooting a legal observer in the head from 25 feet away isn’t enough, Michael Mantsch is now making $435k a year with benefits after a promotion to sgt. Shameless. Great reporting from Theresa Clift (and hat tip to @arianelange.bsky.social for reporting on ongoing OT abuse by SacPD)
Sacramento pays $2.2 million to man injured by officer while filming 2020 protest
The protest occurred on May 30, 2020, in the wake of George Floyd’s killing.
www.sacbee.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
If shooting a legal observer in the head from 25 feet away isn’t enough, Michael Mantsch is now making $435k a year with benefits after a promotion to sgt. Shameless. Great reporting from Theresa Clift (and hat tip to @arianelange.bsky.social for reporting on ongoing OT abuse by SacPD)
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Given that there are multiple proposals to get the California public on the hook to insure the uninsurable:
I feel there is a strong necessity for a grasstops advocacy organization that speaks out against this insanity and has no ties to industry associations. Much like the YIMBY movement.
I feel there is a strong necessity for a grasstops advocacy organization that speaks out against this insanity and has no ties to industry associations. Much like the YIMBY movement.
The current exposure for the California FAIR plan (California’s insurer of last resort) sits at $724 billion. Its liability almost doubled in two years and is now more than double the state’s annual budget. In its most recent financial reporting it had about $1.5 billion on hand.
February 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Given that there are multiple proposals to get the California public on the hook to insure the uninsurable:
I feel there is a strong necessity for a grasstops advocacy organization that speaks out against this insanity and has no ties to industry associations. Much like the YIMBY movement.
I feel there is a strong necessity for a grasstops advocacy organization that speaks out against this insanity and has no ties to industry associations. Much like the YIMBY movement.
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It's unsettling how traffic violence is reported in the US. If the driver was going this street's speed limit of 25mph, there's a 90% chance this woman would be alive. But that's unmentioned. The driver was "cooperative." There will be no follow up. There will be no convictions. A life is lost.
February 3, 2026 at 12:21 AM
It's unsettling how traffic violence is reported in the US. If the driver was going this street's speed limit of 25mph, there's a 90% chance this woman would be alive. But that's unmentioned. The driver was "cooperative." There will be no follow up. There will be no convictions. A life is lost.
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seriously though, they take the no smiling vibe to another level
January 26, 2026 at 4:06 AM
seriously though, they take the no smiling vibe to another level
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Reps Tarra Simmons and Shaun Scott have introduced a bill in the WA State Legislature that would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies from hiring individuals who were previously employed as sworn officers with ICE on or after Jan 20, 2025.
This is called an idea whose time has arrived.
This is called an idea whose time has arrived.
January 23, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Reps Tarra Simmons and Shaun Scott have introduced a bill in the WA State Legislature that would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies from hiring individuals who were previously employed as sworn officers with ICE on or after Jan 20, 2025.
This is called an idea whose time has arrived.
This is called an idea whose time has arrived.
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California Governor Newsom vetoed a bill that would require audible feedback when a driver drives significantly faster than the speed limit. He said he would veto speed limiters, so the sound was the compromise position, then he vetoed that, too. He's watered down & vetoed several road safety bills
NY State will put speed limiters (5MPH over limit) in cars of drivers caught 6 times by red light or speed cameras. Meanwhile, in Ontario, go as fast as you like!
empire.streetsblog.org/state-of-the...
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State of the State Exclusive: Hochul Will Push 'Stop Super Speeders' Bill Through Her Budget - Streetsblog Empire State
New York City motorists with a documented pattern of excessive speeding would be required to install speed-limiting devices inside their cars, Gov. Hochul is expected to announce today.
empire.streetsblog.org
January 16, 2026 at 11:12 AM
California Governor Newsom vetoed a bill that would require audible feedback when a driver drives significantly faster than the speed limit. He said he would veto speed limiters, so the sound was the compromise position, then he vetoed that, too. He's watered down & vetoed several road safety bills
Absolutely incredible to see the drop in gas generation.
.@CaliforniaISO now has 14.7 GW/55.2 GWh of batteries.
Enough to meet 61.7% of avg power demand and 33.5% of max demand in 2025 for 3.8 h.
Can be seen in yesterday's record-setting 50.43 GWh battery discharge onto grid
As a result, gas down 68% v '23
Enough to meet 61.7% of avg power demand and 33.5% of max demand in 2025 for 3.8 h.
Can be seen in yesterday's record-setting 50.43 GWh battery discharge onto grid
As a result, gas down 68% v '23
January 13, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Absolutely incredible to see the drop in gas generation.
