Ariane Lange
@arianelange.bsky.social
I cover regional transportation at the Sacramento Bee, and I would love to receive an email about dangerous roads near you: alange@sacbee.com
I love being a reporter bc our local animal shelter has been making completely unhinged posts and I emailed the county PIO about it and was like "is this u?" and then she let me and a photojournalist who's won a Pulitzer follow her around and pet dogs for a few hours www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
One woman’s manic social media posts are getting dogs adopted in Sacramento
A social media manager pursues a slightly unhinged strategy for Sacramento County’s Bradshaw Animal Shelter.
www.sacbee.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I love being a reporter bc our local animal shelter has been making completely unhinged posts and I emailed the county PIO about it and was like "is this u?" and then she let me and a photojournalist who's won a Pulitzer follow her around and pet dogs for a few hours www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
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So our campus just announced the six undergraduate programs being put on the chopping block.
One of them is Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Can we be a university without offering a Philosophy major?
One of them is Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Can we be a university without offering a Philosophy major?
December 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
So our campus just announced the six undergraduate programs being put on the chopping block.
One of them is Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Can we be a university without offering a Philosophy major?
One of them is Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Can we be a university without offering a Philosophy major?
“I can’t believe I’m talking about my son in the past tense.” www.sacbee.com/news/local/c...
Father says teen son killed in Stockton mass shooting as portraits emerge of victims
The FBI now has a $50,000 reward for information of the mass shooting that left four people dead at a Stockton banquet hall
www.sacbee.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“I can’t believe I’m talking about my son in the past tense.” www.sacbee.com/news/local/c...
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Exciting news: my union @pen-guild.bsky.social won our fight to hold management accountable for rolling out AI tools with no notice & for failing to hold the bots to the same standards all of us humans must follow — in violation of the contract they agreed to. A neutral arbiter said we were right!
PEN Guild wins landmark arbitration on AI protections - Washington-Baltimore News Guild
This marks one of the first major labor-arbitration rulings on the impact of AI on journalism, setting an important precedent for the U.S. news industry.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Exciting news: my union @pen-guild.bsky.social won our fight to hold management accountable for rolling out AI tools with no notice & for failing to hold the bots to the same standards all of us humans must follow — in violation of the contract they agreed to. A neutral arbiter said we were right!
Wildly fluctuating info on Sacramento's homeless population. In 2024, elected officials cited the PIT count and said homelessness had dropped almost 30%. Now, a local nonprofit says we're back up to almost 9,000 homeless people. 🤷🏻♀️ via @tclift.bsky.social
Sacramento County now has nearly 9,000 homeless people, new data show
Sacramento Steps Forward published the data using a different methodology than the Point in Time count.
www.sacbee.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Wildly fluctuating info on Sacramento's homeless population. In 2024, elected officials cited the PIT count and said homelessness had dropped almost 30%. Now, a local nonprofit says we're back up to almost 9,000 homeless people. 🤷🏻♀️ via @tclift.bsky.social
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Lucy Li wanted to be a TikTok star. Oliver Karafa wanted to be rich. When a friend got in the way of their plans, they combined forces and pulled off a murder plot so preposterous that one of their lawyers used stupidity as a defence
How Not to Get Away With Murder: The stranger-than-fiction story of the Stoney Creek killing - Toronto Life
Lucy Li wanted to be a TikTok star. Oliver Karafa wanted to be rich. When a friend got in the way of their plans, they combined forces and pulled off a...
torontolife.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Lucy Li wanted to be a TikTok star. Oliver Karafa wanted to be rich. When a friend got in the way of their plans, they combined forces and pulled off a murder plot so preposterous that one of their lawyers used stupidity as a defence
Alena Wong was almost killed six years ago while biking to school. She and her parents have hounded the city to make safety improvements; when I met them last year, they said Sacramento had done "nothing." This month, Sacramento installed a quick-build improvement. www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Car crash death toll climbs as Sacramento pivots to a quicker safety strategy
The Department of Public Works announced a new Vision Zero initiative to hammer on fast, cheap street safety improvements.
www.sacbee.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Alena Wong was almost killed six years ago while biking to school. She and her parents have hounded the city to make safety improvements; when I met them last year, they said Sacramento had done "nothing." This month, Sacramento installed a quick-build improvement. www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
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New: At least six people died of overdoses or apparent overdoses at drug-free city and county of Sacramento shelters in the last two years, since Jan. 1., 2024.
