Brian Kahn @blkahn.bsky.social Your friendly local Wired science editor
Mark Chediak @mchediak.bsky.social Journalist for Bloomberg News writing about utilities, renewables and climate disasters. Opinions are my own.
Conor Dougherty @conordougherty.bsky.social NYT Reporter, #SkateTwitter enthusiast and @candacej superfan.
Brian Eckhouse @brianreports.bsky.social Head of Bloomberg’s power, weather and natural disasters Americas team | Dad/concierge to a loquacious toddler | New Yorker in Los Angeles | Thoughts on the Mets and bagels mine and mine alone
Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social National politics reporter at semafor.com. Alum: WashPost, Bloomberg, Slate, Reason. Author of “The Show That Never Ends.”
Hannah Wiley @hannahcwiley.bsky.social Deputy politics editor at The San Francisco Standard. Before: Los Angeles Times & Sacramento Bee.
Sophia Bollag @sophiabollag.bsky.social California politics reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. Reach me at sophia.bollag@sfchronicle.com
Carla Marinucci @cmarinucci.bsky.social POLITICO CA Playbook founder and alum, ex-SFChronicle senior political writer, ex-SF Examiner Political Editor. California politics and all things Golden State. Bay Area based. Also on X at @cmarinucci. Email: cmarinucci@gmail.com
Brandon Richards 🐻 @brandonrichards.bsky.social Rapid Response for Gov Gavin Newsom and @GovPressOffice.gov.ca.gov | Willamette Alum | personal account | he/him | 🏳️🌈 bi+ | SEA + NorCal Sports!
Not on here often
California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social California YIMBY is a statewide advocacy organization working to pass legislation to end California's housing shortage by empowering and growing the YIMBY movement. Learn more at https://cayimby.org.
Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social 6’7” California State Senator representing San Francisco 🏳️🌈 ✡️
Policy nerd & chronic legislative overachiever 🤓
Running for Congress to protect our democracy 💙
Vote Nov. 3, 2026 🗳️
Get involved ⬇️
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Camille Zapata @camillezapata.bsky.social digital director for ggn
hecha en Stockton, CA 🇵🇷🇲🇽🪶
personal account 📸🎥
Tara Gallegos @taragallegos.bsky.social Proud CA Dem 🌅 | Comms for CA Governor Gavin Newsom | Former spox AG Rob Bonta & AG Xavier Becerra | personal account
Izzy Gardon @igardon.bsky.social Director of communications for @cagovernor Gavin Newsom. Posts and bad opinions are mine.
Alicia Benavidez @sosaysalicia.bsky.social Advocate by day, serial hobbyist by night.
Runs Blue Coast Strategies 🌊| COS to Benny 🐕🦺 | #CaLeg
Ryan Williams @rwilliamsca.bsky.social CA Politico based in Petaluma.
Roger Salazar @rogersalazar.bsky.social Fmr Gov/Prez Spox - President-ALZA Strategies; Board-The AAPC; Chair-CA OHMVR Commission; Treasurer-SacPressClub; #Jeep4x4Life; #WineBabbler; Wannabe #PolarExplorer
Rusty Hicks @rustyhicks.bsky.social Chair of California Democrats.
Organizer. Educator. Veteran.
Yousef Baig @yousefbaig.bsky.social California Voices Editor @calmatters.org | NorCal ATLien | journalistic master of none | (good) views are better shared
Andrew Sheeler @andrewsheeler.bsky.social Montana-born. Alaska-raised. Now California-dreamin'. Former journalist, current union rabblerouser.
He/Him. 🏳🌈
Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social Congressman, former Mayor of Long Beach, educator, comic nerd, progressive & proud American 🇺🇸🏳️🌈
Official: @robertgarcia.house.gov
GIF Caucus @gifcaucus.bsky.social Artisanal, locally-sourced Golden State GIFs.
Thousands of GIFs from the former place can be found in our GIPHY archive: https://giphy.com/channel/GIFcaucus
Alex Brase @alexbrase.bsky.social Internet vids for @governor.ca.gov
@KState.bsky.social Grad, Violinist, Industry-Killing Millennial. Spotted at @ab21.bsky.social, @electdemocrats.bsky.social, @kansasdems.bsky.social
Manhattan (Kansas) Raised.
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Lia Russell @liaoffleash.bsky.social Gavin Newsom reporter @sacbee.com. Priors: The Baltimore Sun, Bangor Daily News. “Shockingly good at ferreting out detailed personal info.”
