SHOULD OBAMA VETO SCHOOLS FUNDING BILL IF RACE-TO-THE-TOP $$ ARE SNIPPED? In its Monday editorial...
When You Are Too Young to Choose (But Have to Anyway)
We first met Nina Montoya when she was a senior at Venice High School where, in English teacher...
Cutting Summer School Classes Cuts more than Education
As we who live in LA County are aware, LAUSD has been driven to drop the notion of summer school...
Mehserle/Oscar Grant Verdict: Involuntary Manslaughter – UPDATED
The verdict was reached at around 3:15 p.m. It was announced in LA at around 4:05 p.m. In this...
“Familial DNA” and An Arrest in the Grim Sleeper Case
The man who may be responsible for the longest killing spree in California history was arrested on...
As the Mehserle/Oscar Grant Jury Starts Over, Many Grow Jittery
On Friday the jury began deliberations in the case of Johannes Mehserle, the BART officer who...
Can Raves Be Made Safe Enough?
Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors voted to create a multi-agency task force in order to...
Rescuing the Miracle Dog – Part 3
Okay, now we return to the adventures of our intrepid attorney/dog rescuer Elie Miller, her trusty...
Post Fireworks Round-Up
Later this week, I’ll have a new story on the mess that is LA County probation and some...
Happy Independence Day
And then of course… Enjoy. And may your 4th of July be a good one.
The Death of Zac Champommier: A Need to Know How & Why?
Okay, first let me tell you what we know: On Thursday night, June 24, a little after 9 p.m., a...
Will a Manslaughter Conviction in the Mehserle Case Head Off Unrest?
Wednesday Night in LA’s downtown criminal court building, Judge Robert Perry offered jurors a...
Trutanich’s Grand Jury Quest is a Dead Issue—for Now…And Maybe for Good
The bill that could have given City Attorney Carmen Trutanich his own grand jury was shot down in...
DCFS Worker Arrested For Having Sex With 15-Year-Old Girl
Rod Lautrec Carter, 45, who is employed as an investigator by the Department of Children and Family...
Wednesday RoundUp
A KID DIES AS DCFS OUT-OF-CONTROL BACKLOG OF ABUSE ALLEGATIONS INCREASES LA Times’ Garrett...
The LA Times, Probation and Inadequate “Second Chances” – UPDATED
(NOTE: BE SURE TO CHECK THE LA TIMES-RELATED UPDATE AT THE END OF THE POST.) I just reread this...
Mark Ridley-Thomas on Probation, the Feds, & Why the Sups are Squabbling
While the flow of revelations about the ghastly state of LA County’s juvenile probation...
LAPD Gets Out Ahead of the Problem in Video-Captured Tasing
The above video shows a belligerent man being tased Sunday night by an LAPD officer, and...