Susan Gluss writes for Daily Journal (registration required), Nov. 7, 2016
Five of the propositions focus on the “law and order” canon, which include: ammunition sales, the legalization of marijuana, capital punishment, and sentencing and parole.
Polls can get Latino, Asian American vote wrong
Taeku Lee quoted by NBC News, Nov. 4, 2016
“Public polling and the exit polls repeatedly get it wrong when it comes to capturing the Asian American electorate, whether by including too few Asian Americans in the sample, failing to conduct interviews in their primary language, or failing to ask about the issues that really matter to Asian Americans,” said Taeku Lee.
If California votes to keep the death penalty, what does that mean for the state’s execution methods?
Jen Moreno quoted by Los Angeles Times, Nov. 3, 2016
Jen Moreno … said Proposition 66 proponents “want to remove public oversight and transparency to compensate for the unwillingness or inability of the [corrections department] with respect to following the law.”
California Constitution scholar focused “fresh eyes” on reform of state’s political ethics law
David A. Carrillo quoted by California Forward, Nov. 2, 2016
“We tried our level best to bring an independent, fresh perspective and cleaned it the best we could,” Carrillo said. “But we knew that our draft was far from the final word—it was only the starting point for a conversation that ultimately ends with the Legislature.”
Downtown Pasadena “never been better,” says neighborhood association president ahead of annual meeting
Ethan Elkind quoted by Pasadena Now, Nov. 2, 2016
“Generally speaking, these rail investments boost property values significantly near the stations. … The city controls the rules about what can get built, so a proactive city government will allow more development to take place along the line and therefore boost ridership and economic gains.”
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Berkeley marijuana dispensary
Robert Berring quoted by The Daily Californian, Nov. 2, 2016
“The strange thing was that they chose to go after Berkeley Patients Group, a dispensary which really has been really aboveboard and tried to follow Berkeley’s rules,” Berring said.
Blockbuster deals in a race to stay ahead of the competition
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, Nov. 1, 2016
In a sluggish economy with few obvious opportunities, a big merger has become the only way to acquire growth or a new product or new technology and ensure that the chief executive holds on to power.
Clarence Thomas celebrates 25 years on the Supreme Court
John Yoo quoted by The Daily Caller, Oct. 31, 2016
Yoo … points out that Thomas’s work has already secured a place in the American legal canon. “If you read the casebooks for example, a lot of his separate writings are excerpted in the teaching materials in constitutional law,” he said.
Election crucial to US Supreme Court’s makeup, future
Jesse Choper quoted by San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 29, 2016
“Maybe I’m a Pollyanna, but I believe the Republicans would not stop the confirmation of a reasonable sort” of Clinton nominee, he said. Choper said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would be reminded of his rationale for blocking Garland — that the choice should be left up to the voters who elected the next president.
Why university-based startups are a smart investment
Alexa Koenig writes for Medium, Oct. 26, 2016
A university-based center can work with faculty and students to incubate and produce high-quality, low-cost, cutting-edge research and advocacy.