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Yousef Baig
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California Voices Editor @calmatters.org | NorCal ATLien | journalistic master of none | signal: ybaig.32
Gavin Newsom appears to be calling out state lawmakers and their approach to California high-speed rail in a signing message yesterday for AB 377, a totally redundant bill. He encourages them to "prioritize measures that are additive" and "clear the path to completion" www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/u...
July 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
For folks who need some geography help with California: This is where Sacramento is located. We are roughly 500 miles from the Mexico border. Oregon is much closer. Yet Border Patrol is conducting made-for-TV immigration raids in our shopping centers.
July 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A Fox News correspondent got special access for the Home Depot raid in Sacramento today. Everything he posted, from the language to the parroting of unverified claims, should remove any doubts about Fox News being state media. He also quotes an official whose operations been stopped by courts twice.
July 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I cannot stop thinking about this passage. And genuinely think everyone of sane mind, decent heart and a little melanin can relate.
July 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
What the fuck is wrong with people www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
June 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
WaPo's opinion overhaul is indeed problematic and it's too early to say what will happen with its partnership deals, but trying to automate what editors do is disturbing AF www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/b...
June 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Thanks @sacpressclub.bsky.social for this honor and for recognizing my 2024 column on the very different high-speed rail conversation happening in the Central Valley (calmatters.org/commentary/2...). The simplest & most important journalistic technique we have is to talk to folks directly affected.
May 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
$1 trillion of wealth was created for the 19 richest American households alone in 2024, reports @wsj.com. They now control a record amount of the country's wealth: www.wsj.com/economy/1-tr...
April 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is a righteous callout @scottwiener.bsky.social.
April 23, 2025 at 6:12 AM
What sort of masochist would agree to this.
April 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
April 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
There were peaceful protests against Elon Musk and the Trump administration in so many California cities today, some with crowds in the thousands, including the state Capitol. Democracy isn’t rolling over.

(h/t Melodic_Animal_2238 on r/Sacramento)
February 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
You: TikTok went down. Now it’s coming back.

Me: Have yall looked at the stars lately? Venus and Saturn are in alignment. Jupiter and Mars are also part of this planet parade.
January 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
On behalf of California and LA, to everyone outside the state who thinks they know something.
January 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I think we disagree on the definition of "major." California bonds and revenues have accounted for more than three-quarters of the money authorized. The authority may be pursuing more federal grants but actual Washington dollars have been a much smaller percentage hsr.ca.gov/about/projec...
December 11, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Spending the week working for some of that famous Poynter magic @poynterinstitute.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Voices? Voices…hmmm. Where have I heard this before 🤔
November 19, 2024 at 4:17 PM