Chris Chavez
@elchaveezy.bsky.social
Personal account. Clean air policy advocate, city commissioner, exec at @lbdemclub.bsky.social. Past #CALeg staffer. CSULB 2011. Fan of puns, music, sci-fi (especially Star Trek), technology and video games.
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Chris Chavez
@elchaveezy.bsky.social
· Dec 4
About me (as of 12/3/2024):
-Environmental policy advocate in Southern California
-Long-time politico
-City commissioner
-Very amateur photographer
-Lover of music (1940s-90s, with a special love for the 80s)
-Video game fan (Crash Bandicoot & Spyro are my main jams)
-Tech and science appreciator
-Environmental policy advocate in Southern California
-Long-time politico
-City commissioner
-Very amateur photographer
-Lover of music (1940s-90s, with a special love for the 80s)
-Video game fan (Crash Bandicoot & Spyro are my main jams)
-Tech and science appreciator
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Join us TONIGHT at 6:30 PM for our monthly meeting!
We'll be at our usual meeting location - the Willie's building at Roxanne's Bar and Restaurant - 1115 E Wardlow Road Road, Long Beach, CA 90807.
#LongBeachCA #Democrats #DemocraticParty #Latinos #Mobilize #GOTV
We'll be at our usual meeting location - the Willie's building at Roxanne's Bar and Restaurant - 1115 E Wardlow Road Road, Long Beach, CA 90807.
#LongBeachCA #Democrats #DemocraticParty #Latinos #Mobilize #GOTV
It's almost time for our bimonthly general membership meeting. Join us 11/19 to celebrate the passage of Prop 50, discuss what's next with veteran consultant Mario Solis-Marich, and shifting towards voter turnout in the 2026 elections.
#LongBeachCA #Latino #DemocraticParty #Democrats #SoCal
#LongBeachCA #Latino #DemocraticParty #Democrats #SoCal
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Join us TONIGHT at 6:30 PM for our monthly meeting!
We'll be at our usual meeting location - the Willie's building at Roxanne's Bar and Restaurant - 1115 E Wardlow Road Road, Long Beach, CA 90807.
#LongBeachCA #Democrats #DemocraticParty #Latinos #Mobilize #GOTV
We'll be at our usual meeting location - the Willie's building at Roxanne's Bar and Restaurant - 1115 E Wardlow Road Road, Long Beach, CA 90807.
#LongBeachCA #Democrats #DemocraticParty #Latinos #Mobilize #GOTV
Thanks, @repbarragan.bsky.social, for including me in your celebration of #HispanicHeritageMonth! And thank you for your representation of CA-44!
We are celebrating #LongBeach’s Chris Chavez for #HispanicHeritageMonth!
Chris is the Deputy Policy Director for @cleanairca.bsky.social and an advocate for community-driven policies that reduce pollution and improve public health.
Chris is the Deputy Policy Director for @cleanairca.bsky.social and an advocate for community-driven policies that reduce pollution and improve public health.
October 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Thanks, @repbarragan.bsky.social, for including me in your celebration of #HispanicHeritageMonth! And thank you for your representation of CA-44!
California policy vibes right now. 'Tis the end of the legislative session! And can't forget a lot is happening at local and regional governments, too! #CALeg #CAPolicy
a man in a suit and tie is talking on a telephone while dancing .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking on a telephone while dancing .
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August 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Blade Runner is one of my favorite movies, and the opening scene always hits home - quite literally. Vast tracts of oil refineries dot the harbor communities of LA and western Long Beach. I can't help but think my home inspired this scene (minus the flying cars, of course). #environmentaljustice
Blade Runner is 43 today. 🔥
Opening scene:
Opening scene:
Blade Runner (1982) - Opening scene - Los Angeles 2019 [HD]
YouTube video by Franco Seguer
www.youtube.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Blade Runner is one of my favorite movies, and the opening scene always hits home - quite literally. Vast tracts of oil refineries dot the harbor communities of LA and western Long Beach. I can't help but think my home inspired this scene (minus the flying cars, of course). #environmentaljustice
So damned proud to be represented by Senator Alex Padilla!
