Alejandro Lazo
@AlejandroLazo
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I write about climate change in California. I also write fiction. I'm not really sure what to post on here anymore, but I'll keep giving it a go.
San Francisco, CA
Joined November 2009
Gavin Newsom warms to Big Oil in climate reversal
calmatters.org
After years of cracking down on California’s oil industry, Gavin Newsom is working on a deal with oil interests to avoid soaring gas prices.
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What's it's like to live through LA's long deportation summer
calmatters.org
Los Angeles feels like a diminished city after a long, nervous summer. Fearful families use military precision in planning trips to the grocery store. Others are trying to interfere with sweeps.
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How everyday life is changing with Trump's environmental pullback.
grist.org
The president’s rollbacks and funding cuts are affecting your food, water, and air — even if you don’t realize it.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift temporary ban on roving immigration stops in L.A.
calmatters.org
The federal government has filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to lift a ban on roving immigration sweeps.
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Eleni Kounalakis drops out of California governor’s race, pivots to downballot campaign via @politico.
politico.com
The lieutenant governor announced she will instead run for state treasurer in 2026.
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RT @akoseff: With electricity prices rising and pressure to keep the lights on, California is racing to create an expanded power market wit….
calmatters.org
The state built a clean grid. Now lawmakers are eyeing opening its market to states that rely on coal. Critics say it’s a risky bet.
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Should Lyft and Uber charge more if your battery is low? California may soon ban that
calmatters.org
California lawmakers are backing a bill to ban using information like a cellphone’s battery life, model and geolocation data to set different prices
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The Legislature has until mid-September to make a deal. At stake: clean energy, electricity rates, blackout risk — and whether Trump’s regulators end up calling the shots.
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But the plan has split the climate world. Other green groups say it’s a dangerous giveaway — one that risks locking the West into more fossil fuels, not less.
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Labor unions, utilities, and tech giants like Google and Microsoft are all in. So are major environmental groups like EDF and NRDC.
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Supporters say the move is necessary. California is wasting record amounts of solar power — and this is a way to sell it instead of shutting it off.
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At the same time, Trump is gutting climate rules and aiming to reshape federal energy regulators to favor gas and coal. Critics say California could be walking straight into a trap.
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But the deal could tie California’s clean grid to fossil-heavy states like Wyoming and Utah — and shift control to a board California doesn’t run.
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State lawmakers are pushing to join a regional electricity market with other Western states. The goal: lower electric bills, fewer blackouts, and more clean energy trading.
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California has the greenest power grid in the U.S. Now it’s about to plug into coal-burning states — just as Trump moves to tilt energy markets back to fossil fuels. Here’s what’s happening 🧵.
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California cut coal from its energy supply. Why it might plug back into fossil fuels. My latest on @CalMatters with @JeanneKuang.
calmatters.org
The state built a clean grid. Now lawmakers are eyeing opening its market to states that rely on coal. Critics say it’s a risky bet.
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🔥 California vs. Washington, Round 2. As Trump & Congress move to gut clean energy laws—can the state still lead? Join us for a panel at Manny's in San Francisco on Sept. 17 to discuss it all!
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🔥 California vs. Washington, Round 2. As Trump & Congress move to gut clean energy laws—can the state still lead? Join us for a panel at Manny's in San Francisco on Sept. 17 to discuss it all! .
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