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San Diego City Employees pension fund ailing
#239, I wasn't saying it is harder to pass the bar than it is to pass FF classes. I was showing that the amount of lawyers does not include those who didn't pass the bar, not even accounting for those who don't even finsh in the first place. I was addressing the disparity in the number of schools for the two professions, not the actual numbers in those professions. Of course the 2 professions and their educational requirements can't be compared apples for apples. How many lawyers have passed the bar without lawschool?? A few. How many people have become lawyers without paasing the bar. None. How many people have become FF without a degree? Johnnyvegas would say almost all of them. Because it's not a requirement. Each profession has completely different paths of entry and there really is no way to compare them from that perspective on equal ground Personally, and it's only my opinion, I would believe that there are more people in law school than taking FF courses in college. If you ask me why there are more law colleges than those offering FF classes, it boils down to money. Law schools pull in a whole lot more bucks than FF classes do. By the way, if you asked 10 people who they trusted more, what do think they would say?? In the immortal words Dick the Butcher "THE FIRST THING WE DO, LET'S KILL ALL THE LAWYERS."— January 8, 2009 5:03 p.m.
San Diego City Employees pension fund ailing
#243 and your point is what exactly????— January 8, 2009 4:29 p.m.
San Diego City Employees pension fund ailing
Paul Not that I think JF needs my help in this arguement or that I am even agreeing with him, but I just did a little research of my own so let me add this. According to about a dozen differnt articles I read,there has been an average 35-40 percent failure rate for persons taking the bare exam in the last 8 years with the overall failure rate inceasing 28 percent since 1995. A couple of well known examples: Hillary Rodham Clinton failure on her first attempt to pass the Washington DC bar exam and Beau Biden, son of VP Elect Joe Biden, failing the Delaware bar exam 3 times before finally passing it. So while the percentage of lawers to FF is not what you may have expected, that extra percentage of people in law school who don't pass the bar does add something towards the discrepancy between law schools and those offering FF coursework.— January 8, 2009 1:44 p.m.
Jeff Moorad, Former Players' Agent, Says He Has Reached Agreement in Principle to Purchase Padres
#5 Actually, Jared Jussim isn't the lead in-house council.His official title is Deputy General Counsel and Executive Vice President of the Intellectual Property Department of Sony Pictures. He is one of several deputy general counsel attorneys with each one heading their own area of expertise. They all currently report to Corporate Executive Vice President and General Counsel of SPE, Leah Weil. From the SPE press release "As the Company's most senior legal officer, Ms. Weil will oversee all legal and labor relations matters relating to SPE and its operating divisions worldwide, including motion pictures, television, home entertainment and digital entertainment."— January 4, 2009 10:09 a.m.
Jeff Moorad, Former Players' Agent, Says He Has Reached Agreement in Principle to Purchase Padres
From Leigh Steinberg in 2001: "Jerry Maguire is Cameron Crowe's creation. And he's a brilliant creation." " Those characters are his creations, and the wonderful lines that they speak are his creations. Those are his ideas, and it's his film."— January 3, 2009 10:38 a.m.
San Diego City Employees pension fund ailing
JV Are you referring to the OC board of supervisors lawsuit challenging the OCSD pension plan?? I find it interesting that Jerry Brown filed or planned to file an amicus brief on behalf of the unions. Clearly a ploy to get union support in a run for governor— January 2, 2009 9:26 a.m.
San Diego City Employees pension fund ailing
Response to 74 jv, I don't need that link. I have read all of the filings, responses and rulings in the case. As I said, I misread your comment to mean the appeal had been ruled on. According to a press release, the arguements should be scheduled in a couple of months with a ruling a month or two later. BTW, according to an email I recived from the Vallejo PIO, the hearings are scheduled for Feb. 3,5,and 10 which time Judge McManus will hear testimony regarding the City's motion to reject the Collective Bargaining Agreements. A ruling is not expected until a later date. BTW 2, are you at all familiar with the Vallejo PIO?? In reguards to the OC layoffs, a potential 675 layoffs is not as bad as 1994 but is still alot. . My personal opinion is that the SS depts serves the very people who need the most in times like this and it should not be the first dept to fall under the guillotine.— January 2, 2009 9:14 a.m.
San Diego City Employees pension fund ailing
JV, perhaps I misunderstood what you were saying in post 42 when you said in San Diego "the unions will make to try to have the judge not declare the city bankrupt-which is what the Vallejo unions did. But they did not succeed". I took that to mean that they lost their appeal-"they did not succeed". the 3 unions were granted their leave to appeal in late October and filed their opening brief Dec 1st with Vallejo having until 01/05/09 to file their response. So I'm guessing you weren't actually refering to the union appeal, but to the initial filing and finding?? Also, according to the OC Register, the county informed labor leaders that all 4,218 workers at the SSAgency will each be required to take up to 80 hours of unpaid leave over the next six months. and that they were planning to lay off nearly 60 Probation Department employees and 210 social services employees beginning Monday. But they also said that if labor fights the mandatory furloughs, then 625 jobs will be eliminated by Feb. So somewhere between 270 and 675. Not quite the 2000 as in 1994.— January 1, 2009 10:06 p.m.
San Diego City Employees pension fund ailing
JF, You're right. OC didn't cut employee benefits while in bk. They did however get rid of a couple of thousand employees about 1/2 of which came from social services departments. The county also sued Merrill Lynch for more than $2 billion, contending that they the county inappropriate securities and misled the treasurer. ML ended up settling the suit for about $400 million which was about1/4 of what they lost.— January 1, 2009 6:58 p.m.
San Diego City Employees pension fund ailing
JohnnyVegas, I read the brief that the Vallejo PD,FF and electrical workers locals filed asking that the bk order of relief be reversed on the grounds that Vallejo hadn't satisfied all of the statutory requirements, especially proof of insolvency. I have been looking for the ruling but I thought I had read a ruling wouldn't come until this month. Do you have a link to it? It should be interesting reading. I'm sure the decision really chapped the butts of the unions.— January 1, 2009 6:29 p.m.