(Full disclosure: I worked for Alex Padilla as a California Senate Fellow in 2011-2012.)
(Full disclosure: I worked for Alex Padilla as a California Senate Fellow in 2011-2012.)
Senator Padilla is forcibly shoved out of Kristi Noem's press briefing:
"I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the Secretary"
"I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the Secretary"
June 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
So damned proud to be represented by Senator Alex Padilla!
(Full disclosure: I worked for Alex Padilla as a California Senate Fellow in 2011-2012.)
(Full disclosure: I worked for Alex Padilla as a California Senate Fellow in 2011-2012.)
Not going to lie - this is a particularly tough moment. And that's exactly the point - to wear us down so much that we give up and acquiesce to whatever comes.
But too much is on the line - we can't give up. We can't acquiesce. We need to stand up!
But too much is on the line - we can't give up. We can't acquiesce. We need to stand up!
Donald Trump is using us – both as Latinos and as Californians, to further his cruel and divisive agenda.
The aggressive raids and deployment of National Guard and US Troops are designed to intimidate our community and provoke conflict for the cameras.
Let us be clear: we are not intimidated.
The aggressive raids and deployment of National Guard and US Troops are designed to intimidate our community and provoke conflict for the cameras.
Let us be clear: we are not intimidated.
June 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Not going to lie - this is a particularly tough moment. And that's exactly the point - to wear us down so much that we give up and acquiesce to whatever comes.
But too much is on the line - we can't give up. We can't acquiesce. We need to stand up!
But too much is on the line - we can't give up. We can't acquiesce. We need to stand up!
#LosAngeles has the smoggiest air in the nation and is at the forefront of the climate crisis - drought, extreme heat & wildfires.
We need local leaders to prioritize #climate & #cleanair, not cut them.
And while we're at it, @mayor.lacity.gov, let's get serious about reducing port pollution!
We need local leaders to prioritize #climate & #cleanair, not cut them.
And while we're at it, @mayor.lacity.gov, let's get serious about reducing port pollution!
Four months after the most devastating wildfires in L.A. history, Mayor Karen Bass wants to shut down the city's climate emergency office to save $700,000.
It's not hard to figure out that climate action isn't a high priority for Bass. My latest column: www.latimes.com/environment/...
It's not hard to figure out that climate action isn't a high priority for Bass. My latest column: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Commentary: Climate change is cooking Los Angeles. Does Karen Bass care?
The L.A. mayor wants to eliminate a city office that protects people from deadly extreme heat.
www.latimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
#LosAngeles has the smoggiest air in the nation and is at the forefront of the climate crisis - drought, extreme heat & wildfires.
We need local leaders to prioritize #climate & #cleanair, not cut them.
And while we're at it, @mayor.lacity.gov, let's get serious about reducing port pollution!
We need local leaders to prioritize #climate & #cleanair, not cut them.
And while we're at it, @mayor.lacity.gov, let's get serious about reducing port pollution!
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CCA Deputy Policy Director, @elchaveezy.bsky.social, has been featured in the LA Times with a letter to the editor.
Read his compelling statement on the human toll of smog:
www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2025-04-29/local-leaders-must-step-up-to-help-rein-in-los-angeles-smog
Read his compelling statement on the human toll of smog:
www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2025-04-29/local-leaders-must-step-up-to-help-rein-in-los-angeles-smog
Letters to the Editor: Regional air quality agency should use its authority to rein in smog
'The human toll of smog isn’t just numbers in a chart,' writes an L.A. Times reader. 'It’s children on inhalers, elders rushed to the ER, and lives cut short.'
www.latimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
CCA Deputy Policy Director, @elchaveezy.bsky.social, has been featured in the LA Times with a letter to the editor.
Read his compelling statement on the human toll of smog:
www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2025-04-29/local-leaders-must-step-up-to-help-rein-in-los-angeles-smog
Read his compelling statement on the human toll of smog:
www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2025-04-29/local-leaders-must-step-up-to-help-rein-in-los-angeles-smog
AB 914 cleared its first committee! Thanks to all the advocates who worked so hard to win today's vote. Now on to the next committee.
