Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social Journalist and author. Ex-Business Insider, ex-Wired. Hosted a podcast about an Alien TV show. Wrote a book about booze and a book about colors.
Signal: @jetjocko.15
https://adam-rogers.net
Avishay BSG (Ben-Sasson-Gordis) @avishaybsg.bsky.social Normative Theory of Civ-Mil | Senior Lecturer (AP) Tel Aviv University PoliSci | Head of U.S. Research at the INSS | Napper extraordinaire | Kartofellophile
Ross Bernet @rosszb.bsky.social Running for Berkeley Council District 1
Rossforberkeley.com
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ross-bernet-1/
Dike @dikeanyiwo.bsky.social #EstNow. 🇳🇬🇺🇸🇿🇼
#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com يقتل القتيل ويمشي في جنازته
You’ll cry and then do nothing.
Seattle Social Housing Developer @seasocialhousing.bsky.social Seattle Social Housing Developer, formed by the passage of I-135 in 2023. Find us @ https://seattlesocialhousing.org
amy brown @amybrown.xyz writer / parent x2 / sf bay via dayton, ohio
"the only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing” - KATSEYE
amybrown.xyz ✨
@joycecaroloates.bsky.social @joycecaroloates.bsky.social 
@cityplanneractual.bsky.social @cityplanneractual.bsky.social 
Erica Joy Astrella @ericajoy.astrel.la southern roots, oakland blossoms 🌸
tech blah blah
@b.astrel.la’s weirder half
Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. -John Lewis
probably on threads https://www.threads.com/@theericajoy
Chirag Lala @cthelala.bsky.social Indian-American. VP of Research & Chief Economist at Center for Public Enterprise. Macro + Finance + Industrial Policy + Decarbonization + Grids + Investment
https://publicenterprise.org/author/chirag/
Ben Christopher @frombenc.bsky.social Housing reporter @calmatters.org. Occasional dad tweets. Tell me things: Ben@calmatters.org / signal: BenC.2017
Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social Are you shittin me?!?!! No, but you'll print that and I'll probably be investigated
Posts mine, but if you see something you think you can use to get me in trouble I did it on my own time and my own device, so good luck
Camille Fournier @skamille.themanagerswrath.com she/her. Author, manager, distributed systems engineer, etc etc, my latest book Platform Engineering is available now! https://amzn.to/4eUz5zB
Rory Johnston @roryjohnston.bsky.social oil market researcher
founder of https://CommodityContext.com
former bank economist
markets, code, barbecue
ParadeDB @paradedb.com One Postgres for your application data, full-text search, vector retrieval, and aggregations.
☁️ Cloud early access: https://paradedb.com/cloud
Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social Strategy/Creative/Content/Branding @ rovélo creative. Lectures on reframing the mainstream narrative around road safety, cities and mobility.
Devout follower of The Jesus and Mary Chain
Creativebyrovelo.com
Satirical news at The Rovélo Record- J Joe Hellerstein @joehellerstein.bsky.social Computer things @Berkeley and music things elsewhere.
Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz Transportation planner and economist. Founder, Siegman & Associates. Formerly Principal & Shareholder at Nelson\Nygaard. LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/5cekhrjh
Barry Cynamon @cynamon.bsky.social By day, recovering economist and lender with a heart at Student Freedom Fund. On here, mostly random thoughts. I like science fiction, biotechnology, household finance, causal inference, home fermentation, and powerlifting.
Eugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social Anti-cynic. Towards a weirder future. Reinforcement Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, transportation systems, the works. Asst. Prof at NYU
https://emerge-lab.github.io
https://www.admonymous.co/eugenevinitsky
Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social A grassroots coalition that brings together public transportation, bike, and street safety advocates from across the San Francisco Bay Area to push for bold transportation solutions that make our region better for all! linktr.ee/transbaycoalition
John Lansing @pipedreaming.bsky.social Posting thoughts on plumbing/building codes, engineering design guides, water and nutrient cycles, often with regional and historical insights (personal account)
Director of Plumbing Standards Research and Development
john.lansing@centerforbuilding.org
the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social Extremely Online medieval archaeologist in the PNW. Dem Tea Party Believer. AOCista. Gerontocracy hater. 🌹DSA for my sins. ADHD. He/Him. #nomoresenators
Hoyt Emerson @hoytemerson.bsky.social 
Brandon Yung @brandonyung.bsky.social Housing policy wonk in Berkeley, CA
Adam Mongrain @adammongrain.bsky.social ED, More and Better Housing Canada
Montréal, Québec
EN/FR
BuildSD @buildsd.org Together, we're rewriting the story of San Diego's development, documenting and advocating for sustainable development to build a #BetterSD for all.
