name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Here’s a video of CDCR’s Secretary Matthew...
The Great Inmate Release Debacle – Part 2
THE MEDIA’S MANUFACTURED CRISIS (HINT: FACT CHECKING IS YOUR FRIEND) Monday’s (and...
Tuesday Must Reads
LAPD OFFICERS CLEARED AFTER ATTORNEY ADMITS THAT VIDEO WAS PHONY The story below is about a video...
Oral Sex, Merriam-Webster and the Madness of School Districts
On Sunday, the LA Times reported that the Menifee Unified School District, a school district...
The Supremes, Free Speech & The Personhood of Corporations
As most of you know, on Thursday morning the US Supreme Court blasted aside a century old ban on...
A Coming Crime Wave? Nope. Don’t Think So.
On Thursday, the LAPPL—the LAPD’s union— vigorously protested the upcoming...
What He Said
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
And Speaking of History….
….a year ago today this was going on.
Can Ted Olson & David Boies Make History?
Margaret Talbot of the New Yorker Magazine has written the story that I hoped someone would write...
HAITI: When Reporters Become Part of the Story – UPDATED
In the cauldron of suffering and chaos that has been Haiti since the earthquake, some reporters...
The Filter: The Supremes, Prisons and Common Sense
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Okay, here’s this week’s segment of The Filter in...
On The Filter Tonight and Tomorrow Mid-Morning
We finally received the necessary brand-spanking new power pole in my Topanga neighborhood, and...
The Power of Falling Trees
in Topanga Canyon it is not a matter of if the power is going to go down in a rainstorm, but when...
Helping Haiti: Meryl Streep Gets it Right
When actress Meryl Streep talked about Haiti in her Golden Globes acceptance speech, she...
WLA Named Best Cop Blog by LA Weekly
I am, naturally, very, very flattered by this happy designation—especially since: 1. Once in...
Friday Catch-Up and Clean-Up
ACLU SUES LA COUNTY FOR JUVENILE PROBATION CAMP CONDITIONS THAT “WOULD MAKE DICKENS...
It’s Sealed, No, It’s Unsealed, No It’s Sealed Again
In Wednesday’s closed door bail hearing for Alex Sanchez, the transcript of the hearing plus...
Haiti: Love Rescue Me
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> There are a bunch of non-profits that allow you to text...