Most consumers learn early on the importance of building a good credit record. A wallet full of maxed-out credit cards or a reputation for late payments can lead to sky-high interest rates or restrictions on new credit. Many, however, don’t realize just how far their credit rating extends, and how much that rating can affect [click on title to continue reading...]
California Community College Chancellor Dr. Marshall E. (Mark) Drummond might be the only public official in California who doesn’t mind being compared to a mule. That is because Drummond, who grew up on a Bay Area farm and raises horses and mules when he isn’t steering the state’s community colleges, has great appreciation for the [click on title to continue reading...]
Despite decades of admonishment to “just say no,” voters in several states have in recent years said “yes” to letting people with serious medical conditions use marijuana as a means of alleviating the physical pain of their illness. Now as more states enact similar legislation, California is at the forefront of a major showdown between [click on title to continue reading...]