Anabel Sosa
@asos.bsky.social
Senior California politics reporter for SFGATE Past life: LA Times statehouse
In very SF fashion, Congressional candidate Scott Wiener spent $20K on two billboards that just launched this morning to promote a Claude chatbot his team made that mocks his rival Connie Chan. They will run until the end of the month. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Wiener, backed by Anthropic PAC, uses Claude to skewer his SF rival
Scott Wiener's team said launching an AI ad is on par for San Francisco politics.
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www.sfgate.com/politics/art... Social media companies might soon be forced to remove the addictive features that keep teenagers online for hours on end — including the ubiquitous infinite scroll. New from me today in @sfgate.com
The infinite scroll may become endangered if controversial Calif. law passes
Behemoths like Meta and Reddit might have to create teen-friendly versions.
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I spoke with Calif. gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter about the infamous leaked videos that arguably crumbled her campaign and the uphill battle she's been up against long before the race ever began. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
How Katie Porter's strongest asset came to haunt her Calif. governor run
Porter is the only woman out of eight major candidates running for governor.
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Katie Porter's run arguably crumbled after 2 videos surfaced, agitating old rumors about her attitude towards staffers. Porter told me she confronted Steyer about one video, leaked by his staffer apparently, saying it “had played into certain gendered views." www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
How Katie Porter's strongest asset came to haunt her Calif. governor run
Porter is the only woman out of eight major candidates running for governor.
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Before allegations of abuse came out, U.S. Rep @ericswalwell.bsky.social was a leading candidate for California governor. But with his recent departure from the race and from Congress, everyone's wondering which candidates will absorb his support www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Swalwell's fall makes 'unique' Calif. governor's race even more unpredictable
Katie Porter and Tom Steyer are likely to absorb Eric Swalwell's support.
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While on a trip to Mammoth Lakes this month, I visited the Restaurant at Convict Lake, a fine dining establishment with a fascinating American West back story. My story is out today in @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/food/article...
The overlooked Calif. fine dining outpost with a murderous mountain past
The actual Convict Lake history requires a few more words.
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Rep. Kevin Kiley was toying with a run against fellow Republican Tom McClintock, but has decided against it. “That sound you hear is a collective sigh of relief from a lot of Republicans" longtime strategist Jon Fleischman told me. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
'A collective sigh of relief': Kevin Kiley announces congressional run
Rep. Kevin Kiley will be running for Congress in District 6 in Sacramento.
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With Gavin Newsom termed out, Democrats were preparing to unite behind a candidate this weekend. They didn’t. The outcome is adding new uncertainty to an already competitive 2026 race. My story in @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
California Democrats try and fail to find a consensus on governor's race
The weekend event ended with no official endorsement of a candidate.
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Residents in Marin County inquired this week during a Board of Supervisors meeting about potentially "73 dead people" who voted in the last election. My latest in @sfgate.com on this phenomenon www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Marin Republicans say 'dead' people are voting. The county says they're alive.
The Marin County Republicans are asking if dead people voted in the last election.
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In his first week running for governor, Matt Mahan, the mayor of San Jose, and former founder, quickly raised $7 million. That number has since grown as more tech donors continue to trickle in and already far surpasses many of his Democratic opponents. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Cash is flooding in for Silicon Valley's pick to replace Gavin Newsom
The mayor of San Jose has already garnered massive support from the tech elite.
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Michael Moritz, the billionaire co-founder of the San Francisco Standard, has reportedly poured seven figures into a group that could help punt California’s controversial wealth tax proposal. via @anabelsfgate.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Billionaire SF Standard owner Michael Moritz contributes $2M to political group
A spokesperson said the group has not taken a position on the wealth tax.
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The governor’s office informed SFGATE and a group of reporters who closely cover @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov that Gavin Newsom had been denied entry by USA House and would not be speaking this morning in Davos. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Newsom barred from public address in Switzerland by the Trump administration
Newsom's office shared texts with the press showing how it played out in real time.
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It's Gavin Newsom's last year as governor. Here's what his would-be successors would change. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
10 candidates, 1 issue: Breaking down the Calif. governor's race
The California governor's race is chaotic. We're here to help.
