Okay, here’s the deal. We could get the entire first LA JUSTICE REPORT investigation funded by the end of the day—for free. At least free to any of us.

Beginning this morning, SPOT.US has a sponsor who will hand you a $5 credit to put toward any story pitch, if you fill out a three question survey anonymously.

I’ve done it twice. It takes, like, three minutes, tops.

Go to Spot.Us and hit “register” in the upper right hand corner. (Registering won’t get you a bunch of weird emails from anybody. I promise.)

2. Click the large green button that says “Earn Credits”

3. Take the survey. Hit submit.

4. Your account now has $5 in credits and you’ll automatically be directed to a page that lists current Spot.Us projects. Find THE LA JUSTICE REPORT and hit “Apply Credits” on the pitch (or any other of your choice).

5. Confirm that, yes, you weren’t kidding, you want to use your credits.

6. Voila! You’re done-—and we have five bucks more funding.

I know I sound like I’m hawking things today, but I’m excited about this new WLA project, and I’m eager to get it up and running.

And this survey thingy is a no stress, no cost, no brainer. Do it if you possibly can.