Nicholas Kristof, who continues to go to Tahrir Square, had another good column about the...
Cairo: Gov’t Forces Threatening, Beating & Detaining Journalists
CAN A REVOLUTION HAPPEN IF NOBODY’S THERE TO REPORT IT? Egypt no longer safe for...
CA Prison Guards Are the Main Source of Inmates’ Cellphones
Jack Dolan reports for the LA Times: Prison employees, roughly half of whom are unionized guards...
When Friday Dawns over Egypt’s Tahrir Square, Much Depends Upon the Army
“Side by side with the ugliest of humanity, you find the best.” And so it was in...
Does It Matter That the LAPD Gang Units Are Walking Out?
Which Way LA? with Warren Olney attempted to answer the above question on Wednesday night’s...
Post Mortem: The Trouble With Coroners in America
NPR News partnered with ProPublica and PBS Frontline to investigate the nation’s 2,300...
California’s Murdered Kids, County by County
According to a study called Lost Youth released on Monday by the Violence Policy Center, homicide...
As Day for Million Egyptian March Dawns, Gov’t Cuts Last Web Lifeline but Google & Twitter Offer Egyptians Tweets by Phone
EGYPT’S LAST INTERNET LIFELINE HAS INDEED BEEN SEVERED REPORTS FORBES MAG Here’s a...
Jerry Talks Straight in the State of the State
Just after 5 pm on Monday, Jerry Brown gave his 8th ever State of the State speech—the first...
Monday Must Reads
AN AMERICAN PROFESSOR IN CAIRO (AND LONGTIME MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT) WEIGHS IN ABOUT HIS...
Standing With Egypt
“We’ve waited for this revolution for years… ” Mona Eltahawy for The...
The El Camino LAUSD Cop Shooter…Doesn’t Exist
Police are being shot—and in too many cases killed-–in rising numbers around the...
Tactical Alert Called Tuesday Night Due to Lack of Officers? – UPDATED
On Tuesday night, a tactical alert was called for both the Central and South Bureaus of the LAPD. ...
The Pressure on Cops Not to Snitch & A $1.7 M Settlement Against the LAPD
In the February issue of Reason Magazine, Radley Balko has a worthwhile feature about the very real...
State of the Union – WLA’s Picks of Best SOTU Moments
More blogging on local issues later. In the meantime… Some good SOTU lines, moments, ideas...
LA City Attorney’s Reaction to Latest Budget Cuts Concerns LAPD Detectives
In LA’s most recent round of budget cuts last week, the mayor’s office, the city...
Reggie Doucet Jr’s Family Retains Lawyer From Cochran Firm
/> The memorial for Reggie Doucet Jr. was held this past Sunday at North Monterey County High...
Shutting Down CA’s Juvie Prisons, SCOTUS Ethics, a Needed Clemency & More
BROWN WANTS TO SHUT DOWN THE STATE’S JUVENILE PRISONS, BUT SHOULD WE? The short answer is...