Monday night, Los Angeles Magazine held a gathering they called a Women’s Leadership...
Stupid Boycott Tricks
I too despise AZ’s loathsome immigration law—SB 1070—which makes it a state crime...
A Judge’s 5 PM Rule, Sentencing 4 Child Porn, & Librarians Read 2 Mayor
WAS IT JUDICIAN MISCONDUCT WHEN A TEXAS JUDGE CLOSED THE DOOR (LITERALLY) ON A LAST MINUTE DEATH...
Happy Father’s Day
For fathers (and uncles and step-dads and foster dads and compadres) everywhere. (Nevermind that...
The Mehserle Trial – Why is LA So Uninterested?
On Thursday, a friend who works for works for public radio in San Francisco emailed me and asked if...
Rescuing the Miracle Dog – Part 2
Milagro is the name that former public defender Elie Miller gave to the injured stray dog she was...
LA County’s Broken Juvenile Probation System – Part 3: Credit Card Frenzy
When I was on Which Way LA? on Monday, I mentioned that we had not come close to seeing the...
The Supremes Rule on Deportation Law, Death Penalty Deadlines and More
It’s already been a very productive week for the US Supreme Court, and a surprisingly...
Rescuing the Miracle Dog – Part 1
The dogs above are both creatures who need homes. (For contact information, scroll to the end.) But...
On Which Way LA Monday Night at 7 p.m. (Tonight)
I’ll be on Warren Olney’s Which Way LA? tonight (Monday) at 7 p.m. together with LA...
More on LA County’s Scarily Broken Juvenile Probation System
Last week there were the revelations that LA County Probation could not adequately account for $79...
Carmen Trutanich’s Grand Jury Quest – Part 2
The discussion continues over whether LA’s City Attorney Carmen Trutanich should be given his...
Bruce Riordan Leaving Trutanich to Join US Attorney Andre Birotte, Jr
It was announced Friday afternoon that Bruce Riordan—a former federal prosecutor who has been...
If You’ve Been Having Taco Bell Urges, Now’s the Time to Induldge
I’ve been meaning to mention this…. From now until June 15, Taco Bell and the Mark...
LAPD’s Sergio Diaz Named Riverside Chief of Police
Former LAPD Deputy Chief Sergio Diaz was named the Chief of Police of Riverside PD on Thursday...
Election Aftermath: Gloria Romero and the LA Times Factor
The elections results were pretty much what we expected in terms of candidates’ victories. No...
The Unholy Mess That is LA County’s Juvenile Probation
/> While we were focused on the elections, on Monday, Los Angeles County CEO, Bill Fujioka...
The Filter: Prop 16 and 17 in 3 Minutes or Less – UPDATED
Here is The Filter’s full show, which features interviews with Carly Fiorina and Tom Campbell...