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...
The LA Times Replies to Criticism Over DCFS Coverage – Part 1
Late afternoon on Wednesday, Assistant Managing Editor David Lauter, who oversees state and local...
Must Reads – Thursday
PRISON FRENZY AND DRUG WAR A HUGE DRAG ON THE ECONOMY A NEW REPORT SAYS Denver Westword writes of a...
Is the LA Times Coverage of DCFS in Danger of Endangering Kids?
The headline above may sound a bit alarmist, but a growing number of those knowledgeable about...
Race and Gender Affects Treatment of Parole Violators
On Sunday, the LA Times reported that the U.S. Justice Department believes that the Los Angeles...
CA Supremes Rule That Illegal Immigrant Students May Pay In State Tuition
At approximately 10 a.m. Monday, the California Supreme Court handed down a unanimous ruling...
First All Female Class of Community Intervention Workers Graduates
On Friday night, LA’s Professional Community Intervention Training Institute, headed by Aquil...
Is the LAPD Working Hard Enough to Root Out Racial Profiling?
After the federal consent decree, which was put in place in 2001, was lifted from the LAPD last...
Harris Holds Slim Lead for 4th Day…As the Counting Continues
After Steve Cooley had been lodged in the lead for most of last week, by Friday when a bunch of...