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1Coincidence or Deliberate?

Coincidence or Deliberate?

Mar 26, 2020

When four senators were confronted with their actions of selling stocks before the stock market crashed, they denied any deliberate actions, and stated it was done coincidentally without their awareness.  “According to financial disclosure forms, Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) each sold hundreds of thousands of dollars in stocks within days of the Senate […]

2Salvation Army’s San Jose Affordable Homes Development gets Boost from Google Donations

Salvation Army’s San Jose Affordable Homes Development gets Boost from Google Donations

Oct 10, 2019

In August, it was announced that Google was giving the Salvation Army $1.5 million to support its efforts to develop hundreds of affordable homes in San Jose. This is actually the first donation from the $50 million that Google.org committed in June to help nonprofits that are trying to tackle homelessness and displacement in the […]

3West Oakland Food Desert will Finally get a Full-Service Grocery Store

West Oakland Food Desert will Finally get a Full-Service Grocery Store

Apr 29, 2019

Great news for resident living in one neighborhood in West Oakland, they are finally getting their first full-scale grocery store in decades. Community Foods Market is expected to open in June and it will provide the area with some much needed access to fresh and healthy food options. This neighborhood is considered a food desert […]

4Study Claims that Immigrants Contribute over $1B in Taxes and over $3B Investments into Fresno’s Economy

Study Claims that Immigrants Contribute over $1B in Taxes and over $3B Investments into Fresno’s Economy

Sep 20, 2018

According to the first annual New American Economy Cities index for integrating immigrant communities, the immigrant community in Fresno is paying around $1 billion in annual taxes and contributing over $3 billion annually to the local economy. Fresno ranked 35th out of 100 large U.S. cities in the study. According to the index, the numbers […]

5CalPERS will pay next Investment Chief up to $1.77 Million

CalPERS will pay next Investment Chief up to $1.77 Million

Jul 16, 2018

Last month, CalPERS voted to increase the compensation package it offers for two top executives as it tries out to replace outgoing Chief Investment Officer Ted Eliopoulos and to fill a vacancy at chief financial officer. The next chief investment officer will be able to earn $1.77 million in a single year, which is about […]

6California earns first royalty check from stem cell research investment

California earns first royalty check from stem cell research investment

Apr 5, 2018

California has invested billions of public dollars over the past decade into studying stem cells and it has finally received its first royalty check for its investment. The City of Hope medical research center sent over $190,000 to the State Treasurer’s Office, which was received in December, related to research funded by the California Institute […]

7California Municipalities’ Debt Disclosures Contradict Climate Warnings

California Municipalities’ Debt Disclosures Contradict Climate Warnings

Jan 9, 2018

The Wall Street Journal reports this morning that “California Municipalities’ Debt Disclosures Contrast With Climate Warnings.” As you probably know, at least seven local governments in California are suing the oil and gas industry in an effort to hold them financially responsible for rising sea levels; however, when they sold debt to investors in the form of bonds, […]

8California’s Teachers Pension Fund to Consider Divesting from gun Retailers

California’s Teachers Pension Fund to Consider Divesting from gun Retailers

Nov 20, 2017

Some interesting news has come from the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) regarding its pension fund. The teachers’ pension fund is considering canceling its investments in national retail companies selling guns and ammunition banned in the state after a call for action from Treasurer John Chiang following the mass shooting in Las Vegas last […]

9State plans to Liquidate Santa Rosa based Lender SAFE-BIDCO after Seizure

State plans to Liquidate Santa Rosa based Lender SAFE-BIDCO after Seizure

Oct 23, 2017

Last month, state regulators seized troubled Santa Rosa-based State Assistance Fund for Enterprise, Business and Industrial Development Corporation (SAFE-BIDCO) and announced plans to liquidate the state-chartered nonprofit. The 36-year-old organization, which is devoted to helping small businesses obtain loans, had been under scrutiny after a scathing state audit in April found that it risked going […]

10Working Hard Might not be Making you Wealthy

Working Hard Might not be Making you Wealthy

Apr 5, 2017

As it turns out, if all you do to become rich is working hard, it will only end up costing you more in the long run. It seems weird because one of the American values that we are taught at an early age is that the only way to acquire wealth is through hard work. […]

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