PenguinGuy @penguinguy.bsky.social 🐧🐧🐧
29
Bi
He/Him
Rudbeckia @rudbeckia.bsky.social 
Golden State @goldenstateorg.bsky.social Fearless, informed news and commentary in CA via LA. Not controlled by billionaires. Co-founded by ex-LATers Mariel Garza and Paul Thornton.
https://golden-state.org
https://givebutter.com/NY2Duo
@dailycal.bsky.social @dailycal.bsky.social UC Berkeley's independent, student-run newspaper. Established in 1871, independent since 1971.
https://linktr.ee/DailyCalifornian
Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social Author of The Psychology of Software Teams: https://www.drcathicks.com/#book
she/her 🏳️🌈
Catharsis: https://catharsisinsight.com/
Host at: https://www.changetechnically.fyi/
Kevin H Bell @kevinhbell.bsky.social FOIA Lawyer at Free Information Group, PLLC
Kevin {at} freeinformationgroup.com
Signal: KevinHBell.552
Ask me about suing the government!
Mark Misoshnik @misoshnik.bsky.social journalist blackbanner.ghost.io | editor @derspekter.org | oakland | he/they | DMs open for tips
Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social Historian of early US politics & culture; howl re: democracy—a lot. Last book: The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress & the Road to Civil War. Owned by Newbie the History Bird & Rosie the Resistance Bird.
https://www.youtube.com/@joannefreeman1755
Gbenga Ajilore @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social Professional economist, amateur bassoonist, and 26x half-marathon runner.
The States Project @statesprojectus.bsky.social We believe that state legislatures are the strongest force for change in America. 💪 If you want to fix our country, work with us in the states. 🇺🇸
statesproject.org
Berkeley Meeting Agendas and Minutes @berkmtg.bsky.social I'm a bot from @davidshere.net that posts anytime the City of Berkeley posts an agenda (what they're going to talk about at the meeting) or a minutes (what happened at the meeting) document for city council, council committees, advisory commissions, etc.
Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social Former soldier. Student of leadership & national security; Professor, author (“If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal”), speaker. Always looking for civility & new adventures.
https://www.markhertling.com
Berkeley Rent Board @berkeleyrentboard.bsky.social Implementing Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Just Cause Ordinance since 1980. Follow along to stay informed about your ⚖️ rights, 📜 responsibilities, and 📚 resources as Berkeley tenants and landlords!
bit.ly/m/BerkeleyRentBoard
crazy ass moments in nu metal history @numetalmoment.bsky.social break stuff the unbelievably true story of the best worst genre in music history available now at https://www.patreon.com/numetal_agenda
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Aviral @aviralsrivastava.com SWE building Distributed Systems. Ex Pinecone, Twitter, RedHat, Atlan, Wingify.
http://avisri.com
(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social Tyrants are my enemies | Si vis pacem para bellum |🇩🇪🇪🇺| Das Böse triumphiert allein dadurch, dass gute Menschen nichts unternehmen |Military & History
Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social The defense policy views of the people's champ. AKA Great One, Flex Kavana, and Brahma Bull. Might be Dwayne Johnson, could be Harold Brown. Views my own. Substack⬇️
https://secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/
Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera @seanelorivera.bsky.social Official page for San Diego City Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera, proudly representing the 9th Council District.
Bilal Mahmood @bilalmahmood.bsky.social Supervisor of San Francisco. District 5.
For all constituent related inquiries:
📧 MahmoodStaff@sfgov.org
Elise Joshi @elisejoshi.bsky.social Love unions, protected bike lanes, berkeley pizza. Hate cybertrucks.
