Tim Fernholz @timfernholz.com journalist, author, internet participant
writing and reporting on space, AI, and public policy
I always want to hear your tips and ideas on signal: tim_fernholz.21
timfernholz.substack.com | www.timfernholz.com
Oakland, CA
Alicia, Courtyard Urbanist @urbancourtyard.bsky.social Launching the CIMBY (Courtyard In My Backyard) movement in North America, starting in Chicago.
Aziz Sunderji @home-economics.bsky.social Visualising the US housing market at www.home-economics.us
Nithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social LA City Councilmember, Urban planner, mom of twins, Candidate for Mayor. 💛
This account is being used for campaign purposes by Nithya Raman for Mayor 2026
nithyaforthecity.com
Kevin Erdmann @kevinerdmann.bsky.social I discovered the surprising story of what really happened in 2008 (not enough housing) and accidentally became a housing policy guy.
https://kevinerdmann.substack.com/
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kevin-Erdmann/author/B099P7SN1G
Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social Sr. Legal Affairs Reporter, @POLITICO
Priors: ABC White House & China correspondent, CNN, NY Sun 🇺🇸🇦🇺josh@joshgerstein.com. Signal: joshgerstein.46
Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social Writer, Videographer, Photographer. LA Based but traveling lots.
I run The Ten Four: https://latenfour.com/
Links: https://linktr.ee/acatwithnews
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/ACatWithNews
Email tips, licensing inquiries, etc.: SeanCarmitchel@protonmail.com
Alec MacGillis @alecmac.bsky.social Reporter at ProPublica, author of FULFILLMENT and THE CYNIC, native of Pittsfield, resident of Baltimore.
Jesse Coburn @jessecoburn.bsky.social ProPublica reporter
Get in touch: jesse.coburn@propublica.org + https://signal.me/#eu/xwbuF7II5GLbAxTDMR4tpqByg3GA7Q5Bp1jGBKV-xaSoy4OtSmZP_4dIYV9pjwC8
https://www.propublica.org/people/jesse-coburn
Mike Konczal @mtkonczal.bsky.social Econ person. VP of Policy and Research, @economicsecurityproject.org. Former NEC. #Rstats, Team Macro, dad, Chicago Guy. newsletter.mikekonczal.com
Politico @politico.com Nobody knows politics and policy like we do.
www.politico.com
Matt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social 
Ian Bonaparte @ianbonaparte.bsky.social here I am, in my full regalia of cyber-reality. @janklownesbit
literary agent // occasional poet // boychik // ♑︎ // queries: ibonaparte@janklow.com
Terry Castleman @castleman.bsky.social Breaking news @latimes
Andrew Rumbach @andrewrumbach.bsky.social Urban & regional scientist. Co-lead of the Climate & Communities program @urbaninstitute. Research & policy analysis on disasters, disaster recovery, precarious housing, land use, and adaptation. Sourdough enthusiast. https://andrewrumbach.substack.com
@marisakendall.bsky.social @marisakendall.bsky.social Homelessness reporter for @CalMatters.org
Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social Host of The Creative Nonfiction Podcast ... The voice of a generation, haha ... Author of The Front Runner: The Life of Steve Prefontaine (2025) ... https://welcometopitchclub.substack.com/
Sara Libby @saralibby.bsky.social Politics editor @sfchronicle, runner, USC Trojan, taco enthusiast
Councilmember Nithya Raman @cd4losangeles.bsky.social Proudly serving Los Angeles City Council District 4
@brittnymejia.bsky.social @brittnymejia.bsky.social 
Barry Yeoman @barryyeoman.com Freelance journalist in North Carolina who writes longform stories about political, social, and environmental issues. Web site: http://barryyeoman.com. Newsletter: http://barry-yeoman.beehiiv.com. Teaching: Duke University.
Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social New York Times journalist covering cities and urban policy for The Upshot. emily.badger@nytimes.com, ebadger.21 on Signal
Dakota Smith @missdakotasmith.bsky.social LAT reporter.
Francesca Mari @francescamari.bsky.social Contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine and Assistant Professor of the Practice at Brown University | Also published in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Review of Books, +
www.francescamari.com
Jessica Winter @winterjessica.bsky.social the devil does what you ask of him
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social Reporter at Vox, author of the novel Bog Queen, forthcoming Oct. 2025. Also author of Outlawed, The Life and Death of Sophie Stark, and America Pacifica.
Paul Sabin @paulsabin.bsky.social American historian @Yale, energy and environmental politics and policy, author of "Public Citizens," "The Bet," and "Crude Politics" https://history.yale.edu/people/paul-sabin
@lsecouler.bsky.social @lsecouler.bsky.social 
Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social Polling editor at CNN, keeping (cross)tabs on public opinion and the news. I like puns.
Jessica Levinson @levinsonjessica.bsky.social Law Prof. Legal analyst for CBS and KCRW (NPR family station). Columnist for MSNBC. Podcast host - Passing Judgment.
