This past Saturday night I became—albeit briefly— a voting member of Occupy LA’s...
Archive - October 2011
A Week’s Worth of Occupy Wall Street
I’ve not commented on Occupy Wall Street because there has been no shortage of coverage, and...
Reporters and Secrets….Reporters Get Payback.
THE DIFFICULTY OF PROTECTING SOURCES IN A DIGITAL AGE This NY Times Op Ed by Christopher Soghoian...
Police Trash Occupy Oakland’s Camp, Crowd Gets Tear Gassed, Iraq Vet Hurt
This rough video taken by a protester gives an alarmingly visceral feeling—minus the...
Jerry Powers Officially Approved as Probation Chief. Now Who is He?
Jerry Powers was officially tapped on Tuesday as the new Chief of LA County’s troubled...
Looking at Our Broken System of Criminal Justice
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens reviews “The Collapse of American Criminal...
Working, Will Post Later Today
Monday Must Reads
STEVE JOBS ON 60 MINUTES The biography of Steve Jobs comes out today, Monday (debuting at No. 1 on...
Student Privacy v. Press Freedom, LAUSD Cops Change Tactics….and More Friday Must Reads
IS THIS PRESS REQUEST WRONGLY INVADING STUDENT PRIVACY? The Chicago Tribune and the University of...
All Over But the Paperwork: Jerry Powers Will Be Chief Probation Officer for LA
It’s not officially official yet, but deals have been made, hands have been shaken, last...