Like I say every year: If you make a Nieman Lab prediction and it turns out to be false, you should be banned for journalism for the next 12 months

I feel like I had a theory once

What a map

Spent the last couple days biking from Northeast LA to San Diego. It was awesome! Recommend!

He's home 🏠 Welcome to the #CalFamily, Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele 🐻 #GoBears | #ALLIN

From the flats, the flames at higher elevations can seem far off and like “somebody else’s Los Angeles, where things burn down all the time,” Waldie said. But that paradigm was upended Tuesday, as a wide swatch of lower elevation Santa Monica was put under an evacuation warning.

MAJOR EMERGENCY: Hollywood Hills fire spreading RAPIDLY towards Hollywood Blvd

IMMEDIATE EVACUATION ORDER in the RUNYON CANYON area. Fire blowing directly towards Hollywood Blvd

Recent Ready Los Angeles County alert to evacuate was sent in ERROR. Evacuation orders have not changed. See map for actual City of Los Angeles evacuation orders for some selected areas, ONLY! experience.arcgis.com/experience/fed…

“We hit a drone this afternoon — first one,” said L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone. “Our Super Scooper hit a small drone.” The incident occurred over the Palisades fire Thursday. “It put a hole in the wing,” he said. “It’s grounded now.” latimes.com/california/sto…

Crowd of people gathering across from the Martinez Kaiser watching the refinery fire.

At 4:49 p.m. a Shelter-in-place alert was declared for specific neighborhoods near Martinez Refining Company due to smoke from a fire at the facility. For more information, visit cwsalerts.com.

Breaking: Three college students killed in an East Bay Cybertruck crash had blood alcohol levels twice the legal limit and cocaine in their systems, toxicology reports show. — Stephanie K. Baer sfstandard.com/2025/02/12/pie…

It’s here!!! SNEAKERS takes time Thanks to the great Blake Howard for having me on a while back to gab about my favorite Bay Area movie. Attn Peter Hartlaub

Political travel woes in NY from Ben Oreskes “He described feeling a sense of embarrassment — the kind that only New Yorkers know — when his luggage slowed his passage through a subway turnstile and elicited frustrated stares from commuters.” nytimes.com/2025/03/14/nyr…

NEW: When It Comes to D.E.I. and ICE, Trump Is Using Federal Grants as Leverage. w/ Hamed Aleaziz + Zolan Kanno-Youngs. nytimes.com/2025/04/07/us/…

NEW: @FEMA is cutting $325 million in grants that was to go to New York State, much of it destined for essential flood mitigation efforts in New York City. W/ Dana Rubinstein + Grace Ashford. nytimes.com/2025/04/07/nyr…

Every time I pass the C&H factory on Interstate 80 I think the same thing: "What's up with Crockett?" I finally dropped in last week, and it exceeded expectations. With an assist from Javier Panzar and so many A++++ visuals from CarlosAvilaGonzalez sfchronicle.com/totalsf/articl…

Podcasts: the soundtrack of choice for BART commuters for the last 2 decades. 🎧

SCOOP: Billions of dollars in federal grants to help states protect against terrorism and disasters are being held up. The delay appears to be about President Trump's immigration agenda. nytimes.com/2025/07/10/nyr…