Levi Sumagaysay
@levisu.bsky.social
Economy reporter for CalMatters. Bay Area-based. Covered tech, business at MarketWatch and Mercury News. Rhymes with Chevy.
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https://levisu.me/
https://calmatters.org/author/levi-sumagaysay/
Mastodon: @[email protected]
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Tesla’s ‘unsupervised’ Robotaxis vanish a week after pre-earnings announcement
Tesla’s ‘unsupervised’ Robotaxis vanish a week after pre-earnings announcement
A week ago, Elon Musk announced that Tesla had started Robotaxi rides in Austin “with no safety monitor in the car.” The stock jumped 4%. Headlines celebrated the milestone. But since then, not a single rider has reported actually getting one of these unsupervised rides.
The announcement came on January 22, just days before a major ice storm hit Austin and, conveniently, less than a week before Tesla’s Q4 2025 earnings report today.
The service has started back since then, but no one is getting the “unsupervised” rides.
more…
electrek.co
January 28, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Tesla’s ‘unsupervised’ Robotaxis vanish a week after pre-earnings announcement
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After President Trump issued his permitting EO yesterday, I asked the White House if he would support supplement disaster aid for the Los Angeles fires.
“Newscum doesn’t need more money, Californians need relief,” a spokesperson said.
www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
“Newscum doesn’t need more money, Californians need relief,” a spokesperson said.
www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
Trump, GOP leaders ramp up attacks over Palisades Fire as California wildfire aid sits in limbo
The partisan feud over the deadly Los Angeles wildfires intensifies, with President Trump and congressional Republicans ramping up attacks on California and local response.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:08 PM
After President Trump issued his permitting EO yesterday, I asked the White House if he would support supplement disaster aid for the Los Angeles fires.
“Newscum doesn’t need more money, Californians need relief,” a spokesperson said.
www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
“Newscum doesn’t need more money, Californians need relief,” a spokesperson said.
www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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As fire survivors continue to navigate life after disaster, California lawmakers roll out new bills attempting to further regulate insurance companies like State Farm.
📸 Adriana Heldiz
📸 Adriana Heldiz
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
As fire survivors continue to navigate life after disaster, California lawmakers roll out new bills attempting to further regulate insurance companies like State Farm.
📸 Adriana Heldiz
📸 Adriana Heldiz
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ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
This week I wrote about how small businesses in Altadena are faring one year after the Eaton Fire as they deal with insurance, red tape and varying levels of support from the government. Some are striving to rebuild, while others just don't have it in them.
Jimmy Orlandini, owner of Altadena Hardware, thinks it might take five years to reopen his business at its original location after almost the whole building burned down. bit.ly/45dRc17
📸 Jules Hotz
📸 Jules Hotz
January 17, 2026 at 1:56 AM
This week I wrote about how small businesses in Altadena are faring one year after the Eaton Fire as they deal with insurance, red tape and varying levels of support from the government. Some are striving to rebuild, while others just don't have it in them.
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I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued the Trump administration more than 50 times. CalMatters spoke with Bonta this week about those cases and how he views the Trump administration’s current focus on Minneapolis. bit.ly/45LulKl
📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
January 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued the Trump administration more than 50 times. CalMatters spoke with Bonta this week about those cases and how he views the Trump administration’s current focus on Minneapolis. bit.ly/45LulKl
📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
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The Supreme Court only cleared the way for Kavanaugh Stops four months ago and ICE now openly engages in violent racial profiling, snatching anyone who looks non-white and treating them as presumptively guilty of a crime. Remarkable how quickly our liberties can be crushed when courts go along.
Can confirm I have personally seen three attempts just today of agents in a convoy of ICE vehicles trying to snatch random POCs along Central Ave - and then being chased off by neighbors with whistles. It's blatant racial profiling.
