I want to use my position of leadership to help move along at a faster pace what I believe and know the Obama administration wants to do around the urgency of climate change.

What we all want is public safety. We don't want rhetoric that's framed through ideology.

What we know is smartphones are everywhere and they are rich in data. What we know is that there are apps once downloaded by the consumer that will also in turn download the consumers' contact book. Most consumers don't want that to happen and don't know it's happening.

I believe in that old adage that 'as goes California, so goes the country.

With the advent of DNA, we know that people have been convicted and sentenced to death who later proved not to be guilty of the crime.

Everyone's perspective of themselves and others is based on the limitations of their exposure.

I've had the good fortune and blessing to run for the offices for which I really wanted to do the work.