None were announced to the public and some weren't even announced to local electeds.
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
None were announced to the public and some weren't even announced to local electeds.
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
How drugs have claimed the lives of homeless while in Sacramento-run shelters
Six have died from drug overdoses in Sacramento city and county shelters in the last two years. Would changes in policy help prevent them?
www.sacbee.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
New: At least six people died of overdoses or apparent overdoses at drug-free city and county of Sacramento shelters in the last two years, since Jan. 1., 2024.
None were announced to the public and some weren't even announced to local electeds.
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
None were announced to the public and some weren't even announced to local electeds.
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Bee Lao was the second person to die on Marysville Boulevard this year and the fourth person since last January. I spoke with one of the loved ones who are bearing the cost of this dangerous road: his 14-year-old daughter, Sophia. www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
A Sacramento dad was the second person to die on Marysville Boulevard in 2025
Bee Lao, a pedestrian, was the fourth person killed on Marysville Boulevard in North Sacramento since January 2024.
www.sacbee.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Bee Lao was the second person to die on Marysville Boulevard this year and the fourth person since last January. I spoke with one of the loved ones who are bearing the cost of this dangerous road: his 14-year-old daughter, Sophia. www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
I have been following every development in this story breathlessly like I just found out this carpet broke into the DNC headquarters at the Watergate
The cost was referenced in a notice of unprofessional conduct sent to the teacher who organized the carpet removal with her students’ help.
How did a Sacramento classroom carpet replacement cost $22,000? What receipts show
The cost was referenced in a notice of unprofessional conduct sent to the teacher who organized the carpet removal with her students’ help.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I have been following every development in this story breathlessly like I just found out this carpet broke into the DNC headquarters at the Watergate
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 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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...
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Some professional news:
I now have a new beat at the SacBee - Regional Watchdog Reporter.
In this role, I'll work with beat reporters to dig into things in the city/county of Sacramento AND its suburbs.
We are also hiring several other positions:
www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-...
I now have a new beat at the SacBee - Regional Watchdog Reporter.
In this role, I'll work with beat reporters to dig into things in the city/county of Sacramento AND its suburbs.
We are also hiring several other positions:
www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-...
Our evolution at The Sacramento Bee continues! We're looking for a proven newsroom leader and group of hard-charging journalists to join Theresa Clift, Ishani Desai and Daniel Lempres on our new… ...
Our evolution at The Sacramento Bee continues! We're looking for a proven newsroom leader and group of hard-charging journalists to join Theresa Clift, Ishani Desai and Daniel Lempres on our new Local...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Some professional news:
I now have a new beat at the SacBee - Regional Watchdog Reporter.
In this role, I'll work with beat reporters to dig into things in the city/county of Sacramento AND its suburbs.
We are also hiring several other positions:
www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-...
I now have a new beat at the SacBee - Regional Watchdog Reporter.
In this role, I'll work with beat reporters to dig into things in the city/county of Sacramento AND its suburbs.
We are also hiring several other positions:
www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-...
The people cry out for robust public transit and congestion-based tolling !
November 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The people cry out for robust public transit and congestion-based tolling !
A vigil in Sacramento last night marked World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. In California, ~4,000 people die in crashes each year. The vast majority of these deaths are preventable with changes to infrastructure and policy. Tough to witness this grief. www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Fatal car crashes unite families at Sacramento rally. ‘They are violent deaths’
Families of fatal crash victims called for a stronger response in California, where 4,000 people die in collisions each year.
www.sacbee.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
A vigil in Sacramento last night marked World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. In California, ~4,000 people die in crashes each year. The vast majority of these deaths are preventable with changes to infrastructure and policy. Tough to witness this grief. www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
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Heartbreaking tragedy, and yet it's just one of over 4000 every year in California. Thank you @arianelange.bsky.social for telling the deeply personal story and explaining the systemic failures.
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 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Heartbreaking tragedy, and yet it's just one of over 4000 every year in California. Thank you @arianelange.bsky.social for telling the deeply personal story and explaining the systemic failures.
