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California Today: Lawmakers With Little in Common, Except a Name California Today: Lawmakers With Little in Common, Except a Name
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Let’s turn it over to Thomas Fuller, our San Francisco bureau chief, for today’s introduction.Let’s turn it over to Thomas Fuller, our San Francisco bureau chief, for today’s introduction.
They look nothing like each other and their policies could hardly be more different. But it’s not surprising that Kevin McCarthy, Republican congressman from Bakersfield, and Kevin McCarty, Democratic State Assembly member from Sacramento, sometimes get mixed up.They look nothing like each other and their policies could hardly be more different. But it’s not surprising that Kevin McCarthy, Republican congressman from Bakersfield, and Kevin McCarty, Democratic State Assembly member from Sacramento, sometimes get mixed up.
Mail goes to the wrong office. Public introductions get flubbed. Emphatic comments on social media are misdirected.Mail goes to the wrong office. Public introductions get flubbed. Emphatic comments on social media are misdirected.
“We’ve been confused for more than a decade,” Mr. McCarty, who calls himself a California progressive, said in a recent interview. He’s an advocate of gun control and an environmentalist, and he recently proposed more support for refugees.“We’ve been confused for more than a decade,” Mr. McCarty, who calls himself a California progressive, said in a recent interview. He’s an advocate of gun control and an environmentalist, and he recently proposed more support for refugees.
His near namesake, Representative McCarthy, is against abortion and a strong supporter of the oil and gas industry who often receives online tongue-lashings from the Sierra Club.His near namesake, Representative McCarthy, is against abortion and a strong supporter of the oil and gas industry who often receives online tongue-lashings from the Sierra Club.
The confusion has been compounded with Mr. McCarthy’s rise to national prominence as House majority leader, a position he took up in 2014.The confusion has been compounded with Mr. McCarthy’s rise to national prominence as House majority leader, a position he took up in 2014.
[Related coverage: Kevin McCarthy tells California that poking the president could hurt you.][Related coverage: Kevin McCarthy tells California that poking the president could hurt you.]
“His politics are night and day from mine,” Mr. McCarty said. “What can you do? It gives us a collective chuckle.”“His politics are night and day from mine,” Mr. McCarty said. “What can you do? It gives us a collective chuckle.”
On social media, things get even more complicated. A spokesman for the majority leader says the most frequent confusion is not with the assemblyman but with a film critic named Kevin McCarthy on a Washington television station.On social media, things get even more complicated. A spokesman for the majority leader says the most frequent confusion is not with the assemblyman but with a film critic named Kevin McCarthy on a Washington television station.
At one point, Mr. McCarthy, the television critic, got so many misdirected Twitter messages he read them out on the air. “U are dumber than a box of rocks,” read one post. Another lashed out at the “Shallow-Thinking, Uneducated ‘Mouthy’ Conspirator.”At one point, Mr. McCarthy, the television critic, got so many misdirected Twitter messages he read them out on the air. “U are dumber than a box of rocks,” read one post. Another lashed out at the “Shallow-Thinking, Uneducated ‘Mouthy’ Conspirator.”
There’s another Kevin McCarthy in Iowa, a Hillary Clinton supporter, who also received a bevy of misdirected messages during the presidential campaign. He posted a slick video requesting people to “stop with your tweeting.”There’s another Kevin McCarthy in Iowa, a Hillary Clinton supporter, who also received a bevy of misdirected messages during the presidential campaign. He posted a slick video requesting people to “stop with your tweeting.”
“It was really funny at first,” Mr. McCarthy says in the video about the barrage of Twitter messages. “And then they just kept going, and going and going.”“It was really funny at first,” Mr. McCarthy says in the video about the barrage of Twitter messages. “And then they just kept going, and going and going.”
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Buried in the mud flats of Humboldt Bay are a feast of clams waiting to be pulled loose. Buried in the mud flats of Humboldt Bay is a feast of clams waiting to be pulled loose.
And twice daily, at low tide, clammers carrying shovels show up to collect.And twice daily, at low tide, clammers carrying shovels show up to collect.
Stilson Snow, of Eureka, shared a photo of two of them working off the bay community of King Salmon a number of winters ago.Stilson Snow, of Eureka, shared a photo of two of them working off the bay community of King Salmon a number of winters ago.
Humboldt Bay is a productive habitat for clams, among them steamers, horsenecks and Martha Washingtons, that thrive in its muddy sand and nutrient-rich water.Humboldt Bay is a productive habitat for clams, among them steamers, horsenecks and Martha Washingtons, that thrive in its muddy sand and nutrient-rich water.
Recreational clamming is allowed year round. The hunters find where the clams are buried by spotting telltale holes in the mud, then plunging in with fists or shovels to pull them out.Recreational clamming is allowed year round. The hunters find where the clams are buried by spotting telltale holes in the mud, then plunging in with fists or shovels to pull them out.
Lately, however, public health concerns have put a damper on the hobby. State officials have issued warnings about elevated levels of toxins in clams and other shellfish.Lately, however, public health concerns have put a damper on the hobby. State officials have issued warnings about elevated levels of toxins in clams and other shellfish.
Casey Allen, a longtime clam digger, said that with farm-raised clams available in the market the warnings were enough for him to take a pause.Casey Allen, a longtime clam digger, said that with farm-raised clams available in the market the warnings were enough for him to take a pause.
“Some people get sick from seafood anyway,” said Mr. Allen, who is also public information officer of Humboldt Area Saltwater Anglers, a group that promotes fishing rights. “Unless they say it’s totally safe, I’m happy to pass.”“Some people get sick from seafood anyway,” said Mr. Allen, who is also public information officer of Humboldt Area Saltwater Anglers, a group that promotes fishing rights. “Unless they say it’s totally safe, I’m happy to pass.”
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