Lori Saldaña
@lorisaldanasd.bsky.social
Retired legislator. Active rabble rouser. Perpetual gardener & desert tortoise caregiver.
Walked outside to find this hummingbird in the garden, but I was really looking across the way at a hawk being harassed by the local crows.
The birds are suddenly noisy, active, and fighting over territory/ so nesting season is fast approaching.
The birds are suddenly noisy, active, and fighting over territory/ so nesting season is fast approaching.
January 31, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Walked outside to find this hummingbird in the garden, but I was really looking across the way at a hawk being harassed by the local crows.
The birds are suddenly noisy, active, and fighting over territory/ so nesting season is fast approaching.
The birds are suddenly noisy, active, and fighting over territory/ so nesting season is fast approaching.
Please go buy American Carnage.
Share it with others.
It will be difficult- but essential - to help understand what the US has lost- and identify what needs to be done to regain some stability as people grieve and mourn the loss of a once high-functioning federal workforce.
Share it with others.
It will be difficult- but essential - to help understand what the US has lost- and identify what needs to be done to regain some stability as people grieve and mourn the loss of a once high-functioning federal workforce.
January 30, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Please go buy American Carnage.
Share it with others.
It will be difficult- but essential - to help understand what the US has lost- and identify what needs to be done to regain some stability as people grieve and mourn the loss of a once high-functioning federal workforce.
Share it with others.
It will be difficult- but essential - to help understand what the US has lost- and identify what needs to be done to regain some stability as people grieve and mourn the loss of a once high-functioning federal workforce.
In 2012 I ran for Congress
This interview popped up recently to remind me that issues like #immigration reform, cannabis & taxes have not changed
I was outspent by a wealthy moderate Dem- he loaned his own campaign nearly $2 million
I lost by 700 votes
youtu.be/6v9qTtCNGmM
This interview popped up recently to remind me that issues like #immigration reform, cannabis & taxes have not changed
I was outspent by a wealthy moderate Dem- he loaned his own campaign nearly $2 million
I lost by 700 votes
youtu.be/6v9qTtCNGmM
Lori Saldaña, 52nd Congressional District Candidate
YouTube video by KPBS Public Media
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 7:14 PM
In 2012 I ran for Congress
This interview popped up recently to remind me that issues like #immigration reform, cannabis & taxes have not changed
I was outspent by a wealthy moderate Dem- he loaned his own campaign nearly $2 million
I lost by 700 votes
youtu.be/6v9qTtCNGmM
This interview popped up recently to remind me that issues like #immigration reform, cannabis & taxes have not changed
I was outspent by a wealthy moderate Dem- he loaned his own campaign nearly $2 million
I lost by 700 votes
youtu.be/6v9qTtCNGmM
In days gone by- people would go to the zoo to feed the #elephants peanuts.
In 2022, I decided to feed them something more healthy & substantial: 3 truckloads of branches from a ficus tree in my front yard, that my mother had planted 50 years before.
Fresh greens are essential!
Story in ALT text
In 2022, I decided to feed them something more healthy & substantial: 3 truckloads of branches from a ficus tree in my front yard, that my mother had planted 50 years before.
Fresh greens are essential!
Story in ALT text
January 29, 2026 at 5:12 PM
In days gone by- people would go to the zoo to feed the #elephants peanuts.
In 2022, I decided to feed them something more healthy & substantial: 3 truckloads of branches from a ficus tree in my front yard, that my mother had planted 50 years before.
Fresh greens are essential!
Story in ALT text
In 2022, I decided to feed them something more healthy & substantial: 3 truckloads of branches from a ficus tree in my front yard, that my mother had planted 50 years before.
Fresh greens are essential!
Story in ALT text
1/ Today @RepScottPeters attended a local Dem Club meeting
He lamented ICE funding (“more than for #USMC”)
I thanked him for attempting to inspect #SanDiego detention facilities & suggested his office submit DAILY inspection requests when ICE illegally demands a 7 day notice
He lamented ICE funding (“more than for #USMC”)
I thanked him for attempting to inspect #SanDiego detention facilities & suggested his office submit DAILY inspection requests when ICE illegally demands a 7 day notice
January 24, 2026 at 8:50 PM
American democracy (2026) - commemorative flower arrangements, gold.
