After spending way more time than was likely sensible talking on the phone and exchanging emails...
The Death of Lily Burk: What We Know – UPDATED
Here’s what we know about the death of 17-year-old Lily Burk. This terrible thing happened...
The Death of Lily Burk…Arrest Made – UPDATED
UPDATE 7:a.m: The LAPD has arrested 50-year-old Charlie Samuel who is being held without bail...
Lily Burk UPDATE: The Police
In light of the concern that some have expressed—here and elsewhere—about how...
Big Wave Weekend
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Sick at Heart for the Parents of Lily Burk, 17
Here is the story from the LA Times: She was set to star this week in her high school’s...
On Deadline LA, KPFK – Today at 3:30 PM
I’ll be on Deadline LA today, KPFK’s half-hour weekly show on the Media, hosted by...
Early Prisoner Release: Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
At Thursday’s morning press conference, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, police union president...
Sane Behavior (We Take it Wherever We Can Find It)
Amidst much idiocy on a state and national level of late, here were a couple of small moments of...
About the California Budget: The Prisoner Release – UPDATED
We are all scrambling to apprehend the details of the recently agreed upon (by the Uber Five), but...
The Death of Suzie Pena: The Civil Case Begins
Suzie Pena was the 19-month old little girl who was killed when her drunk and meth and coked-up...
It’s a Deal: California Cuts and Non-Cuts
Okay, well the good news, if you can call it that at this point, is that there’s finally a...
Happy Birthday, Moon Landing – July 20, 1969
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Monday’s Social Justice Shorts
WELCOME TO SKID ROW’S AMAZING 30N3 STREETBALL LEAGUE LA’s homeless columnist, Walter...
“And That’s the Way It is…” Good Night, Dearest Walter. Good Night. UPDATED
FEBRUARY 27, 1968 Tonight, back in more familiar surroundings in New York, we’d like to sum...
Goodbye, Consent Decree. Here’s Your Hat. Ta-Ta! Don’t Write.
After dragging his feet nearly interminably, and saying he needed an extra month to decide, and...
The Arrest of Alex Sanchez: Part 4 – The 2nd Bail Hearing
Alex Sanchez had a second bail hearing on Wednesday afternoon. He did not get bail. Nor was he...
Electricity Out, Posting Before Noon (okay, make that soonish after) – UPDATED
This is only a highly personal theory, but I’m convinced that Topanga has more incidents of...