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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Honored to receive Katie Porter's endorsement. She's held the powerful accountable, put families first, and been a consistent advocate for lowering prices. That's the fight I’ll continue in Congress.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

San Francisco needs a strong transit ally in Congress, not someone who will “hold their nose” when it comes time to advocate for the hundreds of thousands of working people who ride BART, MUNI, and Caltrains every day.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Our Christian Nationalist regime is determined to create a theocracy with religious police. They’re at war with Iran, but they’re now moving toward emulating Iran. It’s a disgusting violation of the First Amendment and incredibly un-American and un-patriotic.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Our extremist Supreme Court continues to advance the radical & dangerous doctrine that states are constitutionally required to fund religious institutions & can’t even condition public funding on following the law, such as anti-discrimination law. They want us to be a theocracy. We must stop them.

nytimes.com

Opinion | This Case Has Flown Under the Radar. It Won’t Stay There. (Gift Article)

This case has flown under the radar, but it won’t stay there.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Let’s get those bills down and that clean energy up!

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

2. Simplifying/expediting permits for heat pumps, which allow people to heat & cool their homes without fossil fuel (SB 222) 3. Allowing people to install energy-efficient windows without cities & HOAs meddling & forcing them to keep drafty windows that jack up heating & cooling costs (SB 908)

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Energy costs are through the roof and we need to bring them down. The Governor just signed three of my bills to do just that and to move toward clean energy: 1. Allowing people, including renters, to use plug-in solar to generate clean energy and lower their electric bills (SB 868) 🧵

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yesterday, the Governor signed into law my bill authorizing people to sue ICE and Border Patrol (or any other federal official) for violating their rights. Hours later, 3 people filed lawsuits under the new law. The era of impunity is ending. When we act decisively, we can fight authoritarianism.

sfchronicle.com

3 Californians sue ICE officers hours after Newsom signs bill greenlighting lawsuits

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 747 Tuesday as part of a slate of bills designed to combat the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We’re reinstating the rule of law. We’re creating real accountability. No one — not Trump, not ICE, no one — is above the law.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

that people can sue officials and agents at all levels of government equally — local and state officials can already be sued so federal officials will now be treated the same. That’s what the No Kings Act, SB 747, does.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I was the first state lawmaker in the country to introduce such a bill, and it’s now law. The era of impunity is ending. It’s currently nearly impossible to sue federal agents, due to an awful Supreme Court ruling a few years ago. States have the ability to authorize these lawsuits by providing …

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Governor just signed my bill to allow people to sue ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal agents for violating people’s constitutional rights. Starting immediately, people can sue federal agents retroactive to abuse occurring in March 2025.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Happy Folsom! Great energy, as always, at one of the best and queerest San Francisco events of the year.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Supreme Court recently — and ridiculously — ruled that youth conversion therapy can qualify as “free speech,” and SB 934 increases our odds of defending California’s ban in court. We must stick up for kids and ensure they aren’t subjected to this abusive therapy.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Thank you Governor Newsom for signing my bill to strengthen California’s ban on youth conversion therapy — psychological torture where a therapist tries to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Conversion therapy has caused incalculable harm to LGBTQ young people over the years. 🧵

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Polluting the air. Making people sicker. Prolonging a disastrous war. Just another day in Trump’s dystopia.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Federal agents appeared in nearly every corner of daily life, carrying out operations at hospitals and airports, outside suburban schools and along rural construction sites and truck stops.”

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Trump’s gestapo-like terror campaign against immigrants isn’t as loud, visible & openly chaotic, but it’s still happening, it’s escalating & now upending nearly 50,000 lives (+ the lives of their friends & families) each month. Ending this paramilitary organization’s terror must be a top priority.

nytimes.com

A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer (Gift Article)

A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I authored California’s Entertainment Zone law, which allows sale of alcohol outdoors on designated streets and plazas. Cities have flexibility in designating locations, days, and times. It’s great that San Francisco just designated its first permanent Entertainment Zone, at Thrive City.

sfchronicle.com

Thrive City becomes San Francisco’s first full-time entertainment zone

This weekend’s playoff game for the Golden State Valkyries will mark the start of Thrive City becoming San Francisco’s first full-time “entertainment zone.”

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This evening I’ll be with my Jewish community for Yom Kippur, as we atone and look toward growth in the year to come. Yom Kippur is when we repent before God. To make right among one another, we must repair harm that has been done. Wishing a meaningful fast to those who do so.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This is what happens when the President of the United States coddles Putin, signals he won’t honor American obligations toward NATO, and starts a losing war against Iran that shows his weakness. No one has emboldened and empowered Putin more than Donald Trump.

politico.eu

European leaders prepare public for ‘intensified threat’ from Putin

However, NATO sees no risk of “imminent attack” despite the fresh warnings from countries such as Poland, Lithuania, France and the Netherlands.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This evening is the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and the beginning of the High Holy Days. I’ll be observing and celebrating with my community and with Jews across the globe as we begin this period of reflection, awe, and repentance. Wishing all a sweet new year. Shana Tovah! ✡️

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

invest in up-skilling and reskilling people for the new age we’re entering. We’ve been warned. With social media and data privacy, we’ve seen what happens when government ignores obvious red flags from a powerful new technology. What matters now is that we act with urgency. Let’s get it done.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Congress must pass real safety standards backed by strong enforcement, and create a new regulatory body to respond nimbly to a rapidly changing field. We need third party verification and steep fines for noncompliance with safety standards. We need to protect jobs and workers and

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

and the labs have a moral responsibility to change course before real people suffer the consequences. We also urgently need government action to build on the work we started here in California.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Last week I joined with other leading AI-focused state legislators to call on the AI labs to slow the pace of development until research on AI safety, alignment, and transparency can catch up. These systems are advancing alarmingly quickly,

