Public Policy
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Public Art Master Plan- City of Morgan Hill
During my development services internship at the City of Morgan Hill, I performed policy research and wrote numerous sections for the Public Art Master Plan. Adopted by the Morgan Hill City Council, the plan establishes a clear vision and framework for public art throughout the city, guiding future art installations and investments.
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Community Reinvestment Act and Fair Lending Policies
What is the Community Reinvestment Act and Fair Lending Policy? How are these policies enforced and are they effective?
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Opportunity Zones
What are Opportunity Zones? Does this federal policy effectively address housing and community development issues?
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Combating Sextortion
What is sexual extortion and how can public policy address this issue?
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Improving Public Transportation in South Los Angeles
Here I outline the importance of public transportation for low-income households and propose an underground subway line through the Vermont Corridor in Central and South Los Angeles.
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Photography of Urban Renewal in Bunker Hill and Chavez Ravine
How did visual and artistic culture inform the urban planning of Los Angeles during the mid-twentieth century?
Law
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When Corporations Speak: The Doctrinal Consequences of Reimagining Corporate Personhood
Here I argue against the 2010 SCOTUS decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, using a pragmatic perspective on common law rulemaking.
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When No One Is Responsible, Blame the Algorithm
In this Op-Ed, I argue for the creation of legal personhood for Artificial Intelligence agents to simplify court disputes in an ever-evolving and increasingly complicated technological context.
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Standards of Rulemaking in the Common Law
Is the common law a system of rules? Does judicial decisionmaking have standards?
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Law and Morality
Are law and morality necessarily intertwined? Is it true that "an unjust law is no law at all"?