National Law Journal, September 15, by Peter Page
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202424501401
“There are not enough public service jobs for the lawyers who want them,” he said. “That is the real obstacle to having a larger portion of our students in public service.” He added: “Congress is getting off easy wrapping itself in glory for passing debt forgiveness while slashing legal aid funding.”
Oakland Tribune, September 14, by Doug Jastrow
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_10457928
According to Steinbach, the [Community Justice and Education Concert] is a way to “celebrate the work we do every day to build a community that is more healthy, secure, productive and hopeful.”
The New York Times, September 10, by Sam Dillon
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/10/us/politics/10educate.html?sq=Berkeley&st=cse&scp=3&pagewanted=print
“Barack became committed to the notion that progress in school reform can’t come through volunteerism and professional aspiration alone,” said Mr. Edley. “It has to be undergirded with a legal and regulatory structure that rewards success and goes after failure.”
National Law Journal, September 8, by Vesna Jaksic
http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202424312370
From Texas and Virginia to New York and California, numerous law schools across the country are employing law professors who are couples. Some of the more well-known pairings include … Gillian Lester and Eric Talley at University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.
San Francisco Chronicle, September 7, by Ann O’Leary
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/07/INB312NP52.DTL&type=printable
“Women will look to Palin not just for
her views on abortion or to see whether she is an individual success story as a working mother. They’ll want to know whether she will be a voice for women who are economically struggling to provide for their families…. But Gov. Palin has yet to show leadership or even take a position on key economic issues for women, including quality affordable child care, flexible workplaces, paid sick leave, extended family leave or equal pay.”
The Press-Enterprise, September 6, by Jessica Logan
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_E_injunction07.21c3dc0.html
Elisabeth Semel said the U.S. Supreme
Court ruled the death penalty should be reserved for the worst of the worst murders. She said prosecutors can pursue death on almost all first-degree murder cases in California because the laws are so broad. Semel said it is unfair for a person to face the death penalty for a crime in one county and life in prison a mile away in another county. She believes these rules should be uniform across the state.
The Daily Californian, September 5, by Will Kane
http://www.dailycal.org/article/102479/court_uc_berkeley_can_build_athletic_center
“I don’t think it is a definitive signal, but it certainly is a signal,” he said. “One can infer the court has made a preliminary opinion.”
– San Francisco Chronicle, September 3, by Deborah Gage
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/03/BUP412MNAV.DTL
Often, a privacy policy is merely a statement that a company collects and shares your personal information, like your name, address, telephone number and Social Security number, said Chris Hoofnagle, a senior staff attorney.
– San Francisco Chronicle, The Tech Chronicles blog, September 3, by Deborah Gage
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=29848
One reason for Californians’ reluctance to use the Web for shopping may be that they care more about privacy than the general population, according to Chris Hoofnagle.
– San Francisco Chronicle, September 2, by Douglas Kirp and W. Stephen Barnett
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/01/ED3612LC8C.DTL
“When pre-K is done right … the evidence confirms that it can alter the arc of children’s lives. That’s why the goal of policy should be to guarantee every 3- and 4-year-old a preschool opportunity as good as what the wisest parents would want for their own children.”
– KERA-TV, Think, September 5, Host Krys Boyd
http://www.kera.org/video
“If you think about the investments that a state can make—investing in little kids, investing in young kids, investing in their education—is probably the smartest thing that could be done. Just in terms of who’s going to be the taxpayers of the next generation, who the knowledge workers are going to be in the next generation … it’s important to appreciate how valuable [preschool] is for kids.”
Plaintiff Magazine, September 2008, by East Bay Community Law Center
http://plaintiffmagazine.com/Sept08%20articles/East%20Bay%20Comm%20Law%20Ctr_A%20rare%20victory%20for%20the%20homeless.pdf
In successfully arguing the case, Neumann cited a 1990 opinion by the current Berkeley Assistant City Attorney Matthew Orebic in which he acknowledged that such loitering laws are “void for vagueness” and “encourage arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement.” Neumann said, “I appreciate that the City Council moved quickly to repeal this antiquated ordinance.”