State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, has been awarded a Friend of Scholastic Journalism Award by the Journalism Education Association. Yee has authored two laws to protect student speech rights and journalism education: AB 2581 in 2006, which prohibits censorship of college student press, and SB 1370 in 2008, to protect university employees — including faculty advisers — from retaliation for assisting students in exercising free-speech rights.
Related Stories
Niners face tough road through NFL playoffs. Next stop Green Bay
Kickoff temperature expected to be 13 degrees, and dropping fast
‘Solar tax’ divides local environmental community
‘We want to see [the solar industry] grow, but we can’t do it on the backs of low-income Californians’
Saved! Community rallies to rescue City College’s Cantonese classes
‘We need to stop Asian hate and make sure the Chinese community has access to bilingual services’
