A bunch of notable bills advanced in the CA legislature this week. Below is a round-up of the ones...
Archive - May 2013
Who has the right to be educated in LA County Jail?…Homeboy Goes to Scotland…Gov’t Sued Over Not Protecting Endangered Species…and More
YOUNG, LEARNING DISABLED, AND LOCKED-UP—AND IN NEED OF EDUCATION Michael Garcia, who is about...
LAPD Before and After Federal Oversight, Shakespeare at San Quentin…and More
LAPD AFTER 12 YEARS OF FED. OVERSIGHT Earlier this month, the LAPD completed its twelve years of...
Why “The Hangover” Producer Goes to Prison…..Santa Clara’s Juvie Facility Gamble Pays Off….More on LA Archdiocese’s Secret Files
One of California’s most committed, practical, gets-his-hands-dirty, knowledgable and...
Solitary Kids, Leimart Park Stop (Finally!), Gangs and Immigration, and Gay Scouts
UPDATE ON REFORM BILL FOR KIDS IN SOLITARY A bill that would define and limit the use of solitary...
THE COMMUTER-IN-CHIEF: Do We Care That Probation Chief Jerry Powers Commutes 330-Miles on the County’s Dime?
CBS 2 NEWS QUESTIONS PROBATION CHIEF ABOUT HIS TAXPAYER-FUNDED COMMUTER HABITS Probation Chief...
The Trouble with Turning Deportees into Criminals….an Upsetting Foster Care Probe….and Election Extras
BIG ISSUES WITH ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS A new report from...
Election Night Memories & Morning Must Reads
FIRST OF ALL: CONGRATULATIONS TO ERIC, MIKE AND RON!!! (AND TO WENDY, WE SEND OUR WARMTH AND...
HOUSE OF CARDS: Undersheriff Paul Tanaka Slams Sheriff Lee Baca, Round 2
LASD Undersheriff Paul Tanaka was featured in a special KABC 7 News segment Monday night in which...
Elections….Zev Yaroslavsky on Mentally Ill Inmates…..Merrick Bobb, the LASD & Gangs….and More
ELECTIONS: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE VOTE MAYOR: WLA hasn’t made an endorsement in...