Nicole Nixon @nicolenixon.bsky.social Writing about California politics for The Los Angeles Times
Past life in public radio | Utah native 🐝
Jenavieve Hatch Barrett @jenavieve.bsky.social SAHM currently
Jason Sisney 🏳️🌈 @jasonsisney.bsky.social #CABudget advisor. Views=my own. | #CALeg | Olympic history and finance | he/him/his
Chris Elmendorf @cselmendorf.bsky.social The law prof at UC Davis. Dad. Denizen of San Francisco. Patron of Amtrak. Tweets are my own, not statements of UC. (he/him)
Mike Madrid @mikemadrid.bsky.social Author “The Latino Century” Latino GOP political consultant. Co-Founder Lincoln Project. Mostly appearing on “The Great Transformation” here: https://open.substack.com/pub/greattransformation
Travis Legault @travisl97.bsky.social Sacramento. Bereft Oakland A’s/Hopeful Sac Kings fan. Probably listening to a Podcast at 2x right now.! 🟦 🟪 #CALeg
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Liam Dillon @liamjdillon.com Covering housing in Los Angeles and California for POLITICO.
Kyle Meng @kylemeng.com Professor at UCSB Bren School and Econ Dept. Climate and Energy Director at emLab. Former White House CEA Senior Climate Economist. Associate at @nber.org @csis.org. Board member @ucsusa.bsky.social. Personal views. www.kylemeng.com
David Atkins @davidoatkins.bsky.social Contributor @washingtonmonthly.com. Bylines @theprospect & elsewhere. Elected DNC Member from CA. Progressive reformist. Dad of two. I run a qualitative research firm.
Steve Pierson @bluesboysteve.bsky.social Executive Director @bluewavecalifornia.bsky.social
Host of @practivistpod.bsky.social
Former Candidate for CA Assembly.
Former Swing Left. #SAGAFTRA
Dad. Democrat. Maker of Music.
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https://linktr.ee/StevePierson
Katie Porter @katieporterca.bsky.social Irvine mom & consumer protection attorney. Former Orange County Congresswoman. Running to be California's next governor.
Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social Journalist, Honolulu Civil Beat | Ex WaPo, LA Times, McClatchy, SacBee, Oliveto Chef Apprentice | Banana Slug | Community Volunteer | Cyclist | Gardener
Dora Rose @thatdorarose.bsky.social Deputy Director, League of Women Voters of California. Lawyer, lobbyist. In the fight to the bitter end. Opinions are my own and do not represent those of my employer. Reposts don’t always = endorsements.
Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa.bsky.social Director of News, San Francisco Chronicle
Mike Ege @mikeege.bsky.social I write about Bay Area government and politics.
Editor-in-Chief, The Voice of San Francisco - thevoicesf.org
Formerly with The San Francisco Standard, Bay City Beacon
Snark Alert. RTs, likes ≠ endorsements.
mike@frisko.org
https://muckrack.com/mike-ege-1
Sal Hernandez @salhernandez.bsky.social Reporter at Los Angeles Times
Colin Murphy @persuasivescience.bsky.social Co-Lead LCFS and fuel policy research at UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies. Fuel wonkery, climate policy, sustainable transportation, science comms. Thoughts are my own.
Darcy Totten @darcytotten.bsky.social Personal acct for CA gender equity expert. Crisis containment. Cat mom energy. Pro-podcast but anti patriarchy. Lover of goat cheese & bourbon. Absolutely exhausted by egos. #GirlstotheFront
Jith Meganathan @lawjith.bsky.social Former legal aid attorney. All views are my own.
Jason Elliott @jason-elliott.bsky.social My opinions are yours, shortly.
Alex Vassar 📚 @alexvassar.bsky.social Husband, father, man of letters who loves history and learning from the lives and experiences of others. Also a #CACapitol alum who works at the CA State Library. Editor of joincalifornia.com & onevoter.org. Former 8-year elected official. 🇺🇲 🇵🇦
Tyler Katzenberger @tylerkatzenberger.bsky.social Sacramento Tech Reporter for @politico.com. Wisconsin native, MKE Journal Sentinel alum, UW-Madison grad and Joan Didion fanboy.
Tips: tkatzenberger@politico.com
Michael Hiltzik @hiltzikm.bsky.social Pulitzer-winning journalist, historian..."Golden State," my new history of California (the resistance state) is now out in paperback! Details at michaelhiltzik.com. And find my columns at www.latimes.com/hiltzik
Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social Reporter focusing on water and climate change, Los Angeles Times. ian.james@latimes.com
Signal: ianjames.77
E.A.R. @primateyell.bsky.social Recovering journalist, future lawyer, resident of Los Animals.
