Jeremia Kimelman
@jeremiak.com
Data journalist at CalMatters. Union dude. Sacramento by way of SF and NYC. Where are we eating bagels next?
Looks like Charles Munger Jr. is in for another $10 million, bringing his total contributions to California's Prop 50 opposition $30 million. So it's basically him and $5 million from a Republican SuperPAC
cal-access.sos.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfge...
cal-access.sos.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfge...
September 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Looks like Charles Munger Jr. is in for another $10 million, bringing his total contributions to California's Prop 50 opposition $30 million. So it's basically him and $5 million from a Republican SuperPAC
cal-access.sos.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfge...
cal-access.sos.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfge...
And then like anything else in the attention/cable news economy, Trump is in a league of his own.
July 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
And then like anything else in the attention/cable news economy, Trump is in a league of his own.
Used the Internet Archive's news chyron data to get a sense for how much MSNBC, CNN, Fox and the BBC were talking about different topics.
Increase for Epstein, lots of discussion of Zohran after his primary win, Musk flits in and out, not nearly as much as I expected to see for "Intifada"
Increase for Epstein, lots of discussion of Zohran after his primary win, Musk flits in and out, not nearly as much as I expected to see for "Intifada"
July 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Used the Internet Archive's news chyron data to get a sense for how much MSNBC, CNN, Fox and the BBC were talking about different topics.
Increase for Epstein, lots of discussion of Zohran after his primary win, Musk flits in and out, not nearly as much as I expected to see for "Intifada"
Increase for Epstein, lots of discussion of Zohran after his primary win, Musk flits in and out, not nearly as much as I expected to see for "Intifada"
I get that our society is obsessed with celebrities and the allegations (now convictions) against Combs are v. serious but it's THE headline for news outlets across the political spectrum on a day with a newly constructed Florida concentration camp and major legislation before the US House?
July 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I get that our society is obsessed with celebrities and the allegations (now convictions) against Combs are v. serious but it's THE headline for news outlets across the political spectrum on a day with a newly constructed Florida concentration camp and major legislation before the US House?
Purim is a top-notch holiday - it’s a story of survival, the cookies are sublime, & ppl get wasted. I’m _always_ in for a “People tried to kill us, we survived, let’s eat” party!
But, somehow, I never really knew that the story ended with a massacre of 75,000+ people
But, somehow, I never really knew that the story ended with a massacre of 75,000+ people
March 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Purim is a top-notch holiday - it’s a story of survival, the cookies are sublime, & ppl get wasted. I’m _always_ in for a “People tried to kill us, we survived, let’s eat” party!
But, somehow, I never really knew that the story ended with a massacre of 75,000+ people
But, somehow, I never really knew that the story ended with a massacre of 75,000+ people
A few months ago I put Areas A & B (in pink, the blank space between makes up Area C) on a map of N. Cal to see if it helped me understand anything. It did - that traveling a distance such as Sac (where I live) to my parents in the Bay Area might require going through *multiple* military checkpoints
March 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
A few months ago I put Areas A & B (in pink, the blank space between makes up Area C) on a map of N. Cal to see if it helped me understand anything. It did - that traveling a distance such as Sac (where I live) to my parents in the Bay Area might require going through *multiple* military checkpoints
One of our country's _most_ foundational geographic datasets has been either pulled down or otherwise configured to prevent access.
Not sure it's possible to overstate the value of Census' free/publicly available TIGER files to research and journalism and, at least for now, it's gone.
Not sure it's possible to overstate the value of Census' free/publicly available TIGER files to research and journalism and, at least for now, it's gone.
February 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
One of our country's _most_ foundational geographic datasets has been either pulled down or otherwise configured to prevent access.
Not sure it's possible to overstate the value of Census' free/publicly available TIGER files to research and journalism and, at least for now, it's gone.
Not sure it's possible to overstate the value of Census' free/publicly available TIGER files to research and journalism and, at least for now, it's gone.
Today the California Board of Parole Hearings released the results from hearings in Dec. and it looks like parole was granted in 13% of cases, up from 12% in Oct. and Nov.
I have a lil' robot that scrapes and aggregates the data, which is available here ca-bph-hearing-results.netlify.app
I have a lil' robot that scrapes and aggregates the data, which is available here ca-bph-hearing-results.netlify.app
January 23, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Today the California Board of Parole Hearings released the results from hearings in Dec. and it looks like parole was granted in 13% of cases, up from 12% in Oct. and Nov.
I have a lil' robot that scrapes and aggregates the data, which is available here ca-bph-hearing-results.netlify.app
I have a lil' robot that scrapes and aggregates the data, which is available here ca-bph-hearing-results.netlify.app
Lollll I’d give myself a C/C- on this attempt. The stick pile was like a 24 inch cube and this is all I got and some of it clearly turned to ash
January 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Lollll I’d give myself a C/C- on this attempt. The stick pile was like a 24 inch cube and this is all I got and some of it clearly turned to ash
Attempting to turn a huge-ish twig and wood pile into some homemade biochar in my small, urban backyard and not sure I nailed it tbh
Anybody have tips on how to achieve pyrolysis without special equipment?
Anybody have tips on how to achieve pyrolysis without special equipment?
January 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Attempting to turn a huge-ish twig and wood pile into some homemade biochar in my small, urban backyard and not sure I nailed it tbh
Anybody have tips on how to achieve pyrolysis without special equipment?
Anybody have tips on how to achieve pyrolysis without special equipment?
