rcll, Author at Riverside County Law Library

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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...

Life without parole- Cruel and Unusual?

Written on May 21, 2021.

During our Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson book discussion held virtually on April 26, we were speaking on the Equal Justice Initiative’s 2012 US Supreme court win in the case Miller v. Alabama[1]to ban mandatory life without parole sentences imposed on children convicted of homicides. As we discussed, a participant shared that on April 22, four days prior to our event, the US Supreme Court ruled against Brett Jones[2],thus allowing for mandatory life without parole sentences for children despite...

An Afternoon on Equity

Written on May 7, 2021.

I attended the virtual program “An Afternoon with Obie Anthony” on Saturday, May 1, 2021, made possible with funds granted by Book to Action. Obie Anthony, Director and Founder of Exonerated Nation, shared about his experience being wrongfully incarcerated for a crime he didn’t commit. The event celebrated National Law Day, held annually on May 1. Leading up to the National Law Day event, I read books that illustrate how racism and incarceration have always been linked in the United...

Advance Equity, Read Just Mercy

Written on April 23, 2021.

This month until May 1, RCLL is facilitating discussion and programs on the topic of equity in our criminal justice and prison systems by reading Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson and providing free copies of the title to our community members. We are providing these programs through grant funds from the Book to Action program, which is part of the California Library Association, supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library...

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