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...
Death Penalty, Stupid RNC Tricks & Other Topics
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> On the Filter we discussed: 1. The death penalty for serial...
On KNBC’s The Filter Tonight – 7:30 p.m.
I’ll post the video later, but here’s the link to the online real time channel in case...
4:15 p.m. Tuesday: Working on WLA Site
There may be intermittent weirdness on the site for the next couple of hours while maintenance and...
Fresh Picks
WHY DOESN’T CALIFORNIA SAVE $$$ THROUGH “MEDICAL PAROLE?” Two weeks ago I had...