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

aka kill switches and would have subjected AI labs to liability for releasing dangerous models that caused catastrophic harm. These risks aren’t science fiction — they’re here and now. And we have to act as soon as possible if we’re going to prevent them from harming people.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

cutting edge researchers, labor unions, and safety advocates. We were called every name in the book — decels, Luddites, alarmists — and were told not to worry because these were ‘science fiction risks.’ That bill, SB 1047, would have required large AI models to have emergency shutdown ability

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The smartest AI minds on the planet are my constituents, and they’ve been warning for years that the risk of runaway AI causing a catastrophe is very real. It was because of those warnings that I introduced the nation’s first AI safety bill in 2023, alongside a great coalition of youth activists,

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

He has a serious brain disease, whether dementia or something else. He’s a menace to our country, our allies, and global stability. He and the movement that enables his poison must be removed from power root and branch.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

He’s losing his war with Iran — making the fascist Iranian regime stronger — yet he thinks he can and should conquer Mexico, Canada, parts of Europe, and various Caribbean nations. It’s easy to dismiss shit like this as trolling or a joke. It’s not. It’s unbelievably dangerous. 🧵

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Supreme Court has become a partisan political body and has no binding ethics standards. It must be expanded and must have binding anti-corruption standards.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Plug-in solar allows people — renters and homeowners — to plug in a small, low-cost solar device, generate electricity, and lower their electric bills. My legislation to make it dramatically easier for people to install plug-in solar is on the Governor’s desk.

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These Bay Area Residents Have Had Balcony Solar for a Year. Here’s How It’s Going | KQED

State legislators passed a bill to make plug-in solar simpler to install, and it’s on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. Here’s what Bay Area residents who already have it are saying.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We must move toward a publicly owned utility model. The shareholder model is deeply broken and doesn’t serve the public interest.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

PG&E demanded it not be liable for causing wildfires. The Legislature did not agree. PG&E’s response: Punishment by extending already ridiculous timelines to hook up new housing and clean energy to the grid. It’s straight up extortion. 🧵

sfchronicle.com

PG&E says it will scale back planned work after California wildfire reforms fail

PG&E CEO Patti Poppe said delaying the investments means the utility won’t have to borrow as much money at high rates that end up raising bills for customers.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The Senate just voted to give final sign off to place our science bond on the March 2028 ballot. It now heads to the Governor. GO SCIENCE!

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I’m proud to author this legislation and to partner with Assemblymembers Jose Solache and Darshana Patel. Thanks as well to our broad coalition, including co-sponsors @uaw.org @uaw4811.bsky.social @uawregion6.bsky.social @uapd.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

BIG SCIENCE NEWS: Our bill authorizing a $7.5B science bond passed the Assembly. It heads back to the Senate for a final vote today. As Trump tears apart federal science investment, CA must triple down as global science leader. SB 895 — sending the bond to the March 2028 ballot — is a huge step.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The regime is taking a wrecking ball to science. It’s fueling a brain drain of scientists that, if not reversed, will do severe, long-term harm to our country. We must reverse course. And CA must lead — which we’re doing with the science bond I’m authoring and we’re poised to place on the ballot.

nytimes.com

Canada Hires 48 Scholars Away From Top U.S. Universities (Gift Article)

A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Whether the result of dementia or fascism, this is beyond dangerous and Trump must be removed from office.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

… murder people or illegally grab people and throw them in gulags. Time to put a stop to it and hold agents accountable when they engage in outrageous behavior.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The No Kings Act (SB 747) ends the era of impunity, and it’s the strongest of any state. When any public official — ICE agent or otherwise — violates your rights, you should be able to sue them. Current law makes it all but impossible to sue federal agents when they, for example, …

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

HUGE NEWS ON HOLDING ICE AND BORDER PATROL ACCOUNTABLE: My bill to allow people to sue federal agents for violating their constitutional rights — just like people can already sue local police — received its final approval from the Senate and is on its way to the Governor! 🧵

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Plug-in solar allows renters (who usually don’t benefit from rooftop solar) and homeowners (who may not be able to afford rooftop solar up-front costs) to plug in a low cost solar panel and quickly lower their electric bills. SB 868 is a big win for affordability. Thank you colleagues!

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

BIG WIN FOR LOWER ENERGY BILLS AND CLEAN ENERGY: My legislation to allow people to use plug-in solar (aka balcony solar) just received final Senate sign-off and is on its way to the Governor!

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My legislation to speed up & lower the cost of permitting for heat pumps (SB 222) cleared the Legislature & is on its way to the Governor. We need more heat pumps & we need to make it easier, faster & less expensive to install them. They lower energy costs & reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The best of the best of the best. She set the standard for being an extraordinary human being in a million different ways. Rest in power, Dolly.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This data is essential, as it helps us understand what we need to do for a healthy and sustainable future.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Corporate transparency and accountability for their carbon emissions is a critical step in fighting climate change. I passed California’s law requiring large corporations to disclose their carbon emissions. It’s now being implemented, under continued intense corporate opposition.

sfchronicle.com

California’s water shortages partly due to climate pollution from big oil and gas, study finds

The new study is one of the first to dissect the impacts of climate change on dwindling water supplies in the West.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Trump knows he can’t win an election the legal way, so he’s trying to sabotage it by demanding voter lists and empowering his controlled Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot and who doesn’t. They’ll steal this election if we let them. We won’t let them.

nytimes.com

Supreme Court Allows Trump Plan to Restrict Mail-In Voting, for Now (Gift Article)

The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.

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