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#Oversight

The Battle over Oversight: Max Huntsman, LA County’s Inspector General has announced his retirement. But he has a lot more to tell us.

December 17, 2025
#Oversight

Intro: Max Huntsman, LA County’s Inspector General, has announced his retirement. And thankfully he’s not going quietly

December 10, 2025
#JusticeBriefs2025 • Uncategorized

SUPREMES Remove—at least for now—legal restrictions that prevent Trump administration from making immigration stops based on racial profiling

September 8, 2025
#DangerousJails

AG Rob Bonta sues LASD for its “inhumane” Jails

September 8, 2025
#JusticeBriefs

This Week’s Slap Down Ruling by the 9th Sends Government running to SCOTUS

August 7, 2025
#Justice

9th Circuit Slaps Down Government’s Attempt to Avoid Judge’s Temporary Restraining Order

August 5, 2025
The Filter

The Filter: Critical Mass, RVs and Conspiracy Theories

September 24, 2010
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Here’s the latest segment of NBC’s the Filter in which Fred Roggin asks attorney Leo...

Arresting Alex Sanchez • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • FBI

Details of Latest Alex Sanchez Hearing

September 24, 2010
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For those of you following the Alex Sanchez case, Tom Hayden has a story in the Nation that gives...

Education

The Investor’s Club: Are UC Regents Spinning Public Funds into Private Profit

September 24, 2010
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Spot.Us has sponsored an 8-month in-depth investigation by journalist Peter Byrne into the...

International Issues • International Politics • Media

The Dangerous Profession: Reporters and Bloggers in Iran and Cuidad Juarez

September 24, 2010
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The frightening announcement came this week that Iran’s best known journalist/blogger ...

The Filter

On The Filter Tonight at 7:30 pm Talking Cyclists, Conspiracy Theories & Facebook

September 23, 2010
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I’m on KNBC’s The Filter tonight at 7:30 p.m. with Fred Roggin. Rather than a short...

Foster Care • State Government • Uncategorized

Why Schwarzenegger Must Sign AB 12, to Extend Foster Care

September 23, 2010
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It is going to be tempting for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger not to sign AB 12, the bill now...

Bears and Alligators

Coyotes in Woodland Hills, Oh My!

September 23, 2010
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File this under don’t you have anything more freaking substantial to worry about? The Daily...

Los Angeles Times

LAT FOB Coming to USC (Wooo-hooo!!!)

September 22, 2010
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The LA Times Festival of Books is moving to the USC campus this coming spring, after spending all...

Families • National Issues

Incubating Change: LA Gets in on the Feds’ Promise Grants

September 22, 2010
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Two LA Groups have just received $500,000 in federal grants to help create programs modeled on...

Media • Middle East • War

Wednesday Fresh Picks

September 22, 2010
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CNN’S MICHAEL WARE SUFFERS FROM PTSD AND IS HAUNTED BY A POSSIBLE WAR CRIME HE WAS NEVER ABLE...

Immigration & Justice • LGBTQ

Republicans Use Fillibuster to Derail Dream Act & Repeal of Don’t Ask….

September 21, 2010
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Why is it that every time the Democrats remember (however briefly) that they have a spinal column...

Homeboy Industries • LA City Council • LA City Government

Homegirl Cafe Coming to LAX

September 21, 2010
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Although prospects had looked bleak for months, when four out of five of LAX’s wildly...

Immigration & Justice • Supreme Court

The Supremes, the Border Patrol and the $200 Baby

September 21, 2010
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The Supreme Court will soon decide whether or not to hear a case in which US Border Patrol agents...

Must Reads

Sunday/Monday Must Reads

September 20, 2010
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UH, OH. SCALIA SAYS THE CONSTITUTION DOESN’T COVER SEX BIAS (OR BIAS AGAINST SEXUAL...

Gangs • Homeboy Industries • Life and Life Only

Remembering Smiley: When Bullets are Reduced to Dust

September 17, 2010
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I notice that a lot of people have been checking WitnessLA for information on Irvin Panameno. (You...

Sentencing

Should Judges Consider the Costs of Sentencing?

September 17, 2010
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Missouri thinks judges should— that the strategy can favorably impact the state’s...

The Shooting

The Shooting: Seven Years Later

September 17, 2010
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Seven years ago today, on the night of September 17, 2003, Michael Domaloan, 21, and Felix Quiroz...

City Controller • Economy

City Controller Audits What LA Has Done With the Stimulous $$

September 16, 2010
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Thursday, City Controller Wendy Greuel released findings on her audit of how the City of Los...

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