On Tuesday, the California state assembly voted 34 to 36 to defeat SB 399, the bill that would give...
New Report from County Probation Admits to the Mess
Second in command at LA County probation, the well-liked Chief Deputy, Cal Remington, has issued...
Who Caused California to Stumble (Again) in the Race to the Top?
THE OBSTRUCTIONISTS Once again, California lost out in its bid to win a share of the $4.35 billion...
Judge Rules Troy Davis Fails to Prove Innocence
The US Supreme Court gave death row inmate Troy Davis a rare chance to prove himself innocent of...
Gloria Romero Wants Transparency on LAUSD’s $578 Million Pupil Palace
Monday afternoon, State Senator Gloria Romero (who also happens to be the Chair of the Senate...
New Study Shows the Inconvenient Facts of AZ’s Crime Rate
Despite alarming incidents of drug-cartel-fueled violence near the Mexican border, the crime rate...
Eli Broad’s $100 Mil Non-Surprising Location Choice
Okay, yeah, we all knew that all the drama about how maybe Eli Broad wasn’t going to put the...
SB399: Juvenile Sentencing Madness About to Come to a Vote
“We can keep the public safe without locking children up forever for crimes committed when...
The Annenberg Boot Camp Projects: Skid Row
Here are two more stories from the Boot Camp projects from the Annenberg Master’s in...
Madeleine Brand & Chief Beck Discuss WLA’s 1st LA Justice Report
Madeleine Brand guest hosted for Patt Morrison on Friday afternoon and during the Talk to the...
WLA Favorite Video of the Week (or maybe the month)
When humor truth-tells and heals. Happy Friday.
Why the Roger Clemens Perjury Indictment is Legally Righteous…. but DUMB
I was just muttering to myself about the whole Clemens/perjury indictment thingy when I happened...
The LA Times Wins “Prior Restraint” Case. (Thank You, Appeals Court!)
SO, EXACTLY WHAT PART OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT DID JUDGE HILLERI MERRITT NOT...
The Annenberg Bootcamp Projects: Does Gang Intervention Work?
Here are the three projects by the Annnenberg journalists who each focused on some part of the...
Boot Camp for Journalists
Tuesday morning I attended the presentations of projects by the brand new class of 21 candidates...
Prison Without Walls
The September issue of Atlantic Magazine contains an article that every state...
A Teacher’s View of the LA Times’ Educators Analysis
EDITOR’S NOTE: I was glad to see the LA Times’ analysis of teacher performance...
Department of Justice Not Happy With Progress at Juvenile Probation Camps
In Tuesday’s LA County Board of Supervisor’s meeting, the Sups will very likely approve...