They said it: A new kind of trip
“I want to see what the Tesla Model S in psychedelics is going to be like.” — Brom Rector of Empath Ventures, which invests in early stage psychedelic-focused companies, who likened existing...
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Latest line: A good week for renewable energy companies, a bad week for Elon...
Renewable energy Big U.N. climate change meeting in Dubai ends with 118 countries, including the U.S., agreeing to triple renewable energy like solar and wind by 2030, a major business opportunity for...
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Latest line: A good week for hourly workers, a bad week for Google
Hourly workers Starting Jan. 1, California’s minimum wage increases from $15.50 to $16 — more than double the $7.25 federal minimum wage. And another new state law means employees will receive at...
View ArticleThey said it: A fix unfitting for Big Sur
“Putting Home Depot windows on Hearst Castle.” — Jim Heid of Albion Bridge Stewards describing Caltrans $8.8 million plan to replace crumbling concrete railings on the scenic 1930s-era Garrapata Creek...
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Latest line: A good week for UCLA, a bad week for Claudine Gay
UCLA Southern California university wins $200 million from Gov. Gavin Newsom to turn a former LA shopping mall into a new research park by 2027 specializing in supercomputers and using immunology to...
View ArticleThey said it: Finding $30 billion in the state seat cushions
“Both are almost certain to be wrong to some extent.” — Legislative Analyst Gabriel Petek, whose independent office last month estimated California faces a $68 billion deficit, on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s...
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Latest line: A good week for Joe Simitian, a bad week for health care workers
Joe Simitian Santa Clara County supervisor wins the most important endorsement in the race to succeed retiring congresswoman Anna Eshoo — hers — giving him a boost against Sam Liccardo and other...
View ArticleThey said it: Ballooning BART costs
“We’ve got a situation in this country where transit construction costs are wildly out of control. We need to find better ways to build. And in the meantime, we have to build within our budget.” —...
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Latest line: A good week for Diablo Canyon, a bad week for VTA chief
Diablo Canyon Biden White House finalizes $1.1 billion for PG&E to keep California’s last nuclear power plant open until 2030. The San Luis Obispo facility was to close in 2025, but Gov. Gavin...
View ArticleThey said it: Dinged for not answering the question
“Once a Dodger, always a dodger.” — Rep. Katie Porter, an Irvine Democrat, in one of the more memorable lines from Monday’s U.S. Senate race debate, directed at Republican former Los Angeles Dodgers...
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Latest line: A good week for Adam Schiff, a bad week for Steve Garvey
Adam Schiff LA-area Democratic congressman running to succeed Dianne Feinstein escapes the Senate campaign’s first debate without making any major mistakes, likely preserving his lead in the polls and...
View ArticleThey said it: Who’s to blame for runaway retail thefts?
“I said, ‘Why didn’t you stop him?’ She goes, ‘Oh, the governor. . . there’s no accountability.’ I said, ‘That’s just not true.'” — Gov. Gavin Newsom, recalling an encounter with a Target store clerk...
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Latest line: A good week for Sam Liccardo, a bad week for Tesla
Sam Liccardo Former San Jose mayor raised $1.6 million last quarter in the race to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto — nearly twice as much as any other candidate in the crowded...
View ArticleThey said it: Landlines are so yesterday… or are they?
“Investors prefer firms that can devote their resources to the best new technology, not ones that have to spend wastefully on a technology for which demand has largely died.” — AT&T, seeking state...
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Latest line: A good week for Rob Bonta, a bad week for Serranus Hastings
Rob Bonta California attorney general hasn’t said yet if he’ll run for governor in 2026, but he’s raised $2 million since July — more than the top four candidates: Tony Thurmond, Betty Yee, Toni...
View ArticleThey said it: Keeping it professional on the Coliseum
“The fact that we had a dialogue, had a positive dialogue, is a good thing. There were no food fights. No backstabbing. No yelling at each other. It’s professional dialogue.” — Alameda County...
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Latest line: A good week for Adam Schiff, a bad week for Oracle
Adam Schiff Another debate without missteps helps California Senate race frontrunner keep cruising as March 5 Election Day nears, even as new data shows he’s spent $20 million on ads, twice as much as...
View ArticleThey said it: Free speech gets ugly
“OK, um, doggone, um, there we are.” — Walnut Creek Mayor Loella Haskew, after a man delivered an anti-Jewish diatribe during a City Council meeting aimed at Councilman Kevin Wilk that stunned city...
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Latest line: A good week for PG&E, a bad week for London Breed
PG&E The utility giant, which emerged from bankruptcy four years ago, reports a $2.2 billion in profit for 2023, up 24% from 2022, largely due to big hikes in customer bills approved by the...
View ArticleThey said it: A hard lesson, too late
“He was the only person caring for her. He had a duty of care, and unfortunately he failed her.” — Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Maria Gershenovich, at a hearing last week for David...
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