Mary Ann Mason writes for The San Francisco Chronicle, June 20, 2013 (registration required)
The flap in the business community about San Francisco Supervisor David Chiu’s proposal to require more workplace flexibility provoked San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Vice President Jim Lazarus to tell The Chronicle the idea was “beyond unbelievable.” Perhaps relevant lessons can be learned from the pioneering and very successful family-friendly policies instituted across all 10 University of California campuses. They weren’t “unbelievable.” They strengthened the university, making it the beacon that other universities now are imitating.