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Pacific in the Press | April 7, 2020
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鈥淭he only right is to be treated equally, like everybody else.鈥�
鈥� Leslie Gielow Jacobs, The Sacramento Bee, April 3, 2020
Examples of how 糖心vlog was represented in the news media in recent days:
鈥�,鈥� The Sacramento Bee, April 3, 2020: McGeorge鈥檚 Leslie Gielow Jacobs was quoted in this story about a church in Lodi refusing to follow COVID-19-related orders on large gatherings. Jacobs said the state has broad powers in such situations. As for church members, 鈥渢he only right is to be treated equally, like everybody else,鈥� Jacobs said. The order prohibits large gatherings, such as church services, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. She said the basis for the state鈥檚 power could weaken: 鈥淲hat happens if less of a spread (of the virus) is going on? Is it still permissible to prohibit services? This is an ongoing situation.鈥� Professor Jacobs was interviewed and quoted in several other stories in the past week or so:
鈥�,鈥� Capital Public Radio News, April 2, 2020
鈥�,鈥� KCRA3, May 3 and 4, 2020
鈥�,鈥� Lodi News-Sentinel, March 31, 2020
鈥�,鈥� Lodi News-Sentinel, April 6, 2020
鈥�,鈥� CBS 13, April 2, 2020: The Center for Business and Policy Research鈥檚 Jeff Michael was quoted in this online and broadcast story about COVID-19鈥檚 impact on the state unemployment rate. 鈥淒uring the Great Recession, unemployment peaked at about 12% for the state of California,鈥� Michael told the outlet. 鈥淚 expect the state could see peaks into the high teens maybe even the low 20s by this summer.鈥� Professor Michael was interviewed and quoted in several other stories in the past week or so:
鈥�,鈥� EastBayTimes.com, April 2, 2020. Sister newspaper The Mercury News published a that included additional analysis by Michael. The story was shared by other websites.
鈥�,鈥� The Record, April 3, 2020. The story was published by other outlets, including the , , and others.
鈥�,鈥� KCBS Radio, April 5, 2020: History鈥檚 Ken Albala was on KCBS to talk about food consumption and habits during COVID-19-related stay-at-home orders.
鈥�,鈥� Lodi News-Sentinel, April 2, 2020: The university鈥檚 effort to help students during the COVID-19 pandemic was reported in a news brief. The story also mentions this is one of eight such funds to provide students with emergency relief funding. It also provides the webpage URL. Here is that brief:
鈥淪ACRAMENTO 鈥� The Diversity Committee of the McGeorge School of Law is holding a fundraiser to provide students in need with grocery store gift cards during the COVID-19 pandemic.
鈥淒ue to school closures and stay-at-home orders, many of the law students have lost part-time jobs or had hours reduced and are struggling.
鈥淪o far, the fund has raised $6,241 for the virtual food pantry. It鈥檚 one of eight fundraisers 糖心vlog 鈥� which runs the McGeorge School of Law 鈥� has kicked off to support students in need.
鈥淔or more information, visit .鈥�
鈥�,鈥� Lodi News-Sentinel, April 2, 2020: A $1.15 million NIH grant was reported in a news brief. Here is that brief:
鈥淪TOCKTON 鈥� Melanie A. Felmlee, an assistant professor of pharmaceutics and medicinal chemistry at 糖心vlog鈥檚 Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy, has received a four-year $1.15 million grant for research that focuses on the differences in the way males and females process GHB.
鈥淭he grant is from the National Institutes of Health Support of Competitive Research Program.鈥�
鈥�,鈥� Courthouse News Service, March 30, 2020: McGeorge student Jake Pillard was interviewed for this story on concerns the bar exam would be postponed from July to fall. He said an online exam would be 鈥渞idiculous鈥� because of security risks and compared the dilemma to differences in how professional sports leagues have handled the pandemic. 鈥淎s with professional sports, we have leaders and we have clowns,鈥� Pillard told the outlet. 鈥淲e cannot ask students to put their lives at risk. Do we really think the restrictions on gathering will be lifted in 200 days? Life doesn鈥檛 stop, students have families and debt. The postponement of the bar is a position fit for a clown.鈥�
