Alejandro Lazo
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California now has nearly 17,000 megawatts of battery storage. That's enough to power about 13 million homes for four hours: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @hayleysmith.bsky.social
Newsom touts California's record battery energy gains at U.N. climate conference
California has now reached 16,942 megawatts of available battery storage — about one-third of the estimated capacity needed to reach the state's goal of 100% clean energy by 2045.
www.latimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
California now has nearly 17,000 megawatts of battery storage. That's enough to power about 13 million homes for four hours: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @hayleysmith.bsky.social
‘A flood on steroids’: What to know as storm, debris flows threaten LA calmatters.org/environment/...
‘A flood on steroids’: What to know as storm, debris flows threaten LA
Burn scars slicked by fire and stripped of plants are especially vulnerable to pounding rain in Southern California. Below debris flows a USGS scientist says to be ready to fight like hell or get out ...
calmatters.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
‘A flood on steroids’: What to know as storm, debris flows threaten LA calmatters.org/environment/...
Data centers are putting new strain on California's grid. A new report estimates the impacts calmatters.org/environment/...
Data centers are putting new strain on California's grid. Here's the best estimate yet
California’s data centers have doubled their use of electricity and demand for water , and are polluting more, even as lawmakers stall on oversight.
calmatters.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Data centers are putting new strain on California's grid. A new report estimates the impacts calmatters.org/environment/...
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If Trump appointees succeed in repealing the greenhouse gas "endangerment finding," they could open a path for California to regulate carbon pollution itself: calmatters.org/environment/... via @gauchoesque.bsky.social
If Trump’s EPA abandons climate policy, could California take over on greenhouse gases?
California, the state that helped define U.S. clean-air policy, is once again considering how far it can go without Washington’s permission.
calmatters.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
If Trump appointees succeed in repealing the greenhouse gas "endangerment finding," they could open a path for California to regulate carbon pollution itself: calmatters.org/environment/... via @gauchoesque.bsky.social
The Lingering Legal Issue of California’s Limits on Vehicle Emissions legal-planet.org/2025/11/13/s...
The Lingering Legal Issue of California’s Limits on Vehicle Emissions - Legal Planet
Can Trump revoke California's authority to regulate carbon emissions from cars and trucks? Here's what you need to know about the legal issues.
legal-planet.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The Lingering Legal Issue of California’s Limits on Vehicle Emissions legal-planet.org/2025/11/13/s...
Sharp reporting earlier this week from my good friend Gabe Greschler. sfstandard.com/2025/11/10/s...
SF’s newest supervisor accused of leaving pet shop in squalor
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s pick for Sunset supervisor, Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz, is under scrutiny after the new owner of her former pet store says she found dead mice, filth, and trash left behind.
sfstandard.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Sharp reporting earlier this week from my good friend Gabe Greschler. sfstandard.com/2025/11/10/s...
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NEW: Supervisor Jackie Fielder is calling for a public hearing into a multimillion-dollar contract Mayor Lurie’s office signed with software company OpenGov after city staffers expressed concern over its cost and performance.
✍️ Story by Gabe Greschler & me
sfstandard.com/2025/10/21/s...
✍️ Story by Gabe Greschler & me
sfstandard.com/2025/10/21/s...
Supervisor demands answers on Mayor Lurie’s unusual tech contract
Jackie Fielder is questioning a $5.9 million contract after a Standard investigation found Mayor Daniel Lurie’s office may have given the tech firm preferential treatment.
sfstandard.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
NEW: Supervisor Jackie Fielder is calling for a public hearing into a multimillion-dollar contract Mayor Lurie’s office signed with software company OpenGov after city staffers expressed concern over its cost and performance.
✍️ Story by Gabe Greschler & me
sfstandard.com/2025/10/21/s...
✍️ Story by Gabe Greschler & me
sfstandard.com/2025/10/21/s...
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Exxon is — again — asking the Supreme Court to help the oil giant escape trials over its climate lies.
Several justices have "past or present financial or familial ties to the oil industry that could raise questions about their impartiality," @hannahstoryb.bsky.social reports in @prospect.org.
Several justices have "past or present financial or familial ties to the oil industry that could raise questions about their impartiality," @hannahstoryb.bsky.social reports in @prospect.org.
Exxon’s Latest Supreme Court Hail Mary - The American Prospect
Oil companies insist that if cases are allowed to proceed, it could have major ramifications for the future of their industry. Will a Supreme Court willing to grant Trump immunity for his crimes do th...
prospect.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Exxon is — again — asking the Supreme Court to help the oil giant escape trials over its climate lies.
