In order to determine where people in America are most content with their lives, WalletHub compared more than 180 of the largest U.S. cities across 30 key indicators of happiness. The data set ranges from depression rate to income-growth rate to average leisure time spent per day.

Top 20 Happiest Cities in America
1. Fremont, CA 11. Bismarck, ND
2. Plano, TX 12. Fargo, ND
3. San Jose, CA 13. Lincoln, NE
4. Irvine, CA 14. San Francisco, CA
5. Madison, WI 15. Overland Park, KS
6. Sioux Falls, SD 16. Santa Clarita, CA
7. Huntington Beach, CA 17. Oceanside, CA
8. Scottsdale, AZ 18. Glendale, CA
9. Santa Rosa, CA 19. Anaheim, CA
10. Pearl City, HI 20. Cape Coral, FL

Key Stats
• Miami, Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale and Pembroke Pines, Florida, all have the lowest depression rate, 12.50 percent, which is 2.3 times lower than in Charleston, West Virginia, the city with the highest at 28.90 percent.

• Laredo, Texas, has the lowest number of suicides per 100,000 residents, 4.78, which is 7.3 times lower than in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the city with the highest at 34.80.

• Fremont, California, has the lowest separation & divorce rate, 15.06 percent, which is 3.2 times lower than in Detroit, the city with the highest at 48.13 percent.

• Overland Park, Kansas, has the lowest share of adults sleeping less than 7 hours per night, 25.60 percent, which is two times lower than in Detroit, the city with the highest at 50.10 percent.

• Cheyenne, Wyoming, has the lowest average commute time, 14.40 minutes, which is 2.9 times lower than in New York, the city with the highest at 41.20 minutes.

To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/happiest-places-to-live/32619/

Please let me know if you have any questions or if you would like to schedule a phone, Skype or in-studio interview with one of our experts. Feel free to embed this YouTube video summarizing the study on your website. You can also use or edit these raw files as you see fit. Full data sets for specific cities are also available upon request.
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ORIGIN of the Bill:

1. B. Tina Ebey – citizen of San Jose, California

2. To my knowledge no similar bill has been introduced in any previous session.

1. PROPOSAL SUMMARY.

The proposal will authorize bonds to fund live feed satellite coverage into every fire station in the state to cut the response time of our honorable firefighters and increase speed and accuracy of advance warning to affected citizens.

2. PROBLEM.

At present most firefighters are on call. Based on research, firefighters too frequently lack access to the latest data regarding fire movements. This results in unnecessary delays for the firefighters to reach critical areas. It also results in firefighters not being able to alert citizens in a timely and efficient manner.

3. SOLUTION.

This proposal addresses the need for immediate live feed coverage into every station so that the firemen can carefully monitor their geographic area. Surveillance will include computer signaling of potential trouble spots to be investigated. In response multiple approaches can be initiated including surveillance drones, alerts through smartphone apps or live crews for additional protection.

4. COST.

TBD

5. ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT.

Firefighters

Silicon Valley Technology Leaders

US Government Weather Satellites

Citizens

Medical Professionals

Teachers

6. ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT.

Global warming is increasing the potential for longer, hotter summers, droughts and more fires in California, putting firefighters and citizens at greater risk. The proposal would:

1. Employ use of existing technology used to protect our State, the people and the firefighters.

2. Enhance the effectiveness of current methods of fighting fires with comprehensive live feed coverage.

3. Gives the firefighters the ability to respond more efficiently by being deployed to target an fight fires in their geographic area.

7. ORGANIZATIONAL OPPOSITION.

None at present.

8. ARGUMENTS IN OPPOSITION.

1. We have enough fire protection in the State.

2. The State can not afford any more expenditures.

3. Fires have become a fire hazard we have to learn to live with.

9. BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

Notes enclosed below.

10. CONTACT.

B. Tina Ebey

408-216-0278 home office

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Amanda Suzanne Brownell

April 29, 1992 – April 16, 2013

View video of Celebration of Life at: http://youtu.be/2DoxoFEfz2I

At only 16 years old, a junior, in high school, it was on December 11, 2008 when Amanda Suzanne Brownell tried to take her life in a bathroom at Del Mar High School in San Jose, California. This was a result of the bullying, sexual bullying, and cyber bullying she endured through MySpace, Facebook, AIM, and the 3500 text messages she received the month before her suicide attempt. Amanda, suffered severe brain damage, unable to speak or care for herself. Good News will be part of the event on September 19th in San Jose.

