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Why Do We Elect State Court Judges?

When you get to the part of the ballot that asks you to vote for a local judge, have you ever thought, “am I qualified to make this decision?” While federal court trial and appellate judges are appointed and enjoy lifetime tenures, state court judges often have to run for election or re-election, and most voters have scant information on the candidates. In California, you can run to be a judge if you have been a lawyer for ten years, no trial experience necessary. And while we expect judges to be neutral, can they be when they have to run for office and take campaign donations? In our next installment of our “Doing Democracy” series, we look at what it means when judges have to stand for election. see more
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Shadow Societies: Exploring Underground San Francisco, Past and Present

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As high housing prices have driven artists, musicians and bohemians out of San Francisco, many have bemoaned that the city has lost its cultural soul. But writer Gary Kamiya says there is still a thriving experimental counterculture, from the Ecosexuals of San Francisco to a mysterious stamp society. Forum talks with Kamiya about the the city's hidden history and underground scenes.

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Gary Kamiya, executive editor, San Francisco Magazine; author, "Cool Gray City of Love: 49 Views of San Francisco"; "Portals of the Past" columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle

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