Several justices have "past or present financial or familial ties to the oil industry that could raise questions about their impartiality," @hannahstoryb.bsky.social reports in @prospect.org.
Several justices have "past or present financial or familial ties to the oil industry that could raise questions about their impartiality," @hannahstoryb.bsky.social reports in @prospect.org.
NEW: A provocative idea, if Trump’s EPA abandons climate policy, could California take over on greenhouse gases? calmatters.org/environment/...
If Trump’s EPA abandons climate policy, could California take over on greenhouse gases?
California, the state that helped define U.S. clean-air policy, is once again considering how far it can go without Washington’s permission.
calmatters.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
NEW: A provocative idea, if Trump’s EPA abandons climate policy, could California take over on greenhouse gases? calmatters.org/environment/...
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NEW: As a two-time speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi knew how to count votes. She also was wise enough to know her number was up.
My new piece on why Pelosi retired to the great relief of many in San Francisco politics.
sfstandard.com/2025/11/06/n...
My new piece on why Pelosi retired to the great relief of many in San Francisco politics.
sfstandard.com/2025/11/06/n...
Nancy Pelosi rode off into the sunset before things got dark
As a two-time speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi knew how to count votes. She also was wise enough to know her number was up.
sfstandard.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
NEW: As a two-time speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi knew how to count votes. She also was wise enough to know her number was up.
My new piece on why Pelosi retired to the great relief of many in San Francisco politics.
sfstandard.com/2025/11/06/n...
My new piece on why Pelosi retired to the great relief of many in San Francisco politics.
sfstandard.com/2025/11/06/n...
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Once upon a time, California showed that you can reduce drunk driving deaths simply by trying. Now, the state’s headed backward.
And as deaths have increased, law enforcement has done less: DUI arrests statewide dropped from nearly 200K in 2010 to 100K in 2020.
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And as deaths have increased, law enforcement has done less: DUI arrests statewide dropped from nearly 200K in 2010 to 100K in 2020.
1/6
October 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Once upon a time, California showed that you can reduce drunk driving deaths simply by trying. Now, the state’s headed backward.
And as deaths have increased, law enforcement has done less: DUI arrests statewide dropped from nearly 200K in 2010 to 100K in 2020.
1/6
And as deaths have increased, law enforcement has done less: DUI arrests statewide dropped from nearly 200K in 2010 to 100K in 2020.
1/6
'I don’t know what we’re going to do.’ Californians fear loss of food aid as shutdown drags on calmatters.org/economy/2025...
'I don’t know what we’re going to do.’ Californians fear loss of food aid as shutdown drags on
More than five million low-income Californians are expected to lose their CalFresh food assistance benefits starting Saturday. States are suing the Trump administration to reinstate aid.
calmatters.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
'I don’t know what we’re going to do.’ Californians fear loss of food aid as shutdown drags on calmatters.org/economy/2025...
He's back. www.wsj.com/politics/arn...
Arnold Schwarzenegger Has Become Gavin Newsom’s Toughest Opponent Yet
California’s “governator” returns to the political arena—this time as the celebrity muscle against a ballot measure that could bring gerrymandering back to favor Democrats.
www.wsj.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
He's back. www.wsj.com/politics/arn...
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The Trump Administration pulled $1.2 billion from California’s hydrogen hub. Even without federal funding, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is pressing ahead with clean energy retrofits anyway.
bit.ly/4nLi66Z
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📸 Jay L. Clendenin
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📸 Jay L. Clendenin
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Trump Administration pulled $1.2 billion from California’s hydrogen hub. Even without federal funding, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is pressing ahead with clean energy retrofits anyway.
bit.ly/4nLi66Z
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📸 Jay L. Clendenin
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📸 Jay L. Clendenin
I feel like the headline-writers are just in a race with each other to find the tech worker who works the most hours per week now. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-r...
AI Workers Are Putting In 100-Hour Workweeks to Win the New Tech Arms Race
With expertise in the field scarce, workers in Silicon Valley are pushing themselves to extremes day after day.
www.wsj.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I feel like the headline-writers are just in a race with each other to find the tech worker who works the most hours per week now. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-r...
You Caught Me. I’m Speaking Spanish. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Opinion | You Caught Me. I’m Speaking Spanish.
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
You Caught Me. I’m Speaking Spanish. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
The feds want to know more about the people on food stamps. How Newsom responded calmatters.org/economy/2025...
Newsom reverses a data sharing law meant to increase CalFresh enrollment
A new California law aims to protect private data from the federal government.
calmatters.org
October 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The feds want to know more about the people on food stamps. How Newsom responded calmatters.org/economy/2025...