Last night Sacramento City Council approved the contract for Interim City Manager Leyne Milstein (previously Asst. CM) with an annual salary of $352,000
But look who's back (or maybe just never left?): Howard Chan as "Special Advisor to the City Manager"
But look who's back (or maybe just never left?): Howard Chan as "Special Advisor to the City Manager"
January 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Last night Sacramento City Council approved the contract for Interim City Manager Leyne Milstein (previously Asst. CM) with an annual salary of $352,000
But look who's back (or maybe just never left?): Howard Chan as "Special Advisor to the City Manager"
But look who's back (or maybe just never left?): Howard Chan as "Special Advisor to the City Manager"
And here's the Palisades Fire perimeter imposed on NYC using my old office as a place marker
January 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
And here's the Palisades Fire perimeter imposed on NYC using my old office as a place marker
For example, here's the Palisades Fire perimeter imposed on top of the CalMatters office in Sacramento
January 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
For example, here's the Palisades Fire perimeter imposed on top of the CalMatters office in Sacramento
Here's a screenshot of a neighborhood in Altadena with the data showing where homes were damaged & by how much
Also drives home the point that fire perimeters are just that: perimeters - they don't mean that everything within them has burned
Also drives home the point that fire perimeters are just that: perimeters - they don't mean that everything within them has burned
January 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Here's a screenshot of a neighborhood in Altadena with the data showing where homes were damaged & by how much
Also drives home the point that fire perimeters are just that: perimeters - they don't mean that everything within them has burned
Also drives home the point that fire perimeters are just that: perimeters - they don't mean that everything within them has burned
All the photos are stunning but this one really got me - I'm finding it nearly impossible to imagine my neighborhood reduced to ash & chimneys
This photo, taken by Jules Hotz, shows only a fireplace remaining after a home was burned down by the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Jan. 8, 2025
This photo, taken by Jules Hotz, shows only a fireplace remaining after a home was burned down by the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Jan. 8, 2025
January 14, 2025 at 5:26 AM
All the photos are stunning but this one really got me - I'm finding it nearly impossible to imagine my neighborhood reduced to ash & chimneys
This photo, taken by Jules Hotz, shows only a fireplace remaining after a home was burned down by the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Jan. 8, 2025
This photo, taken by Jules Hotz, shows only a fireplace remaining after a home was burned down by the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Jan. 8, 2025
Thinking of Aaron Swartz today & I’m stuck on this early YC photo - he & Sam Altman (both circled) each scraped 1000s of docs but one did it to make the knowledge free for all while the other did it to make $$$$. The US DOJ only came down on one of them & the other is feted by tech bros.
January 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Thinking of Aaron Swartz today & I’m stuck on this early YC photo - he & Sam Altman (both circled) each scraped 1000s of docs but one did it to make the knowledge free for all while the other did it to make $$$$. The US DOJ only came down on one of them & the other is feted by tech bros.
I made an interactive lookup map for the story, use it to see how many of your neighbors are on the FAIR plan and how that compares to nearby areas. Try it out in the story!
January 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I made an interactive lookup map for the story, use it to see how many of your neighbors are on the FAIR plan and how that compares to nearby areas. Try it out in the story!
Set up a scraper to grab soil moisture data from NOAA like 3 years ago then forgot about it - heard @weatherwest.bsky.social say how dry SoCal is & here's California since May '24 (the last time it rained in LA?)
Dark green is wetter than avg, dark red is drier, & white is avg #palisades
Dark green is wetter than avg, dark red is drier, & white is avg #palisades
January 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Set up a scraper to grab soil moisture data from NOAA like 3 years ago then forgot about it - heard @weatherwest.bsky.social say how dry SoCal is & here's California since May '24 (the last time it rained in LA?)
Dark green is wetter than avg, dark red is drier, & white is avg #palisades
Dark green is wetter than avg, dark red is drier, & white is avg #palisades
A kvetch: I hate that the clerk does this during public comment. It can make it so freaking hard to see who is speaking
January 8, 2025 at 2:19 AM
A kvetch: I hate that the clerk does this during public comment. It can make it so freaking hard to see who is speaking
I made an interactive map for the story that I'd love to hear folks' feedback on!
My goal was to help visualize just how many people 187,000+ actually is by grouping Census tracts around a reader's ZIP code such that the highlighted area has a similar number of people in it.
My goal was to help visualize just how many people 187,000+ actually is by grouping Census tracts around a reader's ZIP code such that the highlighted area has a similar number of people in it.
January 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I made an interactive map for the story that I'd love to hear folks' feedback on!
My goal was to help visualize just how many people 187,000+ actually is by grouping Census tracts around a reader's ZIP code such that the highlighted area has a similar number of people in it.
My goal was to help visualize just how many people 187,000+ actually is by grouping Census tracts around a reader's ZIP code such that the highlighted area has a similar number of people in it.
This is what would've shown up if I was a better poster
January 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This is what would've shown up if I was a better poster
Sacramento walk scene
January 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Sacramento walk scene
Hell ya, just got my first copy of the @sacobserver.com in the mail
I wish there were more options for printed, local media in Sacramento. I have a digital sub to the Bee but the weekly print option is >3x the Observer.
Support your local media folks! Or it might not be there next year
I wish there were more options for printed, local media in Sacramento. I have a digital sub to the Bee but the weekly print option is >3x the Observer.
Support your local media folks! Or it might not be there next year
January 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Hell ya, just got my first copy of the @sacobserver.com in the mail
I wish there were more options for printed, local media in Sacramento. I have a digital sub to the Bee but the weekly print option is >3x the Observer.
Support your local media folks! Or it might not be there next year
I wish there were more options for printed, local media in Sacramento. I have a digital sub to the Bee but the weekly print option is >3x the Observer.
Support your local media folks! Or it might not be there next year
I had the cutest alarm clock this morning
January 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I had the cutest alarm clock this morning