MORE THAN THE “N-WORD”: PART THREE (OF FOUR)
The media has focused exclusively on Paula Deen’s use of the so-called “N-word”. In doing so, it has ignored more important aspects of the lawsuit filed against her. The plaintiff in the case is Lisa...
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Deserted by most of her major sponsors and still branded as a racist by the media, Paula Deen believes she has found the magic solution to her problems: Hollingsworth v. Perry. That’s the Supreme...
View ArticlePAULA DEEN’S REAL LAGACY: PART ONE (OF THREE)
The purpose of this blog is to highlight the ways public and private bureaucracies actually operate–as opposed to how they usually want others to believe they operate. Occasionally, a case comes along...
View ArticlePAULA DEEN’S REAL LAGACY: PART TWO (OF THREE)
There are many lessons to be learned from the deposition Paula Deen gave in May, 2012, during a lawsuit filed against her for sexual/racial harassment lawsuit. Interrogated by Matthew C. Billips, the...
View ArticlePAULA DEEN’S REAL LAGACY: PART THREE (END)
In 2012, Celebrity Chef Paula Deen was sued by a former employee for sexual/racial harassment. For Deen, the deposition she filed in May, 2013, proved to be the worst mistake of her life. Interrogated...
View ArticleTHE CHANGED FACE OF SAN FRANCISCO PART ONE (OF TWO)
Want to play a new game? Come to San Francisco and play “Count the Stupids.” Just walk down any major street during a pandemic that’s killed more than 100,000 Americans and count: The people who refuse...
View ArticleTHE CHANGED FACE OF SAN FRANCISCO: PART TWO (END)
San Francisco has long been one of the most-loved cities in the United States. Millions of tourists—from both other parts of the United States as well as around the world—visit this city every year to...
View ArticleTHE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO NOWHERE
The San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) is the public transit system for the city and county of San Francisco, California. In 2018, MUNI, with a budget of about $1.2 billion, served 46.7 square...
View ArticleWHEN VIRUS (COVID) MEETS ARROGANCE (MUNI)
The San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) is the public transit system for the city and county of San Francisco, California. In 2018, MUNI, with a budget of about $1.2 billion, served 46.7 square...
View ArticleSAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC TRANSIT: A POLICY OF STICKS WITHOUT CARROTS
The San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) is the public transit system for the city and county of San Francisco, California. In 2018, MUNI, with a budget of about $1.2 billion, served 46.7 square...
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