Minneapolis city council member says POC should stay home:
Minneapolis city council member says POC should stay home:
Dear neighbor,
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
January 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The Supreme Court only cleared the way for Kavanaugh Stops four months ago and ICE now openly engages in violent racial profiling, snatching anyone who looks non-white and treating them as presumptively guilty of a crime. Remarkable how quickly our liberties can be crushed when courts go along.
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The mainstream media believes the only opinion that counts is conservative. When a democrat wins the presidency they talk to conservative voters, when a republican wins they… talk to conservatives.
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The mainstream media believes the only opinion that counts is conservative. When a democrat wins the presidency they talk to conservative voters, when a republican wins they… talk to conservatives.
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This is an outrage. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Documents
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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NEW: GoFundMe strictly bans fundraisers for “the legal defense of financial and violent crimes,” yet is currently running one “to help pay for any legal services” for the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good. Its conflict is not even the least bit contestable.
GoFundMe Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement.
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
NEW: GoFundMe strictly bans fundraisers for “the legal defense of financial and violent crimes,” yet is currently running one “to help pay for any legal services” for the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good. Its conflict is not even the least bit contestable.
Two recent fires at PG&E substations cut power to thousands, drew condemnation from members of Congress, and spotlighted a year full of safety and maintenance violations at the utility giant’s substations throughout the region. www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/06/f...
When Bay Area PG&E substations caught fire, inspectors had already raised red flags
The utility, which serves 16 million customers from Eureka to Bakersfield and made a record profit of $2.47 billion last year, has faced accusations for years that it has prioritized paying billion…
www.mercurynews.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Two recent fires at PG&E substations cut power to thousands, drew condemnation from members of Congress, and spotlighted a year full of safety and maintenance violations at the utility giant’s substations throughout the region. www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/06/f...
Good question.
I reached out to more than three dozen X advertisers, xAI investors, politicians, and government agencies about the growing library of sexualized deepfakes generated with Grok—now including Renee Good. I only heard back from four, with three declining to comment.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?
Advertisers, politicians, and investors are still all-in on X, despite a sexual abuse crisis.
spitfirenews.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Good question.
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CalMatters is launching a free tool that helps Californians follow, engage and hold their Sacramento lawmakers accountable in a powerful new way. bit.ly/45vq1ig
January 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
CalMatters is launching a free tool that helps Californians follow, engage and hold their Sacramento lawmakers accountable in a powerful new way. bit.ly/45vq1ig
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Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
January 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
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In his final year in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to go after large investors buying and owning California housing — in the same week that President Donald Trump also took rhetorical aim at Big Landlord. bit.ly/3Z3BSAo
📸 Rich Pedroncelli, AP
📸 Rich Pedroncelli, AP
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
In his final year in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to go after large investors buying and owning California housing — in the same week that President Donald Trump also took rhetorical aim at Big Landlord. bit.ly/3Z3BSAo
📸 Rich Pedroncelli, AP
📸 Rich Pedroncelli, AP
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On the anniversary of the Los Angeles fires, California's calls for more federal aid have stalled while a congressional investigation is gaining steam.
Just why does Florida's Sen. Rick Scott care so much about one fire that took place across the country? www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
Just why does Florida's Sen. Rick Scott care so much about one fire that took place across the country? www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
A Florida senator wants answers on the Palisades Fire. What’s he really after?
Why does a former Florida governor whose experience is mostly with hurricanes care so much about one fire that took place across the country?
www.sfchronicle.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:39 PM
On the anniversary of the Los Angeles fires, California's calls for more federal aid have stalled while a congressional investigation is gaining steam.
Just why does Florida's Sen. Rick Scott care so much about one fire that took place across the country? www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
Just why does Florida's Sen. Rick Scott care so much about one fire that took place across the country? www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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A year after the deadly Los Angeles County fires, California’s property insurance market remains problematic; survivors are suing insurers over delayed or denied claims; and most of the state’s policyholders are likely to see their premiums rise. bit.ly/4jw4rQC
📸 Joel Angel Juarez
📸 Joel Angel Juarez
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
A year after the deadly Los Angeles County fires, California’s property insurance market remains problematic; survivors are suing insurers over delayed or denied claims; and most of the state’s policyholders are likely to see their premiums rise. bit.ly/4jw4rQC
📸 Joel Angel Juarez
📸 Joel Angel Juarez
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I'd love news organizations to get a comment from all the corporations, such as SPOTIFY, that continue running ICE ads on their platforms.
