Happy Friday: My work day consisted of 99% doing work stuff, 1% of looking up what "off side" means. It's been 4 years since I've last looked it up.

My happy place: beer, veggies & sports 💙🧡

How long does it take for the Trump administration to decide that the population of about 50 Rice's whales should go extinct? Just 32 minutes. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press... 📸: NOAA Fisheries/Laura Dias

He’s not only handsome but he can draft and edit press releases. Excellent command of AP style. Will work for treats.

This newly adopted fella wants to join in on #CatsNoirFriday

Anyone else pleased that cabbage has become the “it” vegetable?

U.N. experts say the world has entered an era of global "water bankruptcy" "For too long, we have been living beyond our hydrological means." @kavehmadani.bsky.social @unuinweh.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

@biologicaldiversity.org is suing to wipe Trump's face off the America the Beautiful National Parks pass. By law, the pass must display the winning photo of a federal #PublicLands picture contest. Instead, Trump plastered his own face on it. Trump's vanity pass is not American, beautiful, or legal

The California Environmental Quality Act is being attacked by special interest groups and lawmakers, including Gov. Newsom. But what actually is CEQA and what does it do? Here we bust some myths.

Dodgers win back-to-back but I'm still salty about the Astros. www.latimes.com/opinion/lett...

This World Series sequel was a blockbuster! YoshiMVP!

Dodgers, don’t make today scary!

Wondering on a Tuesday morning whether my employer has a separate pot of PTO for the day after a World Series game with extra innings.

It's damn good news!

When a Microsoft data center opened next to the small Mexican town of La Esperanza, locals say electricity outages and water shortages grew severe. The local doctor rushed patients a half hour to the nearest hospital when blackouts cut off his oxygen concentrator. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...

Government shutdown enters 4th week. But even though hundreds of thousands of workers are going without a paycheck, Trump is still logging, drilling and building a border wall. Here's how his anti-environment agenda is continuing. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

The conservation world lost one of its guiding lights on Wednesday when renowned primatologist Jane Goodall passed away at 91. Over 65 years studying chimpanzees in the wild, Goodall proved that primates are a lot like people. But her impact goes far beyond chimps. 🧵

Might be time for @merriam-webster.com to remind us all that shutdown = noun; shut down = verb.

To keep national parks open during the government shutdown with a skeleton crew is a stupid idea. "Nothing says ‘Make America Great Again’ like turning Yosemite into one giant toilet." www.biologicaldiversity.org/w/admin/page...

I went to Van Nuys High, where Robert Redford went, and I used to look through the archives during yearbook class to find his old pics. Didn't completely grasp his heartthrob status until then. My favorite quote of today came from Jane Fonda: He stood for an America we have to keep fighting for.

Gov. Newsom is pushing to build a water tunnel in the Delta. A new state report calls it the “single most effective” action to adapt the water system to climate change. Opponents are touting a new analysis that says the costs would be much higher than state estimates. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Horrific evidence that despite the tough regulations in CA, people are still illegally using many types of rat poison. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Ronald Reagan signed #CEQA into law. Now a Democratic governor @cagov.bsky.social is tearing it down.

Bloomscrolling better than doomscrolling! Haha, I love that!

I often fall into a mild funk when the #nbafinals are over. Good thing there's positive news around the world to buoy me. 😑

This conservation win follows a multi-year fight from the @biologicaldiversity.org and its allies to protect this vast ecosystem that supports endangered woodpeckers, snakes and hundreds of other plant and animal species. What great news to kick off the wknd. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Los Angeles is strong, but come on!

Trump admin will soon learn you can't mess with people from the 818.

Every week, the @biologicaldiversity.org has been suing the Trump admin for public records on the president's anti-enviro agenda. Today's lawsuit seeks info on DOGE plans for firings. If Elon wants to eviscerate govt agencies, the public has the right to know. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

Story ideas for enviro reporters: Keep your eye on the courts. www.sej.org/publications...

If you haven't done so already, follow my work account at the Center, where I'll post about wildlife, land use, Calif legislation and other enviro news. ‪@urbanwildlands.bsky.social‬ Continue following here for similar content but with pictures of tacos and NBA playoff gripes thrown in.

Wondering how this sticker will look on the bumper of my hybrid.

Much of coastal Costa Rica is owned by foreign land owners but the @biologicaldiversity.org has just donated 40+ acres to a group of Indigenous women for conservation and sustainable cocoa production. www.biologicaldiversity.org/resourcespac...

What a disappointment. What a massive, embarrassing, frustrating disappointment.

The @biologicaldiversity.org is fighting DOGE. Hear @bretthartl.bsky.social explain our lawsuits aimed at protecting federal environmental agencies on @yesmedia.bsky.social Rising Up w/Sonali. risingupwithsonali.com/clawing-back...

“The days of rule by unelected bureaucrats are over.” Uh....

Musk’s status as a “special government employee” limits him to 130 days in the executive branch. However, despite working daily—documented by his own X posts—they claim he only works one day a week, effectively stretching his limit to 130 weeks. This needs to be brought to Congress—please share.

What do you think of this punishment? www.latimes.com/california/s...

Imagine fighting the Palisades Fire again next year. Imagine being trapped in this dystopia because we didn’t learn any lessons from the L.A. fires. www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...

Trump wants to fast track hundreds of projects to destroy wetlands from California to Florida under the guise of an energy "emergency." Today the @biologicaldiversity.org is launching a lawsuit. www.biologicaldiversity.org/w/admin/page...

Last Friday, the Trump administration fired at least 2,300 federal workers at the Department of the Interior — 4% of the agency’s entire workforce. Our take on the matter ➡️ bit.ly/41l4N4T

It's always sad when endangered species get caught in the political crosshairs of the Trump administration. I'm afraid this will mean extinction for the delta smelt.

I read two books in January, including a reread of The Beach, which I first read while backpacking in Thailand not long after Alex Garland made his literary debut.

Kicking off February with breakfast and a new to me bagel topping: carrot lox

We could be directing resources to keep communities safe from wildfire, making smarter land-use decisions to reduce fire risk, attack the climate crisis ... instead we're here debunking the president's lies. abc30.com/post/califor...

Reports of ICE harassing even indigenous people are an extra layer of disturbing that I didn't forsee. But here's what should happen! Please share #laloalcaraz cartoons

Trump II has begun. Many people are asking: “What can I do now?” Here are 10 recommendations. Please let me know your thoughts, and if you have anything else you'd like to add to the list.

January hasn’t been a complete disaster. Lakers beat Celtics today. 💜💛

I've been trying to focus on the good outcomes of the election. At least CA voted to give same-sex marriage constitutional protections. But we can still do more towards true marriage equality. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...