Paul Kiernan
@pkwsj.bsky.social
Writing about the California economy for The Wall Street Journal. Currently based in Los Angeles. Previously CDMX, São Paulo, Rio, and DC.
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Okay, but someone just canceled a meeting tomorrow because rain is in the forecast. Doesn’t that count for something?
November 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Okay, but someone just canceled a meeting tomorrow because rain is in the forecast. Doesn’t that count for something?
1.) the ten?
2.) no
3.) not unless it's also raining
2.) no
3.) not unless it's also raining
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
1.) the ten?
2.) no
3.) not unless it's also raining
2.) no
3.) not unless it's also raining
Am I an Angeleno now?
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Am I an Angeleno now?
A gut-wrenching hour of radio silence ensued, during which colleagues informed me that I was undergoing an L.A. rite of passage, my first high-speed chase.
When the news stories began updating again, the outcome was almost unbelievable: The driver made it to Mexico!
www.foxla.com/news/police-...
When the news stories began updating again, the outcome was almost unbelievable: The driver made it to Mexico!
www.foxla.com/news/police-...
Woman in stolen minivan escapes, crosses US-Mexico border after 4-county pursuit across SoCal
The pursuit began in Ventura County around 10:55 a.m. and continued across the 118, 405, and 5 freeways, with the minivan exceeding 80 mph.
www.foxla.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A gut-wrenching hour of radio silence ensued, during which colleagues informed me that I was undergoing an L.A. rite of passage, my first high-speed chase.
When the news stories began updating again, the outcome was almost unbelievable: The driver made it to Mexico!
www.foxla.com/news/police-...
When the news stories began updating again, the outcome was almost unbelievable: The driver made it to Mexico!
www.foxla.com/news/police-...
I finished my Pad Thai, hurried back to the office and started streaming the chase on my computer. Had I missed the finale? No, but 2.5 hours into the pursuit, @ktla.com's news helicopter ran out of fuel and had to stop broadcasting.
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I finished my Pad Thai, hurried back to the office and started streaming the chase on my computer. Had I missed the finale? No, but 2.5 hours into the pursuit, @ktla.com's news helicopter ran out of fuel and had to stop broadcasting.
A line of California Highway Patrol cars trailed the minivan at a cautious distance on I-5. When it came to a traffic slowdown, officers on foot threw a "spike strip" in its path, intending to pop the vehicle's tires. No luck: The driver swerved around the spikes and kept on running.
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A line of California Highway Patrol cars trailed the minivan at a cautious distance on I-5. When it came to a traffic slowdown, officers on foot threw a "spike strip" in its path, intending to pop the vehicle's tires. No luck: The driver swerved around the spikes and kept on running.
The allegedly stolen, silver Toyota minivan sped from Ventura County through L.A. Co., Orange Co. and San Diego Co, almost 200 miles. Thanks to a little speedometer graphic in the upper right corner of the TV screen, I could monitor its velocity in real time (80mph-90mph depending on traffic).
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The allegedly stolen, silver Toyota minivan sped from Ventura County through L.A. Co., Orange Co. and San Diego Co, almost 200 miles. Thanks to a little speedometer graphic in the upper right corner of the TV screen, I could monitor its velocity in real time (80mph-90mph depending on traffic).