Tomas Apodaca

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freelance computational journalist, formerly at The Markup and CalMatters pfp & banner are photos I took

A long exposure of a cloudy night sky; a straight-edged angle appears cut into one cloud
An apartment building, Guadalupe Plaza, with thin pine trees growing taller than the 11-story building.
A store front with a hand-painted facade that says “GOLD FIXER Jewelers” with gold and jewel-encrusted details. There’s also an insert of a jeweler examining a diamond through a loupe.
A city view from a high vantage point with a lot of trees, a few pedestrians, and, in front of the nearest building, a green lawn with a large sculpted bust in its center
an empty shopping cart in front of a wall with similarly-shaped buffed graffiti
A Matilija poppy bud with the crinkled white petals of an open flower behind it
An image of a police car on fire; “NO APOLOGIES!” Is written across the top, and “MAY 21st 1979” and “SAN FRANCISCO” along the bottom.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, which likes to go undercover outside Target stores and a Burlington Coat Factory in San Jose, reported that a sting was ruined last year by activists who confused them for ICE agents and confronted them.
A boxy 80s-model car at a Sinclair gas station at night
two billboards: “Worried Parent? Kid using drugs? Our dogs find drugs! Only $99. TLC K9 Services. Completely confidential.” and “Louisville Independent Business Alliance Buy Local Fair Louisville. May 22, Sunday, Noon-6P, Louisville Water Tower Park”
a macro photo of a spider facing into the center of radiating cactus flower stigmas
A German Shepherd dog resting her head on a large white pillow, looking at the camera
Correction: This story originally misstated the book's title. The book is called "I Need a New Butt!," not "l Have a New Butt!" We apologize for the error.
a bus parked under a highway overpass with a 12-foot-tall “immortal nightwalker“ sculpture on its roof.
clouds in the sky at sunrise
a shed freemontodendron flower suspended in the air by a spiderweb, the plant itself in the background behind a deck railing
a bike path bordered by narrow gravel footpaths recedes toward a large body of water under a grey sky. A modern building with an empty parking lot is on the right, and plant growth and a waterway are on the left.
A street scene, a rainbow curve painted on the facade of a building across the street is reflected in the windshield of a city bus
A wind-blown German Shepherd dog standing on a flooded street, wearing a blue raincoat and carrying a plastic ball
a red apple with a tiny apple at the end of its stem
A rainbow in a cloudy sky above the San Francisco Bay, with a container crane on the horizon.
Mission street in San Francisco; a building facade painted with a large swooping rainbow is reflected in the windshield of a bus.
A light-colored German Shepherd dog standing on the sidewalk, in a tree’s shadow, looking at the camera
Three people reflected in a large metallic button used to activate the pedestrian crossing signal; the sky is cloudy.
A man holding a funeral wreath that is in the back of a car. The wreath reads: “Adieu Papa Bata / Que Ton Ame Repose En Paix / Tes Enfants”
A photo taken from the back seat of a car of a person on a scooter with a smiley face on the back of their helmet
In San Francisco, then-mayor London Breed promised to be “very aggressive” in moving encampments following the Grants Pass decision. She delivered: Arrests and citations for illegal lodging increased from 71 in the six months before the ruling to 427 in the six months after — a 500% increase.
Close-up Matilija poppy seed pods and flowers, crinkled white petals and yellow stamen
a matilija poppy plant growing in front of a stop sign
a matilija poppy plant, behind which is seen a street receding into the distance. Two people are crossing at the nearest intersection.
a matilija poppy plant behind a light pole with a “dead end” sign and a way sign on it.
A white cactus flower (Echinopsis Hybrid, Trichocereus, aka Big Bertha) at night, lit from below with a flashlight
A picture of a sunset; the sun is barely obscured by a cloud and is reflected in the water of the bay below.
A German Shepherd dog climbing wooden stairs up from a beach
A hand-drawn poster taped to a chain link fence, at the top is a very basic representation of an iPhone-a rectangle with a circle at the bottom. The text is “lost iPhone Reward $100 Call/Text” I’ve obscured the phone number.
Looking down a hillside covered in green bushes and dry grasses towards a road snaking downhill. An ambulance is parked at the side of the road. The landscape is obscured by fog.
A night photo of three roses lit by a flashlight, framed by cordyline and melianthus major
The top of a food truck, painted sky blue with puffy clouds, framed by the real sky and clouds.
Mural of two white horses on sand dunes facing each other and rearing. A motorcycle is parked on the sidewalk in front of the mural and a person is standing to the side.