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Aarón Cantú

@aaron_con_choco

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Just another day in @EunissesH’s district in Los Angeles. Encampment growing in neighborhood despite months of residents outreach. @MayorOfLA @KTLA
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Hi @nithyavraman, hoping this area of Pico Union at Bonnie Brae and 11th can get more attention from your administration. Over the years we’ve had cars set on fire and explode in the middle of the night near persistent encampments and garbage. No change despite our advocacy.
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Latest car explosion was last night! Most of my neighbors have lived here decades, speak little English and just want street lights and safety. @nithyavraman
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Global model ensembles are in strong agreement that a prolonged &anomalous nearly West-wide autumn heatwave will develop this week & persist for 10+ days. While some daytime records may be set, this event will be more notable for its persistence & breadth. [Thread]
Map showing predicted temperature anomalies in early October from the ECMWF ensemble across the western U.S. Nearly the entire region is painted red and pink, indicating widespread very warm anomalies.

ALT Map showing predicted temperature anomalies in early October from the ECMWF ensemble across the western U.S. Nearly the entire region is painted red and pink, indicating widespread very warm anomalies.

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NEW @capitalandmain on LA cold storage fire: -Homes awash in carcinogenic fumes -People stuck inside with no A/C in heat -Lineage hired PR crisis firm -Lobbied on rooftop solar safety devices, int’l tax proposals -Cofounders are billionaires w Robin Urevich Link below 👇
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As Cold Storage Company Became Global Titan, Fire Risks Piled Up

As Cold Storage Company Became Global Titan, Fire Risks Piled Up

Lineage transformed food supply chains and made its owners rich. Now it’s hired a crisis team in the wake of East L.A. warehouse fire.

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Gigantic smoke plume over Downtown Los Angeles, may be from this: foxla.com/news/live-massive-…
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Unfortunately any time there is a performative raid on MacArthur Park, this is what the surrounding neighborhoods look like afterward. @MayorOfLA @NathanHochmanDA @EunissesH
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At $1.5 trillion, it's the same as Trump's war budget request: aaroncantu.ghost.io/newslett…
Rebuild the public good with 10 million reporters

Rebuild the public good with 10 million reporters

At $1.5 trillion, it's the same as Trump's war budget request.

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California is importing refined products from abroad just as the Iran war tightens global crude oil supplies. Fuel made from Russian oil is surging into the state, even though such sales are used to finance that nation’s ongoing war with Ukraine. capitalandmain.com/as-prices…
As Prices Climb, California Imports More Gasoline Made From Russian Oil

As Prices Climb, California Imports More Gasoline Made From Russian Oil

The state’s failure to reduce driving and to stockpile fuel led to dependence on sanctioned oil refined elsewhere.

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With global oil supplies likely to stay tight, most California drivers are in for a painful year. Two in-state refineries have closed, wiping out 20% of refining capacity. Before the Iran War @CalEnergy said it could depend on gasoline imports from abroad to make up the shortfall. Those shipments mainly came from Asian refineries that are highly exposed to the Strait of Hormuz disruptions. We'll still be able to get gasoline imported. But it will be expensive. And that will have major political impacts.
Aarón Cantú (@aaron_con_choco) profile pictureAarón Cantú@aaron_con_chocoApr 20
When a heat wave hit the West and the price of a gasoline gallon rose, California faced the pain of dependence on climate-warming oil priced by global markets. As refineries close, it is getting a lifeline from a surprising source: Fuel imports made from Russian oil. 🧵
A news headline with the following text: The Slick As Prices Climb, California Imports More Gasoline Made From Russian Oil The state’s failure to reduce driving and to stockpile fuel led to dependence on sanctioned oil refined elsewhere. A photo of tankers in the Port of LA is the featured image.

ALT A news headline with the following text: The Slick As Prices Climb, California Imports More Gasoline Made From Russian Oil The state’s failure to reduce driving and to stockpile fuel led to dependence on sanctioned oil refined elsewhere. A photo of tankers in the Port of LA is the featured image.

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When a heat wave hit the West and the price of a gasoline gallon rose, California faced the pain of dependence on climate-warming oil priced by global markets. As refineries close, it is getting a lifeline from a surprising source: Fuel imports made from Russian oil. 🧵
A news headline with the following text: The Slick As Prices Climb, California Imports More Gasoline Made From Russian Oil The state’s failure to reduce driving and to stockpile fuel led to dependence on sanctioned oil refined elsewhere. A photo of tankers in the Port of LA is the featured image.

ALT A news headline with the following text: The Slick As Prices Climb, California Imports More Gasoline Made From Russian Oil The state’s failure to reduce driving and to stockpile fuel led to dependence on sanctioned oil refined elsewhere. A photo of tankers in the Port of LA is the featured image.

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Check out this big story from Aaron
Aarón Cantú (@aaron_con_choco) profile pictureAarón Cantú@aaron_con_chocoApr 20
When a heat wave hit the West and the price of a gasoline gallon rose, California faced the pain of dependence on climate-warming oil priced by global markets. As refineries close, it is getting a lifeline from a surprising source: Fuel imports made from Russian oil. 🧵
A news headline with the following text: The Slick As Prices Climb, California Imports More Gasoline Made From Russian Oil The state’s failure to reduce driving and to stockpile fuel led to dependence on sanctioned oil refined elsewhere. A photo of tankers in the Port of LA is the featured image.

ALT A news headline with the following text: The Slick As Prices Climb, California Imports More Gasoline Made From Russian Oil The state’s failure to reduce driving and to stockpile fuel led to dependence on sanctioned oil refined elsewhere. A photo of tankers in the Port of LA is the featured image.

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When a heat wave hit the West and the price of a gasoline gallon rose, California faced the pain of dependence on climate-warming oil priced by global markets. As refineries close, it is getting a lifeline from a surprising source: Fuel imports made from Russian oil. 🧵
A news headline with the following text: The Slick As Prices Climb, California Imports More Gasoline Made From Russian Oil The state’s failure to reduce driving and to stockpile fuel led to dependence on sanctioned oil refined elsewhere. A photo of tankers in the Port of LA is the featured image.

ALT A news headline with the following text: The Slick As Prices Climb, California Imports More Gasoline Made From Russian Oil The state’s failure to reduce driving and to stockpile fuel led to dependence on sanctioned oil refined elsewhere. A photo of tankers in the Port of LA is the featured image.

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Refined fuels made from Russian oil could continue flowing to CA “as long as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed," funding its Ukraine war. CA depends on foreign gasoline bc no U.S. pipelines bring fuel here. But the crude sources of these imports have received no scrutiny.
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This was foreseeable. In 2000, when gasoline prices hit a record, @CalEnergy recommended several steps it could have taken to lessen dependence on foreign oil sources. The state didn't act. Full story here: capitalandmain.com/as-prices…
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steve marble@StephenMarbleApr 20
The latest from @aaron_con_choco --> As Prices Climb, California Imports More Gasoline Made From Russian Oil capitalandmain.com/as-prices…
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Why did @EunissesH vote for this? latimes.com/california/story… (Sept 2025)
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