Steven Davidoff Solomon and Peter J. Henning write for The New York Times, November 6, 2014
“For those keeping score in the hostile battle for control over the Botox maker Allergan, the latest court ruling is a mixed bag.”
Challenger defeats 1 incumbent in school board race
Ty Alper quoted in The Daily Californian, November 5, 2014
“I’m looking forward to working with this board and superintendent to keep moving the district forward, because we have a long way to go to be the district that we want to be,” said Alper, who secured the greatest share of the votes.
Prop 47: As California goes, so goes the nation?
Barry Krisberg writes for The Crime Report, November 5, 2014
California has traditionally been ahead of national developments, but a good predictor of future political trends. Since California is the largest state in the country, if Prop 47 passes other states may well follow suit. As California goes, so goes the nation.
Challenger Ty Alper gets seat on Berkeley School Board
Ty Alper quoted in Berkeleyside, November 5, 2014
Whatever the outcome, Alper said, “The other candidates are really exceptional people who are so dedicated to the public schools. I’m so excited to work with them and Dr. Evans.”
Creditors keep troubled law schools on life support
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, November 4, 2014
It doesn’t take an economist to know that lower demand has hurt almost all law schools outside the top 10 terribly. Hardest hit are law schools in the lower tier, where law school applications have fallen even more rapidly.
Brown wins historic 4th term as governor
Stephen Rosenbaum quoted in The Daily Californian, November 4, 2014
Stephen Rosenbaum, a campus lecturer at the UC Berkeley School of Law, said that although he is pleased with what the governor did for primary and secondary education, higher education “needs all the funds it can get.”
California’s Proposition 47: softer on crime
Barry Krisberg writes for The Conversation, November 4, 2014
It will save California taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and use those savings to support education, mental health and substance abuse counseling, and help for victims of crime.
Liberals wrongly repeat the race hustler attack
Ian Haney López writes for The Huffington Post, November 4, 2014
Talking about race need not reduce to racial demagoguery. On the contrary, addressing race can advance society, because racial reform depends on understanding racial dynamics. As with every deep social problem, resolution requires frank engagement.
9th Circuit en banc panel to consider if state artwork law violates Commerce Clause
Jesse Choper quoted in Daily Journal (registration required), November 3, 2014
“I don’t think it violates the dormant Commerce Clause,” Choper said. “The burden of the tax falls exclusively on California citizens. This is not a state tax that’s trying to soak out-of-staters. To me that makes a big difference.”
‘Raising of America’ Portland screening
john a. powell cited in OregonLive.com, November 3, 2014
In the documentary … john a. powell … [discusses] topics such as pediatric neuroscience, a 1971 universal childcare bill that was vetoed at the 11th hour, the economics of investing in early care and education, and childhood trauma.