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Worth reading every line of this heartbreaking, enraging piece that tells the story of just one of the 4000 people killed by cars every year in CA & the effect of his death on his family. The driver, who ran a red light, got off with a little probation & got to keep her license. Shameful
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 11:39 PM
Worth reading every line of this heartbreaking, enraging piece that tells the story of just one of the 4000 people killed by cars every year in CA & the effect of his death on his family. The driver, who ran a red light, got off with a little probation & got to keep her license. Shameful
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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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"On paper, policymakers make lofty commitments to public transportation and road safety, placing the utmost value on human life. In practice, human life is not as important as the convenience of drivers — a policy choice that endangers every person in California."
www.modbee.com/news/califor...
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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.modbee.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"On paper, policymakers make lofty commitments to public transportation and road safety, placing the utmost value on human life. In practice, human life is not as important as the convenience of drivers — a policy choice that endangers every person in California."
www.modbee.com/news/califor...
www.modbee.com/news/califor...
Okay it's not the point but I love that at the end of this video of Dana Williamson no-commenting her way from the courthouse to the car waiting at the curb you can hear someone shouting "GET OUT OF THE BIKE LANE. F*CKING GET OUT OF THE BIKE LANE." www.tiktok.com/@sacramentob...
Dana Williamson, former chief of staff for Gov. #GavinNewsom, and Sacramento consultant, was arrested Nov. 12, 2025, on federal conspiracy and fraud charges. #federalcharges #conspiracy #fraud ✍️ Lia ...
TikTok video by The Sacramento Bee
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November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Okay it's not the point but I love that at the end of this video of Dana Williamson no-commenting her way from the courthouse to the car waiting at the curb you can hear someone shouting "GET OUT OF THE BIKE LANE. F*CKING GET OUT OF THE BIKE LANE." www.tiktok.com/@sacramentob...
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 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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...
How do we get back to thots doing drugs in a cave
My latest AI feature dives into a nebulous movement of people sharing esoteric codes, manifestos, glyphs, diagrams, and poetry generated with chatbots, all of it based around theories of AI sentience and mysterious metaphors about spirals.
This Spiral-Obsessed AI 'Cult' Spreads Mystical Delusions Through Chatbots
A patchwork of internet communities is devoted to the project of ‘awakening’ more digital companions through arcane and enigmatic prompts.
www.rollingstone.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
How do we get back to thots doing drugs in a cave
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New: The family of a man who died after he was found unresponsive in the jail has filed a lawsuit.
He died in August of a drug-related cause. The Sheriff's Office did not announce it to the public.
With @emmahall.bsky.social
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He died in August of a drug-related cause. The Sheriff's Office did not announce it to the public.
With @emmahall.bsky.social
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Family of man who died after being found in Sacramento jail cell files lawsuit
Jarred Barabino, 32, died in August after he was found unresponsive in the Sacramento Main Jail.
www.sacbee.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
New: The family of a man who died after he was found unresponsive in the jail has filed a lawsuit.
He died in August of a drug-related cause. The Sheriff's Office did not announce it to the public.
With @emmahall.bsky.social
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
He died in August of a drug-related cause. The Sheriff's Office did not announce it to the public.
With @emmahall.bsky.social
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
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The @pghguild.com strike paper's top story: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit orders the PG to restore the striking journalists' contract, including its health care plan, and bargain a new one, and strikers are looking forward to returning to work: www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/10/t...
Third Circuit Court of Appeals rules for striking Pittsburgh journalists - Pittsburgh Union Progress
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday morning ruled for the journalists of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh in the federal case behind their more than three-year strike at the Pit...
www.unionprogress.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The @pghguild.com strike paper's top story: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit orders the PG to restore the striking journalists' contract, including its health care plan, and bargain a new one, and strikers are looking forward to returning to work: www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/10/t...
When I inquired about a Caltrans robot dog that reportedly caught a human thief, I assumed I'd be working on a complex project about a person yanked into the criminal justice system by "AI," and the implications for humanity. Humbled to report that was not the case. www.sacbee.com/news/local/t...
AI hype? Caltrans robot dog gets credit for solving a crime that never happened
Reports of the robot’s crime-fighting appear to have been exaggerated.
www.sacbee.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I inquired about a Caltrans robot dog that reportedly caught a human thief, I assumed I'd be working on a complex project about a person yanked into the criminal justice system by "AI," and the implications for humanity. Humbled to report that was not the case. www.sacbee.com/news/local/t...