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Psychedelic Therapies Show Promise. Is California Ready to Bring Them Into the Mainstream?
CalMatters: Psychedelics are having a moment. A nationwide push to bring magic mushrooms and other psychedelics into the mainstream is gaining traction, and some Californians want in.
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SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union and The Education Foundation for California Schools
Supporting the Innovation Efforts of California Teachers
The Education Foundation for California Schools supports and recognizes the instrumental role educators play in fostering innovation and creativity in their classrooms.
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How to Keep an Employee Lawsuit From Taking You Under
A Private Attorneys General Act complaint can end your company. Here’s what’s coming next on PAGA
February 9, 2017, was a bad day for Mark Snyir and the Sacramento moving company he co-owns, Two Men and a Truck. He and his partner started the business in 2005, growing from two trucks and five employees to 16 trucks and 80 employees.
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Medical Cannabis Paved the Way for Legalization in California. Now Patients Feel Left Behind
Many longtime advocates believe all weed use has a medical purpose and consider it immoral that high taxes and a lack of dispensaries have made it inaccessible to many patients.
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The Will to Do Something Is as Important as the Way to Do It
As children, we were given this advice to help us achieve our goals: “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” I still fully subscribe to that. Along with my unflagging faith that I’m never alone in my efforts, I’ve believed that wanting something badly enough and being willing to pay the price in time and effort, could make it attainable (God willing).
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Internal Controls: Your First Line of Defense Against Fraud
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By Jolene Fraser
When it comes to the prevention, quick detection or mitigation of internal and external fraud, it’s important that business owners turn their attention to the factors they can control and closely monitor those that they cannot.
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The Way We Work: Congresswoman Doris Matsui
A glimpse into the daily life of Congresswoman Doris Matsui
Think CEOs have crazy schedules? Try being a member of Congress. The most carefully planned itinerary can be scrambled — or even scuttled — thanks to a call from the White House, an emergency vote, or urgent negotiations across the aisle. “We have to be flexible, and everyone else has to be flexible. That’s what’s different from being a CEO and running a company,” says Congresswoman Doris Matsui.
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Young Professionals: Michael Vargas
Meet the 10 young professionals who are rocking it in their careers and community
As a newly elected member of the Elk Grove Unified School District — one of the largest in the state — a partner in a law firm representing high-tech companies and a molder of young legal minds as a professor, it’s important for Michael Vargas to give back to the community.
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Young Professionals: Julie Phillips
Meet the 10 young professionals who are rocking it in their careers and community
Julie Phillips had a good idea early on where her interests lie. After growing up in Roseville, she attended UC Davis as a political science major and got strongly involved with the Greek community there. She wasn’t interested in pursuing politics; public policy fascinated her instead.
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CITY OF STOCKTON
CULTIVATING THE FUTURE OF CITY LEADERSHIP
The Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce has hosted Leadership Stockton for over 40 years. City staff have been participating in the program at various times throughout its history, developing its future leaders.