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#DangerousJails

A new deadly year begins in LA County’s Jails

January 14, 2026
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December 31, 2025
Prison Policy

The Menendez Brothers, Part 3: the Myth of the Model Inmate

December 30, 2025
Prison Policy

The Menendez Brothers, Part 2: How discipline plays an outsized role in CA parole decisions

December 30, 2025
Prison Policy

What the Menendez Brothers Parole hearings tell us about prison discipline, Part 1

December 29, 2025
#NoSafePlace

Is LA County’s women’s jail still an unsafe place for women to be? A new lawsuit says YES

December 28, 2025
Elections

Harris & Cooley Race Likely Not Decided for Weeks

November 4, 2010
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It’s now evident that my enthusiasm about a Harris victory was premature. As the provisional...

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Elections

On the Filter: Why Did California Go Blue?

November 4, 2010
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On KNBC’s The Filter Wednesday night, I talked with Fred Roggin about why California had run...

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On KNBC’s The Filter Tonight @ 7:30 pm

November 3, 2010
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I’m on KNBC’s The Filter tonight at 7:30 p.m. with Fred Roggin. I think my segment is on...

Elections

IT’S A GIRL! Kamala Harris Appears to Have Won for CA AG – UPDATED (or Not)

November 3, 2010
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UPDATE – 3:35 pm: THE CELEBRATION MAY HAVE BEEN PREMATURE None of the papers have called...

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Elections

The Once & Future Governor: 1975, 1979, 2011

November 2, 2010
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From the Guardian: Jerry Brown triumphs over Meg Whitman’s millions Governor Moonbeam is...

Elections

If You Haven’t Already, Go Do It

November 2, 2010
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Elections

Election Day Short Takes

November 2, 2010
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“If you don’t vote, don’t complain.” Newark Mayor, Cory Booker. THE NEW...

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Elections

WitnessLA Endorsements for November 2, 2010

October 31, 2010
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FIRST THE PRINTABLE SHORT FORM STATE OFFICES GOVERNOR: Jerry Brown (Duh.) LT. GOVERNOR: Gavin...

Elections

WLA ENDORSEMENTS Will be Posted Late Sunday Nite

October 31, 2010
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I’ll be putting up elections endorsements late tonight, not to worry. In the meantime, have...

American Voices • Media • National Issues • National Politics

Um, yeah. What He Said.

October 30, 2010
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Elections • Foster Care • Media • Must Reads

Friday Must Reads

October 29, 2010
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TO THE MEDIA ABOUT THE PERCEIVED “RISKS” OF JON STEWART’S RALLY FOR SANITY: OH...

American Artists • Writers and Writing

Carolyn Forché & The Poetry of Witness

October 29, 2010
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In the next three days, I’ll be putting up voting recommendations and endorsements...

Media • Obama

Stewart/Obama: Smart Men Talking

October 28, 2010
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This is why Jon Stewart matters. The interview with President Obama on Wednesday night’s...

The Filter

On KNBC’s The Filter Tonight @ 7:30 pm

October 27, 2010
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I’m on KNBC’s The Filter tonight at 7:30 p.m. with Fred Roggin—this time during the...

Elections • Immigration & Justice • Law Enforcement • Marijuana Laws • Writers and Writing

Elections Updates and Other Pressing Issues

October 27, 2010
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NEW STUDY SHOWS MORE WHITES USE WEED, BUT MORE MANY BLACKS ARE ARRESTED FOR IT The LA Times has an...

Elections • Marijuana Laws • Must Reads

Tuesday Must Reads: The Prop 19 Version

October 26, 2010
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GEORGE SOROS WILL PUT $$$ INTO PROP 19 Gazillionaire George Soros is about to donate some big bucks...

Foster Care • LA County Board of Supervisors • Los Angeles Times

Are We Wrongly Panicking Over Foster Care Deaths?

October 25, 2010
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There’s a fight going on in LA County over whether or not there is a spike kids’...

American Artists • Art and Culture • Writers and Writing

A Weeklong Celebration of Women’s Art and Activism at LMU

October 25, 2010
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Every year about this time Loyola Marymount University puts on a week’s worth of celebration...

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