The Fog City Journal is reporting that an accident involving two Muni F-Line streetcars and an SUV has left six people hurt, two of whom were hospitalized. According to the FCJ, at 5:46 pm, a streetcar traveling westbound on Market Street in the Castro, rear ended a westbound Nissan Pathfinder, crushing the SUV into the […]
One college grad is suing her school to get her tuition back because she claims they didn’t do enough to help her find a job. What about all those jobless law school grads? Should they be suing their schools? What should schools be doing to ensure that their graduates aren’t destitute and jobless come graduation?
The U.S. Senate introduced legislation Wednesday that pressures states to ban texting while driving. If they don’t comply, they stand to lose millions in federal highway money.
Furloughs are intended to save the state money, but if you furlough employees of a Board whose sole product is the creation of revenue, the furloughs don’t work quite as well as you might have hoped.
One more reason to leave your cell phone out of reach while driving.
I know all those recent grads are taking the bar exam this week and are probably a teensy bit panic-attack-inducingly stressed. And for those students who aren’t taking the bar yet, I stress the word yet. In hope of getting you all to relax for just a minute, I’ve tried to put together just a […]
The New York Times just reported on a fatal car crash that happened when one driver drove the wrong way on a road for nearly two miles. The accident left eight people dead. It appears as though the driver was not feeling well and may have been disoriented.
Roundabouts can save you time on your commute, money on your gas, and possibly your life. So why are Americans so averse to them?
Lawyers need practical skills, and law schools aren’t teaching them–yet. It feels like there’s change on the horizon, but in the meantime, students need to take the initiative to get the experience they need.
Update 7/22/09 —SFGate, online home of the San Francisco Chronicle has posted videos of the MUNI accident. Update 7/19/09 — CBS5 has just reported that officials from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have arrived on scene and have scheduled a news conference for this afternoon (Sunday). Their on-site investigation is expected to last through […]
