POLITICAL SCIENCE 1 (LOITERMAN)
(G) SPRING, 2007
LOS ANGELES TIMES READING LISTS: PREPARE TO
WRITE FOR THE NEXT CLASS
CHOOSE THE TOPIC THAT
INTERESTS YOU THE MOST— IDENTIFY
THE LEVEL(S),
BRANCH (ES), COMPETING VIEWS, REASON INTERESTED
HARBOR COLLEGE: EDITORIAL ON
“CAREER
PATHWAYS” career education
“One job at a time; A public/private partnership
in L.A. County demonstrates what it takes to help people move out of
poverty.”
ELECTION: Tuesday, February 6
Orange
County Board of Supervisors
(E-Mail your
prediction of order of most votes to—
loiterwl@lahc.edu / subject: class day, hour,
topic)
“Trung Nguyen on top by 7 votes; Rival Janet
Nguyen is expected to seek a recount in the O.C. supervisorial race whose
outcome surprised many observers”
“Janet Nguyen ahead in O.C. race; She leads
Trung Nguyen in a tight supervisor's contest. The vote reflects the power of
the Vietnamese community.”
“Long list of candidates
seeking to succeed Correa; Ten hopefuls will appear on the Feb. 6 ballot
for the supervisorial seat in central Orange
County.”
YOUNG POLITICIANS:
CITY, COUNTY, SPECIAL DISTRICT, STATE
“Local, state politicians
getting younger; The trend is attributed to term limits and to California's
image as a start-fresh place”
MARIJUANA: MEDICAL MARIJUANA
DISPENSARIES
AND OTHER ISSUES
“DEA raids marijuana outlets; Agents seize drugs, guns
and cash, prompting W. Hollywood protests. Twenty are detained, but no charges
are filed”
“Sick and need pot? The feds don't care; We need
to rewrite outdated marijuana laws, not raid medical facilities”
U.S. Supreme Court Case: Gonzalez v. Raich, 545 U. S. 1 (2005)
Medical Marijuana
articles from 'Opposing Viewpoints'
GANGS, VIOLENCE AND RELATED ISSUES IN
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
“This time, get it right on gangs; Business as usual
only means wasting millions of dollars on unfocused programs”
commentary by Constance L. Rice
Erin
Aubry Kaplan column: “Making gangs good”
“L.A. to seek a tax to fight gangs; With street
violence on the rise, the City Council agrees to ask voters to OK a levy on
parcels to pay for intervention and prevention programs”
POET LAUREATE OF CALIFORNIA: AL
YOUNG
Thursday, February 15, 11 a.m. – 1
p.m.
Seahawk Center, LAHC
“Writer, teacher named California poet laureate”
“Bringing
poetic works to the people; Al Young, the new state poet laureate, wants to
reconnect the art form with the public”
“To do in 2007” commentary by Al Young
Assembly Bill 113 establishing the position of California
Poet Laureate (2001) with requirement of confirmation of appointment by the
State Senate
