It’s Criminal Justice Friday….with two stories where there are no perfect, slam-dunk...
Archive - August 2008
Q & A with Departing Charter School Queen, Caprice Young,
Education watchers were caught off guard when it was announced yesterday that Caprice Young, the...
Who is Leading Whom in California’s Sane City Planning Movement?
FYI: Read this LA Times article about the global warming-related, anti-urban sprawl bill making...
Leimert Park, the Shaws & the Wrong Cops – Part 2 – UPDATED
UPDATE: Michael Higby at Mayor Sam’s Sister City has done more poking around on this issue...
Jerry Brown & the Attack of the “Judgeocracy.”
Like a top that now spins ever faster, going nowhere, powered mostly by its own unstoppable...
The Sunday “Raid” in the Park, the LAPD….and Jamiel’s Law.
An alarming story was careening around the web all day Monday. It began on Mayor Sam’s...
Najee Ali Sentenced to 4 Years Lock-Up for Bribery Attempt
Community activist and sometimes irritant to….well….all kinds of people, Najee Ali was...
The Death of Bo Taylor, Part 2: Funerals & City Politics
This past Friday two events occurred, each of which will potentially affect the future of gang...
Questioning California’s Maximum Security Adolescents
As more and more bills come due—and not in a good way—from California’s nearly...
California’s New $8 Billion Prison Problem
Okay, let’s review the facts. California still has no budget because the Republicans and the...