Doesn’t get much better than Half Moon Bay in Oct/Nov 72 degrees and you can see forever @visitcalifornia.bsky.social @visithalfmoonbay.org

Pelicans enjoying the earlier sunset tonight on the HMB coast @visitcalifornia.bsky.social

Nuclear subs for South Korea? Nuclear missiles in North Korea? Join us in San Francisco Nov. 19 to hear former State Dept. official Joel Wit talk with Philip Yun about "The Inside Story of America's Failure to Disarm North Korea" Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

The #coastside is the best. Just back from a relaxing walk listening to this. share.icloud.com/photos/050-b... Visit Half Moon Bay Visit California

www.wsj.com/opinion/the-... Rosie Rios is a rockstar. The perfect person to lead this impossible task A great interview.

www.politico.com/news/magazin... “American democracy is wounded. But, however awful its deterioration feels, it’s a long way from dead.” Interesting alternative read of history. Worth the long read. Optimistic but not complacent.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... “That is exactly what the first amendment is designed to stop: the gov’t using its power to stifle speech. And if there’s any speech that’s at the very heart of the first amendment, it would be the ability to criticize those in power, particularly the president.”

www.americanbar.org/news/abanews... “America’s democracy and rule of law are under attack for the first time in our history. These cornerstones of our republic will endure only if we choose to defend them.” Smart list of bipartisan recommendations from the ABA.

www.sfchronicle.com/college-admi... “The results show that the return on investment for most California colleges continues to rise, even when adjusting for inflation.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #California leads. Again.

Gorgeous 70 degree day for last weekend of summer #coastside Fall will be even better @visitcalifornia.bsky.social Visit Half Moon Bay

What a fun show last night. Awesome front row mezzanine seats at a terrific, small, 500 person venue (Guild Theatre in Menlo Park) CheapTrick still rocks! Brings back great 70s/80s memories Thanks Alex Evans

newrepublic.com/article/2004... “We’re told that there’s nothing worse than Armageddon, but perhaps there is,” said Thiel. “Perhaps we should fear the Antichrist, perhaps we should fear the one-world totalitarian state more than Armageddon.” Truly disturbing and frightening.

Our poll shows more than 2/3 of Americans know it's bad for our country when a single party controls how voting districts are drawn, but that hasn't stopped Trump’s mid-decade redistricting power grab. @commoncause.org proudly supports the Redistricting Reform Act” larson.house.gov/media-center...

Care to save our rights to #freespeech, among others? Help CA pass Prop 50, the Election Rigging Response Act - ballots going out by mail in a few weeks 🗳️ #Prop50 @lennymendonca.bsky.social

A principled stand is the right one, even more so when it has consequences. Proud to be a @commoncause.org member. Your support matters. Donate if you can.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... “Losing top, experienced experts managing crucial units in the CDC is going to put all of us at risk.”

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... “This is, by any metric, an obscene amount of money.” He’s never getting any more of my business. Corporate governance gone wild. #FireElonMusk

California’s $23 Billion Plan to Restore Federal Cuts to Scientific Research www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/u... Never say #California doesn’t think big.

. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u... “If you’re the president of the United States, you want to be making national security decisions in the American interest — not the commercial interests of the people involved.” The corruption is disgusting. In “normal” times, impeachable offenses.

“America may be past the inflection point as Republicans continue to aggressively pursue systematic political engineering to control who gets to vote and whose vote is counted.” Progressive Federalism at scale is the only practical near term option. open.substack.com/pub/cmarmitage…

washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/02/e... “Abundant and transparent data, plus best practices, can mean the world to students looking to move up the economic ladder.”

#fireElonMusk before he sets the world on fire.

open.substack.com/pub/fallows/... “Ranking colleges on ‘output,’ for students, rather than ‘input,’ of assets and advantages.” Yes please. Thank you Jim @jfallows.bsky.social

www.forbes.com/sites/janice... Love this!

“It is the absolute worst-case scenario.” The move by President Trump and Republicans in Congress to cut public-broadcasting funds is forcing profound changes that will reshape the airwaves, especially in rural and tribal areas. nyti.ms/46qif99

Big Crime. Love it! Neil Young rocks (as he did last night at Shoreline) www.billboard.com/music/rock/n...

Great way to end week with Neil Young. He still rocks! “No more great again. Got big crime in DC at the White House”

Oh. Look what came in yesterday. #california

“His speech was his most emotional yet, as he urged an appeal to common ground & humanity to forge a better society - a marked departure from the bellicose rhetoric often employed in recent years by U.S. politicians especially Trump” More Cox.Less #Trump www.sfchronicle.com/news/politic...

www.fidelitycharitable.org/articles/giv... “A call to action: Now is the time to show your solidarity with the nonprofits you support by matching their resilience with your own, through giving. Please don’t be discouraged. Instead, focus on the long game.” Give. More. Now.

Love my new @ChevyElectric Equinox. Thank you @GM I had two @tesla Model S’s before. Never again. #FireElonMusk

’ www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u... “That’s why, when Governor Cox calls on us to lower the temperature, I think it really means something. He’s exactly right. The words we choose, the tone we set, they really matter.” Thank you Governor Cox.

Got COVID and flu vaccines today . Didn’t feel a thing. 5 min. Thanks CVS Pharmacy

You deserve a break and a little inspiration today 🍻 This week's conversation, with national public policy expert (and local brewery co-founder) @lennymendonca.bsky.social is one you do not want to miss! Links in the comments 🌟

GOP push to gerrymander Missouri congressional map could be decided at the ballot missouriindependent.com/2025/09/10/g... “the people have other tools — including legal action and a referendum. Missourians are ready to defend democracy.”

www.forbes.com/sites/zachev... Democratizing the corrupt kleptocracy. Not even subtle. No. No. Nope.

Always gorgeous place for a walk. Even when it’s 87% humidity out #coastside @visithalfmoonbay.org @visitcalifornia.bsky.social

www.ft.com/content/6862... “If #AI is used to design social policies, improve healthcare, overhaul judicial systems or provide government services online, it has to be fit for purpose and trustworthy.”

Enjoyed my first BEAM Circular Board meeting in Modesto today @karenwarner.bsky.social and team are going to transform the Central Valley

“ … let’s not lose sight of who forced us into this predicament. He sits in the White House, so desperate to hold on to unlimited power that he’s willing to destroy our system of checks and balances, the cornerstone of our democracy.” Read more at: www.fresnobee.com/opinion/arti...

www.npr.org/2025/09/06/n... Because #democracy is at stake … @commoncause.org

Fun day at Cypress. Thanks Tom.

Missourians deserve representation that focuses on our families and communities, not advancing a specific partisan political agenda. We’re ready to stop the illegal attempt to rig Missouri’s maps. Join us! actionnetwork.org/forms/stop-t... #PeopleNotPoliticians #MORedistricting

ssir.org/articles/ent... “For years, we’ve compounded financial capital. It’s time to compound impact. The longer we wait, the more lives, ecosystems, and possibilities we may lose.” If you have a DAF and use it to save for rainy days - it’s pouring outside now. Give. Now.

cmarmitage.substack.com/p/republican... Welcome to the party, pal. @FairnessProject and others have been leading the charge. Direct democracy. Try it, you’ll like it. #ProgressiveFederalism works. @lauradtyson.bsky.social

leedrutman.substack.com/p/why-americ... Let’s give Gen Z a chance to govern.

They keep losing in court because everything they’re doing is illegal

New @projectsyndicate.bsky.social w/ @lennymendonca.bsky.social How California Can Save US Democracy www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/c...

Heading home after a fun week