I saw LAPD Chief Charlie Beck on Tuesday when I was having lunch at the Homegirl Cafe. We talked...
FYI: The Supremes’ Ruling IS NOT a Demand for Prisoner Release
On Monday morning the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case known as Brown v. Plata that California...
Supremes Say Calif. has “Serious Constitutional Violations” With Prison Overcrowding
Amazing. It was a 5-4 ruling—as we guessed it likely would be. Anthony Kennedy was the...
UTLA Is Once Again Putting Job Security Ahead of LAUSD’s Kids
On Friday, the Los Angeles teachers union—UTLA—filed papers with the state’s...
The High Cost of a Lousy Education for L.A.’s Lawbreaking Kids – But One Supervisor Points to an Alternative
We spend of lot of taxpayer money on education for local kids who are locked up—either in...
Down With a Cold…Back Friday A.M.
Looking Back at the Coverage of Arnold’s Alleged Serial Groping
Tracy Webber of Pro Publica, formerly a Pulitzer winner from the LA Times, has posted an essay ...
Voices from Solitary: It’s Time to Talk About It
Solitary Watch is a website launched two years ago that is dedicated to bringing the topic of...
Full 9th Circuit Shows Winklevoss Brothers to the Door
The Winklevoss twins lose yet one more round. The mean, mean, mean justices of the full ninth...
3 Monday Must Reads – Reforming Prisons, Interrogating Librarians and More
WHY PRISON REFORM MAY FINALLY OCCUR: IT’S THE MONEY, STUPID “In this economic climate...
Was an Alleged Double Murderer Paroled Years Early from Prison?
Wednesday night the LA Weekly posted a story with the headline: Zachariah Timothy Lehnen, Accused...
Is CA’s 3-Strikes Good or Bad Law? State & Local Officials Contemplate the Question
Last week two dozen California reporters—myself included—met with state and local...
Must a Felony Record Be a Life Sentence for Joblessness?
In Wednesday’s LA Times Father Greg Boyle writes that its everyone’s business to give...
Dear Tony Rackauckas, It’s About That Constitutional Thingy, Says Fed Judge
In a significant victory for the So Cal ACLU, on Tuesday, a federal judge ruled that Orange County...
Why Some City Leaders Didn’t Want the LA Times Teacher Ratings Released
As most education watchers know, on Sunday, the LA Times released its second round of its...
Zachary Champommier’s Mom Files $10 Million Wrongful Death Suit
Studio City Patch, in a story by AnnMarie Baranik, has the details. Here’s the opening of...
Never Say Goodbye: An Eastside Love Story
The LA Eastside blogger who goes by the name, Don Quixote, has often been an intelligent presence...
Pushed Out: Reforming Zero Tolerance at LAUSD
PUSHED OUT The concept of Zero Tolerance is alive and well in the Los Angeles Unified School...