Posts Tagged: reminder

Stem cell agency lists own board members with conflicts of interest

A stem cell researcher at UC Davis. (Photo: UC Davis Stem Cell Program.)

by DAVID JENSEN posted 08.24.2022

In a first in its 18-year history, the California stem cell agency has begun posting on its website a list of its governing board members who have conflicts of interest as they award hundreds of millions of dollars. The most recent example comes next Tuesday in a $48 million round that will benefit at least 16 public and private colleges in the Golden State and up to 400 students at a cost of $58,220 each.

Political leaders: Embrace a tech-driven economic recovery

Dusk at Silicon Valley, hub of the world's tech industry. (Photo: yhelfman, via Shutterstock)

by PAT FONG KUSHIDA posted 11.13.2020

OPINION: With the election cycle now in our nation’s rearview mirror, the work of building back our economy still lies ahead. In order to most effectively meet this challenge, it is imperative that political leaders recognize what has truly driven economic resiliency over the course of this year – digital technologies.

Voter registration spike linked to Facebook

Voters and potential voters at a political rally. (Photo: Joseph Sohm, via Shutterstock)

by JOHN HOWARD posted 05.20.2016

A hefty chunk of the new voter registrations for California’s June 7 presidential primary election occurred during a 48-hour period this week, stemming from a Facebook effort urging people to sign up, according to the state’s elections officer.