Mark

I thought I read LA County uses Smartmatic machines. Maybe county software runs on Smartmatic hardware?

For right-wingers, it wasn't so much investors as it was foundations and think tanks that nurtured media outlets into existence. Thus, they took a long‑term view, seeing it as a decades‑long project. Investors tend to focus on short‑term timelines.

Downtown L.A. in the golden hour, as seen from BMO Stadium

City of immigrants, city of dreams, City of Angels
#LosAngeles #California

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

It’s not as good as the Toronto barrier test downtown, but I’ll take what I can get!

Hey Los Angeles, this could be useful for monitoring ICE! The hellhole of Chicago came up with it.

Want someone think of the cars?!

SB79 critics be like: “Wow, I’ve just been given $100! Hey, wait a minute, this hundred dollar bill is used. I wanted a new $100 bill. What are you doing giving me used bills? You think I’m only worth used bills? This is discrimination! Justice requires I be given a crisp new bill. Shame on you!”

I would look at the story of why even the smallest building types w/ elevator require it big enough to carry a FD stretcher: One person on the committee gets an idea for something s/he thinks will improve some measure of safety. No one else has an immediate reason to say no, and a new reg is born.

It's a type of circular reasoning. Something like:
"Rock climbing is dangerous because it is unsafe."
Or,
[student]"Why did I fail the test??
[teacher]"You didn't answer the questions correctly."

The premise and the conclusion are the same thing. That's what "begging the question" is about.

That’s not what “begging the question” means

There is! You can buy a day pass for $15 (weekdays) or $10 (weekends).

The federal government recognizes 459 broad occupation groups. Should LA start with number 1 and work its way down to 459, so each job category has a unique minimum wage? Do workers in the other 458 groups not have issues? Or maybe they are less worthy?

Not ICE related, but Homeboy is always worthy of support

A video of a talking head should be an article. Only if some of the information is distinctly visual should there be a video.

Proof that not all older legislators need to go.

Were all the proposals re building state design/engineering capacity revived?

Rachel Maddow interviewing Kamala Harris. Topic is Mamdani's mayoral bid. KH: He is the Democratic nominee and he should be supported. RM: Do you endorse his candidacy? KH: I support the Democrat in the race.

Weak Sauce (n): lame, disappointing, uninspired. See also VP Harris on Mamdani's mayoral bid (Maddow interview):

KH: He is the Democratic nominee and he should be supported.
RM: Do you endorse his candidacy?
KH: I support the Democrat in the race.

Can't even bring herself to say his name.

Reporters try hard to deflect blame from where it belongs: the driver. It is the driver who fatally stuck a pedestrian. One human killed by the actions of another human.

Future stories: Child in Hospital Because Leather Belt Struck Him Repeatedly. Woman Dead After Knife in Drawer Slit Her Throat.

Thanks! Car brain is insidious in how it allows us to deflect blame from the drivers (ourselves) and toward that thing, the vehicle, over there.

Screen grab from L.A. Times Newspaper headline: On-duty LAPD vehicle fatally strikes pedestrian in Highland Park. Article begins: A Los Angeles Police Department vehicle fatally struck a pedestrian in Highland Park while on duty Friday night, authorities said.

Car brain! The article raises interesting questions: Was it a sentient car? Had the car been drinking? Did it have anger-management issues? Why is LAPD using behaviorally challenged vehicles? These would have been fascinating topics to explore, as these rogue cars could be a danger to all Angelenos

See SB79

+ 4th St ramps near the 110
+ Lower Grand

This is the most nonsensical, clickbaity, let's-insult-our-readers head ever. And even the meager info it gives is wrong: "California," meaning the state government, had less than zero to do with the topic.

Speaking of less than zero, that's the level of my respect for any pub using such a head.

I believe the name Electrolink was coined by Paul Dyson of RailPAC, the Rail Passengers Association of California and Nevada (railpac.org)

When you started these efforts, you were a lonely voice in the wilderness. Now you are the king of all you survey. Surely, one of the most influential state senators of our time. Well done!

It ain’t over til after two passing votes and one signature

Me too.

I loath cold calling. I loath telemarketers and I loath being telemarketing to.

So when I say I phone banked for the Warren campaign, it should give you an idea how much I supported her.

The cynic in me thinks, “Queue the road-widening projects in 3…2…1”