A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled early on Monday that U.S. District...
6 Monday Must Reads
OH, GET A GRIP, MAUREEN! Maureen Dowd wrote an exceedingly dopey column in the Sunday NY Times...
NAACP Report Calls Shift in Funding Toward Prisons ‘Alarming’
On Thursday, the NAACP released a report called Misplaced Priorities that examines America’s...
Did an LAPD Officer Get a 17-Year-Old Pregnant & Ask Her To Get Abortion?
Dennis Romero at the LA Weekly broke the story. Here’s the opening: An 18-year-old woman...
Thursday Must Reads: A Preview of New LAT Teacher Rankings…& More
LA TIMES GIVES PREVIEW OF NEXT ROUND OF TEACHER RANKINGS BUT….THIS BRINGS UP A QUESTION On...
“Cowardly, Stupid, and Tragically Wrong” – Dahlia Lithwick on Trying KSM
On Monday, the Obama administration announced that alleged 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheik Mohammed...
41st and Central, 1969 – The Black Panther Shootout & the birth of SWAT
On December 9, 1969, a four-hour shootout took place at the Southern California Headquarters of the...
The Fair Sentencing for Youth Act Makes Progress
The Fair Sentencing for Youth Act, SB 9, passed out of the California State Senate Public Safety...
The U.S. Supreme Court, the Power of Money and other Must Reads
In next week’s issue of the New Yorker (April 11), the magazine’s legal writer, Jeffery...
LAPD K-9 Officer Shot and Critically Wounded in Sylmar
Officer Steve Jenkins, who is a highly decorated K-9 handler in the Metro division, was shot at...
Supremes say Prosecutors Who Cook Evidence to Convict Cannot Be Sued
John Thompson was convicted and sentenced to death for a 1984 murder he did not commit. He served...
LAUSD’s Broken System Pink Slips Another Gifted Teacher
In the past month, the story has become crushingly familiar. Pink slips arrive at LAUSD schools...
Bill Bratton Makes Ad for Gay Marriage Equality
This week the news broke that Bill Bratton and his wife Rikki Klieman have taped a testimonial for...
The Sanctity of Facebook Posts: A Constitutional Fight Brewing? …. and More
SHOULD STATE BE ABLE TO DEMAND A JUROR’S FACEBOOK POSTS? CALIFORNIA SUPREMES WANT THE...
Examining the Causes of 10 Years of Child Deaths in LA County
On Wednesday, LA County’s Chief Executive Office (CEO), Bill Fujioka released a report reviewing...
Budget Talks Collapse Causing Terrible Cuts to Community Colleges
The California budget situation is anything but easy. Yet, at least we finally have a clear-eyed...
Michelle Rhee, DC’s Miracle Schools—and Cheating on Test Scores
D.C. SCHOOLS AND THE ERASURE PROBLEM This week the chatter among education wonks and watchers has...
Steve Barr & Green Dot Divorce, Cali School Sups Apply Pressure, & More on Value Added
GREEN DOT CHARTER SCHOOLS’ FOUNDER, STEVE BARR, GOES A NEW DIRECTION I’m not sure why...