Firefighters are, by definition, heroic. But in some cases, the heroism is more direct. We know...
Archive - August 2009
Katrina, Triage & The Cost of Great Journalism
For the second week in a row, the New York Times Magazine has presented a cover story that is...
Fire Weather: Two LA County Firefighters Killed – UPDATED
UPDATE: 5:15 P.M. The word is now, according to LASD’s Steve Whitmore, that those five...
Fire Weather ’09
View on Saturday at 1:40 p.m. from Topanga Canyon Blvd. looking toward the La Canada Flintridge...
Prison Lifers Trained as Drug & Alcohol Counselors
With all the depressing news coming out of Sacramento and Washington D.C., it is great to run...
Asking the Really Tough Questions About Torture
Is Using A Minotaur To Gore Detainees A Form Of Torture? (Favorite line: “We could use...
Gang Czar Elevated to Mayor’s Chief Of Staff
In a press release sent out late this morning, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced that his...
California Corrections Budget: THE GUTLESS WONDERS
In reporting on the whimpering and pathetic series of encounters, that were formerly known as the...
Sergio Diaz: A New Hat in the Race for LAPD Chief
Up until today, there were four names tossed around by nearly everyone as most likely to be on the...
Social Justice Shorts (Very Short)
LAUSD WILLING TO GIVE OUTSIDERS A CHANCE TO IMPROVE SCHOOLS In a 6-1 vote, the LAUSD board voted ...