Jon Farstrider

Protecting people, places, and the planet. Views are my own.

[NRDC Action Fund @NRDC_Action]

The Trump administration is opening over 200 million acres of public lands to oil and gas leasing, without considering input from local communities. We must protect the right of every American to have a meaningful say and keep public lands in public hands. https://t.co/UKGmgAeRfF

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

Trump’s price increases over the last year:

Gasoline: +41%
Airline fare: +27%
Energy: +24%
Tobacco: +8%
Fruits & veggies: +6%
Car repair: +6%
Clothing: +5%

[DCCC @dccc]

THE ROSTER JUST GOT STRONGER!

Meet the newest additions of Red to Blue Democrats expanding the battlefield and bringing us one step closer to a House majority. MORE CANDIDATES. MORE OPPORTUNITIES.

[Tom Steyer @TomSteyer]

https://t.co/1uka5rohQP

[Paul Mitchell @paulmitche11]

Now that we have seen the races for Governor, LA Mayor and all the competitive. Congressional races in CA called, within one week, what are the trolls gonna focus on next?

Note: this is faster than AZ in 2024 and 2020, and GA, NV and AK in 2020.

[Paul Mitchell @paulmitche11]

Respectfully, if we did a 48-hour rule we would be disenfranchising tens or hundreds of thousands of voters. For what? To convince people who still insist that the 2020 election was stolen and the FBI was guiding people into the Capitol on Jan 6? To stop Twitter trolls, some of whom we have found are getting paid to push disinformation?

We could absolutely speed things up with significantly more staffing. But it would be costly - and what’s the cost-benefit ratio? Let’s say you staffed up LA with tens of millions of dollars so they could count 90% of ballots in 48 hours. That could be possible. But you would also be spending tens of millions in the cumulative of 57 other counties, most of which don’t have these close races that are drawing the ire of everyone. And are we gonna be hearing all these complaints out of LA County in the general - when there may be no close races except Raman v. Bass (where neither of their camps are likely to scream about fraud and lie about the election). So, massive $$ shift away from other state priorities to achieve what? Faster results to quell out of state disinformation? And, note, in this case it wouldn’t have even changed the reason for their claims of fraud, we would still have @spencerpratt starting with a lead and then losing. It would just happen faster.

There is the state law that ballots to be accepted when they are postmarked on time, mailed on Election Day or, commonly, mailed the week before but USPS delays cause them to be late. This would cause hundreds of thousands of ballots to be disqualified if/when SCOTUS decides a current case. I would invite you to join me at any county registrar to see all the trays of ballots that are set aside to be disqualified in November if that decision restricts counties abilities to count these ballots. It was insane before the new law allowing postmark to count, and it will be worse this year if SCOTUS rules against it.

There are other things, like the ability for Santa Cruz’s registrar to get ballots that arrive in Santa Clara (common because mail from one county often travels to USPS sorting facilities in other counties) or ability for people to fix a bad signature, or the same day registration (which necessitates a provisional ballot so registrars can be sure the person is an eligible voter and isn’t voting twice).

The catch with all of these last edge cases is that we could say “ok, counties, you have a week to do all that, not a month” but that would do zero to stop all the freak out we have seen this last week. We would still not be done.

So, we can work with counties and maybe help fund more election workers within reason, but I think we can’t let conspiracy theorists or the loudest disingenuous actors online guide our policy choices. If we do we are just disenfranchising voters because we don’t know how to confront mean tweets and lies coming out of the White House - and genuinely, nothing we do that is a rational policy would appease them anyways.

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

NEW: Starting with the graduating class of 2031, California will require ALL high school students to take a personal finance course.

Financial literacy is a life skill, and we’re making sure every California student is well-prepared.

[Niall Stanage @NiallStanage]

This is a devastating interview.

Scott Pelley tells the NYT that Bari Weiss directly put a “thumb on the scale” for Trump over the killing of Renee Good.

Here’s his explanation of exactly what happened.

[Paul Mitchell @paulmitche11]

Don't think I've seen anyone produce this yet.

Mayoral and Gov race results, side by side, in LA Council Districts.

Interesting ones:

CD 4 went Bass /Pratt & Steyer top Gov?
CDs 3/5/12 went Pratt/Hilton
CD 7 Pratt/Becerra
CD 11 Pratt/Steyer??
CD 13 is the only Raman / Steyer

[Donhammed Trumpistan @TheRealDon85]

If you think California is taking a long time to count votes... wait until you hear how long the Trump Administration is taking to release the Epstein Files

[NRDC Action Fund @NRDC_Action]

The planet needs strong California leadership on climate, now more than ever, and @TomSteyer is the candidate who will deliver.

[California Environmental Voters @envirovoters]

HUGE WIN FOR DEMOCRACY!

The CA Voting Rights Act of 2026 by @Cervantes4CA & the #CADemocracyPartnership passed the Senate!

The #CVRA2026 will:

✔️ Challenge discriminatory practices
✔️ Combat voter suppression
✔️ Expand language access

[Roy Cooper @RoyCooperNC]

I know many North Carolinians know me, but to those I haven’t met yet:

Hi. I’m Roy Cooper, husband, father and former Governor and Attorney General of North Carolina, and now I’m running for Senate to bring some North Carolina common sense to DC.

[NRDC Action Fund @NRDC_Action]

California has the chance to lead on clean, affordable vehicles by passing SB 1213, giving state leaders the tools to lower costs, protect small businesses from fossil fuel price volatility, and reduce deadly air pollution. https://t.co/YYPsqBtN4w

[NRDC Action Fund @NRDC_Action]

Across the country, people are getting squeezed by rising utility bills, and Californians are paying some of the highest rates. @TomSteyer will take on monopoly utilities, stop their profiteering, and build a clean energy grid that drives prices down. https://t.co/JzYpxg5Jc8

[Jon Farstrider @JonBearCA]

#AB1777 right now in #CALeg will help clean our air! CA Communities still live near sources of major pollution. Please vote YES @AsmAguiarCurry @AsmLisaCalderon @MarkGDemocrat @jackson835 @JoshLowenthal @DianePapan @quirk_silva @AsmJamesRamos @Stefani4CA

[NRDC Action Fund @NRDC_Action]

While the Trump administration works to dismantle key climate pollution protections, California can lead with the Clean Skies Act to cut diesel pollution and protect public health. Californians: tell your assemblymember to vote YES on AB 1777: https://t.co/KSF4qN1dKU

[NRDC Action Fund @NRDC_Action]

@TomSteyer has a proven track record of taking on big polluters and protecting our communities. As the climate crisis worsens, California needs a governor like Tom who will defend our environment, lower utility bills, and stand up to powerful interests. https://t.co/s0t1lIivKb

[California Environmental Voters @envirovoters]

AB 1777 or the California Clean Skies Act by Asm. Robert Garcia provides transportation companies with a flexible menu of clean solutions that they can invest in overtime and reduces pollution across California!

Tell your representative: YES on AB 1777!

[NRDC Action Fund @NRDC_Action]

Congrats climate champion, @chrisrabb!

[Tom Steyer @TomSteyer]

For decades, @RBReich has been a fierce advocate for working people. I am honored to have his support to bring our progressive coalition together down the home stretch.

His case: https://t.co/whwd2aO6Bu