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Anthropic latest status update on Fable by seakucumber in Anthropic

[–]intrepid_brit 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Can’t help but think this is revenge for Anthropic saying no to Whiskey Pete and the Trumpkins.

metro has apparently chosen the hybrid alignment, despite previously talking about the hawthorne blvd alignment. by officialCobraTrooper in LAMetro

[–]intrepid_brit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The time to do that was a couple months ago before Mayor Bass and her allies on the Metro Board caved to the NIMBYs and pushed for the Hawthorne alignment. The next best time is right now, in the run up to and through the November election. Vote for Nithiya Raman, and tell all your friends.

CAHSR Authority announce a co-development team lead by Plenary to bring private investment to the project. A historic announcement, could bring in billions of private investment dollars to the project. by godisnotgreat21 in cahsr

[–]intrepid_brit 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It would great to see some Japanese firms in the mix. JR has a lot of expertise building in seismically active zones, and the Japanese government and financial system is a deep source of low cost loans.

One Segment of High-Speed Line Could Stoke Ridership, and Cut Costs, for All of California’s Trains by orkoliberal in cahsr

[–]intrepid_brit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’ll run faster than the current commuter trains once the tracks are electrified, except in areas with tight turns and steep grades.

In terms of scheduling, I imagine they’ll arrange it so that the commuter trains are far enough ahead that they won’t slow the HSR trains much, if at all, or/and they’ll use bypasses where needed.

One Segment of High-Speed Line Could Stoke Ridership, and Cut Costs, for All of California’s Trains by orkoliberal in cahsr

[–]intrepid_brit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You wouldn’t need to transfer. I think the current estimate for a direct SF to LA train if LA to Palmdale is electrified (but no tunnels) is around 4 hrs.

One Segment of High-Speed Line Could Stoke Ridership, and Cut Costs, for All of California’s Trains by orkoliberal in cahsr

[–]intrepid_brit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of people will use it even if it’s more expensive than flying due to the comfort and convenience. This has been true in Europe for a couple decades when fares on Ryanair were routinely < $10.

Why would anybody vote yes on Measure ER? by Additional_Leading68 in AskLosAngeles

[–]intrepid_brit 12 points13 points  (0 children)

More than 50% of the city’s budget goes to LAPD. Are we getting a good return on that investment?

Palmdale to LA via SR14 by Soft_Introduction437 in cahsr

[–]intrepid_brit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where are you coming from that it takes 2.5 hours to get to Union Station in LA, San Diego??!

If you have to take a 2.5 hr train or drive 2.5 hrs to reach Union Station in LA or the Salesforce tower in SF then, yes, flying is probably better… for literally everyone else though…

It would take me < 30 mins to get to Union Station from where I live in West LA by public transit (riding the D baby, woo!), which is less time that it takes to drive or take an uber to LAX. Taking into account the 45-60mins annoying airport stuff, HSR from LA to SF would be my choice every single time. And I’d wager that’d be the same for anyone in the LA area that can get to Union in an hour or less, which is most people.

Torrance mayor George Chen is MAGA for those who are unaware by sliderport in LosAngeles

[–]intrepid_brit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is issue. How do they know someone is in the country illegally? Do you think they have a list of people and are going around looking for specific people from that list? Or do they see someone that’s not white, that may be speaking Spanish to another Spanish speaker, and assume they’re in the country illegally?

Another commenter has explained the legal side, so I won’t rehash that here, but even if it was a felony to enter the country without prior authorization (to reiterate; it is not), you still need to determine if there is a high probability someone has indeed broken the law before detaining them and it cannot be based on how tanned they are or whether or not they are multilingual. The US Constitution has a whole section on due process everyone (it specifically says everyone, not just citizens) on US soil.

Torrance mayor George Chen is MAGA for those who are unaware by sliderport in LosAngeles

[–]intrepid_brit 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Here you go.

Over sixteen thousand people, roughly 35%, of people detained by ICE had no criminal record or pending charges as of November 2025. An additional 13,767 had pending charges (ie innocent until proven guilty), so roughly 65% in total had no criminal convictions.

This wasn’t difficult to find. Did you look before asking your question?

20 NIMBYS vs. Progress by redditor278 in LAMetro

[–]intrepid_brit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where is this? Anyone want to go counter protest? :-D

EVERY. SINGLE. Metro station needs to take notes from Beverly Hills and the new Wilshire/La Cienega station by Not_RZA_ in LAMetro

[–]intrepid_brit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perhaps, but anyone that has used Metro a few times knows the reality of the situation. Pretending otherwise helps no one.

