...Sierra College California Public Policy Case Study: AB 1014 Nathan Nguyen Political Science 001: American Government Professor Vince Latino 10/20/15 Nathan Nguyen Professor Vince Latino Political Science 001 20 October 2015 California Public Policy Case Study: AB 1014 On February 22, 2013 a new form of legislation was created to allow family members and law enforcement officers ask a judge to issue temporary restraining orders preventing people from possessing a firearm when a person poses a threat: Assembly Bill 1014. Passed on a 23-8 vote and signed by California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday September 30th. The bill was brought to light after twenty two year old Elliot Rodgers legally bought three semi-automatic rifles with intent to shoot University of Santa Barbara students killing six students and taking his own life. Prevailing law declares those that have been admitted to a mental health institution are denied the right to purchase firearms under the circumstances of: a certified therapist alerts the police that the individual is a danger to themselves and others, the individual has been previously been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor, have under gone a...
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...k CASE 33: CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN INTRODUCTION California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) is a restaurants services company that operates a casual dining chain, with a particular focus on the premium pizza segment. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and employs 14,800 people as on December 30th, 2007. The company recorded revenues of $633 million during the fiscal year ended December 2007, an increase of 14.1% over 2006. The increase in revenue was driven from its full service restaurants, ASAP restaurants and from LA Food Show. The operating profit of the company was $22 million during fiscal year 2007, a decrease of 28.3% compared with 2006. The net profit was $15 million, a decrease of 29.5% compared with 2006. In 1985 the California Pizza Kitchen was created by Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in Beverly Hills, California. Rosenfield and Flax both hold the title of Co-President, Co-CEO, and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors for California Pizza Kitchen. It was known for its hearth-baked barbeque-chicken pizza, the “designer pizza at off-at-the-rack prices” concept flourished. California Pizza Kitchen derived its revenues from three sources: sales at companyowned restaurants, royalties, from franchised restaurants, and royalties from a partnership with Kraft Foods to sell CPK-branded frozen pizza in grocery stores. California Pizza Kitchen is in the food industry business. California Pizza Kitchen is a casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in...
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...and holding of the Grutter and Gratz cases and clearly apply the legal test of strict scrutiny to the Bruin Diversity Plan. The “Bruin Diversity” plan is a proposed admission policy that’s goal is to promote greater student body diversity. The “Bruin Diversity” plan has four stated goals. Goals that aim to reduce historic deficit of ethnic minority groups, to remedy the effects of societal discrimination of ethnic minority groups, to increase the number of professionals who will practice in underserved communities, and to obtain an ethnically diverse student body. The “Bruin Diversity” admission process will utilize a “Selection Index” (point system). The ethnic minority applicants will also receive an extra 20 points and be evaluated by a special committee. Approximately 33% of all admission slots will be given to ethnic minority groups, thanks to...
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...DUTIES TO CLIENT Fiduciary Duty Attorney Must place the client’s interests above their own for representation and must treat the client fairly. Duty of Loyalty Attorney must pursue clients objectives unfettered by conflicting responsibilities or interests Duty of Diligence Attorney must pursue clients interests without undue delay Duty of Competence Attorney must give client competent representation legal knowledge, skill thoroughness and preparation Duty of Confidentiality from the 6th Amendment Right to Effective Counsel Duty of Confidentiality versus Attorney-Client Privilege The Attorney Client privilege is a shield in evidence which protects all documents created for the client during discovery....if a third party is present the privilege is lost. Work-Product Doctrine this extends to memorializations of conversations with 3rd parties, but not the actual conversations themselves. Anything produced/recorded in the process of and bearing on the legal representation of a client is protected (e.g. interviews, artifacts, documents, mental impressions...meaning ideas/thoughts, etc) POLICY: We want attorneys to record their impressions so they can have more sophisticated representation, therefore we protect it. BUT, if your opponent can show a substantial need for the material AND they show that they cannot get it in any other way....then you have to hand it over. The attorney-client privilege is thus stronger than work product (because WP can be...
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...strong opposition still exists. Four advocacy organizations. Friends of the Earth, the Center for Food Safety, Consumers Union, and Environment California produced and submitted a detailed report for a moratorium...
