Impassioned non-fiction-writer, novelist, naturalist Peter Matthiessen died on Saturday at 86 of...
U.S. Attorney André Birotte Tapped by Obama to be Fed. Judge—& Why This is Cheering News
U.S. ATTORNEY ANDRE BIROTTE NOMINATED BY POTUS TO BECOME FEDERAL JUDGE On Thursday afternoon the...
LA Foster Girls Get Ready for Prom with Help from Glamour Gowns, California Leasing More Private Prison Space, Enforcing PREA, and Children of Re-entry
CASA’S GLAMOUR GOWNS GIVES LOS ANGELES GIRLS IN FOSTER CARE THE FULL PROM TREATMENT Glamour...
WitnessLA on “Which Way LA?” Wednesday Night Talking Union Big Bucks Power Plays….& More
I’m on Which Way LA? with Warren Olney Wednesday night at about 7 pm on KCRW FM. If you...
Opposing Factions in LASD Deputy Union Mud Wrestle for Power with Big $$$ at Stake
ALADS—THE LASD DEPUTY UNION—IS IN THE MIDST OF A HUGE TUG OF WAR WITH THE FATE OF $2.5...
Saving Kilpatrick, LA County to Request More $$ for Foster Kids’ Lawyers, Stop-and-Frisk, Sheriff’s Dept. Values…and More
MORE ON THE CAMP KILPATRICK SPORTS CAMP STORY Late last month, WLA posted a three-part story about...
Class for Incarcerated Teen Dads, Status-Offending Girls and Trauma, and “Holistic” Indigent Defense
PROGRAM TEACHES PARENTING SKILLS TO TEEN FATHERS IN LOCK-UP A prison class in California, called...
Banditos Sexual Harassment Lawsuit – The Suit Itself
Several people asked to see the “Banditos” sexual harassment lawsuit we mentioned in...
West Virginia Eliminates Juvie LWOP….Deputy Clique Sexually Harasses LASD Women, Candidate’s Gag Call Criticized
EDITOR’S NOTE: LIGHT POSTING TODAY….as I’m a bit under the weather. More news...
CDCR to Hire Staff to Speed Up Internal Investigations, Sen. Leland Yee Update, Baca’s Q&A with Loyola Marymount Students, and Todd Rogers’ “Reno 911!” Ads
CDCR TO HIRE MORE EMPLOYEES TO INVESTIGATE PRISON STAFF MISCONDUCT CASES The California Department...
Breaking News: Hostages Held at Homeboy Industries
Thursday night: An armed former employee of Homeboy Industries is reportedly holding six-to-eight...
State Sen. Leland Yee Arrested in Federal Corruption Sting, Sheriff Campaign Fundraising Update…and More
CALIFORNIA SEN. LELAND YEE INDICTED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES State Senator Leland Yee (D-San...
Proposal to Keep Kilpatrick Sports Program Alive…..Judge Nash Plans New Order to Open Family Courts to Media…Does the LASD IG Need Greater Independence?….& More
NEXT CHAPTER ON THE ONGOING CAMP KILPATRICK SPORTS PROGRAM STORY According to a motion sponsored...
Judge Says Boy Who Killed Dad Was Denied Rights…… LA’s Lousy System of Panel Attorneys for Kids….DOJ Makes New Ruling to Help Fed Prison Re-entry…& More
JUDGE SAYS OFFICIALS DENIED TREATMENT FOR BOY WHO KILLED DAD Former state senator Gloria Romero...
Holder & Duncan Shocked at Pre-School Discipline #’s….Child Abuse Deaths Up….Looking at Sheriff Candidate Bob Olmsted….and More
ERIC HOLDER & ARNE DUNCAN SHOCKED AT SUSPENSION OF PRESCHOOLERS This past Friday the Civil...
Sheriff’s Candidates Wax Progressive at Debate….Tanaka’s a No-Show….Eric Previn Wants 2 be Supe…& More
SHERIFF’S CANDIDATES GET NOTABLY PROGRESSIVE AND PAUL TANAKA PULLS A LAST MINUTE NO-SHOW AT...
LASD Monitor Merrick Bobb Wants to Stay, LA Supervisors Move Forward on Mira Loma Jail Plan, Supes Gain Access to LASD Investigation Docs….and More
LASD SPECIAL COUNSEL MERRICK BOBB SAYS HE STILL PROVIDES EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT, DISAGREES WITH...
Kilpatrick Imperiled Sports Program Should be Saved, Says Chief Powers & LA County Supes Agree—& the Research Agrees Too
For nearly two years, the fate of LA County Probation’s much-lauded Kilpatrick sports program...