Since the news described in the following story broke, we have been bothered by the seemingly...
Sheriff Baca Signs on (Cautiously) to Consider Innovative Austin Report Detailing How to Close Men’s Central Jail – UPDATED
Since last fall Sheriff Lee Baca has insisted to the LA County Board of Supervisors that the county...
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Tuesday Must Reads: Same Sex Divorce, Loving or Hating LAUSD’s Deasy…& More
by Taylor Walker CAN MARRIED GAYS DIVORCE IN NON-GAY MARRIAGE STATES? Washington Post’s...
INTERVIEWING BACA: WLA’s Dave Lynn Talks to KPPC’s Frank Stoltze Re: the Challenges of Profiling an Embattled Sheriff
EDITOR’S NOTE: I’d known from chatting with KPPC’s Frank Stoltze at this or that...
Monday’s Must Reads: Death Penalty Conversions, the Problem With “Defiance” & More
by Taylor Walker CHANGING THEIR MINDS ON THE DEATH PENALTY Two champions of California’s...
Goodbye to Mike Wallace – Thank You for the Questions
It’s sometimes easy to forget all these years later, but yeah, he really was that good.
AERO BUREAU: THE HANGAR ONE MEMO – Analyzing the LASD Helicopter Contract
As most readers are aware, as a part of our Dangerous Jails series, which has been probing ...
Gardens Prevent Prison Return, The OC Jacks School Funds, and More
With Taylor Walker GARDENING INMATES LESS LIKELY TO COME BACK TO LOCK UP A growing number of...
Thursday Short Takes: Golfing Felons and More
NOTE: Stories researched and written with the help of the excellent Taylor Walker! INMATE GETS...
Which Way LA? Covers Santa Monica College and Pepper Spray
Warren Olney’s Which Way LA has a good line up of people talking about the pepper spray...
SMC Students Pepper Sprayed, Supes Lay Down the Law With Realignment, Colorado Closing Prisons and More
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE STUDENTS PROTESTING RATE HIKES PEPPER SPRAYED (NOTE: Taylor Walker...
Supes Ask County Auditor-Controller to Examine LASD Aero Bureau Contract
Responding to a motion by LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, the board of supervisors voted...
Too Many People Locked Up Say Americans In New Survey, Antonio Goes to D.C. for Gangs, Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking…and More
EDITOR’S NOTE: Starting today, the very smart and talented Taylor Walker is helping me gather...
LASD INVESTIGATIONS: AERO BUREAU – PART 2: IRREGULARITIES… Tales of Safety-Risking Policies, Loyalty Oaths, Falsified Records & Take-home Helicopters
( When 31-year Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department veteran Lieutenant Edison Cook came to the...
Must Reads & Short Takes for Cesar Chavez Friday
it slipped my mind that today was Cesar Chavez Day. So since many are taking the day off (and...
MISSING SCHOOL: LAUSD’s Chronic Student Absences & What to Do About Them…Plus Child Dependency Court & Reax to Dizzying Health Care Arguments
Chronic truancy is a daunting problem in districts all over California, but it’s far worse in...
Late in Posting – UPDATED
Back mid-morning. Stay tuned. UPDATE: Well, so much for that “mid-morning” thingy. ...