Weekly Issue

We know there is a lot of misinformation out there about our state. But what we know is that there is a reason why we have two back-to-back Super Bowls. ... Because California has the people, the cities, the sports teams, the sports fans, the incredible infrastructure, the hotels and the ability to continue to invest in all these things as the fourth-largest economy in the world.

-- California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, on the reasons why California has and should continue to host large-scale sporting events.

San Jose MERCURY NEWS, 2/9