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CEQA Developments
Supreme Court Hears CEQA Categorical Exemption Case Arguments; Matter Now Submitted And Awaiting Decision
I had occasion earlier this week to attend oral argument at the California Supreme Court in the Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. City of Berkeley case (No. S201116), which involves issues…
The Right Coast
Cal quarterback Jared Goff beginning to turn heads on campus – San Jose Mercury News
BERKELEY -- In the early morning after Cal opened its football season with a win at Northwestern, quarterback Jared Goff arrived at the three-story house he shares with nine roommates.…
Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog
The California “Sugar Wars” Continue
By Schiff Hardin Product Liability and Mass Torts
Sugar-sweetened drinks in Berkeley, California, might get a little more expensive. This week, voters in Berkeley, California went to the polls and supported passing a one-cent-per-ounce tax on the distribution…
Food Safety News
Berkeley Puts First Soda Tax on the Books
The city of Berkeley, CA became the first municipality in the country to approve a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages Tuesday. Measure D, a proposal to levy a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on…
CEQA Developments
Supreme Court Finally Schedules Oral Argument In CEQA Categorical Exemption Case
At long last, the California Supreme Court has scheduled oral argument in the case of Berkeley Hillside Preservation, et al. v. City of Berkeley, Supreme Court Case No. S201116. By…
The Right Coast
The soda wars move to Berkeley « Hot Air
The progressive War on Soda may have failed in New York, despite the best efforts of the Deplorable Nanny State Mayor, but this is a multi-front battle which will clearly…
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Berkeley
This video does rather capture it. People really do look like this up there, including the facial hair and the absence of beautiful women. Sorry, but that's something you notice…
The Right Coast
U.C. Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks Gets Free Speech Very Wrong | Popehat
Yesterday Chancellor Dirks sent an email about free speech to Berkeley students, faculty, and staff. In today's competitive publishing environment it is astonishingly difficult to distinguish yourself as an academic…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Presumed Incompetent: Women of Color in Academia
By Tracy Thomas
Carmen Gonzalez (Seattle) and Angela Harris (UC Davis) have posted Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia: Abstract: On March 8, 2013, the Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law…
ContractsProf Blog
Warning: Burning Gasoline May Kill You
By Myanna DellingerThe city of Berkeley, California, may become the first in the nation to require that gas stations affix warning stickers to gas pump handles warning consumers of the…