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As a #caleg participant reading this article, step one is understanding the budget better than the reporters. Too many spend their time in the process and are still learning about the budget by reading these articles. AI tools make it easier than ever to go deep quickly!

Today is the 10th anniversary of CalMatters’ debut as a nonprofit California news site. I joined two years later and have never regretted it. It’s a minor miracle that such an organization exists solely to inform Californians about politics, thanks to readers and contributors.

Free advice generally isn't worth much. This tweet seems rock solid.

Moses Kagan Agreed. The challenge I see is how to roll back all the “nice to haves” that are embedded in building code. I was just informed yesterday that our CofO is being held up for testing the decibel level of every fan in the homes we are building for low income veterans. Is a quiet

If you are in LA, LA Personal Trainer is an amazing resource. His advice is movement for life and real bodies.

Hard to imagine you will read a more optimistic article According to The Simon Abundance Index 2025 the Earth was 518.4 percent more abundant in 2024 than it was in 1980. humanprogress.org/the-simon-abun…

I welcome the stronger response to a common enemy Russia. The response is in part because the US is less committed to Europe and that is sad. Too many Americans died to make and keep her free.

Great point and good conversation in the replies.

I found a picture of Aaron Judge with his real parents. Adoption makes you a real parent.

Self-interest is a reliable guide to understanding the decisions people make. The hard part is understanding how another actor perceives their self-interest. When dealing with politicians it is far more complicated than "re-election".

Might not be obvious but this thread is an application of my tweet. x.com/EllliotttB/sta…

Couldn't join live, but listened to the recording. Lot's of value for just a few minutes. Send Daniel Morgan a DM and he might share the link

I haven't spent 5 minutes thinking about regulation of digital assets, but Senator Scott is really good at his job. He pays attention to both the details of policy and what it takes to get it enacted. So I pay more attention to what he is doing. Left or right, we need more

Great opportunity to make a difference on housing policy.

I’m looking to talk to developers who have tried building condos in California in the past 20 years. Including developers who have gotten them built, and developers who have given up because it was too expensive, time consuming, risky, etc

I have something important to say and the people who need to hear it do not have a high regard for my opinion. So I found a lawyer that they respect. And another entity that agrees with my opinion. I will get what I need in the end, but I don't love jumping through the hoop.

You can use this prompt in Google Deep Research to get a picture of any California city's finances: "Generate a high-level overview of Costa Mesa's city finances, specifically designed for a 30-minute presentation to civic groups with basic municipal finance knowledge. The