Henry Fung
@henryfung.bsky.social
transit, gambling, and sustainable suburbanism
There is breaking news with the death of Rob Reiner and his wife and the son is the prime suspect, and KNX just rolls over to news from San Francisco because Audacy thinks one newsroom for all of California overnight is enough.
December 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
There is breaking news with the death of Rob Reiner and his wife and the son is the prime suspect, and KNX just rolls over to news from San Francisco because Audacy thinks one newsroom for all of California overnight is enough.
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A religious display that shows Jesus being harassed by the govt? This is unprecedented
Supporters of the displays say the Bible is on their side, but critics call the scenes sacrilegious and politically divisive, accusing the churches of abusing sacred imagery. n.pr/4rTabaD
Church Nativity scenes add zip ties and gas masks to protest immigration raids
Supporters of the displays say the Bible is on their side, but critics call the scenes sacrilegious and politically divisive, accusing the churches of abusing sacred imagery.
n.pr
December 14, 2025 at 5:26 AM
A religious display that shows Jesus being harassed by the govt? This is unprecedented
In Montclair, CA, anti-LGBTQ activist and councilman Ben Lopez was found liable of sexually harassing two male employees and found liable to pay $1.5 million. Comments he was found liable for making below. www.dailybulletin.com/2025/12/12/j...
December 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
In Montclair, CA, anti-LGBTQ activist and councilman Ben Lopez was found liable of sexually harassing two male employees and found liable to pay $1.5 million. Comments he was found liable for making below. www.dailybulletin.com/2025/12/12/j...
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“Drunk and drugged driving is now so common in car-centric California that drivers routinely rack up four, five, six DUIs. One woman in Fresno just got her 16th.”
California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the nation. Here, DUI-related deaths have been rising more than twice as fast as the rest of the country.
But this fall, a state bill to strengthen DUI penalties was gutted at the last minute. calmatters.org/investigatio...
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But this fall, a state bill to strengthen DUI penalties was gutted at the last minute. calmatters.org/investigatio...
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15 DUIs, still driving: California's failure to take repeat drunk drivers off the road
As alcohol-related roadway deaths spike across the state, a CalMatters investigation finds California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the country.
calmatters.org
December 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“Drunk and drugged driving is now so common in car-centric California that drivers routinely rack up four, five, six DUIs. One woman in Fresno just got her 16th.”
Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore is the biggest case of bag fumbling in history?
December 12, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore is the biggest case of bag fumbling in history?
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Making this threat was an incredibly stupid thing to do. If he follows through now, he risks a revolt inside his own party over the fact that he's attacking a red state. If he doesn't follow through, he's announcing to the world that he's a paper tiger.
December 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Making this threat was an incredibly stupid thing to do. If he follows through now, he risks a revolt inside his own party over the fact that he's attacking a red state. If he doesn't follow through, he's announcing to the world that he's a paper tiger.
Nobody listens to the radio anymore, as KNX and KCBS have merged operations overnight. It is jarring to hear one long traffic report at 4:00 am covering both the Bay Bridge and the 405 (and properly using articles for each area) and most of the news is out of San Francisco where it is operated.
December 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Nobody listens to the radio anymore, as KNX and KCBS have merged operations overnight. It is jarring to hear one long traffic report at 4:00 am covering both the Bay Bridge and the 405 (and properly using articles for each area) and most of the news is out of San Francisco where it is operated.
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This article was just lying to you. California builds 25,000 ADUs per year because of state preemption. There are tens of thousands of homes built with state ministerial streamlining. There are now *hundreds of thousands* of homes that would not otherwise exist because of state preemption.
Statewide zoning reform isn’t producing the wins everyone expected. For example, state law can declare that small backyard cottages are legal. But unless cities can review them, permit them, and builders can finance them, legalization will remain largely symbolic.
December 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
This article was just lying to you. California builds 25,000 ADUs per year because of state preemption. There are tens of thousands of homes built with state ministerial streamlining. There are now *hundreds of thousands* of homes that would not otherwise exist because of state preemption.
Congratulations to @whstancil.bsky.social, who is now Officially Wikipedia Notable. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Will Stancil - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Congratulations to @whstancil.bsky.social, who is now Officially Wikipedia Notable. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Serifs are now going to be right-coded like pickup trucks and AI art.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Serifs are now going to be right-coded like pickup trucks and AI art.
Who decided to put in British spelling on Google Earth for this transit facility?
December 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Who decided to put in British spelling on Google Earth for this transit facility?
The law allows property owners to help solve our housing crisis by converting nonfunctional parking into homes for people.
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/k...
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/k...
Koreatown landlord tows tenants' cars as parking spots are being turned into ADUs
The property management company said the city of Los Angeles gave the green light to move forward with the project.
www.nbclosangeles.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The law allows property owners to help solve our housing crisis by converting nonfunctional parking into homes for people.
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/k...
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/k...
After five and a half years and a name change, the Gold Runner has finally returned to its pre-COVID schedule. goldrunner.com/7th-daily-tr...
7th Daily Trip
Gold Runner service between Bakersfield and Sacramento is officially restored to its full pre-pandemic schedule. Beginning December 8, take advantage of a 7th daily round trip, offering even more flex...
goldrunner.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
After five and a half years and a name change, the Gold Runner has finally returned to its pre-COVID schedule. goldrunner.com/7th-daily-tr...