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...action refers to policies designed to increase the presence of “underrepresented” demographic groups-such as racial or ethnic minorities and women-in specific sectors of the workforce or in the student bodies of American universities (Affirmative Action, 2010). Affirmative action policies are founded on the premise that any observed imbalance in a given workforce or student body is due, either wholly or in part, to past and/or present discrimination-the remedy for which consists of compensatory preferences in favor of the underrepresented group(s). These measures most commonly take the form of lowered standards for the hiring, promotion, or admission of members of the preferred groups and set-asides which reserve or earmark a designated percentage of slots for members of the preferred group. Historically, the origins of affirmative action were subtle and incremental. The term “affirmative action” was first introduced to the nation by President John F. Kennedy in March 1961. The President signed Executive Order 10925 which established the President’s Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity (Magee, 2011). By this order, any business working under a federal government contract must take affirmative action in hiring and not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, or national origin (Wilcher, 2006). JFK’s order did not advocate for the preferential treatment of minority groups, but rather sought to eliminate discrimination. The next step in affirmative action was the enactment...
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...specific types of inmates, but mostly houses inmates that are awaiting their court date or transport to a county jail. San Quentin State Prison has multiple custodial levels within its wall comprised of a maximum security cell block, a medium security dorm setting and a minimum security firehouse. San Quentin State Prison is also the only facility in California to house a gas chamber and death row (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations, n.d.). The most notable difference between the jail and prison I have chosen lie in size, mission and scope. The Van Nuys Jail is the equivalent in security to a minimum-custody facility. Inmates are only held here until they are released on their own recognizance, post bail or are taken to court for their arraignment (Shouse California Law Group, n.d.). San Quentin, on the other hand, is a much larger facility that houses over 135,000 inmates for all lengths of sentences. The facility provides vocational and academic programs for inmates, as well as services such as arts, religious, drug treatment, computers for schools, victim awareness and community service crews, among others (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, n.d.). Two aspects of the jail and prison subculture that I would like to touch on are cliques and roles. These two aspects of jail and prison subculture are...
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...| | |The Sluggers Come Home | | | | | | | | | | | |“The slugger’s come home” is an explicative and demonstrative video that represents an example of a negotiation process. It shows, from a baseball theme example, | |how does negotiation between 2 parties may work. While the video shows us the perspective of both parties, it also gives us some extra information about ...
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...INTRODUCTION TO CALIFORNIA POLITICS INTRODUCTION “It's 90 degrees in November, the full glory and perennial curse of Southern California on fierce display. Devil winds, hill-hopping infernos, smoked mansions, torched trailers, barren freeways, and brilliant sunsets lingering in low-hanging canopies of burnt dreams. Are we all crazy? Don't live here, says the wind, the trembling earth, the parched land whose natural inclination is to explode in flame every year about now. But we do. Don't build near the kindling, say the voices of common sense. But we do, for all the wrong reasons and all the known glories. Our winter snowfall is flakes of ash and flame retardant falling on bougainvillea, so it could be worse. The Earth shakes. The fires rage. The population expands. And the sunsets are brilliant, especially this time of year.” -Steve Lopez, columnist for the Los Angeles Times November 17, 2008 “Everyone is welcome. As you know, I'm an immigrant. I came over here as an immigrant. What gave me the opportunities, what made me be able to be here today, is the open arms of Americans. I have been received. I have been adopted to America. I have gotten all the opportunities because of America. I have seen first hand, coming over here, with empty pockets, but full of dreams, full of desire, full of will, to succeed. But with the opportunities that I had available, I could make it. And that's what I want everyone to be able to do. This is why we have to get back and bring California back where...
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...Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow California has been known as “the Golden State” for many decades thanks to the Gold Rush, the birth of the Golden Gate Bridge, and more than a hundred years of continuously blooming growth. Even so, some say that the state has lost its shine over the years, and to many others the state’s politics seem unpredictable and turbulent. California’s economy has been plugged in recession since 2007 and the state has suffered severe budget deficits for over a decade. Meanwhile political leaders rise and fall unexpectedly, and special interest groups and wealthy leaders are constantly accused of buying the elections on their behalf. However, issues are more likely to be referred to the voters which are often confused among complex and (sometimes) obscure ballot measures. Moreover, some people say democracy has gone mad, and others agree that California is simply ungovernable. As tense and dysfunctional as California politics may appear, it seriously affects us all and it has to be understood by examining the past and present characteristics of the state starting with its constantly changing population and economy. The persistent implementation of new technologies and the never-ending arrival of immigrants, have transformed California’s economy and have made its society more diverse and multicultural. To understand the process of California today, we also have to comprehend the past about the evolution of the challenging interests within the state. Archaeologists...