Gil Durán @gilduran.com California writer. Ida Tarbell stan.
Author: NYT Bestselling “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.” https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Nerd-Reich/Gil-Duran/9781668221402
Newsletter: http://www.thenerdreich.com
Analisa Swan (she/her) @analisaswan.bsky.social Attorney, lifelong resident LA, CA; DNC Member; DNC Harris Delegate CA30; former ADEM/Exec Board CADEM AD44; LACDP AD44; #DemCastCA #ONEV1 Z2 #wtpBLUE #DemVoice1
Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social Environmental journalist covering climate and ocean issues at Bloomberg News in San Francisco. Formerly at Participant Media, Fortune, Forbes, San Jose Mercury News, Sacramento Bee and other publications. www.toddwoody.com twoody4@bloomberg.net
Julia Wick @sherlyholmes.bsky.social Journalist in LA, cofounder of @lamaterial.bsky.social
Mainly poetry, politics and local news on here
Erika D. Smith @erika-d-smith.bsky.social Politics & Policy Columnist, West Coast, Bloomberg Opinion. erikadsmith@bloomberg.net
Past: Los Angeles Times🦅, Sacramento Bee, IndyStar, Akron Beacon Journal. Ohioan by birth. Proud Californian by choice. ✊🏾🏳️🌈
Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher @lorenagonzalez.bsky.social President —California Federation of Labor Unions, AFL-CIO
Breast Cancer Survivor
Former Assemblywoman
Latina
Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social I write Climate-Colored Goggles, a newsletter about climate & culture. Former L.A. Times climate columnist and Desert Sun energy reporter. Also hosted Boiling Point and The Hatch podcasts.
Find me at Dodger Stadium, Disneyland or hiking in the mountains.
Tobin Stone @tobinjstone.bsky.social Just a guy from Colorado that likes liberalism and wants to build more housing. Deputy Director, @cnliberalism.org. Also doing stuff with PPI
Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social San Francisco bureau chief for the New York Times. Northern California native; San Franciscan for 25 years.
www.nytimes.com/by/heather-knight
Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social Housing 🏠 + transit 🚎 + climate 🌎
President: Peninsula Young Democrats
Lead Member: Peninsula for Everyone
Work: Greenbelt Alliance
Good opinions mine, bad opinions someone else's. YIMBY.
Jack Ohman @jackohman.bsky.social Pulitzer Prize-winning contributing columnist and editorial cartoonist for the San Francisco Chronicle, Smerconish, and Tribune. Subscribe to my Substack! https://substack.com/@jackohman?r=1m9eg&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile
Phil Willon @pwillon.bsky.social Los Angeles Times
Editor dabbling in California politics
https://www.latimes.com/people/phil-willon
Dan Morain @danmorain.bsky.social My book about the mental health care system coming in March ‘27. Author of "Kamala's Way, An American Life." Ex-Sac Bee editorial page editor, ex-LAT reporter, ex-CalMatters.org, current grandpa, dog walker.
Christopher Cabaldon @senatorcabaldon.bsky.social Senator representing Yolo, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, Contra Costa & Sacramento counties. Chair of Senate Privacy & Technologies Committee. Prior: mayor, professor, oboist, entrepreneur, wakeboarder, gamer, diplomat, comics nerd. Comment policy: bit.ly/3EDe0tQ
Anabel Sosa @asos.bsky.social Senior California politics reporter for SFGATE
Past life: LA Times statehouse
Marcos Breton @marcosbreton.bsky.social Journalist. Opinion Editor The Sacramento Bee. Son of Mexican immigrants. Californian.
Isaac G. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social California State Assemblymember | Los Angeles
Wendy Fry @wendyfry.bsky.social I’m a journalist specializing in the U.S.-Mexico border, immigration and U.S.-MX foreign relations. I speak English and Spanish. Available for freelance work. Contact: wendyreports@gmail.com. Signal: WendyFry.10.
David Lazarus @davidlaz.bsky.social Emmy-winning money guy for KTLA Channel 5. Former LA Times. I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine.
Tony Barboza @tonybarboza.bsky.social Executive Editor @capitalandmain.bsky.social | Board Member @sejorg.bsky.social
Shawn Hubler @shawnhubler.bsky.social Los Angeles Bureau Chief for The New York Times.
Susanne Rust @susrust.bsky.social Reporter, LA Times. Enviro/Sci/Health. I cover #H5N1 #BirdFlu and Plastic. And other stuff, too (Valley Fever, Octopus rights, wild pigs, and more). Located in SF Bay area. 
