The Sentencing Project released an intriguing new report yesterday that highlights the great new...
Archive - February 2009
City to Pay $12.85 Million in May Day Melee Settlement – UPDATED
The first round of $$$ settlements—out of the several dozen legal claims that have come out...
NOT AGAIN: The DEA Evidently Didn’t Get the Memo
Bad Drug Enforcement Agents! No cookie! Yesterday morning at around 11 a.m., Los Angeles DEA...
LA Teenagers Talk Candidly About Violence
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Not American Enough
Be sure to read Hector Tobar’s LA Times story about Juan Silva, a gang member turned scholar...
Who Are the Nation’s “Top Cops?” The LAPPL Has Some Ideas
We’re often critical of law enforcement here at WLA, but while we believe that such criticism...
Car Washing for Diplomas – The Sequel
On Saturday, as promised, I went to have my hideously dirty Escape Hybrid washed by the kids at...