Jeff Vaca
@jvcalbear.bsky.social
Native Californian, lifelong resident of the Sacramento region, legislative advocate, obsessed with music, film, sports and politics.
The coastline between Monterey and Carmel (this is at Pacific Grove).
December 30, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The coastline between Monterey and Carmel (this is at Pacific Grove).
I know we had an up and down season, but these dice seem a little harsh.
December 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I know we had an up and down season, but these dice seem a little harsh.
I’m an old guy and I think to have a fully developed hatred for the Cowboys you have to have lived through the “America’s Team” nonsense of the late 70s and early 80s.
December 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I’m an old guy and I think to have a fully developed hatred for the Cowboys you have to have lived through the “America’s Team” nonsense of the late 70s and early 80s.
Save that one; you’ll be using it again.
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Save that one; you’ll be using it again.
He and Pete Hegseth could be twins.
December 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
He and Pete Hegseth could be twins.
Great tree, and congratulations on your new football coach! Good hire.
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Great tree, and congratulations on your new football coach! Good hire.
On the point of authenticity, I’m not sure she has earned the right to be granted the benefit of the doubt. I’m not saying it’s not possible. But at least in my book she’s not there yet.
November 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
On the point of authenticity, I’m not sure she has earned the right to be granted the benefit of the doubt. I’m not saying it’s not possible. But at least in my book she’s not there yet.
You’re the best source of information there is on the California budget process, but I’ve always been frustrated by your insistence about its transparency. The sad fact of the matter is that it is far less transparent today than it was even ten years ago, even with the 72 hour requirement.
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
You’re the best source of information there is on the California budget process, but I’ve always been frustrated by your insistence about its transparency. The sad fact of the matter is that it is far less transparent today than it was even ten years ago, even with the 72 hour requirement.
I wonder if Johnson will pull his “I haven’t seen it” schtick on this tomorrow.
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I wonder if Johnson will pull his “I haven’t seen it” schtick on this tomorrow.
There might be someone else, but I think she might be the only person to have a record reviewed by Pitchfork and to write a review for Pitchfork. Not to mention being the golf writer for The Ringer!
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
There might be someone else, but I think she might be the only person to have a record reviewed by Pitchfork and to write a review for Pitchfork. Not to mention being the golf writer for The Ringer!
Having dealt with his vagaries for the past 7 years as a legislative advocate for public schools, I don’t know that I would call him hateful. He’s intensely opportunistic to the nth degree, but in the end it’s probably a distinction without a difference. The outcome is the same.
October 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Having dealt with his vagaries for the past 7 years as a legislative advocate for public schools, I don’t know that I would call him hateful. He’s intensely opportunistic to the nth degree, but in the end it’s probably a distinction without a difference. The outcome is the same.
I’m not clamoring for any of his opinions!
September 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I’m not clamoring for any of his opinions!
It’s a tough choice, I go back and forth frequently.
September 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It’s a tough choice, I go back and forth frequently.
The California Golden Bears - always competitive, always teetering between bowl-eligible and a 10-win season, Marshawn Lynch once commandeered an injury cart and did doughnuts at the 50-yard line to celebrate a win.
August 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The California Golden Bears - always competitive, always teetering between bowl-eligible and a 10-win season, Marshawn Lynch once commandeered an injury cart and did doughnuts at the 50-yard line to celebrate a win.
You don’t learn as much you didn’t know in the second part, but I thought it was worth watching for the Christie interviews.
August 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
You don’t learn as much you didn’t know in the second part, but I thought it was worth watching for the Christie interviews.
Did the original cover really use “poverty?” I think it might have been “poetry” but I was only 9 at the time.
July 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Did the original cover really use “poverty?” I think it might have been “poetry” but I was only 9 at the time.
Because you embedded the whole post and reply. I mean, I thought you were responding to the reply, but I wasn’t 100% sure.
May 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Because you embedded the whole post and reply. I mean, I thought you were responding to the reply, but I wasn’t 100% sure.
I have to admit that it wasn’t obvious to me.
May 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I have to admit that it wasn’t obvious to me.