Head of More Perfect Union's campus newsroom More Perfect University
Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org Public Access to Public Data is a Public Good. We want to ensure our data are not gone forever. Read more about our efforts: https://www.datarescueproject.org/press/
Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social Cohost of The Odd Lots Podcast
Singer and guitarist in Light Sweet Crude
Susan Kegeles, PhD @motherkegs.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Medicine (i.e., retired). Social/behavioral scientist, public health. Career focused on HIV prevention, mostly gay men, ethnic/racial minorities. Called "gray-haired bad ass granny." Mother of two. 
Data_for_Good @data-for-good.bsky.social The Canadian voice for data scientists with a conscience. If you have a desire to stay at the forefront of technological innovation & positive social change, join us: dataforgood.ca
#dataforgood
Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
NBER @nber.org The National Bureau of Economic Research is dedicated to conducting and disseminating nonpartisan economic research.
nber.org
Bobak Esfandiari @bobakkabob.bsky.social Leader in SF YIMBY, past president of the United Democratic Club - #Persian #RichmondDistrict #Gamer - Barack Obama '12 & Santa Clara University '12 alum - views are my own
More here:
https://bobakesfandiari.com/- P @paulbuddenhagen.bsky.social @paulbuddenhagen.bsky.social
OB Chargn @obchargn.bsky.social East Bay land use politics during the day, charging OB in the dawn
The British History Podcast @thebhp.bsky.social History with the fun bits left in.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com
PGConf.dev 🐘 @pgconf.dev Bringing together everyone interested in #PostgreSQL development 🐘 Save the date: May 19-22, 2026 📅 in Vancouver 🍁 https://pgconf.dev/
Adam Jentleson @adamjentleson.bsky.social Author, Kill Switch from W.W. Norton + a new 📕 coming soon, “Democrats are good” guy, ex-Fetterman COS and Harry Reid Deputy COS
Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social some kind of bureaucrat | lots of typos | he/him | if you're confused what Double Victory (DVTL) is look at my pinned | views my own, etc normal disclaimers
GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com anarchist warlord arbitration consultant. drummer in tragic lovers. writes WORK IS FOUR LETTERS, poster emeritus for NORMAL MEN. don't be a dick.
https://golikehellmachine.com
https://tragiclovers.bandcamp.com
AEA Data Editor @aeadata.bsky.social Data editor for the American Economic Association - for official guidance, always go to http://aeaweb.org and https://aeadataeditor.github.io. Does not follow persons (sorry)
Mayor Adena Ishii @mayoradenaishii.bsky.social Official account for the Mayor of Berkeley, CA. Working to build a better Berkeley for all of us!
linktr.ee/mayoradenaishii
House Our Neighbors @houseourneighbors.bsky.social Seattle Voted Yes on Prop 1A (aka I-137) to fund social housing! Seattle voted Yes on I-135 🗳️ | Advocating for Social Housing 🏘️ better land use & climate action.
https://linktr.ee/houseourneighbors
Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social Ex NY Times, now author of Substack Paul Krugman. Nobel laureate and, according to Donald Trump, "Deranged BUM". Also Research Professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center and senior scholar at the GC-CUNY Stone Center.
CivicBand @civic.band The largest repository of civic meeting data for the US and Canada. 12 million pages across 930 municipalities
https://civic.band
Right now, we're run by @phildini.net
Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social Security & Investigations Director at @WIRED.com. Send tips and/or dog pics.
Signal: couts.01
Games of Berkeley @gamesofberkeley.bsky.social The Bay Area’s premier game shop since 1980, featuring board games, RPGs, wargames, minis, novelties, toys, & more.
https://linktr.ee/Gamesofberkeley
Aquilino A. Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social Fr. United States Capitol Police and U.S. Army Sergeant. Presidential Citizen/ Congressional Gold Medal recipient. https://www.gofundme.com/f/sgt-gonell Author of American Shield:
Aquilinogonell.com
Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social Girl dad. Hip-Hop lover. Fmr Capitol Police Officer. Making good trouble.
https://www.standingourground.us/
The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com Satirical news by & for autistic people (poor things). Founded by Sara Gibbs & Elsa Williams; run by Sara Gibbs & Sarah Amero
It’s a Superpower?? is out now: https://allmylinks.com/itsasuperpower
www.thedailytism.com
www.patreon.com/TheDailyTism
Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
Sarah Syed @sarahsyed.bsky.social Dog Lover, AC Transit Board Member, Trail runner, Student Teacher
Andrew Bowen (he/him) @acbowen.bsky.social KPBS reporter covering housing, transit and local politics in San Diego. Union shop steward. Creator and host of Freeway Exit, a podcast about freeways. Gaily homosexual.
