Sigrid Bathen

Writer, editor, teacher—legal, health, social justice. Sac Bee reporter, state gov't communications director, CSUS journalism prof. Opinions my own.

[Theresa Clift @tclift]

Councilman Sean Loloee wouldn’t answer my questions today at Camp Resolution. Instead he accused me of “crimes”

[Sigrid Bathen @SigridBathen]

@tclift Appalling. . .Beyond belief that he is still in office. . .Great reporting. . .

[Sigrid Bathen @SigridBathen]

This is such great news. . .

[Laurel Rosenhall @LaurelRosenhall]

Thrilled to share that I’m taking on a new role with the @LATimes as Sacramento bureau chief, overseeing coverage of California politics and the state Capitol with a sharp editor and a terrific team of reporters.

[Sigrid Bathen @SigridBathen]

@LaurelRosenhall @latimes This is such great news, Laurel. . .

[Dan Morain @DanielMorain]

Weird. And yet voters elected him.

[Sigrid Bathen @SigridBathen]

@DanielMorain Beyond belief that he is still in office. Appalling.

[Dan Morain @DanielMorain]

Michael Gerson, Post columnist and Bush speechwriter on 9/11, dies at 58. Such a lovely writer and brilliant thinker. He was one of the syndicated columnists we ran most often when I was editor page editor at the SacBee. https://t.co/rop3NEw8Ij

[TAC @taccommunicate]

“(Jail) is the worst place to be for a person who has #SMI,” said @LisaDaileyTAC. “The longer that a person spends in untreated psychosis the harder it is for them to return to the same level of functioning once they’re receiving treatment again.” https://t.co/LgszlvSBeG

[Sigrid Bathen @SigridBathen]

Excellent article, describing absurd, destructive limitations on “involuntary” mental health holds throughout the country, generally limited to 72 hours (if that), which is never enough time to stabilize, treat. . .

[TAC @taccommunicate]

"The law allows hospitalizations for up to 72 hours. The problem is that these so-called involuntary holds often fall far short of the goal of treating patients so they can safely return to home," said our founding executive director Mary Zdanowicz.

https://t.co/jorbXqsPY8

[Sigrid Bathen @SigridBathen]

This is a national emergency, and needs to be addressed as such. . .which includes IMMEDIATE medical intervention — not the long, criminally negligent waits described in this excellent, wrenching article…

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

More teenagers dying from fentanyl. 'It has a hold on me, and I don't know why' https://t.co/ETaedTUgAA

[Patt "Bluechecked" Morrison @pattmlatimes]

I thought this was an ad for a gun and for #BMW .

[Erika D. Smith @Erika_D_Smith]

It's that a whopping 69% of voters have backed Measure A, which would empower the L.A. County Board of Supervisors to remove an elected sheriff from office.

For this, I’m sure Villanueva has a list of people to blame. But he should just look in the mirror.https://t.co/ZNluryZ5KV

[Erika D. Smith @Erika_D_Smith]

Every time we get a new batch of results fom the Nov. 8, it becomes clearer just how badly Sheriff Alex Villanueva underestimated the people of Los Angeles County.

And, as I write in my latest column, it's not just that he's trailing opponent Robert Luna.
https://t.co/ZNluryZ5KV

[Nick’s Mom @luckymed]

My son Nick was discharged mentally ill and homeless from @MissionComHosp on 10/17/22 He is a missing person. Please help! #LPSReform 💔its raining and cold and he doesn’t know how gravely disabled he is! @ginasilvafox11 @latimes @SantaMonicaPD @kathrynbarger

[Sigrid Bathen @SigridBathen]

Tragic, and all too common. A completely broken “system” of so-called care. . .

[Randall L Hagar @calpsychiatry]

Help needed!

[Capitol Weekly @Capitol_Weekly]

TOMORROW: Capitol Weekly presents our Post-Mortem of the Election - #CAPOST22!
A wild night - now what? Panel 3 - A Look Ahead, w/@jodihicks @Click_CA @vromeNRDC & @RobStutzman moderated by @DanielMorain

No charge to attend but registration required: https://t.co/b97AYFYhqU

[Capitol Weekly @Capitol_Weekly]

New Capitol Weekly Podcast: With the 2022 election just days away, we asked former @CAGOP chair Jim Brulte and Democratic strategist @GarrySouth to weigh in on what they expect to see on Tuesday and make their predictions.
https://t.co/fNTuiUt2oO

[Dan Morain @DanielMorain]

Seems like yesterday but I'm glad the SacBee endorsed Prop 36 when I was deputy editorial page editor. "Proposition 36 would sand down some of the law's rough edges and ensure that it is applied equally across all 58 counties, but leave the law's strong heart in place."

[Carla ‘Bluechecked’ Marinucci @cmarinucci]

Might help to look at the @LATimes' front page -- instead of the food section. For months, lots of great reporting in the runup to the election by a whole team of excellent journalists.