January 20, 2026 at 7:17 PM
American democracy (2026) - commemorative flower arrangements, gold.
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Once a Gamble in the Desert, Electric Grid Batteries Are Everywhere www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
Once a Gamble in the Desert, Electric Grid Batteries Are Everywhere
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Once a Gamble in the Desert, Electric Grid Batteries Are Everywhere www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
Reposted by Lori Saldaña
Sunday 9/21 at 10am PT on Climate Chat: "What the Hell is Going On in the North Pacific?" with hosts Dan Miller & @leonsimons.bsky.social. On YouTube & LinkedIn.
#ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming
youtube.com/live/BNZ_biC...
#ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming
youtube.com/live/BNZ_biC...
What the Hell is Goin On in the North Pacific?
YouTube video by Climate Chat
youtube.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Sunday 9/21 at 10am PT on Climate Chat: "What the Hell is Going On in the North Pacific?" with hosts Dan Miller & @leonsimons.bsky.social. On YouTube & LinkedIn.
#ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming
youtube.com/live/BNZ_biC...
#ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming
youtube.com/live/BNZ_biC...
No surprises in the responses to my question for Grok, re the different legislative proposals from the two major political parties while enacting changes to voting procedures in the US.
August 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
No surprises in the responses to my question for Grok, re the different legislative proposals from the two major political parties while enacting changes to voting procedures in the US.
TONIGHT — Tuesday, Aug 19
San Diego County Democratic Party Chair Election
5:30: Credentialing of Central Committee members
6:00: Public Comments
6:30: Meeting begins- the only action agenda item is the election of a new County Party Chair
Zoom link: sddems.link/centcomm
San Diego County Democratic Party Chair Election
5:30: Credentialing of Central Committee members
6:00: Public Comments
6:30: Meeting begins- the only action agenda item is the election of a new County Party Chair
Zoom link: sddems.link/centcomm
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SDCDP Central Committee Monthly Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SDCDP Central Committee Monthly Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
sddems.link
August 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
TONIGHT — Tuesday, Aug 19
San Diego County Democratic Party Chair Election
5:30: Credentialing of Central Committee members
6:00: Public Comments
6:30: Meeting begins- the only action agenda item is the election of a new County Party Chair
Zoom link: sddems.link/centcomm
San Diego County Democratic Party Chair Election
5:30: Credentialing of Central Committee members
6:00: Public Comments
6:30: Meeting begins- the only action agenda item is the election of a new County Party Chair
Zoom link: sddems.link/centcomm
Reposted by Lori Saldaña
California Supreme Court Rejects Deference to Regulators on Rooftop Solar Rollback - Center for Biological Diversity. Yay!
Thank you Malinda Dickenson and @lorisaldanasd.bsky.social
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
Thank you Malinda Dickenson and @lorisaldanasd.bsky.social
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
California Supreme Court Rejects Deference to Regulators on Rooftop Solar Rollback
Center for Biological Diversity: SAN FRANCISCO— In a victory for renewable energy, the California Supreme Court ruled today that an appeals court should not have deferred to state utility regulators w...
biologicaldiversity.org
August 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
California Supreme Court Rejects Deference to Regulators on Rooftop Solar Rollback - Center for Biological Diversity. Yay!
Thank you Malinda Dickenson and @lorisaldanasd.bsky.social
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
Thank you Malinda Dickenson and @lorisaldanasd.bsky.social
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
July 4 8 pm: A friend just left the San Diego Fashion Valley theater and said he was asked for identification by #ICE officers at the trolley station. Also- the mall is deserted.
He says they’re hanging out near the transit station at the southwest corner of the shopping center.
He says they’re hanging out near the transit station at the southwest corner of the shopping center.
July 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
July 4 8 pm: A friend just left the San Diego Fashion Valley theater and said he was asked for identification by #ICE officers at the trolley station. Also- the mall is deserted.
He says they’re hanging out near the transit station at the southwest corner of the shopping center.
