NYPD CLEARED ZUCCOTTI PARK OF OWS PROTESTERS AND TENTS AROUND 1 AM TUESDAY MORNING…PROTESTERS...
A New Study Shows Why AB 12—Set to Begin Jan 2012— is So Urgently Needed
Last year, California legislature passed AB 12, the bill that gives another three years of aid to...
To All Our Veterans, With Deep, Deep Gratitude
In honor of those who have served—and are serving—in our behalf, a booklist. Not so...
Abusive Spousal Support….Realignment Panic…& the GOP on Criminal Justice
CALIFORNIA WOMAN FORCED TO PAY HER ABUSIVE HUSBAND SPOUSAL SUPPORT? REALLY? What is this judge...
Laurie Winer on Sam Zell and the Dismantling of the LA Times
Former LA Times theater critic, Laurie Winer, has ostensibly written a review of James...
Former Men’s Central Jail Captain Dan Cruz Relieved of Duty
The former commanding officer of Men’s Central Jail, Captain Daniel Cruz, was relieved of...
SCOTUS Takes 2 Juvenile LWOP Case… & OC Boy Gets Life Sentence
SCOTUS WILL HEAR TWO CASES OF JUVENILE LWOP TO DETERMINE IF THEY’RE CRUEL & UNUSUAL The...
Sup. Ridley-Thomas Adds Cecil Murray to Jails Commission as “Moral Force”
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas has nominated Reverend Cecil “Chip” Murray, the iconic...
A Report From Occupy London from LA Poet Gail Wronsky
The wonderful poet Gail Wronsky is in London for a semester and has been tracking the Occupy...
The Deborah Peagler Story, ICE & Foster Care…. and More
“CRIME AFTER CRIME” – THE STRUGGLE TO FREE BATTERED WOMAN, DEBORAH PEAGLER The...
Knabe Names Top Cop Jim McDonnell to Jails Commission
Don Knabe has broken with the prevailing trend and, instead of nominating an august and respected...
Initiative to Revise 3-Strikes Takes First Step Toward Nov. 2012 Ballot
Stanford Law School’s Three Strikes Project, along with a group of Stanford lawyers and other...
California Wellness Foundation Picks New CEO
On Wednesday, the California Wellness Foundation announced it had named Kaiser Permanente executive...
Gloria Molina Grills Sheriff Baca About Jail Abuse Reforms at Supes Meeting
Sheriff Lee Baca appeared before the LA County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday morning—at...
Supes’ New Jail Violence Commissioners Have Their Work Cut Out for Them
The first 3 people named to the new Citizen’s Commission on Jail Violence are all highly...
A Close-Up Look at Slow-Motion Democracy at Occupy LA
This past Saturday night I became—albeit briefly— a voting member of Occupy LA’s...
A Week’s Worth of Occupy Wall Street
I’ve not commented on Occupy Wall Street because there has been no shortage of coverage, and...
Reporters and Secrets….Reporters Get Payback.
THE DIFFICULTY OF PROTECTING SOURCES IN A DIGITAL AGE This NY Times Op Ed by Christopher Soghoian...