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... |California R.E.I.T. |Brown Group | |Standard Deviation |4.61% |9.23% |8.17% | |Expected Return |1.10% |-2.27% |-0.67% | | |Vanguard & California R.E.I.T. |Vanguard & Brown Group | |Beta |14.121% |111.488% | |Correlation Coefficient |0.0735 |0.6562 | In evaluating the risk characteristics on a stand-alone basis, we can conclude that Brown Group offers a better return than California R.E.I.T. as well as a more stable standard deviation. When considering standard deviation as a measure of risk, the higher the deviation, the higher the risk that exists. Although the expected return for both Brown Group and California R.E.I.T. are both negative, Brown Groups expected return of -0.67%, in addition to its lower standard deviation than that of California R.E.I.T. makes it less risky. From a portfolio perspective, California R.E.I.T. offers a less risky beta value than that of Brown Group. The Brown Groups’ beta value is...
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...III) Articles of Confed a) Confederation b) Specific Terms c) General Results d) Shays Rebellion IV) Constitution a) 4 key debates B) Specific terms of the articles (about the national govt.) • Unicameral legislature • No power to tax • No power to raise army • No executive branch (could make laws but not enforce them) • No judicial branch • Unanimous vote needed to change Articles C) General results of the Articles • Weak and incomplete national govt. • Economic chaos o States fund the war by borrowing money from federal govt. o Govt. wants the money back o Economy dries up and leads to a “trade war” with competing interest o States taxes their own citizens since they can’t borrow money o People (mostly farmers) lose their possessions and property since they can’t pay taxes o Damages the economy even more since farm family is out of work • No sufficient national defense o Enemy 1 the British o French and the Spanish also potential threats o Native Indian tribes also potential threat • States are left largely on their own (13 separate states, no unity) D) Shay’s Rebellion 4 Key debates 1. Representation of the states (large population vs. small population) o States might be equal but not for individuals o Creates a Bicameral Legislation (2 houses) 1. Senate 2. House of reps (representation based on population) which is known as “the great compromise” o Defensive compromise; better at not getting stuff done than getting stuff done. 2. Slavery...
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...II. Table of Contents 2 III. Summary of Proposal 3 IV. Potential Funding 4 V. Needs/Problem Statement 6 VI. Goals and Objectives 8 VII. Project Activities 10 VIII. Evaluation 11 IX. Budget Summary 12 X. Program Budget 15 XI. The Group Process 17 [pic] Summary of Proposal In the summer of 1999, the United States Supreme Court issued the Olmstead v. L. C. decision. Because of this decision, institutionalized disabled individuals now have a choice in whether they are to remain in their present facility or to move out into the community. The Court’s landmark decision in that case undoubtedly challenges our Federal, state, and local governments to develop more opportunities for individuals with disabilities through additional accessible systems of cost-effective community-based services. After the Olmstead decision, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommended that each state develop a written “Olmstead Plan” to ensure compliance with the Supreme Court’s decision. At the date of this proposal, the State of California has been non-compliant in that breakthrough decision; the state has not composed a plan of action to de-institutionalize those with disabilities who are capable, with help from community service programs, of residing in the community setting. When a person moves from an institutional setting into the community, there are...
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...Although Shay’s Rebellion failed, it illuminates the idea of a new government, which gives people individual freedom and limit the power of states. In this way, the states can pay more attention to the national interest rather than only their local interest. Motivated by the idea, James Madison called state representatives, trying to call for establishment of a new constitution. “Shay’s Rebellion” also “tip the balance in favor of reform” since although a new constitution with expanded federal power was created, but limited direct democracy which was the primary goal of “ Shay’s...
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...of the nineteenth century, delinquent, neglected, and runaway children in the United States were treated in the same way as adult criminal offenders” (Siegel & Welsh, 2011). Three key things that helped to develop a separate system for juveniles were the child-saving movement, the concept of parens patria, and the creation of institutions created specifically for the care of juveniles. The ‘child-savers’ movement began in New York in the early 1800’s. These early groups were concerned mainly with the moral education of children. They felt that private groups and families were not doing enough to properly educate young people and wanted more control to be given to the government. These groups were formed by prominent members of the community who could influence law makers. “Child-saving organizations influenced state legislatures to enact laws giving courts the power to commit children who were runaways or criminal offenders to specialized institutions” (Siegel & Welsh, 2011). From these groups the concept of parens patria was made popular. Parens patria is Latin for parent of the country, and basically gives the state or government the power to take care of those that cannot take care of themselves. The juvenile justice system is a foundation in society...
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