What Now for Bob Hertzberg?
With the announcement yesterday that Sen. Toni Atkins will be the next president pro tem of the state senate a fair question is where does Sen. Bob Hertzberg focus his immense energies since he too aspired to that post? Like Atkins, Hertzberg was once Speaker of the Assembly. He was also a successful lawyer, a […]
How Hollywood’s Autism Fantasies Undermine Autism Employment
In a recent Curb Your Enthusiasm episode (Season 9, “Namaste”) Larry David pretends to be on the autism spectrum to win sympathy from an African-American mechanic he has insulted. Of course, as widely noted in the autism blogosphere, this is insensitive and inappropriate. But there is more honesty (and humor) in this one scene than […]
Following the ‘Pence Rule’ in the Workplace Will Get You Sued
In the wake of ongoing sexual misconduct allegations in Hollywood, Congress and the media, some male bosses are thinking of adopting what is known as the “Pence Rule.” Common among evangelical Christians, the rule is based on the practices of Southern Baptist minister Billy Graham, who refused to eat, travel or meet alone with any woman who […]
LA City Hall Spendoholics Rip Off DWP Ratepayers
On Tuesday, November 28, the politically appointed Board of Water and Power Commissioners rubber stamped the transfer of $242 million of Ratepayer money from the DWP’s debt burdened Power System to City Hall without any meaningful discussion. There was no documentation that disclosed how the Department determined the $242 million transfer. Nor did the Board […]