After almost 4 and 1/2 years Amanda decided that her job here was done. She was hospitalized with pneumonia and seizures on March 13, 2013, while her parents were in Hawaii on vacation. On March 23, Amanda did not want to be poked and squeezed anymore. She was done and did not want any type of medicine or food. There was a family meeting on March 24 and Amanda’s dad Jim Brownell signed the POST form to not recessitate or intibate. She returned to her LSA – Baywood home (since June 2010) on 3/27/13. Then on April 1, 2013 Amanda spent her last 16 days of life at home with her parents, family, friends and dogs (Jack Skellington Sparrow and Spencer Spot Brownell) .

Amanda’s Mother, Ann Solorio Brownell has shared the pain of Amanda’s story, more than 1,000 times in front of more than 50,000 people, to educate everyone about these serious issues of suicide, bullying, and self-harm while spreading the message of LOVE for all people and all living things.

We are parents, grandparents, caregivers, siblings, friends, teachers, neighbors, social workers, school administrators, and students.

You are invited to stand against all forms of bullying by taking this simple pledge, to join as an Amanda Network Member:

“I pledge to not allow bullying in my presence.
If I don’t report it, I am just as guilty.”
If you say this simple pledge, You are now members of The Amanda Network, Anti-Bullying Campaign!

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Press Release For Immediate Release Contacts:

Ann Brownell, Mother and Founder
Mark Gonzales, Event Coordinator,

The Amanda Network, Anti-Bullying Campaign (408) 667-7141

(408) 507-2787 Mark@AmandaNetwork.org

Ann@AmandaNetwork.org

4th Annual Day of Awareness & Peace Rally. Opening Ceremony at noon, Concert begins at 12:15pm Peace Rally starts at 3:00pm beginning with a moment of Silence for World Peace. We will hold all 200+ flags of all the countries in the United Nations and holding “Hugg A Planets” (pillows) representing the rest of the world and the animal & plant kingdom. We will also make a “Human Peace Sign”. All the countries of the UN agreed to this Day of International Peace, held annually, September 21.

(San Jose, CA – April 29, 2015) Just in time for the start of a new school year, the public is invited to an Anti-Bullying Day of Awareness in honor of a local (Latina) teen, Amanda Suzanne Brownell, left severely disabled after her suicide attempt at Del Mar High School in San Jose (December 11, 2008). But after over 4 + years, has returned to heaven 4/16/13. Her job here was done. All money raised goes to support Amanda Network presentations at local schools.

WHO: Several speakers including Amanda’s mother, Ann Solorio Brownell, Local support organizations and Non-Profits that serve our youth and families will be staffing tables and handing out information about their services. Several local celebrities available for autographs and “selfies”

WHAT: The 4th Annual Day of Awareness and PEACE Rally is presented by The Amanda Network, Anti-Bullying Campaign, Cambrian Park Lions (San Jose) and Peace Day Party. The event will feature local bands, silent auction items and a “prize drawing”. Food from different vendors will be available all day.

Worldwide every 40 seconds 1 person dies by suicide.

WHERE: Plaza de Cesar Chavez, (Christmas in the Park) 194 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113

WHEN: Saturday, September 19, 2015 from 12 Noon to 6 p.m.

12:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony

3:00 p.m. Moment of silence and human peace sign with parade of United Nations Flags

5:30 p.m. Prize Drawing/Silent Auction Ending

6:00 p.m. End

CONTACT: Ann Solorio Brownell, Mother and Founder, The Amanda Network, (408) 507-2787 or Mark Gonzalez, Event Coordinator at (408) 667-7141 English and Spanish.

For more information please visit www.AmandaNetwork.org

Paul Sladkus, Founder (212) 647-1212 For more information please visit

www.PeaceDayParty.org & www.GoodNewsPlanet.com

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Like everything… everyone is important and you all played a role in creating this Peace Day Event, thank you. Next year we will expand upon it, add more people, organizations and corporations so the message will permeate for Bullying No More, as well as War No More and one day it will become a TOTAL reality. The Good News is that most of the people in the world already live their lives by not bullying and communicating non-violently.

We also will soon share our People’s Climate March outreach. We were the last organization and walked the march asking people, What is Peace to Them? We need Peace & Love to Care for Mother Earth.