@governor.ca.gov’s CHP and DMV are only the most overt in this gubernatorial administration for their contempt of victims of violence on CA roads. It clearly runs through Caltrans, CALSta, ARB, etc. - the whole spectrum of state agencies committed to maintaining the deadly status quo
Two weeks ago, a very dear friend of my parents was killed while cycling by an SUV driver who turned left into him without looking.
The CHP officer tried to protect his killer by bizarrely claiming *he* had been at fault. Even when presented with VIDEO evidence, CHP appears to be doubling down.
The CHP officer tried to protect his killer by bizarrely claiming *he* had been at fault. Even when presented with VIDEO evidence, CHP appears to be doubling down.
December 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
@governor.ca.gov’s CHP and DMV are only the most overt in this gubernatorial administration for their contempt of victims of violence on CA roads. It clearly runs through Caltrans, CALSta, ARB, etc. - the whole spectrum of state agencies committed to maintaining the deadly status quo
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Two weeks ago, a very dear friend of my parents was killed while cycling by an SUV driver who turned left into him without looking.
The CHP officer tried to protect his killer by bizarrely claiming *he* had been at fault. Even when presented with VIDEO evidence, CHP appears to be doubling down.
The CHP officer tried to protect his killer by bizarrely claiming *he* had been at fault. Even when presented with VIDEO evidence, CHP appears to be doubling down.
December 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Two weeks ago, a very dear friend of my parents was killed while cycling by an SUV driver who turned left into him without looking.
The CHP officer tried to protect his killer by bizarrely claiming *he* had been at fault. Even when presented with VIDEO evidence, CHP appears to be doubling down.
The CHP officer tried to protect his killer by bizarrely claiming *he* had been at fault. Even when presented with VIDEO evidence, CHP appears to be doubling down.
It sucks to say, but unfortunately Luka Doncic is better at giving out e-bikes than the Air Resources Board @airresources.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/sports/laker...
www.latimes.com/sports/laker...
Luka Doncic gifts more than 100 e-bikes to Lakers players, staff
The Lakers superstar plays Santa after practice Tuesday. "Everybody works hard, even the people you don't see in the back."
www.latimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
It sucks to say, but unfortunately Luka Doncic is better at giving out e-bikes than the Air Resources Board @airresources.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/sports/laker...
www.latimes.com/sports/laker...
@urbanlandrent.bsky.social here’s another terrible take claiming “progressives” can just make insurance affordable by taxing “polluters” with no discussion of reducing risk in the first place. What the hell is going on with this spate of completely bullshit “progressive climate policies”?
The excellent @moira.bsky.social and @aaronregunberg.bsky.social point out that insurance policy is a climate and affordability layup newrepublic.com/article/2044...
Here’s the Climate Message That Can Help Democrats Win Big in 2026
Rising home insurance costs are making life unaffordable for both homeowners and renters. Robust climate policy and public disaster insurance could save many households’ finances.
newrepublic.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
@urbanlandrent.bsky.social here’s another terrible take claiming “progressives” can just make insurance affordable by taxing “polluters” with no discussion of reducing risk in the first place. What the hell is going on with this spate of completely bullshit “progressive climate policies”?
I agree, but I’m currently listening to Kingfish about Huey Long and there are so many horrifying parallels. Long dismantled democracy so quickly in Louisiana, and honestly it’s a relief Trump is such a syphilitic idiot rather than a megalomaniac genius like Long.
I’m not even going to publish a copy of Trumps comments about Reiner and his wife. But occasionally he reminds me that he is simply one of the worst, most degenerate individuals who has ever existed in American public life. Hard to think of any more vicious, vile and sociopathic.
December 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I agree, but I’m currently listening to Kingfish about Huey Long and there are so many horrifying parallels. Long dismantled democracy so quickly in Louisiana, and honestly it’s a relief Trump is such a syphilitic idiot rather than a megalomaniac genius like Long.
Sacramento could never - the City actively refusing to enforce AB 413 as policy. In one specific instance, they refuse to take any action even after daily reports of an intersection in front of an elementary school where the sidewalk and crosswalk are blocked by the same lifted truck.
Emeryville is getting ready to paint red curbs at every intersection & crosswalk around town where they don’t exist already, to highlight AB413 “daylighting” parking prohibitions in effect since 2024.
I’m sure some will still complain but I appreciate the good faith comms ahead of any ticketing.
I’m sure some will still complain but I appreciate the good faith comms ahead of any ticketing.
December 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Sacramento could never - the City actively refusing to enforce AB 413 as policy. In one specific instance, they refuse to take any action even after daily reports of an intersection in front of an elementary school where the sidewalk and crosswalk are blocked by the same lifted truck.
