21.   Saefong could not be reached, but his Oakland attorney, Thomas Slocumb, praised the ruling.

22.   State officials, including Gov. Gray Davis and Attorney General Bill Lockyer, praised the ruling by U.S. District Judge Ronald Lew.

23.   The German Greens Party, junior partner in the government, praised the ruling.

24.   The ruling was widely praised in some circles, not so much for its content but because it rejected an ANC proposal.

25.   The rulings were praised by management and civil rights groups for bringing coherence to the law and providing incentives for preventing harassment and dealing with problems.

26.   The Sacramento-based Pacific Legal Foundation, which submitted arguments in favor of limiting the scope, praised the ruling but agreed it was relatively narrow.

27.   The ruling also was praised by Madison High School Principal Walter Ervin.

28.   Tung Chee-hwa, the shipping magnate appointed by Beijing to administer Hong Kong, also praised the ruling.

29.   While business owners and transit officials praised the rulings, city officials questioned why city parks were left out.

30.   Whitman praised the ruling.