The frustrating thing for me is there was a recognition by the Legislature that districts losing students needed some additional assistance, and they're going to get more money. But they're not providing additional funds to those districts gaining students and need it right now. It's an amazing dichotomy.

[Matthews described Huffman as a nice man who loved the law and loved lawyers.] Judge Huffman was kind of like the Horatio Alger story, ... He prided himself on his humble beginnings, and thanks to the military and public education, he was able to rise to the highest level of his profession.

I'm not going to say at this point that they have answered all the questions of the court. I haven't had time to digest everything they have done.

We were able to prove that we're not a bunch of whining school folks. I'm gratified.

He never indicated to us that he was willing to teach the class. He is one of the few people in Southern California who are certified to teach the class.

It was the ingenious commercial.

Instead of the kids starting to experiment at 13, if we can delay it a few years, the research indicates the kids have a much greater likelihood of not becoming abusers.