Tesla’s most recent app update and the storm we recently experienced in Los Angeles drove home Elon Musk’s undeniable leadership brilliance.
David Chiu: A Bright Bulb in SFO’s Darkness
Lovers of the San Francisco of yore looking to read something positive about the troubled city, David Chiu is just the tonic.
My Dream Job: President of the UAW
Heading the UAW at this economic juncture is an opportunity to publicize and address America’s growing wealth disparity. Shawn Fain, who heads the autoworkers’ union, has so far demonstrated he’s not up to the challenge.
Jennifer Granholm’s Inner Hunter Biden
Proterra, a California-based electric bus manufacturer and energy storage developer repeatedly hailed by President Biden, filed for bankruptcy yesterday, causing the company’s shares to tank. Jennifer Granholm, Biden’s Secretary of Energy, previously served on Proterra’s board and pocketed $1.6 million when she sold her shares to an undisclosed buyer.
Stupid Sh#% I Think About
Studies show that humans have as many as 86,000 thoughts a day. I took an inventory of some of mine and the results weren’t pretty.
Ford’s Heavyweight Beltway Swamp Creatures
The Department of Energy’s sweetheart $9.2 billion loan to Ford Motor Co. to finance the company’s EV projects in Tennessee and Kentucky had a bad odor to it. Thankfully, Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso agrees, and a letter he wrote to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm helped connect the dots.
San Francisco’s Inequitable Concierge Police
Today marks the three-year anniversary of San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s media celebrated decision to reduce the city’s law enforcement budget by $120 million and redirect the funds to better serve the city’s African American community. Now some city officials want to bring back a security protection initiative from the lawless days of the Gold Rush that likely only the affluent can afford.
Carlos Tavares’ Inspiring Stellantis Leadership
The media isn’t fond of Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares because he says demand for EVs are artificially driven by government mandates and subsidies and complying with those mandates could lead to a shortage of raw materials necessary to produce enough battery driven vehicles.
Nevertheless, Stellantis has ambitious EV plans for the U.S. market, including launching a truck with 500 miles of range that could prove a competitive threat to GM’s and Ford’s lucrative truck businesses.
Unlike the CEOs of GM and Ford, Tavares has demonstrated he knows how to execute.
R.I.P. Corporate Ethics and Morals
Some Wall Street Journal and Reuters news exclusives this week forced me to accept that corporate morals and ethics no longer matter.
On Mortgage Closings and Teeth Cleanings
Some musings while signing my mortgage closing documents and getting my teeth cleaned today.