I was over the moon with the warm reception by the Riverside County School District today! They are teaching financial literacy to 1st-12th graders and have a goal of signing up every eligible Calkids youth over the next year. 💯 🙌 CalKIDS Program instagram.com/reel/C6t56dkvm…

Phenix Technology, based in Riverside, CA, produces American-made fire helmets. Founded in 1972 by firefighters Ronny Coleman and Ray Russell, their mission was to create helmets that outperformed previous models. CEO Angel Sanchez, Jr., a former firefighter himself, has…

California State Controller Malia Cohen 郭嫻 and I recognized APAPA National Spring Intern Cohorts during this #AsianHeritageMonth . Congrats to honoree Martin Yan! #apapa

Moderated a panel discussion with industry leaders focused on Bay Area hospitality and economic growth in conjunction with the 25th Anniversary USF Gellert Family Business Center Symposium and celebrating Small Business Week in San Francisco. #SmallBusinessWeek

Catch my The Public Money Pod podcast re California: housing, surpluses & deficits, agriculture, banking, and more! public-money-pod.captivate.fm/listen

Please share with others if you find this interesting. Thank you! UniversityofChicago Municipal Bonds CA State Treasurer

This company is so cool! I learned so much about satellites and different orbits. Astranis Space Technologies makes small satellites in the high orbit (the most valuable real estate in the solar system) launched by SpaceX rockets. These are “Made/Operated in California for California.” The “Big…

Got my #selfie with New Jersey US Senator Cory Booker. 10+ years ago, we both raised awareness about poverty in America. He did the SNAP Challenge and I did the Food Stamp Challenge. Here was my finale blog post about living off of $28 a week: fionama.com/news/2010/food…

This is amazing. How many US Presidents can you name?

It was an honor to attend the 62nd Annual Convention of the Chinese-American Engineers and Scientists Association of Southern California (CESASC), where I had the privilege of recognizing the vital roles engineers and scientists play in driving the cutting-edge excellence of our…

Thank you to our API “Patroness of the Arts” Gouw Julia for making dreams come true through your Short Film Challenge giving women filmmakers an opportunity to make it to the big screen. Congrats to Rippin Sindher on”Flight 182” a true story about the quest for justice and preserving…

Great to see so many proud students, Senseis and other special guests at last night’s Awards Banquet. Thank you Grandmaster / Hanshi James D. Carter for presenting me with an unexpected Humanitarian Award 🙏 At Camp Carter International Karate Association & Martial Arts Academy,…

What an amazing day at the Royal Society of St. George’s St. George’s Day Annual Awards Luncheon in Santa Monica on Sunday, April 28!

I was honored to join my good friend Donelle Dadigan owner of the famous THE HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM for her most deserving recognitions:

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Joined the Dept. of Agriculture Urban Agriculture Initiative kickoff event today at the Florence Fang Community Farm in San Francisco with special guest Blong Xiong, USDA Farm Service Agency State Executive Director for California. The USDA is opening two urban service centers in California: in…

Thank you Bet Tzedek on 50 years of striving for and commitment to “justice for all” led by President & CEO Diego Cartagena and his team & Board of Directors. Congrats to this years awardees: Angel City Football Club, Amy Peckner, Senior Development Officer at Bet Tzedek and…