We still can use donations, as creating our broadcasts here in New York and San Jose were expensive, and the People’s Climate March, so any donations to our nonprofit help us to continue creating media that promotes Peace, Love and the Goodness of Humankind. Go to www.peacedayparty.org to donate
If you or any friends are in New York on a Tuesday and are  members of Good News we will be having a Peace Day Parties at the… Next party October 7^th. Copacabana @ 47th Street & 8th Avenue

6P-8P Buffett and then Salsa all night long! For details.  paul.sladkus@goodnewsbroadcast.com

Paul Sladkus & and Good News Peace Team
www.peacedayparty.org, www.goodnewsplanet.com , 212-647-1212

PS – We are here for you to share your Good News whenever you want. Once a again, thanks in Peace and Love. May Peace Prevail on Earth.

Here are both links.
Amanda Network
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJh6hDsEGGg&list=UUi0NXiMu58x_euD4TD-BKSQ
Peace Day 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miSyVwAtUoM&list=UUi0NXiMu58x_euD4TD-BKSQ

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After almost 4 and 1/2 years Amanda decided that her job here was done. She was hospitalized with pneumonia and seizures on March 13, 2013, while her parents were in Hawaii on vacation. On March 23, Amanda did not want to be poked and squeezed anymore. She was done and did not want any type of medicine or food. There was a family meeting on March 24 and Amanda’s dad Jim Brownell SIGNED the POST form to not recessitate or intibate. She returned to her LSA – Baywood HOME (since June 2010) on 3/27/13. Then on April 1, 2013 Amanda spent her last 16 days of life at home with her parents, family, friends and dogs (Jack Skellington Sparrow and Spencer Spot Brownell) .

Amanda’s Mother, Ann Solorio Brownell has shared the PAIN of Amanda’s story, more than 1,000 times in front of more than 50,000 people, to educate everyone about these serious issues of suicide, bullying, and self-harm while spreading the message of LOVE for all people and all living things.

We are parents, grandparents, caregivers, siblings, friends, teachers, neighbors, social workers, school administrators, and students.

You are invited to stand against ALL forms of bullying by taking this simple pledge, to join as an Amanda Network Member:

“I pledge to not allow bullying in my presence.
If I don’t report it, I am just as guilty.”

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Dear Peaceful People,

Our PEACE initiative continues…from our largest Peace Sign Broadcast in Times Square/NYC in 2013

www.peacedayparty.org, a nonprofit 501 C 3 invites YOU to help strengthen the message of the International Peace Day September 20 & 21, 2014.  All the countries of the UN unanimously agreed to a Day of Peace. Here are our peaceful details

WHERE?

1    3rd. Annual Day of Awareness & Peace Rally in Plaza de Cesar Chavez, San Jose, California, September 20 at 10am.   www.amandanetwork.com

2. 13^th Annual Vigil for International Peace and Ecology in Central Park, Band Shell/ 72^nd Street Mall, New York, New York, September 21 at 10am.  www.vigil4internationalpeace.org/

WHAT WILL WE DO?

1. Create a HUMAN PEACE SIGN
2. Have SING ALONG with Peace and Love Songs, our focus is CHILDREN & THE ENVIRONMENT.
3. Hold the FLAGS OF ALL THE COUNTRIES IN THE UN
4. Hold HUGG-A-PLANETS representing all the people of the world and our ANIMAL AND PLANT KINGDOMS.  BRING YOUR PETS!
5. Video tape the event and distribute it to the WORLD FOR FREE.  We will roll into the program over 60 organizations, celebrities and believers that we can have WORLD PEACE totally.  NO MORE WAR. THEN PARTY FOR PEACEJ

WHY?

1. INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY AND PEACE DAY PARTY STAND FOR THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE TO LIVE IN PEACE.  WE CELEBRATE PEOPLE LIVING IN PEACE AND HOPE ALL WILL JOIN IN TO A NON-VIOLENT WAY OF LIFE.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

JOIN US AT OUR EVENTS, JOIN US NOW TO GET THE WORD OUT, JOIN US WITH ANY DONATIONS AND PARTICIPATE WHEREVER YOU ARE WITH PRACTICAL ACTS OF PEACE. GO TO http://goodnewsplanet.com/peace-day-party/  and watch our sizzle reel. In Peace and Love for Our ONE World Family.

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