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...
The Mayor’s $73 Million DWP Brinkmanship – UPDATED X2
UPDATE: 2 p.m. Wednesday. The city council has just approved a motion to wrest control of the...
Crime Rate Spikes – The Question is: Why?
Okay, first the facts. The crime rate in LA over the last 13 days has taken a jump, reports New...
Military Veterans, the Supremes & Collateral Damage
A June 2007 Supreme Court case called Bowles v. Russell, had to do with a Mr. Bowles who missed his...
Three Sheriff’s Deputies Charged With Inmate Assault
Blogging will be a bit lighter today while I’m out in the field. In the meantime, the LA...
Earthquake: 7.2 in Baja
In Topanga the motion was dizzying but gentle, like the memory of a rolling sea. Farther south it...
Have a Glorious Easter
The Miracle of & the Betrayal of….NUMMI
After 25 years and 7.7 million cars, Toyota Motors closed its manufacturing plant in Fremont on...
Friday Fresh Picks – Bail, Parole, Students, Hope & More
REVISITING THAT MILLION $ BAIL FOR THE SUPERGRAPHIC OUTLAW If you’ll remember, last month, I...
Immigration Law, the Supremes & 1 Small Step for Sanity
One of the most vexing—and in many cases, heartbreaking—parts of the giant immigration...
Jaime Escalante: RIP – The Art of Imparting Ganas
The best thing I can think to do to honor the remarkable Jaime Escalante—and the other...