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Who's on my Ballot? 2024 Election Research for Santa Clarita, CA

Here we go again! I'm against voting straight ticket as a matter of principle. I always research local candidates before I vote, and want to share my research here to make it easy for people in my community to research candidates too. This time around, I'm covering my ballot in my new town, Santa Clarita, CA. (Please note: The above GIF is the last fun thing your eyes will see on this post.) This is not academic research. Names will be linked to my sources.  I'm not going into great detail, but more taking notes for myself to remember what stood out to me about each candidate--this is definitely a biased perspective, and I encourage every voter to research for themselves and vote their conscience. Politically, I'm a left-leaning independent. If you are far left or far right, you probably won't like this, but you can use the links to do your own research and form your own conclusions. My presidential candidate selection summary will be the least research-based becaus
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The Amalfi Coast In March: What we learned as first timers

We just got home from an epic week exploring the Amalfi coast for our 10th anniversary. I wanted to document what I learned from planning and experiencing the trip, in the form of an informative blog for those planning a similar trip. When to Go - What it was like in March Weather We were there March 12-18, 2022. I had looked up average March temperatures beforehand, and was hoping for 70's. It was mostly 50-60's, with a few cooler nights in the 40's, though gorgeous and sunny the whole week. We dressed in layers and had packable coats in our backpack.  On the warmer days in the sun, it felt very warm - warm enough that we braved swimming at the beach! But the water was freezing, so it was more of a run in and out then lay in the sun than a swim. Crowds There were none. March is before tourist season, so there were very few extra people anywhere we went.  This was great in some ways. The location of our trip was a surprise to Weston until we were en route, and I wanted to p

Who's on my Ballot? 2020 Election Research for Jacksonville Beach Florida.

Here we go again!  I'm against voting straight ticket as a matter of principle.   I always research local candidates before I vote, and want to share my research here to make it easy for people in my community to research candidates too. This time around, I'm covering my ballot in my new town, Jacksonville Beach. (Please note: The above GIF is the last fun thing your eyes will see on this post.) This is not academic research.  Wikipedia is my favorite source for its ease of use and because it seems to be less biased in its reporting.  Some candidates aren't a big enough deal to have wikipedia pages, so I chose the first site I could find on them, sometimes their own candidacy site (not ideal, but hey).  Names will be linked to my sources.  I'm not going into great detail, but more taking notes for myself to remember what stood out to me about each candidate--this is definitely a biased perspective, and I encourage every voter to research for themselves and vote their co