The California State Assembly’s select committee on happiness releases a new report. What does it mean to study happiness and how it interacts with public policy? Finally, a Sacramento cafe and chocolatier making treats with Latin cacao.

CA Assembly’s Happiness Report

The California State Assembly created the Select Committee on Happiness and Public Policy Outcomes earlier this year to look at the benefits of happiness, and how public policy and government can help promote it across the state. Assemblymember and Speaker Emeritus Anthony Rendon joins Insight to talk about why he decided to form the committee, its findings, and his own happiness when leading the Assembly.

What Does ‘Happiness’ Really Mean?

Two Sacramento State professors testified before the legislature’s select committee on happiness earlier this year. Meliksah Demir, the Rekhi Singh Endowed Professor in Happiness and Ted Lascher, Professor of Public Policy and Administration outline what it means to study happiness, and how it can influence (and be shaped by) policy.

Café Xocolatl and Choquiero Chocolate

A Sacramento cafe and chocolatier is making sweet treats and drinks with Latin cacao, with a focus on high quality, small farmers, and sustainability. Ariel Wolansky, owner of Café Xocolatl and founder of Choquiero Chocolate talks about how he got into the chocolate business and how he sources his cacao, and chocolate’s significance in Latin culture.