L.A. freelance writer/editor. Contributor, Gizmodo. Prev. The Verge, Jalopnik, others. Climate/energy, transportation, tech, TV. @zacestrada elsewhere. Signal: zacestrada.01 https://linktr.ee/zacestrada 🏳️‍🌈https://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3mloeevegs225This is going to be devastating not just for people in South Santa Barbara County to dodge increasing gas prices but also high school and college students who don't have a car in the first place, since the changes go into effect about a week before the fall semester https://www.newspress.com/2026/05/11/facing-a-budget-shortfall-santa-barbara-mtd-reduces-bus-line-services/12 May 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloeevegs225https://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3mloc37vmsc2fNetwork [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloc37vmsc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3mloanb64l22yIt's obvious now that Becerra doesn't do that well on camera but that's hardly what I'd call an awkward start to a sit-down interview. Awkward for who, the reporter? Worse that it's included in the Q&A. KTLA's being petty to make that the homepage headline https://ktla.com/news/california/xavier-becerra-interview-governor-race/12 May 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloanb64l22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3mlo7gtpshs2yIt's a column about Steyer and why he's not running away with an election he's spent more than $125 million on so far (and there are very good reasons why it's not a done deal), but this line is why Villaraigosa never took off in any part of the state https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-12/tom-steyer-santa-ana-latino-voters12 May 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo7gtpshs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3mlnuavcqyk2oTomato inflation gets me more than gas prices [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnuavcqyk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3mlnskvwpyc2jPlease let this 14-year death finally be over https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/final-saabs-auction-curtain-call-swedish-legend12 May 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnskvwpyc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3mlnravrrwc22"Reed's criticism could be merciless, but he recoiled at the suggestion he was a crank. 'I like just as many films as I dislike,' Reed told The New York Times in a 2018 profile." https://variety.com/2026/film/news/rex-reed-razor-critic-journalist-dies-obituary-1236745682/12 May 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnravrrwc22https://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3mlmydqqwr22p"Raman then canceled on Monday, with her campaign saying her main reason to attend the forum was to debate Bass." Her campaign should not *say* that even if it's the real reason. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-11/la-mayoral-forum-canceled-after-leading-candidates-pull-out12 May 2026 04:48 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmydqqwr22phttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3mlmqfzg3n22kI'm all for mobility solutions but anything that goes more than 28 mph rightfully requires a motorcycle and, no, you shouldn't buy one for your 13-year-old to "get around after school" https://gizmodo.com/amazon-stops-selling-fast-e-bikes-to-californians-200075729512 May 2026 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmqfzg3n22khttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3mlmbr7chl22rIt's going to look like every other big, seven-seat luxury SUV but maybe it won't trap me in the third row like the Q7 did/does https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a71204263/audi-q9-interior-revealed/11 May 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmbr7chl22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3mllyatmwrc26Yikes. For several reasons. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllyatmwrc26https://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3mllkoupthc2zAnyone suggesting doing anything with a gas tax now is doing that to look like they’re doing something [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllkoupthc2z