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#Oversight

The Battle over Oversight: Max Huntsman, LA County’s Inspector General has announced his retirement. But he has a lot more to tell us.

December 17, 2025
#Oversight

Intro: Max Huntsman, LA County’s Inspector General, has announced his retirement. And thankfully he’s not going quietly

December 10, 2025
#JusticeBriefs2025 • Uncategorized

SUPREMES Remove—at least for now—legal restrictions that prevent Trump administration from making immigration stops based on racial profiling

September 8, 2025
#DangerousJails

AG Rob Bonta sues LASD for its “inhumane” Jails

September 8, 2025
#JusticeBriefs

This Week’s Slap Down Ruling by the 9th Sends Government running to SCOTUS

August 7, 2025
#Justice

9th Circuit Slaps Down Government’s Attempt to Avoid Judge’s Temporary Restraining Order

August 5, 2025
Families • Foster Care

Invisible Deaths of LA Children II: How to Help Not Harm

October 13, 2009
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In response to my post about Sunday’s LA Times stories telling of the two adolescents who...

Antonio Villaraigosa • Gangs

Homegirl Salsa Now Available at Ralph’s. (Yum.)

October 12, 2009
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Homeboy Industries is still struggling financially (I’ll get back to that in a minute), but a...

Families • Foster Care

The “Invisible” Deaths of LA Children

October 12, 2009
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A large thank you to LA Times writers Kim Christensen and Garrett Therolf for their well-reported...

Bill Bratton • LAPD

Breakfast with the Chief

October 9, 2009
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Chief William Bratton has been making the rounds for a series of good bye meetings and...

Uncategorized

All LA Marijuana Dispensaries R Illegal, says Cooley

October 9, 2009
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He said WHAT???? Yes, marijuana clinics need to be regulated, and, yes, the City Council has zero...

Bill Bratton • City Government • LAPD

Replacing Bratton: Round 2 Has Begun

October 9, 2009
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The process of selecting a new Los Angeles Chief of Police has just entered phase two. The...

Crime and Punishment

Woman Stabbed on UCLA Campus – UPDATED

October 8, 2009
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A woman student was stabbed multiple times and slashed across the throat on Thursday in science lab...

Life and Life Only

Posts to Come – UPDATED

October 8, 2009
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Late in blogging today. Back shortly. UPDATE: Crazier day teaching and with other work than I...

LAPD

Did 3 LAPD Officers Lie on the Stand?

October 7, 2009
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On Tuesday, the LA District Attorney’s office charged three LAPD officers with perjury and...

Bears and Alligators • Supreme Court

Free Speech and Dog Fighting

October 6, 2009
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Today, Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear a very intriguing and important case on whether videos...

Environment • LA City Council

Forget it, Jake. It’s the DWP.

October 5, 2009
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“Can you believe it? We’re in the middle of a drought, and the water commissioner...

Media • National Politics • Writers and Writing

Shooting Holes in the Journalists’ Shield Law

October 5, 2009
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On Sunday, both the Washington Post and the New York Times rightly took the Obama administration to...

Education

The Providence Effect: A Murder & an Answer

October 2, 2009
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This is the story of a tragedy in the form of a promising boy’s death-–and a victory...

Crime and Punishment • District Attorney

Polanski Revisted: The Devils & the Details – UPDATED

October 1, 2009
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UPDATE: Steve Cooley tells why he decided to go after Polanski. And the Polanksi filmmaker, Marina...

Crime and Punishment • Death Penalty

Texas Gov Perry Upends Willingham Arson Investigation

October 1, 2009
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This is about the Willingham arson story I wrote about early last month, in which three different...

Free Speech • Religion • Supreme Court

The Lawyer, the Cross & the Supremes

September 30, 2009
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The Los Angeles Daily Journal-–the publication that lawyers and judges read—has an...

Life and Life Only

Pete Caroll Tweets for Stafon Johnson

September 30, 2009
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A small moment of community in the big city fostered by Twitter that folks are busy...

Education

Ed Chronicles: Yes, But Are They Learning to Read?

September 30, 2009
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Yesterday, a lot of LA’s activist Teachers were emailing and Tweeting a link to the open...

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