For the Rich Only
The report on the San Diego County Law Library’s funding woes (“County Law Library Feels Funding Pinch,” Oct. 30) should strike a nerve in anyone who values access to legal information by the general public. I am certain that San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and private law firms have no trouble keeping their subscriptions to the CCH Utilities Law Reporter up to date--one of the periodicals the Law Library has had to drop because of insufficient funds.
The article chronicles a disturbing trend--that information in this “information age” is increasingly available only to those who can afford to pay for it. As a non-attorney who uses the county Law Library (as well as the city’s public library, another underfunded institution), I find the article to be a sad commentary on the times. Our lawmakers seem to place those institutions that do the most to safeguard democracy by informing and educating citizens--our libraries and schools--far too low on their agenda.
BETH GIVENS
San Diego
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