Do they support ICE murdering US citizens?
They still support ICE?
Let American consumers know!
Do they support ICE murdering US citizens?
They still support ICE?
Let American consumers know!
January 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I'd love news organizations to get a comment from all the corporations, such as SPOTIFY, that continue running ICE ads on their platforms.
Do they support ICE murdering US citizens?
They still support ICE?
Let American consumers know!
Do they support ICE murdering US citizens?
They still support ICE?
Let American consumers know!
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Update: As of January 7, The Trace has identified 28 incidents, including 14 shootings, in which federal agents shot someone or held them at gunpoint during an immigration enforcement action under Trump’s crackdown. At least four people have been killed and five others have been injured.
How Many People Have Been Shot in ICE Raids?
The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. Know of one? Please be in touch.
www.thetrace.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Update: As of January 7, The Trace has identified 28 incidents, including 14 shootings, in which federal agents shot someone or held them at gunpoint during an immigration enforcement action under Trump’s crackdown. At least four people have been killed and five others have been injured.
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FOLKS IN MINNEAPOLIS:
SAVE all videos & photos from today. They will be valuable to prove the ICE agent --- who had time to move & re-position himself to the side of the victim's car to shoot into the driver's side window --- was not in reasonable fear of imminent serious physical injury or death.
SAVE all videos & photos from today. They will be valuable to prove the ICE agent --- who had time to move & re-position himself to the side of the victim's car to shoot into the driver's side window --- was not in reasonable fear of imminent serious physical injury or death.
January 7, 2026 at 7:41 PM
FOLKS IN MINNEAPOLIS:
SAVE all videos & photos from today. They will be valuable to prove the ICE agent --- who had time to move & re-position himself to the side of the victim's car to shoot into the driver's side window --- was not in reasonable fear of imminent serious physical injury or death.
SAVE all videos & photos from today. They will be valuable to prove the ICE agent --- who had time to move & re-position himself to the side of the victim's car to shoot into the driver's side window --- was not in reasonable fear of imminent serious physical injury or death.
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As of this week, more than 2,600 residential permits have been issued between the Palisades and Altadena — roughly one for every five of the nearly 13,000 homes lost. Another 3,340 are under review. bit.ly/4qFnKsV
📸 Myung J. Chun, Getty
📸 Myung J. Chun, Getty
January 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
As of this week, more than 2,600 residential permits have been issued between the Palisades and Altadena — roughly one for every five of the nearly 13,000 homes lost. Another 3,340 are under review. bit.ly/4qFnKsV
📸 Myung J. Chun, Getty
📸 Myung J. Chun, Getty
My latest look at how the tech industry's health is intertwined with the state's tax revenue, for better or for worse.
The state is seeing financial benefits from the AI boom, a new analysis by the Legislative Analyst’s Office shows. But the boom raises questions: Will it continue to be accompanied by a decline in tech and other jobs? Is it a bubble? bit.ly/3YrYFWo
📸 Mario Tama, Getty
📸 Mario Tama, Getty
January 6, 2026 at 11:49 PM
My latest look at how the tech industry's health is intertwined with the state's tax revenue, for better or for worse.
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Southern California Edison received 1,500 applications for its Eaton fire compensation program and only paid out 82 after close to two months. bit.ly/49nP0oJ
📸 Jules Hotz
📸 Jules Hotz
January 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Southern California Edison received 1,500 applications for its Eaton fire compensation program and only paid out 82 after close to two months. bit.ly/49nP0oJ
📸 Jules Hotz
📸 Jules Hotz