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Update: SBCTA voted unanimously to end the program.
It's hard to believe a "Tesla Tunnel" type project would still be on the books in 2025, but at least SBCTA is likely to kill the project tomorrow.
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/12/02/s...
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/12/02/s...
SBCTA Could Finally End One of the Country’s Worst Zombie Projects: The ONT Connector - Streetsblog California
“The ONT Connector is an inappropriate investment. Ridership capacity and public transportation utility do not support spending billions of dollars for it. Scrapping the project is the right decision....
cal.streetsblog.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Update: SBCTA voted unanimously to end the program.
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The Clippers used to be a laughing stock of a franchise. Some really good players played for them, usually only briefly. The franchise didn’t become respectable until Blake Griffin and Chris Paul arrived.
And both of their Clipper tenures ended by being shoved out the nearest airlock.
And both of their Clipper tenures ended by being shoved out the nearest airlock.
December 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The Clippers used to be a laughing stock of a franchise. Some really good players played for them, usually only briefly. The franchise didn’t become respectable until Blake Griffin and Chris Paul arrived.
And both of their Clipper tenures ended by being shoved out the nearest airlock.
And both of their Clipper tenures ended by being shoved out the nearest airlock.
Pomona, which has a policy of requiring work on a building older than 50 years to go through a "determination of historic significance", is set to declare a dingbat historically significant, which adds hoops to demolition or addition. @dingbattitude.bsky.social pomona.legistar.com/LegislationD...
December 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Pomona, which has a policy of requiring work on a building older than 50 years to go through a "determination of historic significance", is set to declare a dingbat historically significant, which adds hoops to demolition or addition. @dingbattitude.bsky.social pomona.legistar.com/LegislationD...
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Bill Kristol has gone so far left he's joined us in chastising Hakeem Jeffries for being a morally bankrupt turd. He's gonna be Che in like a week at this rate
I’m kind of new to the Democrats, but I thought we were FOR respecting the legal process, and also that we were AGAINST political corruption. And that it was especially important to hold to these principles at this time.
But I guess there’s some insider memo I didn’t get that would set me straight?
But I guess there’s some insider memo I didn’t get that would set me straight?
Jeffries claims the charges against Cueller were "very thin" and says Trump's pardon was "exactly the right outcome"
December 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Bill Kristol has gone so far left he's joined us in chastising Hakeem Jeffries for being a morally bankrupt turd. He's gonna be Che in like a week at this rate
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A year and change ago, Mark Kelly couldn't get any traction when his name came up in VP talks. But now thanks to the Trump villain machine, Kelly joins the pantheon of top ranked Democrats that have national profiles that will destroy all the pathetic losers the GOP will be counting on for a decade.
Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
A year and change ago, Mark Kelly couldn't get any traction when his name came up in VP talks. But now thanks to the Trump villain machine, Kelly joins the pantheon of top ranked Democrats that have national profiles that will destroy all the pathetic losers the GOP will be counting on for a decade.
Pomona Measure Y is a ballot measure for youth and family programs that was passed by 62% of the voters, led by this organization which has this mural prominent on the front door of its headquarters/community center. It ballot box budgets 10% of general fund revenue to new programs.
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Pomona Measure Y is a ballot measure for youth and family programs that was passed by 62% of the voters, led by this organization which has this mural prominent on the front door of its headquarters/community center. It ballot box budgets 10% of general fund revenue to new programs.
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Let me get this straight: we trained this guy to be an elite killer, abandoned his country to the Taliban, isolated him, arbitrarily banned him from working and so left his family unsupported.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
Alleged D.C. Shooter Begged CIA for Help as He Tried to Find Work newrepublic.com/post/203784/... via @newrepublic.com
Alleged D.C. Shooter Begged CIA for Help as He Tried to Find Work
The National Guard shooting suspect felt abandoned by the CIA after working together for so long, his fellow unit member said.
newrepublic.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Let me get this straight: we trained this guy to be an elite killer, abandoned his country to the Taliban, isolated him, arbitrarily banned him from working and so left his family unsupported.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
A 6,983 page IS/MND for a data center - and project opponents still want an EIR. www.montereypark.ca.gov/DocumentCent...
www.montereypark.ca.gov
December 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
A 6,983 page IS/MND for a data center - and project opponents still want an EIR. www.montereypark.ca.gov/DocumentCent...
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Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi is in advanced negotiations to be the next head coach of the California Golden Bears. It's not done, but it's close. It'd be a momentous decision for Cal, and a deep commitment to football excellence in Berkeley. writeforcalifornia.com/p/breaking-t...
BREAKING: Tosh Lupoi reportedly in negotiations to be Cal's next head coach
The worst kept secret in college football is now out in the open.
writeforcalifornia.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi is in advanced negotiations to be the next head coach of the California Golden Bears. It's not done, but it's close. It'd be a momentous decision for Cal, and a deep commitment to football excellence in Berkeley. writeforcalifornia.com/p/breaking-t...
LA Times covers the Santa Barbara carveout in the last CEQA bill www.latimes.com/california/s...
State lawmakers targeted a Santa Barbara development. Then came the fallout
In a highly unusual situation, a housing project in Santa Barbara must undergo reviews after a state bill included language apparently targeting the development.
www.latimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
LA Times covers the Santa Barbara carveout in the last CEQA bill www.latimes.com/california/s...