UPDATE: I’m laying low for the rest of Friday the weekend. I’ll do a round up on...
Archive - July 2011
Dear LA Times: WTF? Tim Rutten?
I missed this news although LA Observed had it on Wednesday afternoon. Amid a group of new layoffs...
Thursday Must Reads
SYSTEM OVERLOAD: THE SORRY STATE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE Wednesday the Justice Police Institute released...
Policy Trumps Politics as LA County Sups Give Probation the Nod for Parolees
At Tuesday’s meeting, the LA County Supervisors wisely put aside personal feelings and...
Probation, LASD, Those Parolees and the Board of Supervisors Vote (Maybe)
Today, Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors will face round four-hundred and thirty-seven...
On Which Way LA? Monday Re: the Bryan Stow Beating Case
I’m on Which Way LA? Monday night on KCRW 89.9 as one of the people talking about the first...
Catching Up With the Solitary Confinement Hunger Strikers
The hunger strike that began on July 1 at the Pelican Bay SHU eventually spread to somewhere...
Amy Winehouse – Back in Black: 1983 – 2011
I hoped—as did many—that she would make it, that her super-sized talent would somehow...
Can Probation Chief Blevins Survive the Unions’ No Confidence Vote?
On Thursday, the four primary unions that represent all those (save management) who work in the LA...
The Sheriff Backs Off LASD’s Parolee Proposal
Tuesday’s Board Of Supervisor’s meeting involved much drama, lots of side players, gobs...