Lover of photography and green tea.
High on snark, low on patience.
Roshan "fatigue haver" Abraham @roshanabraham.bsky.social journalist covering land and housing | bylines at WIRED, New York Times, Baffler, etc I Contributing Editor Next City | member @fspnwu.bsky.social
RoshanAbraham.beehiiv.com
https://ko-fi.com/roshanabraham
Signal: roshan.150
RoshanAbraham.net
Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social KC Tenants
Tenant Union Federation
David Zahniser @davidzahniser.bsky.social 
Andy Donohue @addonohue.bsky.social investigative editor, CalMatters
Kathleen Ronayne @kronayne916.bsky.social AP journalist, directing California news coverage. kronayne@ap.org
Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher @lorenagonzalez.bsky.social President —California Federation of Labor Unions, AFL-CIO
Breast Cancer Survivor
Former Assemblywoman
Latina
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. 🇺🇲 🇵🇦
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)
Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov 40th Governor of California.
Building a California for All.
Moira O'Neill @moirakoneill.bsky.social Associate Prof @UCLawSF. Tweets are my own.
Tara Gallegos @taragallegos.bsky.social Proud CA Dem 🌅 | Comms for CA Governor Gavin Newsom | Former spox AG Rob Bonta & AG Xavier Becerra | personal account
Thomas Curwen @tcurwen.bsky.social LA Times
@liborjany.bsky.social @liborjany.bsky.social reporter @latimes
Mario Koran @mkoran.bsky.social Criminal justice reporter for Wisconsin Watch. Past: Local investigations for NYTimes; Knight Wallace fellow; Voice of San Diego; The Guardian. Formerly incarcerated.
Hayley Smith @hayleysmith.bsky.social Environment reporter @latimes
Hailey Branson-Potts @haileybranson.bsky.social California reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Rural Oklahoman. Mildly amusing.
Shamus Roller @shamusroller.bsky.social ED at the National Housing Law Project 🇺🇸 Housing nerd. @nhlp.bsky.social
Jay Parsons @jayparsons.bsky.social Rental Housing economist. Build, baby, build.
Podcast: The Rent Roll with Jay Parsons podcast
Newsletter: Rental Housing Economics
Jason Elliott @jason-elliott.bsky.social My opinions are yours, shortly.
James Brasuell 🚌 🚇 @casualbrasuell.bsky.social Regional planning comms. Former Planetizen editorial director. Former Curbed LA editor. Former river guide.
The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com Data, charts, analysis and games from The New York Times: nytimes.com/upshot
Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social staff writer at the Atlantic, author of Paved Paradise, and other things besides
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.
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social Author of There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America • essays and reporting in The New York Times, Harper's, The New Republic & elsewhere briangoldstone.net
Hanna Sender @hannasender.bsky.social I’m an outdoorsy toddler mom and journalist (LAT Data & graphics). Still getting to know LA. FKA @no_such_zone
Greg Morrow @gregmorrow.bsky.social Faculty Director, Real Estate Development + Design; Associate Professor of Practice, Architecture, UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design. Views are mine.
David Garcia @davidagarciajr.bsky.social Diego and Leonel's dad. Writer. Houser.
Deputy Director of Policy at the UC Berkeley Terner Center
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
Hannah Wiley @hannahcwiley.bsky.social Deputy politics editor at The San Francisco Standard. Before: Los Angeles Times & Sacramento Bee.
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. ✊🏾🏳️🌈
tamika l. butler @tamikabutler.bsky.social Nebraska Always.
@StanfordLaw alum. Fighting racism, poverty & injustice. @UCLA Urban planning PhD. Mobility justice & dignity all day. All tweets/views my own.
Phil Willon @pwillon.bsky.social Los Angeles Times
Editor dabbling in California politics
https://www.latimes.com/people/phil-willon
Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social Reporter focusing on water and climate change, Los Angeles Times. ian.james@latimes.com
Signal: ianjames.77
@ashwinwarrior.bsky.social @ashwinwarrior.bsky.social Housing and soccer, mostly. Deputy Director of Housing for Center for Public Enterprise. 
Center for Public Enterprise @publicenterprise.bsky.social Equipping the public sector with tools to deliver more inclusive economic development.
https://www.publicenterprise.org/
Yoni Appelbaum @yappelbaum.bsky.social Deputy Executive Editor, The Atlantic. Author of "Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity." https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/700580/stuck-by-yoni-appelbaum/
LA QuakeBot @earthquakesla.bsky.social A friendly robot that reports earthquakes in Los Angeles as they happen.
#micro magnitude 1 to 2.4
#minor 2.5 to 3.9
#light 4 to 4.9
#moderate 5 to 5.9
#strong 6 to 6.9
#major 7 to 7.9
#great 8+
Built by @alexanderbell.info
Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social Politico reporter in L.A. covering the intersection of entertainment, media, sports, tech and politics. Previously: L.A. Times, Hollywood Reporter. Native Angeleno. DM for Signal.
