rcll, Author at Riverside County Law Library

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Ancillary Housing Units (Accessory Dwelling Units)

Written on December 17, 2021.

Are you hosting family this holiday season- putting parents or grandparents up in the spare bedroom or taking over your children’s bedroom? Did you have a moment where you thought- I need more space!? Maybe you sought to build a small dwelling unit in your back yard to house a relative or to earn rental income, only to be stymied by a local zoning ordinance prohibiting you from using your property for this purpose, or with an approval process so onerous that you gave up. Read on to learn more...

Indio and Temecula locations reopen to in-person services

Written on December 3, 2021.

We’re pleased to announce that our Indio and Temecula branch locations will resume in-person services this month! We know that access to the law is important and the Law Library is a valuable resource for you, so here are a few things you should know about our upcoming reopening for Indio and Temecula. Indio will open on Monday, December 6, at 9am. Their hours will be Monday-Friday 9am-4pm. Patrons can expect to wear a mask when visiting the library in-person. Staff will be onsite to answer questions...

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National Indian Law Library: unique, valuable access to Indian Law

Written on November 19, 2021.

November is Native American Heritage Month. November was designated as Native American Heritage month in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush. In honor of this heritage month, we’ll be featuring the National Indian Law Library (NILL). About NILL NILL is located in Boulder, Colorado and is currently offering remote services. It is the only law library that is devoted exclusively to American Indian law and is the only collection of past and present Tribal government documents, which began in 1988...

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The Safe Sidewalk Vending Act in Context

Written on November 5, 2021.

Our laws are intended to protect what we as a nation have determined to be our rights, and each ordinance, code, and law has a story. Today, we will dive into the story behind the 2018 Safe Sidewalk Vending Act (SB 946), which decriminalizes street vending. You may have been hearing about sidewalk vending in the news or on social media and you may have purchased some food from a sidewalk vendor! Local street vendors have made headlines due to “a string of violence targeting vendors in the past...

Review of “So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo

Written on September 17, 2021.

If you participated in our Summer Bingo Challenge, then you may have read one the books listed in our Anti-Racism Reading and Resources List. Some titles, like Richard Rothstein’s Color of Law, are available in our Lexis Digital Library. Inspired by the challenge, I read So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo. To find a copy you can go to worldcat.org or search the catalog at your local library website (Riverside city or county). Ijeoma Oluo is an award-winning, best-selling “writer,...

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Evictions and resources that can help at the library

Written on August 6, 2021.

Did you know that as of June 2021, 7 million households are delinquent in rent payments[1]? After attending the American Library Association Conference 2021 session Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) Chair’s Program: The Evictions Crisis & the Role Libraries Can Play I began to think about what my law library can do to help prevent Riverside County residents from being evicted. I also thought about what long-term preventative resources can the library offer. The first panelist,...

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Review of “Our Time Is Now” by Stacey Abrams

Written on July 16, 2021.

Considering the recent congressional events making headlines regarding voting rights, it is fortuitous that I happened to be reading Stacey Abrams’ Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America, from our LexisNexis digital library. Abrams may need no introduction, but for the sake of fastidiousness, I’ll mention she is a history-making Georgia politician, author and voting rights activist. Our Time Is Now provides an overview of voting in the United States, from citizenship...

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Public Notice re Law Library Construction Project

Written on June 17, 2021.

We are very excited to finally commence much needed renovation of the Victor Miceli Law Library. You may notice construction equipment and staging area associated with this project over the next 4-5 months. We apologize for the inconvenience. We hope that you will be patient with the construction noise and possible closures associated with the repairs. We remain committed to providing you the excellent quality of service you have come to expect from your library. This renovation project is necessary...

Review of The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

Written on June 4, 2021.

The New Jim Crow is here to help you “do the work” of educating yourself on racial discrimination in the United States. In this 2020 edition of The New Jim Crow published 10 years after the first, author Michelle Alexander (lawyer and civil rights advocate) briefly addresses some of the changes that have developed in the United States over the past decade. She also answers some of her most frequently asked questions. Otherwise, the book has remained relatively unchanged from the first edition. Alexander...

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