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Judge first knocked down CA’s “No Secret Police Act,” but gave the go-ahead to the “No Vigilantes Act.” Then things changed

February 10, 2026
#DangerousJails

Dying In LA County’s Jails: Now there are 7 deaths in 2026

January 31, 2026
#NoKings

The No Kings Act & the fatal shootings by ICE of Alex Pretti & Renee Good

January 27, 2026
#DangerousJails

Dying in LA County’s jails: One more death today

January 22, 2026
#DangerousJails

A new deadly year begins in LA County’s Jails

January 14, 2026
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Life and Life Only

USC 28, UCLA 7: A Few Words About the Squabble

November 29, 2009
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Kevin Roderick has the summary. But I have a comment or two. The Trojans dominated in a sloppy...

Life and Life Only

Being Thankful….

November 26, 2009
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name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Like most of you, I’m thankful for many, many things. ...

City Government • Medical Marijuana

LA City Council Says Yes to Medical Marijuana

November 25, 2009
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After a meeting that lasted seveTuesday, the LA City Council decided to act sensibly by voting to...

Charlie Beck • LAPD

Charlie Beck: The Shape of the New Command Staff

November 24, 2009
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I’ve been madly editing and grading around a zillion pages of student papers (and will be...

Crime and Punishment

Arresting R*E*V*O*K

November 24, 2009
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name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> On Sunday, November 22, a store called 33rd Los Angeles had an...

Media • Must Reads • National Politics • Social Justice Shorts

Sunday, Monday Hits, Picks & Must Reads

November 23, 2009
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VANISHING IN A DIGITAL AGE I’m bored out of my mind with the New Conventional Wisdom that...

Charlie Beck • LAPD

Charlie Beck’s 1st Staff Meeting: It’s All About the Accessories

November 20, 2009
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So ….when you are a brand new chief of police how do you gain the respect and professional...

Education

UC Regents Hiking, Students Protesting, Cops Dispersing

November 19, 2009
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name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> The UC Board of Regents has evidently taken a break in its...

Antonio Villaraigosa • Gangs • LA City Government

Training the Gang Interventionists – Politics Intervenes

November 19, 2009
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When all the gang intervention dollars were gathered under the single roof of the mayor’s...

Antonio Villaraigosa • Charlie Beck • LAPD • Media

The LA Weekly’s Truthiness Problem

November 18, 2009
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Yesterday I linked to Kevin Grant’s Neon Tommy story about new LA Weekly editor-in-chief...

Future of Journalism • Media • Writers and Writing

Can Drex Heikes Rescue the LA Weekly?

November 18, 2009
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For many of us, the LA Weekly has been painful to watch in the past couple of years. The economy...

Charlie Beck

Charlie Beck is Confirmed as LA’s 55th LA Police Chief

November 17, 2009
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An hour and a half into a meeting that started at 8:30 a.m. or so, and after much...

Crime and Punishment • Elections • Medical Marijuana • Prison • Prison Policy • Social Justice Shorts

Social Justice Shorts – UPDATED

November 17, 2009
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UPDATE: FROM THE OH, REALLY? SEZ YOU! FILE Once again proving my contention that the world of...

American Voices • Arresting Alex Sanchez • Charlie Beck • Gangs • Medical Marijuana • Must Reads • Prison

Sunday/Monday Picks & Must Reads

November 16, 2009
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THE MATTER OF JUDGE MANUEL L. REAL His reversal rate is estimated to be 10 times the average for...

Public Health • Social Justice Shorts

Social Justice Shorts: 2 Cases of Professional Dodging…& More

November 13, 2009
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USC’S NEON TOMMY REPORTER CALLIE SCHWEITZER CAUSES LA’S PUBLIC HEALTH GUY TO HIDE OUT ...

Crime and Punishment • LAPD

While Police Were Out Front, Murderer Crept Through a Back Window- UPDATED

November 12, 2009
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This report has has been updated, corrected and expanded as I got more information. Sometimes...

Crime and Punishment

When a Sex Offender Moves to Your Neighborhood

November 12, 2009
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Okay, I believe in second chances, (and third chances, and fourth chances) and I also understand...

Crime and Punishment • Economy

CA’s Unemployment at 12 percent, But What If You’re a Felon?

November 11, 2009
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Unemployment in California is at 12.2 percent and expected to go higher when the new figures come...

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