Senator Archuleta's granddaughter was killed by a drunk driver last year. He told the story in the public safety committee hearing. It was gut wrenching. Even when a member of our legislature has one of these tragedies happen to them we still can't get common sense reform. So disappointing.
“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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December 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Senator Archuleta's granddaughter was killed by a drunk driver last year. He told the story in the public safety committee hearing. It was gut wrenching. Even when a member of our legislature has one of these tragedies happen to them we still can't get common sense reform. So disappointing.
The first time I ever heard Labrador speak was during the 2018 Republican gubernatorial debate. The dude literally argued parents should be able to let their child slowly die of sepsis in the name of religious liberty. Children must be protected from "everyone is welcome" signs but not sepsis.
July 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The first time I ever heard Labrador speak was during the 2018 Republican gubernatorial debate. The dude literally argued parents should be able to let their child slowly die of sepsis in the name of religious liberty. Children must be protected from "everyone is welcome" signs but not sepsis.
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SB 445, the 3rd party transit permit streamlining bill, is fighting for its life against strenuous opposition from big private utilities. The bill will be heard in the Assembly Transportation committee on Monday - if you are in Sacramento, come speak in support!
July 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
SB 445, the 3rd party transit permit streamlining bill, is fighting for its life against strenuous opposition from big private utilities. The bill will be heard in the Assembly Transportation committee on Monday - if you are in Sacramento, come speak in support!
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There may be some tiny opening to save the NSF funding. It is worth calling your Senators. This is a big deal if it can be saved.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
US senators poised to reject Trump’s proposed massive science cuts
Committee gives first hint that policymakers might preserve, rather than slash, funding for US National Science Foundation and other agencies.
www.nature.com
July 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
There may be some tiny opening to save the NSF funding. It is worth calling your Senators. This is a big deal if it can be saved.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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There is not a single person in the Democratic Party who is treating the death of USAID with the gravity it deserves. There’s no political issue more important than the death of 14 million people, but they’re just delivering boilerplate condemnations and nothing more.
July 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
There is not a single person in the Democratic Party who is treating the death of USAID with the gravity it deserves. There’s no political issue more important than the death of 14 million people, but they’re just delivering boilerplate condemnations and nothing more.
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What voters think nativism will mean: stop giving benefits to others, so you can focus resources on citizens
What it actually means in practice: stop giving citizens benefits, so you can focus resources on punishing others
What it actually means in practice: stop giving citizens benefits, so you can focus resources on punishing others
July 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What voters think nativism will mean: stop giving benefits to others, so you can focus resources on citizens
What it actually means in practice: stop giving citizens benefits, so you can focus resources on punishing others
What it actually means in practice: stop giving citizens benefits, so you can focus resources on punishing others
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We need stable funding for local transit & high speed rail in California, write to your reps and tell them to strengthen the Cap-and-Trade program. Make polluters pay their fair share so we can build and run the transit service needed to tackle climate change! transformca.org/cap-and-trad...
Cap-and-Trade - Transform
California's Cap-and-Trade Program must do more to reduce GHG emissions and help communities burdened by decades of toxic pollution.
transformca.org
June 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We need stable funding for local transit & high speed rail in California, write to your reps and tell them to strengthen the Cap-and-Trade program. Make polluters pay their fair share so we can build and run the transit service needed to tackle climate change! transformca.org/cap-and-trad...
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Brightline West is seeking its 3rd permit extension for its Las Vegas station and still has not started construction. Let's not pretend CA High Speed Rail is the only project to experience delays. Time to fix 3rd party permits with #SB445! www.8newsnow.com/news/local-n...
www.8newsnow.com
June 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Brightline West is seeking its 3rd permit extension for its Las Vegas station and still has not started construction. Let's not pretend CA High Speed Rail is the only project to experience delays. Time to fix 3rd party permits with #SB445! www.8newsnow.com/news/local-n...
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The SB 125 task force put together a great list of recommended reforms to build transit faster and cheaper. But now they're walking it back. Write to the task force or speak out next Tuesday to keep project delivery reform on the table! actionnetwork.org/letters/tran...
June 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The SB 125 task force put together a great list of recommended reforms to build transit faster and cheaper. But now they're walking it back. Write to the task force or speak out next Tuesday to keep project delivery reform on the table! actionnetwork.org/letters/tran...
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Renewables were 92% of new power added in 2024. Low carbon sources now accounts for 41% of worldwide electricity.
Though, I can’t help but look at this graph and think about how much better it would look if we weren’t retiring nuclear plants so much faster than we’re building them.
Though, I can’t help but look at this graph and think about how much better it would look if we weren’t retiring nuclear plants so much faster than we’re building them.
April 21, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Renewables were 92% of new power added in 2024. Low carbon sources now accounts for 41% of worldwide electricity.
Though, I can’t help but look at this graph and think about how much better it would look if we weren’t retiring nuclear plants so much faster than we’re building them.
Though, I can’t help but look at this graph and think about how much better it would look if we weren’t retiring nuclear plants so much faster than we’re building them.
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We’ve been hard at work in Sacramento preparing our legislative package for the year, and we’re proud to announce our 2025 bills! Here’s what we’re running this year ⬇️
March 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We’ve been hard at work in Sacramento preparing our legislative package for the year, and we’re proud to announce our 2025 bills! Here’s what we’re running this year ⬇️
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The SB125 Transit Transformation Task force meets next week to discuss transit project delivery reforms. We let them know what's important for cutting costs: not worker pay or protections, but lack of state capacity, standards, planning best practices, and more calelectricrail.org/wp-content/u...
March 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The SB125 Transit Transformation Task force meets next week to discuss transit project delivery reforms. We let them know what's important for cutting costs: not worker pay or protections, but lack of state capacity, standards, planning best practices, and more calelectricrail.org/wp-content/u...