On Sunday, the Las Vegas Sun has published Part 3 of LA writer/essayist/documentary filmmaker...
The Filter: Can Judge Stephen Reinhardt Be Impartial on Prop 8?
We discussed four topics, but the meatiest was the issue about Judge Stephen Reinhardt being asked...
On NBC’s the Filter, Tonight at 7:30 p.m.
I’m on KNBC’s The Filter tonight at 7:30 p.m. with Fred Roggin—this time during the...
Son of Riverside Chief of Police Sergio Diaz is Found Dead
The son of Riverside Chief of Police, Sergio Diaz (formerly a Deputy Chief of the LAPD) was found...
Breaking the Kid Lock-up Cycle, Expo Line Fiasco, LAPD Policy Fights & More
HOW DO WE KEEP LAWBREAKING KIDS FROM RETURNING TO LOCK-UP? LA COUNTY SUP MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS AND...
Ronni Chasen Murder Suspect Kills Self
The Ronni Chasen murder case gets weirder and weirder (and sadder and sadder) At around 6 p.m...
WikiLeaks Quote Contest, Lying Witnesses, and Strugging for Health Care
JAMES FALLOWS AT THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY HAS A CONTEST FOR THE BEST WIKILEAKS QUOTE No, he’s not...
How Will the Supremes Rule on CA’s Prison Pop Case?
Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court heard the much anticipated arguments on the case that will decide...
The New Homelessness: Rodger Jacobs & The Myth of Solid Ground
It was late September when we last checked with LA journalist/author/essayist Rodger Jacobs who...
Monday Must Reads
TEN YEARS AFTER BUSH V. GORE December marks the tenth anniversary of Bush v. Gore. (Ah, but how...
Of Ethics & WikiLeaks: “The Job of the Media is Not to Protect Power From Embarrassment”
What everyone now knows (or ought to know) is that, on Sunday five newspapers—The New York...
Happy Thanksgiving, y’all
May your joys be many all day long. Here’s a small but very cool video to cheer your day.
Cooley Concedes: It’s Kamala
As fond as I am of Cooley personally (aside from my objections to one or five professional issues...
Discarded Cigarettes, DNA and Privacy
No, actually this video has zero to do with the content of the post. It’s simply some good...
Must Reads – Prison & Parole Version
NOTE: For the rest of the Thanksgiving week, there’ll be light posting for purposes of...
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Sunday-Monday Must Reads
AN LAPD COP REFLECTS ON RACIAL PROFILING The always interesting Lt. Sunil Dutta offers his...
Disagreeing With the LA Times Over Foster Coverage: the Sequel
THE LA TIMES AND PROTECTING CHILDREN On Sunday, the LA Times ran a well-thought out editorial about...