He says they’re hanging out near the transit station at the southwest corner of the shopping center.
Hey @maldef.bsky.social - we have some people in San Diego who want to talk with you.
timesofsandiego.com/crime/2025/0...
timesofsandiego.com/crime/2025/0...
July 4, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Hey @maldef.bsky.social - we have some people in San Diego who want to talk with you.
timesofsandiego.com/crime/2025/0...
timesofsandiego.com/crime/2025/0...
My former colleague US Senator #AlexPadilla4CA was doing the right thing to question the Homeland Security Secretary in Los Angeles
This arrest & detention of a US Senator is horrific
We need all Americans to respond loudly & peacefully, before all of us are subjected to this abusive behavior
This arrest & detention of a US Senator is horrific
We need all Americans to respond loudly & peacefully, before all of us are subjected to this abusive behavior
June 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My former colleague US Senator #AlexPadilla4CA was doing the right thing to question the Homeland Security Secretary in Los Angeles
This arrest & detention of a US Senator is horrific
We need all Americans to respond loudly & peacefully, before all of us are subjected to this abusive behavior
This arrest & detention of a US Senator is horrific
We need all Americans to respond loudly & peacefully, before all of us are subjected to this abusive behavior
2022: the #California Auditor found biased behavior displayed by law enforcement officers in various agencies
2025: Interagency cooperation agreements w/Homeland Security & CBP mean these officers might be doing immigration enforcement actions in CA today
information.auditor.ca.gov/reports/2021...
2025: Interagency cooperation agreements w/Homeland Security & CBP mean these officers might be doing immigration enforcement actions in CA today
information.auditor.ca.gov/reports/2021...
June 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
2022: the #California Auditor found biased behavior displayed by law enforcement officers in various agencies
2025: Interagency cooperation agreements w/Homeland Security & CBP mean these officers might be doing immigration enforcement actions in CA today
information.auditor.ca.gov/reports/2021...
2025: Interagency cooperation agreements w/Homeland Security & CBP mean these officers might be doing immigration enforcement actions in CA today
information.auditor.ca.gov/reports/2021...
Morning garden series: magnificent magnolia flower attracting pollinator friends.
May 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Morning garden series: magnificent magnolia flower attracting pollinator friends.
Very excited that Protect Our Communities Foundation is part of an important case that will be heard by the California Supreme Court on June 4
The outcome will effect availability & costs of #SolarPower for millions of utility ratepayers.
Details:
eadn-wc02-10786166.nxedge.io/wp-content/u...
The outcome will effect availability & costs of #SolarPower for millions of utility ratepayers.
Details:
eadn-wc02-10786166.nxedge.io/wp-content/u...
May 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Very excited that Protect Our Communities Foundation is part of an important case that will be heard by the California Supreme Court on June 4
The outcome will effect availability & costs of #SolarPower for millions of utility ratepayers.
Details:
eadn-wc02-10786166.nxedge.io/wp-content/u...
The outcome will effect availability & costs of #SolarPower for millions of utility ratepayers.
Details:
eadn-wc02-10786166.nxedge.io/wp-content/u...
Morning garden series
It’s iris day!
All these irises came from one cutting 12 years ago.
Now they’re all over the garden, and all open on the same day.
It’s a lesson in “carpe diem” - these flowers are “1 day wonders” that will be gone by sunset.
One plant produces a few flowers each year.
It’s iris day!
All these irises came from one cutting 12 years ago.
Now they’re all over the garden, and all open on the same day.
It’s a lesson in “carpe diem” - these flowers are “1 day wonders” that will be gone by sunset.
One plant produces a few flowers each year.
May 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Morning garden series
It’s iris day!
All these irises came from one cutting 12 years ago.
Now they’re all over the garden, and all open on the same day.
It’s a lesson in “carpe diem” - these flowers are “1 day wonders” that will be gone by sunset.
One plant produces a few flowers each year.
It’s iris day!
All these irises came from one cutting 12 years ago.
Now they’re all over the garden, and all open on the same day.
It’s a lesson in “carpe diem” - these flowers are “1 day wonders” that will be gone by sunset.
