Steven Glazer
@senatorglazer.bsky.social
California State Senator (2015-2024)
Cal State University Trustee (2011-2015)
Cal State University Trustee (2011-2015)
Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Some pictures of the east wing of the White House (during Warriors NBA victory event in 2023) that is now no more.
October 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Some pictures of the east wing of the White House (during Warriors NBA victory event in 2023) that is now no more.
I support BART but this narrative is cockeyed. Today’s shutdown was an operations failure— Nothing to do with money. What efficiencies has BART implemented in the past 5 years with ridership cut in 1/2? Yet staffing increased in same time. @jilltucker
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BART shutdown offers glimpse of Bay Area’s future, if a key funding deal falls through next week
A key loan is suddenly in doubt and public transportation advocates said the stakes couldn’t be higher as the state funding would stave off dramatic BART and Muni cuts.
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September 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I support BART but this narrative is cockeyed. Today’s shutdown was an operations failure— Nothing to do with money. What efficiencies has BART implemented in the past 5 years with ridership cut in 1/2? Yet staffing increased in same time. @jilltucker
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“You go to war not because you want to fight,” said former state Sen. State Glazer, who left office last year, “but because you need to fight.” Democratic lawmakers in Bay Area 'reluctantly' support Newsom's gerrymandering ploy www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/13/d...
Democratic lawmakers in Bay Area ‘reluctantly’ support Newsom’s gerrymandering ploy
Independent redistricting is a darling in California politics. Its days may be numbered.
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August 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“You go to war not because you want to fight,” said former state Sen. State Glazer, who left office last year, “but because you need to fight.” Democratic lawmakers in Bay Area 'reluctantly' support Newsom's gerrymandering ploy www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/13/d...
Democratic leaders have come to realize that the short-term benefit of pleasing an interest group is outweighed by the the long-term failure to solve the problem,” said former state Sen. Steve Glazer www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/25/u...
How Democrats overcame special interests that long blocked CEQA reform
Pivot to ‘Abundance’ is shaking up longtime alliances with environmentalists, trade unions
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July 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Democratic leaders have come to realize that the short-term benefit of pleasing an interest group is outweighed by the the long-term failure to solve the problem,” said former state Sen. Steve Glazer www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/25/u...
Democracy’s Future: “One with more consolidated corporate media that’s bending to the will of the president or do we want a world of free, accessible honest journalism . . ” This Northern California PBS station will lose half its budget to Trump cuts
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This Northern California PBS station will lose half its budget to Trump cuts
Stations like KEET-TV in Eureka could become casualties of President Donald Trump’s plan to claw back $9 billion in public broadcasting funds.
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July 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Democracy’s Future: “One with more consolidated corporate media that’s bending to the will of the president or do we want a world of free, accessible honest journalism . . ” This Northern California PBS station will lose half its budget to Trump cuts
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At its best, public media is a classic public service — something that provides large benefits and that the private sector often fails to provide. “This Is Why America Needs Public Media www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/o...
Opinion | This Is Why America Needs Public Media
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July 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
At its best, public media is a classic public service — something that provides large benefits and that the private sector often fails to provide. “This Is Why America Needs Public Media www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/o...
There are numerous affordable housing bonds under consideration, which can be quite valuable — but show me their costs containment strategy. How do we prevent runaway costs from defeat the goal of getting the maximum bang for the public buck. @senatorcabaldon.bsky.social @buffywicks.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
There are numerous affordable housing bonds under consideration, which can be quite valuable — but show me their costs containment strategy. How do we prevent runaway costs from defeat the goal of getting the maximum bang for the public buck. @senatorcabaldon.bsky.social @buffywicks.bsky.social
“The report from Rebuild Local News and Muck Rack finds that more than 1,000 counties — one out of three in the nation — do not have the equivalent of even one full-time local journalist.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/new-...
New report maps a “severe” shortage of local journalists in the U.S.
The report from Rebuild Local News and Muck Rack finds that more than 1,000 counties — one out of three in the nation — do not have the equivalent of even one full-time local journalist.
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July 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
“The report from Rebuild Local News and Muck Rack finds that more than 1,000 counties — one out of three in the nation — do not have the equivalent of even one full-time local journalist.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/new-...