An important bill up today in Assembly Natural Resources Committee today!
Please vote yes on AB 914 @asmdamonconnolly.bsky.social, @asmnickschultz.bsky.social, @asmgailpellerin.bsky.social, @asmrickzbur.bsky.social #CALeg #cleanair
Please vote yes on AB 914 @asmdamonconnolly.bsky.social, @asmnickschultz.bsky.social, @asmgailpellerin.bsky.social, @asmrickzbur.bsky.social #CALeg #cleanair
The Pollution Hotspots Solution Act (AB 914) can help clean our air by providing companies with clean solutions.
The Assembly votes on AB 914 this Monday, 4/29. Contact your legislators today to support this crucial bill:
🔗: www.tinyurl.com/urgeforab914
The Assembly votes on AB 914 this Monday, 4/29. Contact your legislators today to support this crucial bill:
🔗: www.tinyurl.com/urgeforab914
April 29, 2025 at 2:40 AM
AB 914 cleared its first committee! Thanks to all the advocates who worked so hard to win today's vote. Now on to the next committee.
An important bill up today in Assembly Natural Resources Committee today!
Please vote yes on AB 914 @asmdamonconnolly.bsky.social, @asmnickschultz.bsky.social, @asmgailpellerin.bsky.social, @asmrickzbur.bsky.social #CALeg #cleanair
Please vote yes on AB 914 @asmdamonconnolly.bsky.social, @asmnickschultz.bsky.social, @asmgailpellerin.bsky.social, @asmrickzbur.bsky.social #CALeg #cleanair
The Pollution Hotspots Solution Act (AB 914) can help clean our air by providing companies with clean solutions.
The Assembly votes on AB 914 this Monday, 4/29. Contact your legislators today to support this crucial bill:
🔗: www.tinyurl.com/urgeforab914
The Assembly votes on AB 914 this Monday, 4/29. Contact your legislators today to support this crucial bill:
🔗: www.tinyurl.com/urgeforab914
April 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
An important bill up today in Assembly Natural Resources Committee today!
Please vote yes on AB 914 @asmdamonconnolly.bsky.social, @asmnickschultz.bsky.social, @asmgailpellerin.bsky.social, @asmrickzbur.bsky.social #CALeg #cleanair
Please vote yes on AB 914 @asmdamonconnolly.bsky.social, @asmnickschultz.bsky.social, @asmgailpellerin.bsky.social, @asmrickzbur.bsky.social #CALeg #cleanair
Wonderful seeing a fellow Southern California environmental advocate getting recognized by TIME. Thanks, Andrea, for all you do for environmental justice.
#environment #environmentaljustice #cleanair
#environment #environmentaljustice #cleanair
👏🏿 Big congrats to Andrea Vidaurre on being named one of @TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2025! 🌍✊🏿 @drrobertbullard.bsky.social profiled her powerful work for environmental justice. Read more: ow.ly/zZPy50VC0IH
April 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Wonderful seeing a fellow Southern California environmental advocate getting recognized by TIME. Thanks, Andrea, for all you do for environmental justice.
#environment #environmentaljustice #cleanair
#environment #environmentaljustice #cleanair
Truly a disgusting state of affairs we're in...and now Trump is flouting a 9-0 Supreme Court order seeking this wrongfully deported person's return.
More at @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
More at @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Truly a disgusting state of affairs we're in...and now Trump is flouting a 9-0 Supreme Court order seeking this wrongfully deported person's return.
More at @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
More at @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
If anyone in the Southern California area is into #retrocomputing, #retrogaming and #electronics, I strongly recommend attending @vcfsocal.bsky.social. 2024 was great, and 2025 was even better! Can't wait to see what VCF SoCal 2026 has in store.
📢 The Word Is Out 📢 The next VCF SoCal is Feb 14-15, 2026!
