Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social New York Times Deputy National Editor
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@emilysays @emilysays.bsky.social Education journalist, EWA's public editor. Writing book on early desegregation history of DoD schools for UNC Press. ‘23 Spencer Education Fellow, '11 Knight-Wallace Fellow.
Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social Science and global health reporter for The New York Times
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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social Baseball writer at The Athletic. Starkville pod. MLB Net. Winner of 2019 BBWAA Career Excellence Award. Launched hot dogs with the Phanatic. Living the dream
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social Host of Words to Win By, a podcast about progressive wins around the world and how we achieved them. https://wordstowinby-pod.com/
Researcher, message maker, campaign strategist to progressive and Democratic causes here and abroad.
Emily Shugerman @eshugs.bsky.social wealth and power reporter @sfstandard.com // previously @thedailybeast.bsky.social @the-independent.com. email me: eshugerman@sfstandard.com
Indivisible Hawai’i Statewide Network @indivisiblehawaii.bsky.social We work to protect & enhance democracy in the US & Hawai‘i. We engage with our elected officials at all levels of government to fight for progressive policies, democratic values, and a healthy & sustainable Hawai‘i. https://linktr.ee/indivisiblehawaii
Dara Kerr @darakerr.bsky.social Tech Reporter @us.theguardian.com. Tips: dara.kerr@theguardian.com or darakerr.01 on Signal
Kellen Browning @kellen.bsky.social New York Times politics reporter. Survived the Tim Walz motorcade. Washed up tech reporter. #SacramentoProud 👑
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.
Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social Assistant Managing Editor at Forbes, working with Forbes' dozens of international editions. Former editor of Forbes' Billionaires list and The Forbes 400 richest Americans list. Tips welcome: kdolan@forbes.com
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Edward Russell @byerussell.com Fascinated by things that go and the infrastructure around them. Words: The Washington Post, The Points Guy, CNN Travel, and more.
E-bike dad. Runner, cyclist, hiker, swimmer.
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Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove @kamlager-dove.house.gov Proudly representing CA’s 37th District | @democrats-judiciary.house.gov, @houseforeign.bsky.social, Congressional Black Caucus, @usprogressives.bsky.social | Account maintained by federal staff.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.- P Paul D @phdarch.bsky.social
Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social Artist and writer, senior editor for kqed.org/arts, "thoughtful reviews" since 2011 (she/her)
Miles in Transit @milesintransit.com I push transit to its limits, while attempting to be entertaining.
bsquiklehausen @bsquiklehausen.com I make stuff for transit and trains, but not only for transit and trains. 🚰
Oakland, CA, ex-NYC
he/him or they/them
kate conger @kateconger.com tech reporter for the NYT!
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The Bold Italic @thebolditalic.bsky.social A publication celebrating the spirit of the Bay Area. Our newsletter: https://tbi.fyi/newsletter
Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social I cover DHS and immigration policy for the New York Times
LA Times, BuzzFeed News, SF Chronicle alum
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
Jose Antonio Vargas @joseiswriting.bsky.social Founder of @defineamerican
Co-founder, @1587sneakers
📚: White Is Not a Country, Dear America
🎭: Here Lies love
🎓: Vargas Elementary, CSU Board
Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com Investigative reporter NYT. Helping cover President Trump, his administration and circle of friends -- without fear or favor. I write about people and power. My contact on Signal: EricLiptonNYT.01
Sheera Frenkel @sheeraf.bsky.social NYTimes reporter and co-author of NYT bestseller “An Ugly Truth” with Cecilia Kang.
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@halbfinger.bsky.social @halbfinger.bsky.social Politics editor at The New York Times.
Allison McCartney @mccartney.bsky.social Editor of graphics + elections @ NYTimes. Reporting live from the 415.
Jeremia Kimelman @jeremiak.com Data journalist at CalMatters. Union dude. Sacramento by way of SF and NYC. Where are we eating bagels next?
Senator Angelique Ashby @senatorashby.bsky.social CA State Senator for Sac., Majority Leader, Capital Caucus Chair, Alum UC Davis & McGeorge Law. Mom of 3. Comment Policy http://linktr.ee/senatorashby
Chris Rogers @chrisrogersca.bsky.social Assemblymember for Northern California, representing Del Norte, Trinity, Humboldt, Mendocino, and Sonoma Counties
Buffy Wicks @buffywicks.bsky.social CA State Assemblymember from the beautiful East Bay, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, mom of 2 fierce little girls.
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Gail Pellerin @gailp831.bsky.social Proud Democrat, believer in democracy, lover of good food, wine & bonfires, dedicated to serving my community in AD 28, dreamer of large voter turnout, & promoter of 988! Mom of adult humans ❤️ & emotional support human for the best dog ever 🐾 - Darwin!
Sen. Sabrina Cervantes @senatorcervantes.bsky.social Working mom of triplets. Senator for #SD31 in CA’s Inland Empire. Vice Chair of @calgbtq.bsky.social Caucus & Senate Appropriations Chair. She/her 🇺🇸🏳️🌈 sd31.senate.ca.gov
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.
Jacqui Irwin, CA Assemblymember 42nd District @asmirwin.bsky.social Representing Agoura Hills, Bel Air, Beverly Glen, Brentwood, Casa Conejo, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Lake Sherwood, Malibu, Moorpark, Oak Park, Pacific Palisades, Santa Susana, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Topanga, Westlake Village, and Camarillo.
@ashkalra.bsky.social @ashkalra.bsky.social 
Marc Berman @asmmarcberman.bsky.social CA Assemblymember, proudly representing #AD23 in San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties
Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social writing @status.news, a nightly newsletter covering the Fourth Estate, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood.
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Daniel Villaseñor @danielvillasenor.bsky.social Deputy Communications Director for Gov. Gavin Newsom | 🦮🐈⬛🐈 dad | GW alum | Proud Californian 🌁 | Personal account
Gavin Newsom @gavinnewsom.bsky.social Husband and father. 40th Governor of California. Former Lt. Governor of California. Former San Francisco Mayor. Personal account.
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
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!
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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 🇵🇷🇲🇽🪶
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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.
Eli Kamisher @elikam.bsky.social California reporter, Bloomberg
Ashley Zavala @zavalaa.bsky.social California Capitol Correspondent - KCRA 3 News
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
Steven Maviglio @stevenmaviglio.bsky.social Democratic strategist, cyclist, lover of all things Puglia.🇮🇹🇺🇦🇮🇱
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
Ari Plachta @ariplachta.bsky.social Oil & gas researcher @fieldnotes.co
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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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.
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
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