Meghan Gordon interviewed by KTVU, March 6, 2017
“Once you withhold rent you are vulnerable to being sued by your landlord for non-payment of rent. … Request the repairs in writing and be really specific in your written request. … If your landlord continues to refuse to make repairs you can take legal action against them and sue them in either small claims court or superior court depending on the extent of the damage.”
Ted Mermin quoted by Daily Journal (registration required), March 6, 2017
“That kind of question is just meant to intimidate and keep people whose immigration status is uncertain from using the consumer protection laws of the state of California,” said Ted Mermin, pro bono counsel for the East Bay Community Law Center in Berkeley. “We want to make sure that your immigration status is not relevant to whether or not someone violated a consumer protection law while dealing with you.”
Barbara Bryant quoted by The Daily Californian, March 6, 2017
“Title IX came out so men and women have an equal academic experience,” said Barbara Bryant, a UC Berkeley School of Law lecturer who specializes in sexual harassment policy. “If women are allowed to be sexually harassed … then they are in a very different and lower-level position.”
William Fernholz writes for The Hill, March 6, 2017
President Trump did not provide evidence to support these claims, and he may be making up facts about an application for a wiretap. But let’s take him at his word for three important reasons.
Tony Rossmann quoted by Napa Valley Register, March 5, 2017
“It’s a spiritual experience doing these long races,” said Rossman. “I’ve been on this course 30 times (as a race entrant). This race means a lot to me and to everyone who runs this race.” … It is really a race by the community, for the community.”
Roxanna Altholz quoted by NPR, March 4, 2017
“By the time he was convicted and sentenced for the forced disappearance of Julio Henriquez, he had been extradited. He was ordered to be imprisoned for 37.5 years and to pay economic compensation to the family,” says Roxanna Altholz, the the Henriquezes’ lawyer.
Claudia Polsky quoted by San Francisco Chronicle, March 3, 2017
Claudia Polsky … said the public health department’s arguments for not releasing the document were irresponsible given the health impacts of sitting on such critical information. Polsky was unhappy the health department released the guidelines with a disclaimer across the document indicating it’s a draft and not for public release when the judge is likely to rule that the guidelines were “not a draft, and must be publicly released.”
Roxanna Altholz cited by Hispanic News Network U.S.A., March 3, 2017
In an interview with Democracy Now, Roxanna Altholz … said that since Hernández Rojas murder in 2010 by border patrol agents, at least 40 to 50 undocumented immigrants have been killed by agents, and none of the border patrol agents involved have been held accountable or brought to justice.
Roxanna Altholz quoted by The Guardian, March 2, 2017
“Victims of [the Mexican drug boss Joaquín] Chapo Guzmán or other leaders of cartels or members of security forces or politicians who face drug charges could also face their victims in US court,” said Altholz. “It’s a new way to look at drug conspiracies,” she said. “It says those tons of cocaine and ounces of heroin that reach the US are tainted with blood.”
Jill Adams quoted by BuzzFeed News, March 1, 2017
“Politicians are forcing medical professionals to read scripts that do not necessarily comport with their beliefs or their medical opinions of what will be the best treatment and in the best interest of their patients,” Jill Adams … told BuzzFeed News. “This is yet another step on a path that abortion opponents have been walking and forcing abortion providers to walk for many years now.”