#VCFSoCal #VCF #VCFed #VCFederation #Festivals #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #FUN
#VCFSoCal #VCF #VCFed #VCFederation #Festivals #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #FUN
April 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
If anyone in the Southern California area is into #retrocomputing, #retrogaming and #electronics, I strongly recommend attending @vcfsocal.bsky.social. 2024 was great, and 2025 was even better! Can't wait to see what VCF SoCal 2026 has in store.
A little glimmer of positive news for #cleanair: the Senate Parliamentarian has ruled that Congress cannot overrule waivers for states that enact tougher emissions standards.
⚠️ BREAKING: the Senate Parliamentarian just reaffirmed states’ right to clean up their air under the Clean Air Act.
earthjustice.org/press/2025/e...
earthjustice.org/press/2025/e...
Earthjustice Reacts to Senate Parliamentarian Reaffirming States’ Rights to Clean their Air Under the Clean Air Act
State waivers for stronger tailpipe standards are not subject to the Congressional Review Act
earthjustice.org
April 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A little glimmer of positive news for #cleanair: the Senate Parliamentarian has ruled that Congress cannot overrule waivers for states that enact tougher emissions standards.
Glad to see someone like Senator Cory Booker taking the record from someone as odious as Strom Thurmond.
Cory Booker just passed the 24 hour mark. He's been speaking for a full day straight. 20 more minutes to break Strom Thurmond's record.
April 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Glad to see someone like Senator Cory Booker taking the record from someone as odious as Strom Thurmond.
March 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
To me, abducting someone using plain clothes officers and cancelling their visa for creating "a ruckus" (co-signing an pro-Palestinian op-ed in a student newspaper) makes the whole Signal group chat leak seem a bit trite.
Marco Rubio on Rumeysa Ozturk: "We revoked her visa ... once you've lost your visa, you're no longer legally in the United States ... if you come into the US as a visitor and create a ruckus for us, we don't want it. We don't want it in our country. Go back and do it in your country."
March 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
To me, abducting someone using plain clothes officers and cancelling their visa for creating "a ruckus" (co-signing an pro-Palestinian op-ed in a student newspaper) makes the whole Signal group chat leak seem a bit trite.
When our elected leaders do wrong, it needs to be called out. Thank you to all the elected Democrats speaking up against the Governor's remarks.
Newsom condemned for ‘throwing trans people under bus’ after sports comment
Democratic California governor faces backlash after saying trans women playing in female sports was ‘deeply unfair’
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
When our elected leaders do wrong, it needs to be called out. Thank you to all the elected Democrats speaking up against the Governor's remarks.
Thank you, 69th Assembly District! Not only did I win re-election as an Democratic Party Assembly Delegate, I was the top vote-getter among the AD 69 candidates.
We've got a lot of work ahead, both in terms of standing up to Trump and Musk and strengthening the Democratic Party.
Let's get to it!
We've got a lot of work ahead, both in terms of standing up to Trump and Musk and strengthening the Democratic Party.
Let's get to it!
March 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Thank you, 69th Assembly District! Not only did I win re-election as an Democratic Party Assembly Delegate, I was the top vote-getter among the AD 69 candidates.
We've got a lot of work ahead, both in terms of standing up to Trump and Musk and strengthening the Democratic Party.
Let's get to it!
We've got a lot of work ahead, both in terms of standing up to Trump and Musk and strengthening the Democratic Party.
Let's get to it!
#Medicaid expansion (via Medi-Cal) saved my mom's life just over a decade ago. It continues to provide her with exceptional care and support today.
As one of the 70+ million Americans who have been relying on Medicaid, shame on all those who voted to pass this 😡
Speaker Johnson following budget resolution vote: "We got it done...This is the first important step...we have a lot of hard work ahead of us...Lot of work yet to be done, but we're going to celebrate tonight. We'll roll up our sleeves and get right back at it in the morning."
February 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
#Medicaid expansion (via Medi-Cal) saved my mom's life just over a decade ago. It continues to provide her with exceptional care and support today.
Most people watching the #Andor trailer: "Wow, this new season looks lit!"
Those of us who were deep in the anti-Iraq War/anti-George W. Bush movements back in 2004: "HELL YEAH, STEVE EARLE!"
(Thanks @thespaceshipper.com for highlighting this).