One plant produces a few flowers each year.
Do orgs like @redcrossny.bsky.social have access to this facility & others holding people under the “Alien Enemies” act?
POTUS alleges drug cartels are “at war” with the US- so many of these people are POWs
Under the Geneva Conventions: They are entitled to medical care, humane treatment, etc.
POTUS alleges drug cartels are “at war” with the US- so many of these people are POWs
Under the Geneva Conventions: They are entitled to medical care, humane treatment, etc.
April 28, 2025: Migrants are making SOS signs out of their bodies so drones can see them at our country's concentration camps.
April 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Do orgs like @redcrossny.bsky.social have access to this facility & others holding people under the “Alien Enemies” act?
POTUS alleges drug cartels are “at war” with the US- so many of these people are POWs
Under the Geneva Conventions: They are entitled to medical care, humane treatment, etc.
POTUS alleges drug cartels are “at war” with the US- so many of these people are POWs
Under the Geneva Conventions: They are entitled to medical care, humane treatment, etc.
Welcome back to mountain lions, deer 🦌 (they tend to go together) and coyotes - captured via trail cams in the Southern California mountains
weather.com/nature/wild-...
weather.com/nature/wild-...
Watch: Animals Returning After California Wildfire - Videos from The Weather Channel
Trail cam footage from the Chaney Trail Corridor Project shows a mountain lion and other wild animals repopulating an area devastated by the Eaton Fire in California earlier this year. The deadly wild...
weather.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Welcome back to mountain lions, deer 🦌 (they tend to go together) and coyotes - captured via trail cams in the Southern California mountains
weather.com/nature/wild-...
weather.com/nature/wild-...
Morning garden series: Happy “pollinators’ favorite time of the year” season.
April 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Morning garden series: Happy “pollinators’ favorite time of the year” season.
While arrests of protesters at the Capitol is not unusual, the response to Barber’s prayer was unusually dramatic:
After issuing verbal warnings, dozens of officers expelled everyone in the Rotunda — including credentialed press.
religionnews.com/2025/04/28/w...
After issuing verbal warnings, dozens of officers expelled everyone in the Rotunda — including credentialed press.
religionnews.com/2025/04/28/w...
Rev. William Barber arrested in Capitol Rotunda after praying against Republican-led budget
(RNS) — While arrests of protesters at the Capitol is not unusual, the response to Barber’s prayer was unusually dramatic: After issuing verbal warnings, dozens of officers expelled everyone in the Ro...
religionnews.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
While arrests of protesters at the Capitol is not unusual, the response to Barber’s prayer was unusually dramatic:
After issuing verbal warnings, dozens of officers expelled everyone in the Rotunda — including credentialed press.
religionnews.com/2025/04/28/w...
After issuing verbal warnings, dozens of officers expelled everyone in the Rotunda — including credentialed press.
religionnews.com/2025/04/28/w...
Reposted by Lori Saldaña
Always a San Diego angle. Joe Kasper was a top congressional aide to the Duncan Hunters — both father and (disgraced) son. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth’s chief of staff exits amid Pentagon turmoil
Joe Kasper leaves the role voluntarily, but his departure adds to the sense of instability that has gripped the Defense Department for weeks.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Always a San Diego angle. Joe Kasper was a top congressional aide to the Duncan Hunters — both father and (disgraced) son. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Morning garden series
If you want the essence of onion flavor in the smallest delivery package, grow onions and harvest their tiny flowers to add to sauces, salads, and sautéed vegetables. (No chopping or teary eyes necessary.)
If you want the essence of onion flavor in the smallest delivery package, grow onions and harvest their tiny flowers to add to sauces, salads, and sautéed vegetables. (No chopping or teary eyes necessary.)
April 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Morning garden series
If you want the essence of onion flavor in the smallest delivery package, grow onions and harvest their tiny flowers to add to sauces, salads, and sautéed vegetables. (No chopping or teary eyes necessary.)
If you want the essence of onion flavor in the smallest delivery package, grow onions and harvest their tiny flowers to add to sauces, salads, and sautéed vegetables. (No chopping or teary eyes necessary.)