One of the things I’ve learned in nearly 20 years of writing about street gangs, is that for...
Archive - May 2009
The Reasons NOT to Put LA’s Adult Ed on the Chopping Block
You think the cuts to K-12 schools are bad? Wait until I tell you about adult education. Thursday...
The OVC Gang Injunction: Using a Tool Badly – Part 2
(OC Weekly columnist Gustavo Arellano standing in front of mural by artist Emigdio Vasquez, which...
Posting Later Today…. Meanwhile Torture (Again) – UPDATED
UPDATE: Okay, there has been much news today, but now that I’ve waited this long, I’m...
Social Justice Shorts – Education Edition
COURT ORDER STOPS TEACHER WALKOUT Last week the district went to court to stop the district’s...
The OVC Gang Injunction: Using a Tool Badly – Part 1
(NOTE: PART 2 COMING THURSDAY) In late March of this year, Orange County District Attorney Tony...
What Will We Do About the Matter of Torture?
As the once-taciturn Dick Cheney gallops from cable news show to cable news show yammering about...
DANGEROUS JAILS – Part 4: Triage
When we last left off with “Alfonso Trujillo,” the man with the injured knee who was an...
Is Empathy Right 4 SCOTUS?
Ever since Barack Obama identified empathy as one of the qualities essential for his Supreme Court...
Cruel & Unusual: A New Look at California’s LWOP Kids
Ashley Jones, age 14, at sentencing in Alabama Last week, the LA Times ran a very good editorial...