Tara Duggan @taraduggan.bsky.social Reporter at @sfchronicle covering food. Signal: @TaraDuggan.40
Julie Johnson @jjreport.bsky.social Reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle covering greater Northern California. Pulitzer Prize in breaking news ‘18. Scripps Howard finalist '24.
Reach me on signal: juliejohnson.84
Arianna Smith @ariannasmith.bsky.social I love California!
Alex Graves @mrgraves.bsky.social Sacramento native | Higher ed policy and advocacy for @aiccucal.bsky.social | Coffee addict | Beer enthusiast | Occidental and Sac State alum | Light the beam!
Alex Hirsch @alex-hirsch.bsky.social - #CALeg policy consultant for Senator Susan Rubio.
-Chair, City of West Sacramento Public Financing Authority.
-President, West Sacramento Friends of the Library.
Yvette Martinez @yvetteinca.bsky.social Senior Advisor California Democratic Party | PPLA Board member | UCSB alum | Public servant | Passionate advocate for children, the environment and reproductive justice.
Ken Barnes @kenbarnes.bsky.social Lover of food, wine, travel, and Angela. Advocate for the underrepresented. Home cook. Cyclist. Friends, family, and joy over everything.
CEO at Greater Sacramento Urban League
M. David Ruff @mdavidruff.bsky.social Chief tax nerd at California State Assembly. Tax policy. Watches. Travel. Not always in that order. Duel citizen of California and Switzerland. Proud alum of UC Davis and Berkeley Law. #caleg
Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson @asmloridwilson.bsky.social California Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson, representing the 11th Assembly District. Chair of Assembly Transportation Committee #CALeg #AD11
Sami Gallegos @samigallegos.bsky.social Deputy Secretary for External Affairs
> CA Health & Human Services Agency
Will D @willd.blue Staffer at Office of CA Gov. Proud Californian. I post updates about the Golden State. *Personal account* — Views my own — Likes & follows ≠ endorsements.
#CaliforniaForAll #PathForward
James Scullary @scullary.bsky.social Public servant at @calpers.bsky.social Office of Public Affairs, formerly at @CoveredCA, @ABC10, @NBCBayArea @KXLY4News, @HawaiiNewsNow and @KHONnews. 3x Emmy Award 🏆 winner, @UHmanoa 🎓. #dadlife #pensions #healthcare #skol #rockets #pirates #electra
Eleni Kounalakis @eleniforca.bsky.social CA Lt. Governor. Wife & Mom. Businesswoman & former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary. Advocate for students, women & protecting our planet. She/her.
Lisa Halverstadt @lisahalverstadt.bsky.social @voiceofsandiego.org senior investigative reporter digging into San Diego County government & our homelessness, housing & behavioral health crises. 📧Lisa@vosd.org
Arnold Schwarzenegger @schwarzenegger.bsky.social Bodybuilder. Conan. Terminator. Former Governor. I killed the Predator. I told you I’d be back. Join my positive corner of the internet - Arnold’s Pump Club.
Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com Husband | Dad | Designer | California Native | Lifelong Dem | Strategist
Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social Newsletter: http://publiccomment.blog/
Hire me: http://resnikoffconsulting.com/
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Andrew Hintz @ahintz.net #caleg staffer and Dem campaign vet interested in politics, tech, #Apple, #Disney, movies, tv, streaming, #49ers … I rarely post but read voraciously.
M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social the once and future city planner // chief urban planner METROPOLITAN ABUNDANCE PROJECT // AICP // YIMBY // #BBN // author of hit broadway musical arbitrary lines
Carter Rubin @carterrubin.com Urban planner in Southern California working to transform transportation. Posting my way to a better world to walk, bike and roll.
Paul Mitchell @paulmitche11.bsky.social Owner of Redistricting Partners, Vice President of Political Data, Cat 3 cyclist, Cat 1 dad. First Partner of CA Planned Parenthood.
Congressman Raul Ruiz, MD @repraulruizmd.bsky.social Emergency physician, public servant, and dad. Proudly serving California's 25th Congressional District.
Buffy Wicks @buffywicks.bsky.social CA State Assemblymember from the beautiful East Bay, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, mom of 2 fierce little girls.
https://lnk.bio/BuffyWicks
Ben Allen @benallenca.bsky.social State Senator focused on protecting the environment, cleaning up our political system, and quality education for our children. Bilingüe and a proud dad.
Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner (@alfredtwu.net), California Democratic Party AAPI Caucus & CA Dem Renters Council Board, East Bay architect & commercial artist. Reblue/follow/like does not equal endorsement.
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