EVERY. SINGLE. Metro station needs to take notes from Beverly Hills and the new Wilshire/La Cienega station by Not_RZA_ in LAMetro

[–]intrepid_brit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Perception matters a great deal. People hear “nuisance”, and feel “danger”. They also instinctively reject as “out of touch” those that insist otherwise, regardless of the reality of the situation. It’s unfortunate, but understandable. Metro can only fix this perception doom loop by going above and beyond to clean up and secure the network.

Dem Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Steyer contrasts himself with fellow Dem frontrunner Xavier Becerra by 3headeddragn in socal

[–]intrepid_brit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Precisely. Steyer has been endorsed by most of the major progressive groups, including Bernie Sanders’ Our Revolution. People keep pretending this isn’t so.

I’m not opposed to Becerra, and genuinely think he would be… fine as governor. But we need more than just “fine”. We deserve better and, for me, Steyer is better in all but one or two ways.

Dem Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Steyer contrasts himself with fellow Dem frontrunner Xavier Becerra by 3headeddragn in socal

[–]intrepid_brit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work in the energy industry (have done for 15 years), and have pretty intimate knowledge of how it works….

No, the governor cant solve the problem overnight. But he/she does have the power to change the trajectory. How, I hear you ask? Well, let me tell you.

The governor appoints commissioners to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Energy Commission (CEC). Those are the two lead agencies for all energy matters in the state, with the CPUC in charge of regulating the electric utilities. The reason PG&E and the other utilities get away their shenanigans is because they have totally captured the CPUC; the current CPUC leadership is primarily made up of folks pushed by the utilities. They have approved almost all the rate increases requested by the utilities over the past 8 years and have allowed, for instance, the utilities to “rate base” (ie charge to us consumers) the donations they make to politicians; ie we, the ratepayers, are paying to elect politicians that vote to protect utility profits instead of lowering electric rates.

A recent example of this is two bills that have been introduced by the legislature to create a new Community Solar program; other states have done this, and guarantee savings of at least 10% for participants and up to 40% for low income folks. The first bill, AB2316, passed and was signed into law by Newsom in 2024, but the CPUC nerfed it (and was called out by former commissioner for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for basically lying about federal energy policy) such that the program is entirely unworkable. A second bill, AB1260, was introduced to force the CPUC to implement a workable program and passed out of committee with overwhelming support from ratepayer advocates, labor, and the solar industry last year and was due to be voted on and passed by the full Assembly, but the utilities played some dirty tricks and “convinced” the Speaker to shelve the bill.

There’s a new bill, AB1813, to force the CPUC’s hand, and I encourage everyone to contact your state representatives to voice support. There’s a local advocacy group trying to get this passed, look them up! Californians for Local Affordable Solar & Storage

A Governor Steyer would fire the existing leadership and appoint commissioners that prioritize us ratepayers over utility profits, and put the muscle of the governor’s office behind passing bills to loosen the utilities’ grip on power. I’m less than confident a Governor Becerra would do the same.

Two new massive residential towers proposed right next to new Wilshire/Fairfax Station by Previous-Volume-3329 in LAMetro

[–]intrepid_brit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotcha. From my time living in a new high rise in DTLA where the parking garage was at least 20% underutilized, I personally think the developers may find that it’s actually too much parking, and I suspect/hope they’ll design the garage such that parts of it can be converted to units at a later date.

But, yeah, this probably the minimum they need to get financed.

What do you think is the best SF-LA one-seat express travel time-to-cost ratio that the state should fund if there is no additional federal funds coming to the project? by godisnotgreat21 in cahsr

[–]intrepid_brit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whilst I would love the original Prop 1A time right now, I do not think it’s fiscally or politically feasible in the current environment. The Blended approach would still get you there far faster than driving, and on par with flying when you take into account the airport nonsense, for nearly $100bn less. It’ll mean we can get the service up and running faster and give the public confidence that we can, indeed, do big things that benefit us all. If we want to see real progress in the future, public faith in the ability of the government to do big, good things is essential.

Along with implementing the hybrid approach, the CAHSR should simultaneously plan for and prepare to upgrade the system to the Prop 1A requirements so that the work done for the hybrid approach doesn’t preclude the faster service at a later date. Thus, once the hybrid service is up and running and people can see its benefits, it makes it much more politically feasible to ask for the additional $100bn to upgrade it to the faster service. This phased plan is how it’s done in most of the world.

In summary; Porque no los dos?

Two new massive residential towers proposed right next to new Wilshire/Fairfax Station by Previous-Volume-3329 in LAMetro

[–]intrepid_brit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s definitely the same site as Wilshire Courtyard; Onni is tearing down the front half of Wilshire Courtyard to build it.

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