San Francisco Daily Journal, May 8, by Craig Anderson
http://www.dailyjournal.com
“That’s not what Congress intended to be covered,” said Jason Schultz…. “The patent office is overwhelmed, and it’s hurting innovation. We would benefit so much more not having examiners waste so much time on things that are suspect at best.”
Washington Post, May 7, by Robert Barnes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/06/AR2008050602747_pf.html
“Justice Roberts’ opinion made it clear that one of his ambitions was to make it extremely difficult to obtain stays” for inmates challenging similar systems, said Elisabeth Semel.
San Francisco Daily Journal, May 6, by Laura Ernde
http://www.dailyjournal.com
“[The justices] are showing a level of engagement and interest that I haven’t seen since CEQA [California Environmental Quality Act] was enacted in the 1970s,” said Richard M. Frank…. “Thirty-eight years after the statute took effect, it’s still raising a lot of important and hotly debated issues.”
The Daily Californian, May 6, by Robert MacCoun
http://www.dailycal.org/article/101605/letters_to_the_editor
Mayor Bates’ letter to the federal government may have been right on the merits, and worth writing for that reason, but I would be quite surprised if it helped to influence federal policy toward medical marijuana dispensaries. A letter from Berkeley in favor of medical marijuana simply plays to this administration’s stereotyped “culture wars” framing of the issue.
The Globe and Mail, May 2, by André Picard
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080502.wdrug02/BNStory/National/home
Dr. MacCoun said that Mr. Clement’s critique of Insite “Do safe injection sites contribute to lowering drug use and fighting addiction?” misses the point of harm reduction. He said the project is designed to minimize the harm IV drugs users do to themselves and others, something a law-and-order approach cannot achieve.
The Globe and Mail Editorial, May 5
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080505.weinsite05/BNStory/specialComment/home?cid=al_gam_mostemail
“Taking the facts as presented, a well-executed piece of policy research on a promising innovation was discontinued for unstated but blatant political reasons.”
Q-Notes, April 30, by Q-Notes Staff
http://www.q-notes.com/2008/04/30/obama-change-comes-from-the-bottom-up/
Obama “has been the only presidential candidate to speak directly to the American people about the need for progress towards LGBT equality. He has done so even when he knows he will not get a round of applause, and when he knows it will be awkward or uncomfortable. This demonstrates the kind of leadership and courage that we need in a President.”
Daily Journal, April 30, by Fiona Smith
http://www.dailyjournal.com
“I think it will show up the potential and limitations of the Endangered Species Act as a tool of environmental policy making,” Frank said. “The ESA is more of a sledgehammer than a surgical instrument,” and it is “not the ideal means of addressing the extremely broad causes and effects of climate change.”
San Francisco Chronicle, April 29, by Tyche Hendricks
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/29/BAE710D82V.DTL&type=printable
Workers who don’t speak or read English are often at greater risk because they don’t understand safety instructions, Blanco said. And for some immigrants, the need for the job is so great that they’re less willing to walk away from a risky situation, she said…. “Two things could make a huge difference. First, job training and postings have to be bilingual. And since it’s easy to see the industries where the deaths are focused, it should be possible to have targeted accident education and enforcement.”
Associated Press, April 26, by Jason Dearen
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/france-sends-detectives-for-inquiry-into/n20080426210509990002
“There are a lot of questions that haven’t been answered that could be by looking at his e-mails, or what was he searching for on Google before he died?” she said. “There are all of these kinds of questions, and it’s unfortunate, but as time goes on they are more difficult to answer.”
www.hapihour.org, April 25, by Keith Kamisugi
http://www.hapihour.org/?p=181
“Dale’s tireless commitment to civil rights has been an inspiration to his fellow lawyers and to the many disenfranchised groups he has so brilliantly represented,” said Berkeley Law Dean Christopher Edley, Jr. “His lifelong work as a champion of social justice fighting various forms of discrimination represents the very best of his profession, and is a shining example to everyone at Berkeley Law.”