(CNN) — Since the start of the century, the number of journalists working in the United States has declined by more than 75 percent, according to a new report detailing “severe shortages” in local news. www.cnn.com/2025/07/10/m...
There’s a ‘severe shortage’ of local news across the US, new report reveals | CNN Business
Since the start of the century, the number of journalists working in the United States has declined by more than 75 percent, according to the study.
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July 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
(CNN) — Since the start of the century, the number of journalists working in the United States has declined by more than 75 percent, according to a new report detailing “severe shortages” in local news. www.cnn.com/2025/07/10/m...
“Holding public office is a privilege — but it’s not worth sacrificing who you are. The Senate, and the nation it serves, is best led by those who remember that.”
Jeff Flake: In Today’s G.O.P., Voting Your Conscience Is Disqualifying www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...
Jeff Flake: In Today’s G.O.P., Voting Your Conscience Is Disqualifying www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...
Opinion | Jeff Flake: In Today’s G.O.P., Voting Your Conscience Is Disqualifying
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July 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“Holding public office is a privilege — but it’s not worth sacrificing who you are. The Senate, and the nation it serves, is best led by those who remember that.”
Jeff Flake: In Today’s G.O.P., Voting Your Conscience Is Disqualifying www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...
Jeff Flake: In Today’s G.O.P., Voting Your Conscience Is Disqualifying www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...
Even in tough budget times, California steps up to expand local news fellowships. The program, currently publishing 100 stories a week, was championed by Senator Blakespear and Assemblymember Marc Berman. stirieshttps://journalism.berkeley.edu/15-million-to-journalism-fellowships/
California expands historic commitment to local journalism fellowships
Media Release July 1, 2025 California is expanding its historic commitment to local journalism with a $15 million budget allocation for fellowships to early-career reporters and editors and training t...
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July 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Even in tough budget times, California steps up to expand local news fellowships. The program, currently publishing 100 stories a week, was championed by Senator Blakespear and Assemblymember Marc Berman. stirieshttps://journalism.berkeley.edu/15-million-to-journalism-fellowships/
“I continue to raise questions about whether BART has financially right-sized the agency based on ridership,” said Steve Glazer, a former state senator from the East Bay “In other words, are they making the tough, hard decisions to align ridership with revenue?”
BART improves in safety, cleanliness and satisfaction, yet ridership recovery remains slow https://trib.al/qwU2ozs
BART improves in safety, cleanliness and satisfaction, yet ridership recovery remains slow
Despite continued gains in ridership and satisfaction, usage remains about half what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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June 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“I continue to raise questions about whether BART has financially right-sized the agency based on ridership,” said Steve Glazer, a former state senator from the East Bay “In other words, are they making the tough, hard decisions to align ridership with revenue?”
Informative story about how a select group of cities and their business co-conspirators steal tax revenue from other public entities. At a time of dwindling public resources, the legislature should act to close these deals down. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
Car Dealers Outpace Retail Giants With California Tax Deals
Online retail giants like Apple and Walmart gain the most from tax-sharing deals with California cities, but a closer look at the data shows that car dealers and other local businesses end up with the...
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June 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Informative story about how a select group of cities and their business co-conspirators steal tax revenue from other public entities. At a time of dwindling public resources, the legislature should act to close these deals down. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
Editorial: Stop Google thievery that undermines local journalism www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/06/10/e...
Editorial: Stop Google thievery that undermines local journalism
California lawmakers should insist the search giant start paying for the news reporting it appropriates.
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June 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Editorial: Stop Google thievery that undermines local journalism www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/06/10/e...
Reposted by Steven Glazer
NEW: Historically presidents confronting crises have sought to explain, to reassure and above all, to calm the situation.
Not Trump.
When faced with flames, he comes running with gasoline.
The escalation of events in LA is just the latest example.
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Not Trump.
When faced with flames, he comes running with gasoline.
The escalation of events in LA is just the latest example.
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Commentary: Putting the bully in bully pulpit, Trump escalates in L.A. rather than seeking calm
Instead of calming things, President Trump's dispatch of National Guard troops to L.A. has escalated tensions. It may serve his interests by distracting and deflecting but abdicating presidential resp...
