quality of life – California Globe

California Ranks #17 on CNBC’s ‘America’s Top States for Business 2026’

July 9, 2026 8:01 amJuly 9, 2026 8:06 am

To rank CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business in 2026, CNBC scored all 50 states on 138 metrics in 10 broad categories of competitiveness. CNBC identifies the factors companies consider when making site selection decisions, and where states are focusing...

Consumer Affairs: California is NOT One of The Best States to Move to in 2026

July 8, 2026 11:46 amJuly 8, 2026 2:46 pm

According to ConsumerAffairs’ 2026 report on the Best and Worst States to move to, California ranks #48 out of 50 states, with an overall score of 38.06/100. Well, California is up from #51 in 2024. According to Consumer Affairs, the...

Top 250 Best Places to Live in the U.S. – California Not Even in Top 100

May 22, 2025 8:25 amMay 22, 2025 8:31 am

In the newly released 250 Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2025-2026, Frisco and Carmel are in the top 100 – but not San Francisco, California or Carmel, California – Frisco, Texas and Carmel, Indiana are more desirable...

California Dreamin’ becomes California Leavin’

June 10, 2024 2:25 pmJune 10, 2024 3:41 pm

Californians are moving out. Still. “The top states Californians were leaving for – as we’ve become accustomed to, Florida and Texas, North and South Carolina and Tennessee,” the Globe reported in January. “U-Haul reports that Idaho, Washington, Arizona, Colorado and...

Quality of Life is on California November Ballot

November 1, 2022 9:52 amNovember 4, 2022 9:43 am

Californians’ quality of life is on a collision course with the rule of law. Escalating violent crime, lawlessness, open drug use, rampant homelessness, coupled with high inflation raising the costs of everything from food to gas to housing, is causing...

Californians’ Quality of Life is on a Collision Course With the Rule of Law

November 28, 2021 10:30 amNovember 30, 2021 8:57 am

Californians’ quality of life is on a collision course with the rule of law. A retired police officer who working as a security guard was shot and killed in Oakland while protecting a Bay Area television news crew covering a...

Election Results Surprise Many Across the Country and in California

November 3, 2021 12:56 pmApril 3, 2022 8:09 am

The country is abuzz over the Virginia Governor’s race with Republican Glenn Youngkin defeating Democrat and former VA Governor Terry McAuliffe. It appears the parent revolution resonated. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper....