David Reichel

Did you or anyone see the interaction? Nothing on LP

California is already behind other states in allowing folks with EVs and home batteries to help out the grid and lower prices for everyone. This veto helps out the big utilities and hurts consumers.

Totally fair. I agree with the positives but am increasingly concerned with the rising cost of electricity here and the lack of sufficient urgency for fully addressing that. It feels years away from me using the giant battery in my car to smooth the grid. Which has been doable for years.

Perhaps not but given what a leader CA has been and how expensive our electricity is, we should be leading in VPP adoption but we have recently taken multiple steps in the opposite direction.

It should but CA & Newsome sadly is slow walking wider implementation of V2G thru VPPs.

Same here and the bike I got has actually been both a Claa 1 & 3 over the years….the e-bike Classes are pretty unintuitive and unfortunately seem to add to the confusion around them and e-motos.

I live in Meyers and the regrowth from the 2007 Angora Fire, largely on south and east facing slopes is very interesting to compare to the regrowth in the 2021 Caldor Fire, which is largely north and west facing slopes. Happy to give trail beta if it’s ever helpful.

Ceanothus post Caldor is also impressive ~7000’ in Tahoe.

Many a Canadian bar fight over the classic graupel vs hail debate.

Let me know if some local advocacy would be helpful. I sit on the bike advisory committee here.

We cross at that spot frequently. The county has plans to drop a lane + reduce speeds to the E of this spot, but slowing cars on the fast turn approaching from W & shortening the crossing is a more critical in my mind.

The transportation angle is the most galling.

My mom rode her bike to hospital when I was born. She also hid it so the doc wouldn’t be mad at her.

Muir Pass, on the John Muir Trail/Pacific Crest Trail at the southern end of Evolution Valley, roughly due west of Bishop, CA.

YouTube video by Joshua Weissman I Tried The Best Croissant in The World

If you want to check a different croissant evaluation system. Even watching this video was an excessive amount of butter but I did enjoy the project.

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So many great journalists USED to write for Outside. Sorry to see Wes join that list.

Yep, but both Kelsey and Aliyah were awesome this year for Indy amidst all the injuries and it was cool to see that reflected in the voting.

Part of the generational divide on Mamdani.

No hate on highlights though!

Another fair counter point, I would return to the free quality of the older TV experience vs now. We didn’t have cable growing up (no ESPN 😢) and I watched a fair amount of the local team and playoffs. Now cable is required to watch local team + multiple streaming options for other games/playoffs.

Fair counter point, but we could also turn on free games on the TV (NBC or local) and this option is basically gone. That does seem to change the equation.

Foggy trees on Marys Peak in Oregon

My friend sitting on his mountain bike beneath a tree

Foggy trees on Marys Peak in Oregon

Enjoyed a damp mountain bike ride on Marys Peak in Oregon.

#oregon
#mountainbike
#singletrack

This article operates from the assumption that the administration actually wants manufacturing investment like this plant. It’s not clear to me that this is the case.

Curious how the voucher program worked or not for local bike shops.

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YouTube video by Vee XXL A View To A Kill - Opening Scene (1080p)

Completely true but the 60 seconds after the 3 min mark here are cinematic brilliance.

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YouTube video by WBB Clips Gabby Williams and Lexie Hull collide faces early in the game

The collision was nuts. Glad it wasn’t worse.

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It sure would be nice if some state or region had gotten its shit together already and built a ton of wind/solar/batteries to effectively counter this claim.

This post by a Tahoe local is an important addition to the LA Times article. The @latimes.com article isn't wrong but it misses important context. The soap opera also obscures the obvious truth that people continue to feed bears. Everyday. All around Tahoe.

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