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Scott Wiener is done waiting on Nancy Pelosi. He’s running in 2026, sources say
San Francisco’s state senator previously said he would wait for Pelosi to retire from Congress, but polling and a progressive challenger changed the game.
sfstandard.com/2025/10/16/s...
San Francisco’s state senator previously said he would wait for Pelosi to retire from Congress, but polling and a progressive challenger changed the game.
sfstandard.com/2025/10/16/s...
Scott Wiener is done waiting on Nancy Pelosi. He’s running for Congress
San Francisco’s state senator previously said he would wait for Pelosi to retire before running, but polling and the emergence of a progressive challenger changed the game.
sfstandard.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Scott Wiener is done waiting on Nancy Pelosi. He’s running in 2026, sources say
San Francisco’s state senator previously said he would wait for Pelosi to retire from Congress, but polling and a progressive challenger changed the game.
sfstandard.com/2025/10/16/s...
San Francisco’s state senator previously said he would wait for Pelosi to retire from Congress, but polling and a progressive challenger changed the game.
sfstandard.com/2025/10/16/s...
Scott Wiener is done waiting on Nancy Pelosi. He’s running in 2026, sources say sfstandard.com/2025/10/16/s...
Scott Wiener is done waiting on Nancy Pelosi. He’s running for Congress
San Francisco’s state senator previously said he would wait for Pelosi to retire before running, but polling and the emergence of a progressive challenger changed the game.
sfstandard.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Scott Wiener is done waiting on Nancy Pelosi. He’s running in 2026, sources say sfstandard.com/2025/10/16/s...
How EVs can fix the grid and lower your electric bill | grist.org/solutions/ho... (for instance, "Natural Resources Defense Council has estimated that if California V2G’ed all of the 14 million EVs it’s expected to have by 2035, it could power every home in the state for three days.")
How EVs can fix the grid and lower your electric bill
A pilot project in Maryland is using EVs to create a cleaner, more resilient, and more affordable energy supply.
grist.org
October 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
How EVs can fix the grid and lower your electric bill | grist.org/solutions/ho... (for instance, "Natural Resources Defense Council has estimated that if California V2G’ed all of the 14 million EVs it’s expected to have by 2035, it could power every home in the state for three days.")
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Indigenous and environmental leaders in Ecuador are facing state intimidation as Trumpian right-wing president pushes to rewrite constitution in favor of extractive industries and foreign military interests
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Indigenous and environmental leaders in Ecuador are facing state intimidation as Trumpian right-wing president pushes to rewrite constitution in favor of extractive industries and foreign military interests
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewable energy.
Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports.
grist.org/internationa...
#Solar #Wind #Energy #Renewables #Climate
Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports.
grist.org/internationa...
#Solar #Wind #Energy #Renewables #Climate
As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewable energy
Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two reports published this week.
grist.org
October 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewable energy.
Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports.
grist.org/internationa...
#Solar #Wind #Energy #Renewables #Climate
Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports.
grist.org/internationa...
#Solar #Wind #Energy #Renewables #Climate
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Highly recommend spending some time with this project by @adrianaheldiz.bsky.social who got incredible access to a preschool in San Diego that helps children caught in the crossfire of domestic violence go on to live healthy, normal lives.
Deep dive:
A San Diego preschool focuses on the “little guys” who experience domestic violence and other trauma.
Mi Escuelita has a long record of helping families move forward. cal.news/3WGCs60
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A San Diego preschool focuses on the “little guys” who experience domestic violence and other trauma.
Mi Escuelita has a long record of helping families move forward. cal.news/3WGCs60
📝+📷 @adrianaheldiz.bsky.social
How the tiniest domestic violence survivors are healing with the help of this preschool
A preschool in San Diego focuses on children who've experienced trauma, the "little guys". Mi Escuelita now has a long record of helping kids and families move forward.
cal.news
October 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Highly recommend spending some time with this project by @adrianaheldiz.bsky.social who got incredible access to a preschool in San Diego that helps children caught in the crossfire of domestic violence go on to live healthy, normal lives.
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Who is watching California’s oil refiners, like when they explode? State, regional and local agencies are all investigating in a silo, reports @gauchoesque.bsky.social at @calmatters.org calmatters.org/environment/...
Two California refineries exploded this year. With the federal government out, who’s watching them?
An El Segundo refinery fire has renewed questions about who is investigating the state’s oil industry after serious accidents. With the U.S. Chemical Safety Board defunded, California has yet to fill ...
calmatters.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Who is watching California’s oil refiners, like when they explode? State, regional and local agencies are all investigating in a silo, reports @gauchoesque.bsky.social at @calmatters.org calmatters.org/environment/...