Although many false messages went out last night…… (More about that later or tomorrow.)...
Choosing the Chief: THIS IS IT!
The official announcement is scheduled for Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. at Getty House. The news...
Choosing the Chief: Rumor Central
I am hearing from surprisingly credible sources that everyone’s sure bet of this weekend may...
Choosing the Chief: Tuesday is the New Monday
Okay, so we were all geared up, popcorn in hand, waiting for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to announce...
Sunday/Monday Picks
BILL BRATTON AS CHIEF – LOOKING BACK Frank Stolz has a very good three-part series that gives...
Gavin Bailing, Jerry’s Guy Taping, Antonio Thinking…?
Okay, Gavin Newsom has dropped out of the race for California Governor, for “family”...
On Deadline LA Talking About Choosing the C.O.P
I’ll be on KPFK’s Deadline LA today along with the LA Times’ Joel Rubin talking...
How 2 SCOTUS LWOP Cases May Affect California
The Daily Journal’s Supreme Court reporter, Lawrence Hurley, has written a very good, very...
McDonnell’s USC Visit and a Great Teacher Story
Annenberg grad student, Kevin Grant, has this well-written report of Jim McDonnell’s Tuesday...
Owning LA’s Homelessness
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Andre Birotte Jr. 4 US Attorney? Please, Let it Be So!
All morning emails have been flying about the fact that, Wednesday night, Scott Glover of the...
Tom Hayden on Alex Sanchez & the Power of Judges
Tom Hayden opens his latest column in The Nation magazine as follows: I never expected to write...
Tonight: “Which Way LA?” plus KNBC’s “The Filter”
I’m on Which Way LA? tonight ( Wednesday night) at 7 p.m. I’ll be discussing the...
Picking the Chief: 3 Finalists Named & 1 Comes to Class
The timing was perfect. Three weeks ago, when LAPD Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell agreed to speak...
Picking the Chief of Police: And the 3 Are…….
As any avid LAPD watcher knows by now, the short list of three is: First Assistant Chief Jim...
List of 3 for Chief of Police to be Announced Today – UPDATED X2
Waiting for the short list. Last we heard, the Police Commission was going to give the mayor its...
Tod Goldberg Tells Stories
My friend Tod Goldberg is a very funny man who has popularized the term….well, you can find...
Smart Cops, Smart Students…and Wrongful Convictions
Two stories about justice & injustice—and wrongful convictions AN LAPD LIEUTENANT...