Sweet Melissa
This blawg analyzes San Francisco and national politics by looking at proposed laws and actions with an eye toward statutory construction, legislative intent and common sense.
Author: Melissa Griffin is labor and employment counsel at San Francisco-based Bechtel Corp.
Blawg Related Categories: Benefits/ERISA • Labor & Employment • Legislation & Lobbying • States • California • In-house Lawyer
Recent Posts from Sweet Melissa
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Dear Mayor Newsom: A Modest Proposal
Aloha, Mistermayor! I have heard from several people close to your campaign that you hate old-school fundraising, preferring instead to tweet, preach and otherwise engender mass crushes in the hopes that checks will be forthcoming.…
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Kellogg crackles under pressure from attorney’s ‘prove it’ letter
‘Now helps support your child’s IMMUNITY” has been played across the front of Cocoa Krispies since May of this year. Apparently, Kellogg’s was banking on large numbers of scared, gullible parents overlooking the fact that…
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Little quirks that make SF elections so interesting
On Election Day, about 15 percent of registered voters went to the polls and sent a very interesting message: We’re fine with selling the naming rights to Candlestick Park (Proposition C passed), and we are…
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November '09 Voter Guide: Prop D is not the answer
Constant Readers, Prop D is dumb. Please don't vote for it. First things first... In a nutshell, Prop D lifts the Citywide limit on the size of advertising signs on Market Street between 5th and…
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Exit Stage Left - Thoughts on Gavin's Departure
Constant Readers, All the good shit seems to happen when I'm out of town. A few hours ago, I got about a dozen text messages telling me Gavin quit the race to be California's next…
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Dispatches From the Women's Conference 2009
Entering the sprawling main hall of Women’s Conference 2009 in Long Beach on Monday, what was first noticeable were the humongous, cultish banners that adorned all the upper walls. At about 15-by-30, each featured an…
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November 09 Voter Guide Summary
Constant Readers, I voted yesterday at City Hall because I'm off to the East Coast for a week or so. I'm proudly sporting my "I Voted" sticker today, much to the confusion of other locals…
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Bored of Supervisors: Quote of the Meeting
“There are so many people who are urging the world for peace that I think it is important that we stand with [them].” — Supervisor John Avalos, trying to explain the need for the Board…
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Bored of Supervisors: Quotes of the Meeting
“There are so many people who are urging the world for peace that I think it is important that we stand with [them].” — Supervisor John Avalos, trying to explain the need for the Board…
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Santuary City Fight Won't Really Get Dicey Until The Holidays
In news of the expected, the Board of Supervisors passed a new sanctuary city law proposed by Supervisor David Campos. Under the ordinance, law enforcement will be required to notify federal immigration authorities about suspected…