I run @sdtrafficdeaths.bsky.social.
https://www.kpbs.org/podcasts/freeway-exit
Brer Marsh @brerbear.bsky.social California Knucklehead Architect - AIA -
The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of architects. It is the city hack that opens the door to great ideas.
🚲❤️
Der Spekter @derspekter.org Bundist perspectives, original artwork, journalism, and more.
www.derspekter.org
Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org An independent news website about trans issues, by trans journalists. assignedmedia.org
Support our work: https://www.assignedmedia.org/support
latimesphotos @latimesphotos.bsky.social Photography staff of the Los Angeles Times
East Bay Kidical Mass @ebkm.org We host group bike rides in the East Bay, California, for kids, families, and supporters. More kids on bikes! Follow our ride calendar at https://lu.ma/ebkm and learn more at https://ebkm.org
Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social Berkeley D2 Councilmember. Poet. Classicist. Cyclist. Urbanist. Go Gaels!
Urban Futurist Democrat @urbfuturistdem.bsky.social The future is urban. It's here, if we want it.
East Bay, CA
Sam KP @samkp.bsky.social SKPy to some
vegetable lover
Berkeley
Rebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social Mom, El Cerrito Mayor Pro Tem, Bike East Bay Co-Executive Director of Development and Engagement, and former BART Director
Nathan Mizell @nmizell.bsky.social 
Barnali Ghosh @barnalighosh.bsky.social BART board director District 3, Berkeley South Asian American history tour guide, public transit advocate, and native flower cosplayer. Also on IG at @berkeleywali.
Cat Brooks @realcatbrooks.bsky.social Executive Director, Justice Teams Network and @aptpaction.bsky.social | Host, Law & Disorder on KPFA Radio | Organizer, Strategist, Columnist, Artivist, and Playwright, Director and Actress | catbrooks.org
Mihnea @miyhnea.bsky.social Politics, history. Europe, MENA.
Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com Digital Strategy for California YIMBY. Seattle resident. Personal account -- what you see here represents my own opinions, for better or worse.
Samuel Bendett @sambendett.bsky.social Uncrewed, autonomous, robotic systems and Artificial Intelligence. Russian and Ukrainian weapons development. CNA, CNAS and CSIS. Opinions my own.
@davistreybig.bsky.social @davistreybig.bsky.social 
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social Everything is Connected.
Journalist, novelist, screenwriter. Always looking for stories. LDN, NYC, LA
Support my work at: https://substack.com/@chadbourn
Buy Me A Coffee: coff.ee/chadbourn
Skanda Amarnath @skandaamarnath.bsky.social Executive Director of Employ America
Macro / Labor / Finance / Energy / Chart posting
Lori Droste @loridroste.bsky.social I’m into the the 3 Ps—progress, politics, and policy 😉
Happily retired former Berkeley politician
Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social Double dumb-ass on you. (And so fourth)
#AltText enthusiast. Also on mastodon, formerly on twitter. Other similar accounts are not me.
Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher @lorenagonzalez.bsky.social President —California Federation of Labor Unions, AFL-CIO
Breast Cancer Survivor
Former Assemblywoman
Latina
Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social Elected AC Transit Board Member representing Berkeley, Emeryville, and parts of Oakland, CA. Car free since 2004.
*Views expressed here are my own*
Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social I make things, including bike rides, state housing laws, bread, and trouble. Quality varies with rainfall, political winds, and tire pressure. Run comms at @cayimby for the love of cities.
Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief of Mother Jones/Center for Investigative Reporting/Reveal. Past president of the American Society of Magazine Editors. Mom. Upzoning, street tree, and rescue dog enthusiast. Views, mine.