UPDATE: I’m laying low for the rest of Friday the weekend. I’ll do a round up on...
Dear LA Times: WTF? Tim Rutten?
I missed this news although LA Observed had it on Wednesday afternoon. Amid a group of new layoffs...
Thursday Must Reads
SYSTEM OVERLOAD: THE SORRY STATE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE Wednesday the Justice Police Institute released...
Policy Trumps Politics as LA County Sups Give Probation the Nod for Parolees
At Tuesday’s meeting, the LA County Supervisors wisely put aside personal feelings and...
Probation, LASD, Those Parolees and the Board of Supervisors Vote (Maybe)
Today, Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors will face round four-hundred and thirty-seven...
On Which Way LA? Monday Re: the Bryan Stow Beating Case
I’m on Which Way LA? Monday night on KCRW 89.9 as one of the people talking about the first...
Catching Up With the Solitary Confinement Hunger Strikers
The hunger strike that began on July 1 at the Pelican Bay SHU eventually spread to somewhere...
Amy Winehouse – Back in Black: 1983 – 2011
I hoped—as did many—that she would make it, that her super-sized talent would somehow...
Can Probation Chief Blevins Survive the Unions’ No Confidence Vote?
On Thursday, the four primary unions that represent all those (save management) who work in the LA...
The Sheriff Backs Off LASD’s Parolee Proposal
Tuesday’s Board Of Supervisor’s meeting involved much drama, lots of side players, gobs...
Who Will Supervise LA’s Newly Aquired Parolees? Probation? Or the Sheriff? UPDATED
On Tuesday, July 12, the LA County Board of Supervisors will prepare to decide who will supervise...
Much Chatter Follows Resignation of Jeff Carr, Villaraigosa’s Chief of Staff
When Antonio Villaraigosa’s Chief of Staff, Jeff Carr, resigned unexpectedly on Wednesday...
LAPD IG Nicole Bershon Leaving For LA County Superior Court Job, Plus School Cheating Stories….& More
A little over a year ago, LA’s Inspector General Nicole Bershon was, reportedly, a very...
Blaming the Rape Victim, Changing 3-Strikes, Prison Theater…. & Hemingway
“IT’S ONCE AGAIN IT’S THE ALLEGED RAPE VICTIM WHO IS ON TRIAL, SAYS LAT’S...
Happy 4th of July!
This first video features a list of artists, so hang in and enjoy. The other two speak—and...
Hunger Strike Over Conditions Begins July 1 at Pelican Bay Prison SHU
Approximately 100 prisoners in the Secure Housing Unit—the SHU-–of Pelican Bay Prison...
A Noose & Racial Bullying In a Santa Monica High Locker Room
Here is what we know of the story: A sophomore on the Santa Monica High School wrestling team says...
Heroic Officers, University Tuition Hikes, & Springsteen’s Eulogy for Clarence
TWO OFFICERS RESCUE WOMAN LOCKED IN A BURNING CAR ON MONDAY This is from the LAPPL Blog: LAPD...