Ed Mendoza @edmendoza.bsky.social Senior Research Associate at @cayimby.bsky.social
Derek Thompson @dkthomp.bsky.social derekthompson.substack.com
Melissa Gomez @melissagomez.bsky.social Covering immigration at the Los Angeles Times| A veces hablo español | Florida native | Journalism ain't dead. Chill. hmu: melissa.gomez@latimes.com
Ethan Elkind @ethanelkind.bsky.social Director of the Climate Program at Berkeley Law CLEE, author of Railtown (book on history of LA Metro Rail), and host of KALW’s State of the Bay.
Sonia Smith @soniasmith.bsky.social Dallas-based magazine writer for hire. Texas Monthly writer-at-large. sonia.smith@protonmail.com
Melody Gutierrez @melodygutierrez.bsky.social Investigative sports reporter at The Athletic. Story ideas welcome. Melody.gutierrez@theathletic.com
@jessicagarrison.bsky.social @jessicagarrison.bsky.social Reporter, LA Times. Formerly BuzzFeed News
Mary Kate Metivier @mkmetivier.bsky.social latimes audience engagement & dog mom
she/her
suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social reporter @ LA Times covering breaking news. send me tips on labor, tech, immigration
tips to: suhauna.hussain@latimes.com
https://www.latimes.com/la-bio-suhauna-hussain-staff.html
Laura J. Nelson @laurajnelson.bsky.social Reporter at the Wall Street Journal in Los Angeles. Former @latimes.com reporter, native Kansan and green thumb. 🌱 Securely message me on Signal (ljn.11).
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor @keeanga.bsky.social historian, co-founder of Hammer & Hope, @NewYorker, DEI hire
https://www.keeangataylor.com/
Jed Kolko @jedkolko.bsky.social Senior fellow @piie.com. Was Under Secretary Econ Affairs at Commerce Dept and chief economist at Indeed and Trulia. Contact at http://jedkolko.com
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social Reporter at the NYT covering NYC
Taffy Brodesser-Akner @taffyakner.bsky.social I cry a lot but I am so productive! 
Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social Chief Economics Correspondent for The New York Times. Adjunct at CUNY Newmark. Ex: FiveThirtyEight, WSJ. He/him.
Email: ben.casselman@nytimes.com
Signal: @bencasselman.96
📸: Earl Wilson/NYT 
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social We strive to improve equitable access to decent, affordable homes in thriving communities, and we conduct rigorous research to advance housing policy and practice. www.jchs.harvard.edu
E.A.R. @primateyell.bsky.social Recovering journalist, future lawyer, resident of Los Animals.
Anita Chabria @anitachabria.bsky.social Los Angeles Times columnist covering politics, criminal justice and other stuff.
Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social NYT tech reporter
Co-author of Character Limit
Signal: rmac.18
ryan.mac@nytimes.com
rmac18@protonmail.com
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737290/character-limit-by-kate-conger-and-ryan-mac/
https://linktr.ee/ryan_mac_
Arpit Gupta @arpitrage.bsky.social Associate Professor of Finance, NYU Stern
Newsletter: arpitrage.substack.com
Website: arpitgupta.info
NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social I saw a world where the dead are worshiped. This world belongs to them, now they can keep it. Parody. Merch: https://tinyurl.com/msjjmwpt
Ben Carlos Thypin @bct.bsky.social Moral high ground?!? That's the most expensive real estate on the face of the earth! - Larry Ellison (who otherwise sucks but this is a good quote)
📍NYC
Michelle Dean @michelledean.bsky.social I wrote for websites & I wrote for magazines & I wrote a book called SHARP & I wrote a TV show called THE ACT & now I hope to find some meaning in life again (but am unfortunately mired in Hollywood) 🇨🇦
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social Staff Writer at The New Yorker. Author of 'The Ballad of Abu Ghraib', 'A Cold Case' & 'We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families.’ Faculty at Bard Prison Initiative.
Pamela Colloff @pamelacolloff.bsky.social Reporter at ProPublica. Staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. Author of CATCH THE DEVIL, to be released by Knopf on July 14. https://www.pamelacolloff.com/
Elizabeth Weil @lizweil.bsky.social “great story!”— Judith Butler.
Feature writer, @nymag (before that: “propublica, @nytmag). 
Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social I am a New Yorker staff writer and author of "H is for Hope," "Under a White Sky," and "The Sixth Extinction," and “Life on a Little-Known Planet." Learn more at elizabethkolbert.com.
Rebecca Traister @rtraister.bsky.social Journalist, New York Magazine; author, Good & Mad, All the Single Ladies. Maine, New York, Philadelphia. I am on a book leave till fall 2025. I do have a substack. 
Lucy Sante @luxante.bsky.social writer, artist, enigma