Once again in California, those in the state with any kind of experience and/or knowledge of...
LASD Sgt. Says Colleague Pulled a Gun on Him, Was Shielded by Higher Ups
Sergeant Mark Moffett, a 23-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department, loved ...
LAPD’s New Impound Policy Will Be Approved Tues: So is it Legal?
Chief of Police Charlie Beck’s proposed changes to the LAPD’s automobile impound policy...
More on Opening LA’s Child Dependency Courts–& the Push to Close Them
There is a strong movement afoot to slam closed the door that Judge Michael Nash unlocked last week...
LAUSD & Adult Education: Worries About a Valentine’s Day Massacre
The Los Angeles Unified School Board will vote on Tuesday, Valentine’s Day, on whether or not...
Will LA’s City Council Finally End Student Truancy Fines?
Hearings begin on Monday in a push to persuade the Los Angeles City Council to amend the LA’s...
Whitney Houston: 1963 – 2012 – R.I.P.
One of the best voices gracing the world of pop music, a beauty with a trillion dollar smile...
Rumors Persist that Baca is Shaking Up His Top Management
In general we consider it bad form to report on rumors, but this one has grown so persistent...
Friday Round-Up: Miramonte Gets Messier, Private Prisons Lose Biz…and More
LAUSD PAID $40 GRAND TO SETTLE WITH MIRAMONTE TEACHER MARK BERNDT, BUT PUT BLOTCH ON RECORD OF...
Changes in Sheriff’s Department Have Insiders Guessing at the Meaning
THE SHERIFF MAKES THREE CHANGES AND INSIDERS SEARCH FOR HIDDEN MEANING reported by Matt Fleischer...
Judge’s Allows LA Times Reporters a Rare Visit Inside Children’s Courts
LA Times reporters Garrett Therolf and John Hoeffel experience their first visit inside LA...
Deconstructing the Prop 8 Decision
On Tuesday morning, there was mostly ebullience. However, by afternoon the significance of...
LASD INVESTIGATIONS: Friends of Paul Tanaka – Campaign Donations, 2009
As those of you who have been following Matt Fleischer’s LASD INVESTIGATIONS Dangerous Jails...
Prop 8 Challenge: Waiting for the 9th Circuit – UPDATED: 8 is UNconstitutional!
UPDATE: Today is a very good day for human beings. No reporting can speak quite as eloquently to...
SHOOT THE MESSENGER: Sheriff’s Department Investigates Ret. Cmr. Olmsted’s Accounts of Jail Violence and Higher Ups Lack of Response
In an interesting turn of events, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has launched an...
Deputies Union Tells Jail Commission NO Access to Deputy Disciplinary Records
One of the more interesting moments in Friday’s meeting of the Citizen’s Committee on...
Prop 8 Videos, Jails Commission Meets, Colbert v. SCOTUS, Sentencing Reform
9TH CIRCUIT DECIDES THAT VIDEO OF PROP 8 TRIAL ARGUMENTS WILL NOT BE RELEASED The San Jose Mercury...
Don’t Cut the Education Program Helping Foster Kids….& Other Must Reads
A lot of necessary budget cutting is going on in the state right now. Many of the cuts are...