October 18, 2011
Addressing truancy is a high-stakes game for San Francisco
Transitioning from middle school to high school can be a difficult time in a young person’s life. Last year, Jessica was an eighth-grader at an academic middle school in San Francisco. Challenged by family instability and little adult supervision, she missed almost half of her eighth-grade year.Read More
January 5, 2010
No Felon Should Have Body Armor
A California appeals court on Dec. 17 struck down our
state's ban on violent felons possessing body armor. The court said that
law was too confusing for the average violent felon to follow.
Specifically, defendant Ethan Saleem, on parole for manslaughter and
wearing a 10-pound bulletproof vest, couldn't be expected to know
whether his particular brand of body armor was illegal or not. Read More
