On Tuesday, lawyers for 31-year old Cameron Douglas, the son of actor Michael Douglas, cut a deal...
Murder City: Chuck Bowden & Cuidad Juarez
The murder rate in Cuidad Juarez exceeds that of Baghdad. And there is no one better equipped to...
Supremes, Gay Rights and Christian Campus Clubs
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard the case of the Christian Legal Society v. Martinez. You...
Daryl Gates: the Last Emperor of the LAPD
On Friday morning, when I posted about the death of former LAPD chief Daryl Gates, I made a point...
FRIDAY: Gates RIP & Goldman-the-Vampire Squid
CONTROVERSIAL LAPD CHIEF DARYL GATES DIES He was the LAPD chief lots of us loved to hate, and was...
The ALA’s List of Top 10 Most Challenged Books (OMG!)
For the past 20 years, the American Library Association has collected reports of book challenges...
PA 12-year-old Could be Youngest Lifer Kid
A 12-year-old Pennsylvania boy is to be tried for the murder of his soon-to-be stepmother and her...
Life Imprisonment for Forcing Ta-Ta-Touching
First let me stipulate that forcing or luring children into any kind of sexual actions with adults...
Congress, Financial Reform & The Inside Job
While Congress argues over financial reform, with the fights inevitably fracturing along partisan...
Wednesday’s Fresh Picks
CSU STUDENTS GO DUMPSTER DIVING AND FIND SHREDS OF PALIN CONTRACT CONTROVERSY… It all started...
Treme
Just a note in passing, David Simon and Eric Overmyer’s new HBO series, Treme, about...
Introducing LA County’s 100 Kid, $1.1 Million Gang Plan
Last Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors approved the county’s long-awaited gang...
On Which Way LA? Monday Night
I’m on Warren Olney’s Which Way LA tonight, Monday, on KCRW, 89.9, along with the...
Patt Morrison Talks to Greg Boyle About….Lots of Things
LA Times’ (and KPCC’s) Patt Morrison did an interview with Father Greg Boyle regarding...
Blogging Monday Morning
I’m a bit under the weather. Check back mid-morning. Thanks.
Fresh Picks: Faux Proms, Net Neutrality & Fiscal Motion Sickness
THE GUTSY LESBIAN GIRL, THE CREEPY FAUX PROM, AND THE SOMEWHAT HAPPIER ENDING A new chapter just...
And This Week’s Unequal Justice Award Goes to…
The Sacramento Superior Court who gave a former California prison guard a year in jail for...
Thursday Picks
SKID ROW DRUG DEALER GANG INJUNCTION On Wednesday, the LA City Attorney’s office announced a...