Attendance at the numerous Women’s Marches across the globe shattered expectations this past Saturday. The centralized message released by the Women’s March on Washington was somewhat vague, but each and every person in attendance had their own reason for marching.

The following women and men attended marches around the country (though most were located in California) and shared their accounts with us regarding their inspiration, experiences, and hopes:

Sacramento, Calif. — By a vote of 26 to 9, the legislature in Sacramento on Monday confirmed Democrat Xavier Becerra for attorney general. Becerra has vowed to defend the state's liberal policies against the Trump administration and the Republican Congress.

He will replace former California Attorney General Kamala Harris, a Democrat who was elected to the U.S. Senate in November.

Becerra says he will fight any federal law he believes infringes on the rights of Californians.

In 2016, the people of Maine voted for a historic election reform measure at the state level: ranked choice voting. RCV, also known as instant runoff voting, allows voters to rank candidates by preference instead of choosing only one. To explain how votes are tabulated and how the system works, watch this video:

President Donald Trump is signing executive orders left and right. Reuters reported that his advisers vetted more than 200 orders, and Fox News judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano also said Trump will sign as many as 200 orders Monday.

I was inspired to march alongside my Grandma last weekend, wearing a pink "Pussyhat" she made for me. I was moved by one woman’s horrific account of alleged abuse in a jail, in Greene County, Missouri. A story that is hard to believe could happen here, in the United States.

The story of an educated, white woman’s ten hours of dehumanization and debasement in the Greene County jail is what inspired my march last Saturday. If something like this could happen to one of the more privileged women in the U.S., I can only imagine what other atrocities have yet to be heard.

A change of political party in the White House brings a lot of expected changes to the presidential administration and its policies no matter who’s in office. Since 1984, there’s been one law, with a rather interesting name, that’s either been repealed or reinstated depending on which party is in charge: the Mexico City Policy.

WikiLeaks wants President Trump's tax returns since he will not release them himself. WikiLeaks took to Twitter Sunday, claiming that if the White House doesn't release them, they would.

https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/823212055322853382

San Diego, CALIF.- Plans to bring an MLS team to San Diego could be gaining traction.

On the heels of the Chargers announcement, Michael Stone and Nick Stone, of FS Investors, and Steve Altman, of AJL Investments, presented their concept to transform Qualcomm stadium into a potential home for a  Major League Soccer team. The stadium could also serve as a home for San Diego State University sports.

While Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating Hillary Clinton, a small percentage of political outsiders watched the results to see if they could capitalize on an election season that left few feeling good about the state of politics in the United States. Even a small percentage of the popular vote can save hundreds of thousands of dollars by reducing bureaucratic roadblocks, and even bring in millions of dollars for future growth.

Regardless of whether you are a middle of the road independent like me, or a staunch conservative, or a liberal Democrat, something really important and timeless was said on Friday, January 20.

But not this past Friday.

On Friday, January 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy stated in his Inaugural Address, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what YOU can do for your country.”

We are a divided and polarized nation. What I, an average citizen humbly ask of my fellow Americans, on behalf of our country (that we all love) is the following: