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Katie Grote @katiegrote.bsky.social · 1d

Now that is some Friday good news!!!!

Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 1d

MAJOR NEWS: @GavinNewsom signed SB 79, my bill allowing more housing near public transit — rail, subway, rapid bus.

It’s a huge step for housing in California. It’ll create more homes, strengthen our transit systems & reduce traffic & carbon emissions.

Thank you, Governor!

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Katie Grote @katiegrote.bsky.social · 4d

I called again today, took two minutes! Let’s get this over the finish line and build some homes!

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 6d

Reminder that @governor.ca.gov is reportedly considering vetoing SB79, the best housing bill to clear the CA legislature in decades.

It would be a *disaster*, substantively & for Newsom's political future. Really hope he doesn't self-immolate.

Tell him!

Contact the Governor | Governor of California

You can contact the Governor a few different ways. The best way is through his online form.

www.gov.ca.gov

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Jane Natoli 🥑🚲🍍 @wafoli.bsky.social · 5d

Tired: we must build more housing to defeat fascism

Wired: we must repeal Prop 13 to defeat fascism

Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 5d

Trump 2.0 has really exposed how brittle and broken the West Coast states' tax systems are. WA, OR, and CA all have a 1% property tax cap. WA has a sales tax but no income tax; OR has an income tax but no sales tax. It is not possible to effectively resist Trump without fixing these tax systems.

CalMatters @calmatters.org · 5d

The news has sent counties throughout California into a panic. The state is bracing to lose hundreds of millions of dollars for permanent housing, which is the one thing experts agree on as the most effective way to solve homelessness. https://cal.news/4nBKuZI

📷 Fred Greaves

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Katie Grote @katiegrote.bsky.social · 8d

This is so wonderful! She was my professor in the early ‘00s and one of the best profs I ever had. I’m so glad she’s still doing things like this!

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Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · 11d

We're done with public comment and it was almost universally supportive with the exception of the bird lady and one or two others.

Kind of incredible, honestly.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13d

one way you could describe lincoln's approach is of never getting ahead of the public on its attitudes, but holding an immovable set of principles on where the country ought to be and where he hopes to lead it

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The Onion @theonion.com · 19d

‘Chief Of War’ Producers Confirm Season 2 Will Show Hawaiians Battling Mark Zuckerberg https://theonion.com/chief-of-war-producers-confirm-season-2-will-show-hawaiians-battling-mark-zuckerberg/

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Peter Hartlaub @peterhartlaub.bsky.social · 20d

4.6!

Epicenter was … the Tilden Park Little Farm? Lots of pissed off goats right now 🐐🫨

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Katie Grote @katiegrote.bsky.social · 20d

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Katie Grote @katiegrote.bsky.social · 20d

Earthquake!!

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Katie Grote @katiegrote.bsky.social · 20d

Lots of OBs prescribe baby aspirin throughout the whole pregnancy to lower preeclampsia risks, too. Sure seems like they’re just trying to kill a bunch of pregnant women for no reason whatsoever.

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Katie Grote @katiegrote.bsky.social · 24d

This is not just a “what can I do in my deep blue area to influence a race across the country” thing, either. I’m a YIMBY and there’s a bunch of RFS local candidates in the Bay Area and Cali (finally!!) doing great work on our housing crisis. I want more folks like this in our politics!!

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Katie Grote @katiegrote.bsky.social · 24d

I’ve been a monthly recurring donor to RFS for years. Recently my husband was like “who should we be giving money to?? I know you’re all in on Run For Something” and I was like “…yeah, I would just donate to Run For Something”

Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 24d

Just FYI, @runforsomething.net is building the largest candidate pipeline in politics with nearly 250k people on our list considering a run for office - & our PAC is supporting nearly 300 state & local candidates in 2025 elections.

Our budget this year is about $7.5 million.

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Katie Grote @katiegrote.bsky.social · 24d

This morning as we loaded our kids on the cargo bike to take them to preschool, my five year old asked if he could ride his bike on Sunset Dunes after school today. Why people have to be so humbug and angry about children, community, and joy is beyond me.

David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · 25d

It's infuriating that the recall people are acting like they're fighting monied interests when they ARE the monied interests! They're the incumbents preventing anyone from doing anything about housing costs and they're promoting a car-brained vision that's the antithesis of quality urban life!

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Katie Grote @katiegrote.bsky.social · Aug 27

All this so that someday maybe my grandchildren can work in a sweatshop making Red Heart, I guess

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Katie Grote @katiegrote.bsky.social · Aug 27

There’s still some lovely American dyers / wool producers but a lot fewer than there were even 5 years ago. Lots of mills closing and industry consolidation

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Katie Grote @katiegrote.bsky.social · Aug 27

I buy a ton of indie hand-dyed or locally spun yarn from small international businesses. All the Canadian, UK, Danish, and Australian (probably more) yarn companies (all small businesses) have stopped shipping to the US

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Katie Grote @katiegrote.bsky.social · Aug 21

Where the heck is Daniel Lurie on all this??

Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · Aug 20

Reporter Eddie Kim went downtown to cover the detainment of an immigrant by ICE this morning.

Then he was pepper-sprayed in the face by an ICE agent standing a foot away. Completely unprovoked.

See our exclusive story and video from
@eddiekimx.bsky.social here:

sf.gazetteer.co/i-reported-f...

I reported from an ICE action on Sansome and all I got was a face full of pepper spray

Federal agents are stepping up their actions against protesters and, apparently, the press

sf.gazetteer.co

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · Aug 12

Men will do literally anything except build more housing.

Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · Aug 11

Cuomo's campaign provides some more details on his Zohran Mamdani-trolling proposal to make rent stabilized units in NYC income-restricted:

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Katie Grote @katiegrote.bsky.social · Jul 17

David Roberts’ podcast @volts.wtf — all the energy / climate industry and regulator folks need to run for office!

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Katie Grote @katiegrote.bsky.social · Jul 16

I graduated from Bowdoin a decade before Mandani but I remember my graduating class had exactly 4 (!!!) South Asian kids and what felt like a couple hundred white pearl girls / prep school kids from Massachusetts and greater New England

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 4

Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️

Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · Jun 13

We are blessed to live among Angels/Angeles.
LA has awakened the conscience of the nation.
LA has challenges the notion that people will not rise up for their immigrant neighbors but only, at best, for their own material interests.
LA has emboldened us to fight for freedom.

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · Jun 11

Speech of a lifetime from @governor.ca.gov, who truly met the moment tonight. I've been critical of Newsom in the past, but this is what we need to hear from governors and elected officials across the nation right now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXQQ...

Governor Newsom Delivers Major Address to Californians

YouTube video by California Governor Gavin Newsom

www.youtube.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jun 9

my main takeaway after spending the afternoon at the national history day competition is that the kids are pretty alright. also, that reactionaries are right to fear the consequences of kids learning the truth.

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