By Blake Plante (PO ’19) On Sunday October 22, the four Democratic candidates for the California gubernatorial race met in front of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) for a substantive debate that explored single-payer/universal health care plans, the opioid crisis, mental health policy, right to work laws, sanctuary cities, how to gain bipartisan…
By Bonnie Binggeli (The State University of New York at Fredonia ‘17) Rape and sexual assault have rendered the face of domestic issues within the United States. It has been exemplified in the media that the U.S judicial and legal systems are not adequate in handling and prosecuting instances of sexual offenses. A series…
By Helen Guo (PO ’20) In recent years, “right-to-try” laws, which aim to grant terminally-ill patients access to experimental drugs or devices, have become a contentious policy issue and have gained speed throughout the U.S. In the latter months of 2014 alone, five states—olorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, and Arizona—passed right-to-try legislation.[1] As of September 2016,…
By Désirée Santos (SCR ’19), Senior Editor Professor Ernesto Hernández-López is a Professor of Law at Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law in Orange, California. His background in international relations, immigration law, and food law has led to him to analyze the intersection between race and food within the realm of public…
The United States does not have an official language, yet bilingualism in the public sphere is far from accepted. California, however, has made a big step towards fostering a more bilingual landscape. In November of 2016, California residents voted in a landslide to bring back bilingual education programs in the state: 73.52% said “yes” to…
Until this year, out of the ten largest metropolitan areas in the Untied States, Los Angeles was the only city where selling food or merchandise on the streets could still be charged with a criminal misdemeanor.[1] Under the current LA Municipal Code, the use of sidewalks for vending anything other than items protected under the First…
Lindsey Mattila (CMC ’17) Non-compete agreements, or the lack thereof, have played an instrumental role in the quick growth and innovation of Silicon Valley. Non-compete agreements, which are generally built into employment contracts, require employees to wait a year, or some other designated amount of time, before joining a competitor. In theory, these agreements should…
The Honorable Halim Dhanidina is a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, currently assigned to hear criminal cases in the Long Beach Superior Court. A Pomona College and UCLA School of Law graduate, Judge Dhanidina is the first Muslim judge appointed in California. As a Judge, he is known for promoting diversity in the court…
Harvey Milk is a martyr of gay rights, and has, in many liberal circles, transcended to the level of an idol. Harvey Milk as a politician has a sublunary, mixed career. In 1973, Harvey Milk garnered 16,911 votes throughout the city. He came in 10th out of 30 candidates.In 1975, he garnered 52,996 votes throughout…
By Helen Guo (PO ’20) On the upcoming November 2016 general election ballot, Proposition 57 will give California voters the opportunity to approve a new model for criminal justice reform. California’s modern reform process began when the United States Supreme Court ruled in Brown V. Plata (2011) that the state of overcrowding in state prisons at…