Written by: Christopher B. Dolan and Jeremy M. Jessup This week’s question comes from Mr. Martin from San Carlos who asks: Q: A number of years ago my daughter passed away, and my wife and I were left to raise my grandson, because the child’s father has been out of the picture since birth. Recently, […]
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Q: Samy: May other people help me vote? A: Samy, great question. You can choose 1 or 2 people to help you in the voting booth, but not your employer or union official. You can ask an election worker to help you, but, they must not influence you; you can ask or bring a sign
Written By: Christopher B. Dolan and Casey Hultin This week’s question comes from Nancy B. who asks: Q: I have read that there are unofficial ballot drop boxes. How do you know if a ballot drop box is real? And what do I do if I find out later that I dropped my ballot off
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By Christopher B. Dolan and Vanessa C. Deniston: This week’s question comes from Stella M. who asks: Q: I am interested in volunteering as a poll worker in my county on Election Day, but I am concerned about the health & safety ramifications. Hundreds of people will likely be funneling through polling stations on November
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This week, Laird E. in Alameda asks: Q:“I work in construction, and I am often at the worksite for 10-12 hours each day. I often don’t get off work until after 7 p.m. I am afraid that this will not give me time to vote on election day. I don’t feel comfortable mailing my ballot.
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Written By: Christopher B. Dolan and Matthew D. Gramly Donald from Belvedere asks: Q: Is it possible for a candidate to become President of the United States without winning the nationwide popular vote? A: Dear Donald, Yes, it is possible. In fact, that has happened twice in the very recent past. Over the last seven
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Today we had the opportunity to virtually catch up with our senior associate attorney, Megan Irish from our San Francisco office. Megan Irish is a determined and experienced advocate for those injured in catastrophic incidents and the loved ones of those who died. In 2018 and 2020, Super Lawyers recognized Megan as a Rising Star
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By: Christopher B. Dolan and Lourdes DeArmas Jennifer K. asks: Did Gov. Gavin Newsom just sign into law protection for pedophiles? Dear Jennifer: No. That is far from the truth. Pedophiles are not protected under the recently passed California Senate Bill 145. Unfortunately, we are currently living in a reactionary time. We hear something and instead of
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Written by: Christopher B. Dolan Today’s question comes from Terry M. from the East Bay: Terry M.: “My son was out on a lake boating with some of his friends on Labor Day. Aside from the fact that I am not happy about the fact that there were a bunch of kids hanging around when
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Written by: Mari Bandoma Callado and Christopher B. Dolan Billy S. asks: Q: “I have seen many terms like provisional, mail-in and in-person voting. It’s all very confusing. Can you explain what this all means?” A: Thank you for your question Billy. In order to fully participate in our democracy, we encourage all eligible voters to
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