Ethan Elkind writes for Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2016
In the case of the Gold Line, we’ve brought expensive train technology to a generally low-density area that could be more economically served by bus rapid transit or commuter buses running in the right-of-way.
Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2016
Mr. Zhu has criticized the common practice of using televised confessions, which are used “to humiliate human rights advocates, lawyers” and others as part of the current crackdown launched by President Xi Jinping. Dozens of televised confessions have recently been broadcast before court proceedings by persons detained for stirring up trouble, corruption and endangering state secrets.
Ethan Elkind interviewed by KPCC-FM, March 11, 2016
Agencies around the country have turned more and more to sales tax measures to fund projects as federal and state sources for transit construction have dried up. “It’s definitely not the best way to run the rodeo,” said Elkind. “The problem is there aren’t a lot of great sources of funding out there, so this self-help approach is really the best.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, March 10, 2016
The risks around the deal have increased. Energy Transfer’s stock has plummeted, and executives at the company are searching for a way out.
Paul Fogel quoted in Daily Journal (registration required), March 10, 2016
Paul D. Fogel, a partner at Reed Smith LLP, said archived videos will give him more source material to teach his “Appellate Advocacy” course at UC Berkeley School of Law. … “It’ll give me lots to choose from for teaching purposes, Fogel said. It’ll be a good civics lesson for high school students.”
Rebecca Silbert quoted in The Sacramento Bee, March 9, 2016
“We should be aiming for zero errors in our criminal justice system,” Rebecca Silbert, who co-authored the study while at UC Berkeley law school, said in a statement. “The costs are too high to ignore.”
Rebecca Silbert quoted in Daily Journal (registration required), March 9, 2016
Silbert said she found some information startling, especially “the sheer number of days in prison that we counted—over 2,000 years. The degree to which we were paying for unsustainable convictions was surprising.”
Rebecca Silbert quoted in San Francisco Chronicle, March 9, 2016
“We should be aiming for zero errors in our criminal justice system,” said Rebecca Silbert … a co-author of the study. “The costs are too high to ignore.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, March 8, 2016
In the real world of selling lemonade, it is even harder to depend on mercurial things like finding a distribution outlet for your product. In the case of Stand, all of this is complicated by the idea of trying to do good while also making a profit.
Ethan Elkind hosts KALW-FM, March 7, 2016
“With the Bay Area’s population growing at a rapid pace and increasing numbers of residents choosing public transportation, how long before the current transportation infrastructure reaches a breaking point? … Is the time ripe for such a significant undertaking?