kermit jones
Dr. Kermit Jones, a Democrat, is running for a seat in California’s 3rd Congressional District, a largely rural district that leans conservative. He is running against Republican Kevin Kiley, currently a member of the state Assembly. The district stretches from Plumas County, through suburban Sacramento, into parts of El Dorado County, and into Inyo County. (Note: Assemblyman Kiley declined to be interviewed.)

exploring the metaverse
If you’ve seen the sci-fi movie Ready Player One, you can kind of imagine what the metaverse would be like. But it’s still forming, so does anyone really know? The tech giants are betting big that it will change our lives forever; just look at Facebook changing its name to Meta. And analysts say the metaverse industry is expected to grow by…