The Bright Coast

Recent Posts from The Bright Coast


  • Congrats to CA’s New Lawyers!

    All 4,888 of them (give or take a few), according to passthebarexam.com: San Francisco, November 20, 2009 — The State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners reported today that 56.4 percent of the applicants…

  • What? I Missed Palin on Oprah?

    Well, I guess I can always watch it on YouTube.  Or not.  I hear that she didn’t mention her daughter’s babydaddy in her book, but during her interview with Oprah, she did call what Levi was…

  • Good Week to Turn Off Your TVs

    Why?  Because it’s going to be non-stop Sarah Palin coverage for at least the next several days!  Her spiffy new book comes out on Tuesday, and she’ll be on with both Oprah and Barbara Walters…

  • Palin v. San Carlos

    how exciting for such a small town. Definitely surprising to hear that Republicans are only 1/5 registered voters. ETA: The article states that San Mateo County that has this registration ratio–which I think does not accurately…

  • The Weather Report

    Check it out: Obama weather

  • Less Humorous than “to my cat Mat,”

    but interesting nonetheless–substantial bequest “to birds and opera,” sort of. Large amounts like this sound so exciting and glamorous until you get to the end of the article and it mentions the 40% estate tax…

  • Sad News

    Just received an email from USD that professor Fred Zacharias passed away last night. He was widely recognized for his scholarship in the area of Professional Responsibility & Legal Ethics. His presence will truly be…

  • Represent

    Historic vote in the House today, in case you hadn’t heard. Credit being given to Ms. Pelosi, who just so happens to be from the Bay.  I wouldn’t mind seeing her put her 2016 bid…

  • Statisticians Reject Global Cooling

    I’ve been meaning to post this story for a little while.  The public seems to be so fickle on the global warming issue and environmental topics in general, so it’s nice to see somewhat lengthy articles like…

  • I knew it!

    craigslist SCAM ALERT SCAM ALERT – affiliate scammers are posting bogus ads promising (nonexistent!) employment, paid research trials, or other compensation, but then notifying repliers that they’ll need to jump through a hoop first, directing…