March 30, 2021
David Faigman, Hastings College of the Law With the publication today of US News & World Report鈥檚 (USNWR) annual rankings of law schools, it is a propitious time to take stock of the state of UC Law SF. As detailed below, the news is good. However, before getting…
February 9, 2021
UC Law SF鈥檚 Indigenous Law Center kicks off its important work Feb. 10 with a panel discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on Native American and Indigenous communities. The panel features leading figures including Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez. The center was established in September 2020 to celebrate, study,…
October 8, 2020
UC Law SF has launched a six-month pilot program with Urban Alchemy to provide enhanced safety on campus sidewalks and streets. The move comes at a time when many cities and organizations are looking at alternatives to traditional policing. 鈥淭here鈥檚 been a very important conversation nationally about the appropriate…
October 2, 2020
July 1, 2020
Dear UC Law SF Community, I hope this message finds you well. As I am sure you are aware, the trajectory of the pandemic is of increasing concern, statewide and nationally. And I know that you, like many across the globe, are feeling the impacts in your personal and professional…
June 30, 2020
Dear UC Law SF Community, As you all know, on May 4 of this year, UC Law SF and five Tenderloin-based co-plaintiffs sued the City and County of San Francisco over the dangerous conditions on the sidewalks and in the doorways of our neighborhood. The situation in the Tenderloin was…
May 9, 2020
See the full interview: Chancellor and Dean David Faigman on CNN’s Smerconish…
May 8, 2020
Press Advisory鈥擴C Law SF Response to San Francisco鈥檚 Tenderloin Neighborhood Safety Assessment and Plan for COVID-19: 鈥淓ntirely Inadequate鈥 (San Francisco) May 8, 2020 On May 4, 2020, UC Law SF and five co-plaintiffs filed suit against the City and County of San Francisco in federal court, demanding that the City…
May 6, 2020
This piece originally appeared in the Opinion // Open Forum section of the San Francisco Chronicle on May 5, 2020. We are suing the city and county of San Francisco. 鈥淲e鈥 are a nationally known law school, UC Law SF, and a group of residents, service providers and…
April 9, 2020
Thanks to a $25,000 grant from AccessLex and gifts from faculty, staff, and alumni totaling $88,000, UC Law SF students in financial need can take advantage of a new Student Emergency Fund. The fund provides individual grants of up to $750 per academic year for students facing emergency needs, including…
December 15, 2019
Helping renters keep their homes is key to maintaining the fabric of a neighborhood. An innovative housing clinic in the Lower Polk District of San Francisco designed to prevent homelessness has won the prestigious Downtown Achievement Pinnacle Award from the International Downtown Association (IDA). And partial thanks goes to…