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Gavin Newsom twice vetoed a law that would have improved menopause care for women in Calif. That came back to haunt him when @halleberry called him out for it at a NYT event. I unpack this a bit in @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Halle Berry scorched Gavin Newsom over a menopause law. What exactly happened?
Actress Halle Berry took the stage at the New York Times' summit event on Wednesday.
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In an email to me last month, GOP Calif. Rep. Darrell Issa insisted that he was “not quitting on California” despite the reality that his district would become virtually un-winnable under Prop. 50. Now it seems he’s toying a congressional run in Texas. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Prop. 50 changes may send longtime Calif. Republican to Texas
California Rep. Darrell Issa is reportedly considering a run for Congress in Texas.
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CA's vast solar buildout has an issue. without somewhere to send excess power, the state often has to turn off its panels to avoid over-generation, wasting sunlight @asos.bsky.social and i dove into the effort to change that: an overhaul of the west's energy trading www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
California is solving one of its huge solar power problems
The state's glut of solar power is about to become far, far easier to sell.
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Texas’ new gerrymandered congressional map cannot be used for next year’s elections, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. But Calif.'s new congressional map, a direct rebuttal to those gerrymandering efforts, is still in full swing. via @anabelsfgate.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Judge blocks new gerrymandered Texas map. What happens to Calif.'s Prop. 50?
Newsom's gerrymandering effort was originally tied to Texas' new map.
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So a federal judge blocked Texas’ new congressional maps today. What does that mean for California? www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Judge blocks new gerrymandered Texas map. What happens to Calif.'s Prop. 50?
Newsom's gerrymandering effort was originally tied to Texas' new map.
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The Vacaville Firefighters Association expressed concern that a significant fire could result in evacuations and severe damage to Interstate 80, while toxic gases could cause public health risks to residents and first responders. via @anabelsfgate.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Newsom wants more battery plants. This agricultural town has had enough.
Residents of Vacaville are opposing plans to build a lithium ion power plant.
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"Let’s not discount ourselves in what this Inland California is actually really capable of," Gallagher said. "... I think we can do it a lot better than the [government] that is currently controlled by the coastal representatives." via @asos.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
‘Tremendous chaos’: Northern Calif. politician wants to split state in two
Assemblyman James Gallagher spoke firmly to the Shasta County board of supervisors.
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New from me today in @sfgate.com Paul Mitchell, a redistricting expert based in Sacramento, was the man tapped to make Prop. 50 a reality www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Newsom placed his biggest political bet on this Calif. man
"I was like, 'F—k, how can we do that?'"
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The governor's proposal to redraw California's congressional districts to combat Republican gerrymandering was a runaway winner. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Proposition 50 passes in a landslide, setting the stage for Calif. redistricting
The approved measure will set the stage for a competitive midterm election next year.
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New from me today in @sfgate.com After California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom approved new U.S. House maps, Democrats quickly reached their fundraising goal of $100M. Republicans have raised a tenth of that. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Calif. Republicans' big promised push against Prop. 50 is falling flat
Republicans donors appear to have given up on fighting Newsom in California.
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SCOOP: Sen. Adam Schiff is trying to salvage a hospital in rural Northern California after it was forced to close its doors last month. Read more 👇 www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Calif. senator makes last-ditch effort to save rural hospital
Under a new bill, hope could be on the way for a rural California hospital.
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When white supremacists showed up to Charlie Kirk vigils in Huntington Beach last month, it reminded some of the 1990s when so-called “skins” had a big presence in the idyllic SoCal town. Read my latest in @sfgate.com on the city's conservative turn. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
How Huntington Beach became California's angriest MAGA city
“We just want to live our lives with as little government control as possible.”
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ALSO NEW from @juliebrowndavis.bsky.social More than 1,100 incarcerated firefighters were sent to Southern California in January to fight four different wildfires. They just got a massive pay bump. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Calif.'s incarcerated firefighters just got a nearly 700% raise
The LA fires put a spotlight on how little incarcerated firefighters are paid.
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Lawmaker Bauer-Kahan told SFGATE she was glad her AI bill make its way to the gov's desk despite pushback from Meta, her “largest opposition." Newsom vetoed the bill anyway, citing concern the law could “unintentionally” impose a total ban on the use of chatbots www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
'Under tremendous pressure': Newsom vetoes long-awaited AI chatbot bill
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have barred youth use of AI chatbots.
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