Alex Pawlowski
@apawlows.bsky.social
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Do sustainable car stuff for Kia in SoCal. UVA, UT alum. Rant about bikes urban planning and racecars.
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apawlows.bsky.social
Are there any helpful boiler plates we could use to help bolster our email?
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brianmfloyd.bsky.social
the guy who caught cal raleigh’s homer was wearing a shirt that said dump 61 here and he immediately took it off and had a shirt that said dump 62 here
apawlows.bsky.social
I drove this scenic highway on a Friday mid-day to Sonoma from Vallejo. You don't need to expand literally into a wetland.
mtcbata.bsky.social
Today’s passage of AB 697 marks a major advance for long-running efforts to start work on a suite of projects to enhance North Bay marshlands and wildlife habitats, reduce flooding, improve traffic flow along Highway 37, and introduce transit service between Vallejo and Novato.
Legislature passes bill paving way for Highway 37 improvements
Today’s passage by the California State Senate of Assembly Bill 697 — sponsored by the Solano Transportation Authority, authored by Assemblymember Lori Wilson of Solano County and passed by the Assemb...
mtc.one
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moreperfectunion.bsky.social
Two massive unions have sued the Treasury Department for granting Musk's “Department of Government Efficiency” access to federal government payment systems.

SEIU and AFGE, with nearly 3 million combined members, are fighting DOGE's illegal activity.

www.huffpost.com/entry/unions...
Unions Sue Treasury Department Over Giving Musk's 'DOGE' Access To Payment System
Giving Elon Musk's team access to Treasury's payment systems amounts to a "massive and unprecedented" privacy intrusion, the complaint states.
www.huffpost.com
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emilypont.bsky.social
Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
heatmap.news/politics/doe...
Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law
A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.
heatmap.news
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ericmgarcia.bsky.social
I've been banging this drum for the past four months or so: DOGE and Russ Vought broke the appropriations process. What's the point of going through the arduous process of crafting 12 spending bills, clearing them through committee and getting them through two chambers if Trump does rescissions?
vermontgmg.bsky.social
If appropriations bills are not seen as enforceable contracts, why should any Member of Congress vote to fund any part of the federal government under Donald Trump? You're voting to provide money for lawlessness. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...
There is no budget "deal" to be made
President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework as to make joint normal, responsible government impossible.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
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justinwolfers.bsky.social
If you tax trucks 🚛, trucking in your inputs gets pricier.

That means flying ✈️ or shipping 🚢 looks better.

Where do planes and boats come from?

Yes, this just made transporting inputs from abroad *more* competitive.

It's like taxing bikes to reduce road congestion.
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nws.noaa.gov
The Southwest, centered around New Mexico, will continue to see showers and thunderstorms. Some isolated flash flooding threat may exist . Rain will become more abundant later in the week and into the weekend as the tropical feed from the East Pacific increases.
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mateosfo.bsky.social
“The e-bike lets me keep riding bikes and spend time outside, even though I have this health condition,” she said. “I don’t think that a lot of people realize that e-bikes make things accessible to people with disabilities.” www.berkeleyside.org/2025/10/07/e...
Why electric bikes are everywhere in Berkeley
Residents of all ages and abilities are taking to electric bikes — used for commutes, school drop-offs, grocery trips and joy rides.
www.berkeleyside.org
apawlows.bsky.social
Going to be a good desert rain maker when it comes north
apawlows.bsky.social
Cool to see the Great Salt Lake get in on DLE, but at 1/10th the concentration of Salton Sea will be interesting to see how Lilac in UT competes with Controlled Thermal Resources and others in CA... Lilac wants to sell tech to AR's Exxon Mobil project

www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/07/1...
This company is planning a lithium empire from the shores of the Great Salt Lake
Lilac Solutions is pioneering a new type of lithium extraction that could double US production in two years and shake up the industry.
www.technologyreview.com
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jamellebouie.net
i recently got a great deal on a barely used folding ebike and i have to say it has revolutionized my train travel. i can get from my front door to the amtrak station in a little less than 5 minutes!!!
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jeffwachter.bsky.social
There's never enough parking at Trader Joe's. @americanfietser.bsky.social #brookline
A very full bike rack at Trader Joe's
apawlows.bsky.social
Good thing I landed last Thursday at Burbank 😅
carlquintanilla.bsky.social
“.. Beginning at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Hollywood Burbank Airport will have no air traffic controllers in their tower, ABC News has learned.”

#Shutdown
abc7.com/post/hollywo...
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
“.. Beginning at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Hollywood Burbank Airport will have no air traffic controllers in their tower, ABC News has learned.”

#Shutdown
abc7.com/post/hollywo...
apawlows.bsky.social
I think there are many that feel the same way
apawlows.bsky.social
Filled out a succinct note in less than a minute! We need California to be a Strong Town yesterday.
volts.wtf
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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casbo.bsky.social
Just a reminder that building more housing in blue states is an existential crisis for the national party. You can't talk about how we need to fight fire with fire on redistricting then allow this to happen. We have to bring down housing prices so it's easier for people to live here!
Map showing the forecast for apportionment after the 2030 Census. 
+10 in red states
-8 in blue states
-2 in toss up states
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