Susanne Rust

San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose have NEVER seen a 90° day in the month of March. Next week we could have several days of 90°+. This will be an unprecedented March heat wave beginning Monday. For context, temperature records in SF go back to 1874.

Commentary: China-backed Big Pork wants to override 63% of California voters. Even conservatives are mad latimes.com/politics/newsl…

Impact: Community activism and reporting from @ByIanJames has led to Orange Co. backing off from spraying herbicides in water ways. Democracy works. latimes.com/environment/st…

#H5N1 #BirdFlu detected in northern elephant seals on CA coast. Virus annihilated the funny-looking seals in South America between 2022 and 2024. From UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz research. latimes.com/science/story/…

#H5N1 #Birdflu detected in northern Elephant Seals along CA coast. UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz found in 7 pups at Ano Nuevo. Story to come.

Drop Site obtained harrowing footage of the latest killing which appears to be from the perspective of the woman in pink filming from the sidewalk

Hardly any of the plastic you're putting in your recycling bin is getting recycled, according to new CalRecycle report. And CA's landmark single-use plastic law? Delayed again. latimes.com/environment/st…

For years, the water table has been dropping beneath thousands of acres of Arizona farmland where a Saudi dairy company has been allowed to pump unlimited amounts of groundwater to grow hay. Now, the state is finally imposing limits. latimes.com/environment/st… @KaylaBartkowski

Michael Abatti will plead not guilty as autopsy report is released and investigation details are presented to the media #navajocounty #imperialcounty w @phila_lex latimes.com/california/sto…

Prominent California farmer Michael Abatti has been arrested in the Imperial Valley on suspicion of murdering his estranged wife, who was found dead in November in Arizona. @susrust @latimes latimes.com/california/sto…

🚨🚨Mike Abatti arrested on charges of murdering estranged wife, Kerri Ann Abatti latimes.com/california/sto…

Kerri Abatti, estranged wife of #ImperialCounty farming mogul, Mike Abatti, was shot and killed in her home in Pinetop, AZ on 11/20. Who was she? Why did she go to #Pinetop? photos: @caitlin_oh latimes.com/california/sto…

First death from #H5N5 #BirdFlu in WA: komonews.com/news/local/h5n…

If you missed @corinnepurtill 's tragic, informed and beautifully written story about the connection between suicide and autism, please take the time. It's public service journalism at its finest. latimes.com/science/story/…

How many pieces of #plastic does it take to kill a sea bird? Turtle? Marine Mammal? Sadly, not much. latimes.com/science/story/…

Biggest climate news nobody's talking about: California is "rethinking" its 2035 electric vehicle mandate. Right while Gavin Newsom saunters around Brazil telling the world to follow CA's lead on climate. Details in my newsletter, Climate-Colored Goggles: climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/so-much-for-…

Human #BirdFlu case in WA. #H5N5 not #H5N1. Patient is severely ill. Update coming. latimes.com/science/story/…

I feel foolish and dumb that they got as far as they did. But, rightly or wrongly, I consider myself pretty hard to fool. [Maybe I need to reconsider my own abilities (clearly, I do)]. But, this was sophisticated enough I figured I should warn others. (16/16)

Here's the thing: I googled the guy's name. It checked out. There is a SMC Dep sheriff w/same name. I asked for the judge's name: Check. The address for the sheriff's office: Check. Even the phone # they called from shared the first 6 digits of the real SMC office. (15/16)

#ScamWarning: someone id'd themselves on the phone to me as being a part of the San Mateo County Sheriff's office. He said there was a warrant for my arrest for failing to appear in court. He said I'd been summoned for jury and didn't show up. (1/16)