A song for May Day, 2012, “Jack of All Trades” THE FBI HEROICALLY STINGS, THEN...
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SCOTUS Declines to Let Baca Legally Off the Hook in Jail Stabbing Case; So What Does That Suggest for Paul Tanaka’s Legal Future?
On Monday, the US Supreme Court rejected without comment an appeal that could have shielded Sheriff...
4/29/1992 – 4/29/2012: Letters From the New LAPD About Then and Now
Interviews with and essays by some of those in the LAPD who were around in 1992, and were forever...
Death Penalty Initiative Qualifies, DA Candidates Opine (Badly), LA Thinks About April 30, 1992…& Much More
by Celeste Fremon and Taylor Walker While WLA was dark earlier this week, a few things happened...
EDITOR’S NOTE: WitnessLA Will Be on Haitus Until Friday 4/27
WitnessLA is going to be dark for a few days this week while I am in New York City to take part in...
Sheriff’s Department Probes Yet Another Secret Deputy Clique
Secret deputy cliques within the Los Angeles Sheriff’s department have been a problem for the...
The LA Times Festival of Books This Weekend! Just Go!
Today, Friday, Festival of Books weekend begins with the LA Times Book Awards tonight, followed by...
Levon Helm: 1940 – 2012. Godspeed.
To paraphrase what was once written about Raymond Chandler, Levon Helm sang as if pain hurt and...
Juvenile Justice Cuts, Death Penalty Deterrence, The Controversial LA Times Photos….& More
by Taylor Walker IS DEATH PENALTY A DETERRENT? More than three decades after the moratorium...
LA Probation Officers Stop Jobless Kids From Working at Homeboy Industries
WHY HAVE SOME JUVIE PROBATION OFFICERS BANNED HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES? by Matthew Fleischer On first...