Carson (he/him/his)

#CApolicy #YIMBY #CApolitics 🏳️‍🌈 Tweets represent me only.

[Carson (he/him/his) @CarsonJFBruno]

A government afraid of opposition will go to dangerous lengths to silence & intimidate opposition.

[Alex Padilla @AlexPadilla4CA]

If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they do to farm workers, day laborers, cooks, and the other nonviolent immigrants they are targeting in California and across the country. Or any American that dares to speak up.

I will not stop fighting to demand accountability on behalf of the people of California.

[Carson (he/him/his) @CarsonJFBruno]

Another vaccine win.

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccine https://t.co/JM73OorKHT

[Carson (he/him/his) @CarsonJFBruno]

More of this, please, LA!

[TODNewsHub @TODNewsHub]

🚨IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME.

@metrolosangeles just proved it.

The new D Line extension (3 stations opened May 8) drove a 62% ridership explosion on the line — adding 8,000 to 10,000 new riders every single day.

Overall Metro rail ridership jumped 9.5% year-over-year to the highest levels in over 6 years. Weekend ridership up 18%.

Proof that quality transit actually gets used when you finally deliver it.

Los Angeles is showing up. More extensions = more riders.

#LosAngeles #Metro #LA #California #RideTheD

[Carson (he/him/his) @CarsonJFBruno]

This was an immense win for California.

[Basil���� @LinkofSunshine]

Remembering when California passed a state-wide referendum to stop one single guy from introducing new referendums

[Carson (he/him/his) @CarsonJFBruno]

I spend a lot of time in DTLA.
I know many other CBDs are both objectively & subjectively better. The ones that are are places where people live, not just work. DTLA needs to be seen as a neighborhood, not just an economic hub. That means continued investment in housing. 4/4

[Carson (he/him/his) @CarsonJFBruno]

This survey is gonna get lots of traction because DTLA hate has always been “en vogue.” But always look at methodology b4 “findings.” LA is the only city in this survey where respondents didn’t have to be from the city, but rather the county. 1/4 🧵

[KTLA @KTLA]

If you feel that Downtown L.A. is not a very cool place to hang out, you’re not alone. A new study found it’s one of the deadest downtowns in the world. https://t.co/InGBDv6f9q

[Carson (he/him/his) @CarsonJFBruno]

“But lots of people commute to DTLA who don’t live there!” A) Every CBD has commuters. Why not apply a broader definition to every city? B) LA has ~4 million people; they could have found 300+ ppl who actually live in the city to respond; they managed for everyone other city. 3/4

[Carson (he/him/his) @CarsonJFBruno]

@mnolangray LA is the only city where respondents to the survey didn’t have to live in LA. “Respondents were required to live within the city administrative boundaries, except for Los Angeles, where residents were required to live within the county administrative boundaries.”

[Carson (he/him/his) @CarsonJFBruno]

The most annoyed about California slow vote counting seem to be journalists, pundits, & right wing hacks. What difference does it make if we know who advances to Nov today or next Friday? Should it take 30 days to count the votes, no. But AB 5 solves for that effective this year.

[Film The Police LA @FilmThePoliceLA]

I’ll take slower results if it makes voting easier, more inclusive, increases turnout, and adds extra safeguards, rather than prioritizing fast results (just for the sake of speed).

[M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray]

Hydee was so zealous in her NIMBYism that, despite being Los Angeles' attorney, she regularly got the city into even more legal trouble. Now she isn't even making it to the general in a race where she's the incumbent. Bye!

[The Ballot Book @TheBallotBook]

Note that LA County's outstanding ballot numbers don't include the ballots that have been postmarked by Election Day but have not arrived yet.

In 2024, in California, 2.5% of turnout came from those same ballots.

Applying it to LA as a back-of-envelope: current count (1,395,987) plus the outstanding estimate (713,180) is about 2.11M received through Election Day. If the late-arriving tail is ~2.3% of the eventual total, that's roughly 50,000 additional countywide ballots layered on top of the 713k — meaningful, but not a game-changer at the countywide level. For the mayor's race specifically, scaling that ~50k by the City's ~37.6% observed share gets you somewhere around 18–19k additional mayor votes. So probably around 285k.

But those were 2024 numbers, and it's possible we see a higher percentage of these late ballots this current election. We will keep updating these figures as more numbers come in.

[Taniel @Taniel]

Numbers I posted below from 2022 were where the mayoral election stood as of first thing Wednesday morning, so pretty much right now.

So a large shift of roughly 12 points net.

The same may not happen! But that’s why it’s too early for conclusions on Bass-Pratt-Raman.

[Carson (he/him/his) @CarsonJFBruno]

You can debate where to draw that line between speed and thoroughness. But the next time California is still counting two weeks after Election Night, know that some of that delay is principled and legitimate. /end

[Carson (he/him/his) @CarsonJFBruno]

California takes a long time to count its ballots. The answer is actually a reflection of the state’s commitment to both voter access and election integrity. A quick thread 🧵

[Carson (he/him/his) @CarsonJFBruno]

None of these reforms require cutting corners on verification or reducing ballot access. They’re about removing unnecessary waiting, not necessary safeguards.