#StarWars #Scifi #StarWarsAndor #music #rock
Those of us who were deep in the anti-Iraq War/anti-George W. Bush movements back in 2004: "HELL YEAH, STEVE EARLE!"
(Thanks @thespaceshipper.com for highlighting this).
#StarWars #Scifi #StarWarsAndor #music #rock
February 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Most people watching the #Andor trailer: "Wow, this new season looks lit!"
Those of us who were deep in the anti-Iraq War/anti-George W. Bush movements back in 2004: "HELL YEAH, STEVE EARLE!"
(Thanks @thespaceshipper.com for highlighting this).
#StarWars #Scifi #StarWarsAndor #music #rock
Those of us who were deep in the anti-Iraq War/anti-George W. Bush movements back in 2004: "HELL YEAH, STEVE EARLE!"
(Thanks @thespaceshipper.com for highlighting this).
#StarWars #Scifi #StarWarsAndor #music #rock
I'm running to be a Delegate for the 69th Assembly District to the California Democratic Party! If you're a registered Democrat and live in #LongBeachCA, #CarsonCA or #AvalonCA, I'd love to have your support! Deadline to register to vote online is TOMORROW, 1/31 at 12 PM.
#CADem #ADEM #Democrats
#CADem #ADEM #Democrats
January 31, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I'm running to be a Delegate for the 69th Assembly District to the California Democratic Party! If you're a registered Democrat and live in #LongBeachCA, #CarsonCA or #AvalonCA, I'd love to have your support! Deadline to register to vote online is TOMORROW, 1/31 at 12 PM.
#CADem #ADEM #Democrats
#CADem #ADEM #Democrats
Made a trek to #DTLA and got to ride one of LA Metro's brand new subway cars. Much nicer and quieter than the old ones! Way to go, Metro!
January 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Made a trek to #DTLA and got to ride one of LA Metro's brand new subway cars. Much nicer and quieter than the old ones! Way to go, Metro!
Thanks @foxla.bsky.social for having me on last night to discuss the #airpollution from the #LosAngelesFires.
The important thing is ash and debris need to be treated as hazardous materials. Protect yourself, especially if you're in the burn area or southwest of the Eaton Fire. (1/2)
The important thing is ash and debris need to be treated as hazardous materials. Protect yourself, especially if you're in the burn area or southwest of the Eaton Fire. (1/2)
Incredible job by @elchaveezy.bsky.social, CCA Deputy Policy Director, for appearing on Fox11 Los Angeles to give watchers information covered on the LA Fires Webinar. Thank you for the excellent representation and for echoing useful insight on wildfire protection!
youtu.be/fMpT-DZ6Pcc?...
youtu.be/fMpT-DZ6Pcc?...
Air quality concerns linger following wildfires
YouTube video by FOX 11 Los Angeles
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January 18, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Thanks @foxla.bsky.social for having me on last night to discuss the #airpollution from the #LosAngelesFires.
The important thing is ash and debris need to be treated as hazardous materials. Protect yourself, especially if you're in the burn area or southwest of the Eaton Fire. (1/2)
The important thing is ash and debris need to be treated as hazardous materials. Protect yourself, especially if you're in the burn area or southwest of the Eaton Fire. (1/2)
. @cleanairca.bsky.social webinar on #airpollution from the #LosAngelesFires is underway. Zoom is quickly approaching capacity, but we're also streaming on Facebook Live!
So proud to work for this organization!
#LAWildfires #cleanair #climate #California
So proud to work for this organization!
#LAWildfires #cleanair #climate #California
The Fires Webinar is happening now! As we approach room capacity, please find your way to the Facebook livestream if you'd like to tune in:
fb.watch/x7ZZww1ny7/
fb.watch/x7ZZww1ny7/
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January 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
. @cleanairca.bsky.social webinar on #airpollution from the #LosAngelesFires is underway. Zoom is quickly approaching capacity, but we're also streaming on Facebook Live!
So proud to work for this organization!
#LAWildfires #cleanair #climate #California
So proud to work for this organization!
#LAWildfires #cleanair #climate #California