Monday and Tuesday I’ll be at a symposium at USC that is taking a look at California’s...
No More New Death Row, a Teacher Gets a Genius Grant, and More
ROBOTICS AND AMIR ABO-SHAEER, THE “GENIUS” TEACHER The LA Times Steve Chawkins writes...
Thursday’s Must Reads
THE REAL COST OF CALIFORNIA’S BUDGET CUTS: WHO IS HARDEST HIT? Annenberg’s Neon Tommy...
Iraq and Afghanistan Vets of America to Honor Tim Hetherington at Heroes Gala
The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America were already planning to honor photojournalist Tim...
A Story Behind the Story: Paul Romero – Doing (Almost) Everything Right
A week before Easter there was a horrific car crash on a residential street in La Habra...
7 Tips 4 Getting the Most Out of the LA Times Festival of Books
This weekend the glorious LA Times Festival of Books will be held at its new location on the USC...
5 Monday Must Reads
POLITICS TRUMPS SCIENCE: MT & IDAHO WOLVES REMOVED FROM THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT In a...
SCOTUS, Prison and Religious Freedom
This is a case from last week that I didn’t want to overlook. Civil rights advocates are...
Posting Later Today. Check back.
Back soon! WEEKEND UPDATE: Many apologies. Friday’s obligations took far longer than I...
Supremes Will Again Consider the Constitutionality of LWOP Kids
The NY Times’ Adam Liptak and Lisa Faye Petak outline the issue as it presently stands and...
A Once Illegal Pulitizer Winner—& the Many Like Him Still in the Shadows
First there was Shawn Hubler’s terrific essay that outed the co-leader of the Bell...
Does Justice Depend Upon Carbs & Diving Blood Sugar?
SO IS IT LEGAL TO BRING SNACKS FOR CRIMINAL COURT JUDGES? Horrifyingly enough Discover magazine...
Heartbreak: “Restrepo” Co-Director Tim Hetherington Killed Covering Libya
“In it’s desire to sanitize war, society dehumanizes it….I’ve come to realize...
Teaching Gay History, Angry Judges & More
CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE PASSED BILL TO REQUIRE TEACHING GAY HISTORY IN SCHOOLS The AP gets this...
Gay Kids Far More Likely to Try Suicide in Negative Social Environment
If a gay teenager is living in a conservative community where the majority of the residents feel...
Congratulations to…….
THE LA TIMES BELL REPORTING TEAM & TO LAT PHOTOGRAPHER BARBARA DAVIDSON FOR THEIR WELL-DESERVED...
Monday Must Reads: Prison Guard Deals, School Board Rogues & More
THE BULLIES AND ROGUES OF THE COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD The drama of the hoped for “Parent...
The Pew Recidivism Report: How CA Can Cut $233 Million
This week the Pew Center on the States delivered another of its large and important reports on the...