Yes I know those other networks are on onsite too. But Annenberg TV Network is way more fun and...
NPR’s Firing of Juan Williams: Guys, You’re Making Things Worse
NPR is having a run of stupid management tricks. First they prohibited their their staff from...
OBAMA FRIDAY: Neon Tommy is Obama Central
Thirty thousand people are expected at USC on Friday to see and hear Barack Obama. Quite...
Experts Gather to Talk About What Works (& Doesn’t) to Prevent Gang Violence
The California Wellness Foundation’s annual Conference on Violence Prevention took place on...
Down With a Bad Cold, So No Blogging
In case I didn’t get the message, my voice vanished. Then when I still didn’t stop...
Aquil Basheer Wins California Peace Prize
Tuesday night, on the kick-off night of their Violence Prevention Conference, the California...
Melees at LA County Probation Camps and Juvie Halls: Where is the Change?
As of today, Tuesday, October 19, new LA County Probation Chief Donald Blevins has been on the job...
LA Times Bizarrely Portrays Whitman/Brown’s Cop & Fire Endorsements
On Sunday the LA Times portrayed Meg Whitman as positively loaded with law enforcement and...
WTF Is Eric Holder Thinking? And Other Monday Must Reads
The LA Times reported over the weekend that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has communicated in...
Friday Wrap-Up & Must Reads
/> THE BEST “IT GETS BETTER” VIDEO TO DATE Deeply affected by the recent string of...
Did NOW Tell Jerry to Fire the ‘Whore’-Talking Staffer?—Uh, No Actually. – UPDATED
THURSDAY UPDATE: Looks like not everyone at NOW considers the term “political whore,”...
The Color of OUT: More Social Media Campaigns Reach to Hurting Kids
Monday, October 11, was National Coming Out day, the date when LGBTs and their friends, families...
Two Unions (& 1 Political Consultant) Toss $1,250,000 to Whitman
Late last month, the PAC made up of the LAPD union—the LAPPL-–and The California State...
Brown and Whitman, the Last Dance: What Did You Think?
Well, it wasn’t dull. Brokaw was great. Whoever made the decision to ask him to moderate...
Why Doesn’t DCFS Have Numbers for Kids Who Have Died in Foster Care?
On Tuesday morning, the County Board of Supervisors will vote on a motion introduced by Mark...
It’s October, and LA County Juvenile Probation is Still Wrecking Kids
Two Op Eds in Sunday’s LA Times very eloquently and urgently called for sweeping changes in...
Jerry Brown, “Whoregate” and Manipulating the Facts
The reporting on…um….Whoregate has been less that stellar, particularly I’m sorry...
Thinking of You, John. Happy 70th. Miss you still.
NOTE: It’s impossible to select only seven John Lennon songs and feel good about it. After...