It sucks that being on the sidewalk next to speeding cars or at a wide intersection like this entails the constant risk of death. No one understands this like runners, and I hope these kids are able to go back to doing what they love without fear one day.
8 Anaheim High School running team members struck by suspected DUI driver, police say
Eight students on the Anaheim High School running team were injured after a suspected DUI driver plowed into them, police say.
abc7.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
It sucks that being on the sidewalk next to speeding cars or at a wide intersection like this entails the constant risk of death. No one understands this like runners, and I hope these kids are able to go back to doing what they love without fear one day.
As Walt Whitman once wrote, “Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun: Please. Shine down on me.”
California's Central Valley has been shrouded in Tule fog for the last 16 days.
December 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
As Walt Whitman once wrote, “Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun: Please. Shine down on me.”
In CA, it feels like there are no shortage of half-baked plans for trails, but almost never is there a macro-scale analysis of how trails can serve most trips for most users even at the city scale. There should definitely be a transit overlay with any regional scale plans, too.
We're seeing an increasing number of states whose departments of transportation are developing a statewide transportation trail plan.
At this point, Utah, Washington, and Maryland have all developed robust statewide trail network plans, which are to be implemented using state funding.
At this point, Utah, Washington, and Maryland have all developed robust statewide trail network plans, which are to be implemented using state funding.
December 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
In CA, it feels like there are no shortage of half-baked plans for trails, but almost never is there a macro-scale analysis of how trails can serve most trips for most users even at the city scale. There should definitely be a transit overlay with any regional scale plans, too.
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broke: charge your e-car with coal
woke: charge your e-car with solar
bespoke: transform how your entire city functions, make your life healthier and more enjoyable, save lives, and get rich by charging your e-bike with solar
woke: charge your e-car with solar
bespoke: transform how your entire city functions, make your life healthier and more enjoyable, save lives, and get rich by charging your e-bike with solar
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
broke: charge your e-car with coal
woke: charge your e-car with solar
bespoke: transform how your entire city functions, make your life healthier and more enjoyable, save lives, and get rich by charging your e-bike with solar
woke: charge your e-car with solar
bespoke: transform how your entire city functions, make your life healthier and more enjoyable, save lives, and get rich by charging your e-bike with solar
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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
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LAS PARTÍCULAS HITLER EXISTEN
Are you fucking kidding me it’s like we are living in a cartoon
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
LAS PARTÍCULAS HITLER EXISTEN
It’s wild to me that our mayor went on a community bike ride where they came across a person killed in the street by a car, and yet as the city hurtles towards new levels of carnage on the streets there is no comment or action whatsoever following any of these slaughters.
This is the third death on Fruitridge Road within city limits this year. Last year, three men died on Fruitridge in Sacramento. www.sacbee.com/news/local/c...
Police seek driver in fatal south Sacramento hit-and-run that killed pedestrian
Sacramento Police Department said the deadly crash happened just before 9:15 p.m. Wednesday at Fruitridge and Power Inn roads.
www.sacbee.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
It’s wild to me that our mayor went on a community bike ride where they came across a person killed in the street by a car, and yet as the city hurtles towards new levels of carnage on the streets there is no comment or action whatsoever following any of these slaughters.
Writers going crazy linking every sex scandal of the past 30 years together for the season finale. Bill Clinton got a bj from Trump. Nuzzi slept with Sanford. Epstein advised Kavanaugh. What’s next - Anthony Weiner hooked up with Hunter Biden next to Larry Craig’s bathroom stall?
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Writers going crazy linking every sex scandal of the past 30 years together for the season finale. Bill Clinton got a bj from Trump. Nuzzi slept with Sanford. Epstein advised Kavanaugh. What’s next - Anthony Weiner hooked up with Hunter Biden next to Larry Craig’s bathroom stall?
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Ariane Lange at the Sac Bee and Jose Fermoso at Oaklandside are the only reporters in California (or anywhere, as far as I'm aware) who are actually covering traffic violence as the public health and social crisis that it is.
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I wrote about public transit demand, vehicular homicide, dangerous roads and the lack of urgency around responding to any of them. It's also a story about a pedestrian who died in a crash—Drew Pringle, 21—and the staggering grief borne by his sister Erika. www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
She says her brother was murdered. In California, the crash was an ‘accident’
4,000 Californians die in car crashes each year, usually in preventable collisions. Why?
www.sacbee.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Ariane Lange at the Sac Bee and Jose Fermoso at Oaklandside are the only reporters in California (or anywhere, as far as I'm aware) who are actually covering traffic violence as the public health and social crisis that it is.
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