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June 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
NEW: Historically presidents confronting crises have sought to explain, to reassure and above all, to calm the situation.
Not Trump.
When faced with flames, he comes running with gasoline.
The escalation of events in LA is just the latest example.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Not Trump.
When faced with flames, he comes running with gasoline.
The escalation of events in LA is just the latest example.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Reposted by Steven Glazer
NYC’s groundbreaking policy mandating city agencies spend 50% of their ad budgets with ethnic, community newsrooms has funneled over $72M to them in five years.
Read the latest @ccmnewmarkj.bsky.social report and its recommendations for the future: abi.journalism.cuny.edu/five-year-im...
Read the latest @ccmnewmarkj.bsky.social report and its recommendations for the future: abi.journalism.cuny.edu/five-year-im...
May 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
NYC’s groundbreaking policy mandating city agencies spend 50% of their ad budgets with ethnic, community newsrooms has funneled over $72M to them in five years.
Read the latest @ccmnewmarkj.bsky.social report and its recommendations for the future: abi.journalism.cuny.edu/five-year-im...
Read the latest @ccmnewmarkj.bsky.social report and its recommendations for the future: abi.journalism.cuny.edu/five-year-im...
“Glazer . . downgraded his assessment of the initiative from a “2 percent” solution last year to a “1 percent solution.” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
California’s revamped Google journalism deal raises new questions
The state notched a first-in-nation deal for the tech giant to help fund struggling newsrooms — but is now changing the scope.
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May 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
“Glazer . . downgraded his assessment of the initiative from a “2 percent” solution last year to a “1 percent solution.” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Congrats to Pleasanton Weekly publisher Gina Wilcox, who received the top award for editorial commentary by the California News Publishers for “The state of local media: How we got here and what we could lose”.
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Editorial — The state of local media: How we got here and what we could lose
A free press is part of the foundation of our democracy. Our Founding Fathers envisioned a strong, free press to keep tabs on the branches of government, which is why the media is referred to as the "...
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May 22, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Congrats to Pleasanton Weekly publisher Gina Wilcox, who received the top award for editorial commentary by the California News Publishers for “The state of local media: How we got here and what we could lose”.
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“It’s a 1% solution that will do little to arrest the massive decline of independent local news reporting in California.”
California and Google will make a media fund for the floundering news industry www.mercurynews.com/2025/05/21/c...
California and Google will make a media fund for the floundering news industry www.mercurynews.com/2025/05/21/c...
California and Google will make a media fund for the floundering news industry
California and Google to team up on media fund with much less funding than previous regulation attempts
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May 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“It’s a 1% solution that will do little to arrest the massive decline of independent local news reporting in California.”
California and Google will make a media fund for the floundering news industry www.mercurynews.com/2025/05/21/c...
California and Google will make a media fund for the floundering news industry www.mercurynews.com/2025/05/21/c...
As this op ed notes, this mitigation tax could backfill existing mental health spending and free up $1 billion plus/minus to prevent cuts elsewhere. . Plus save local news coverage. eedition.sfchronicle.com/infinity/art...
Tax Big Tech to mitigate harm kids and news
Tax Big Tech to mitigate harm kids and news
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May 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
As this op ed notes, this mitigation tax could backfill existing mental health spending and free up $1 billion plus/minus to prevent cuts elsewhere. . Plus save local news coverage. eedition.sfchronicle.com/infinity/art...
We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
Opinion | We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S.
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May 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
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“Cutting it by two-thirds moves California in the wrong direction at a time when local journalism is collapsing across the state,” said Rebuild Local News President @stevenwaldman.bsky.social
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Newsom proposes $20-million funding cut for California newsrooms, citing budget issues
The state confirmed Wednesday that it will pay out $10 million, instead of $30 million, to California newsrooms for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
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May 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“Cutting it by two-thirds moves California in the wrong direction at a time when local journalism is collapsing across the state,” said Rebuild Local News President @stevenwaldman.bsky.social
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Opinion | A.G. Sulzberger: A Free People Need a Free Press
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May 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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