Reflection on AB 656 Rally

This assignment was a bit of a throwback for me. I took a journalism course my second semester of college and was also on my community college district's newspaper staff. Since then I haven't written news stories. So going out and getting information on an event and getting quotes and reactions was like revisiting my once-major of journalism. I found it fun, and I liked talking to various attendees about AB 656. Before Monday, I was not even aware that this bill existed and now that I know about it, I am in strong support.

Researching the bill was simple, and enjoyable to me. I have never been one to be much into politics or the legislature (even though I really should). Since coming to San Jose, I have become much more aware of that world. And when I sat down to actually write the story, I found that the words came easily to me and all I needed to do was organize them in a way that they would make sense to a reader. I find that that is my problem in writing sometimes. Certain things make sense to me, but may be a jumbled mess and would confuse others. I need to work on getting things down on paper that read right and convey the right information.