1. The final bail hearing for Alex Sanchez began around 1:40 p.m. on Monday, October 18. Every...
Handicapping the Chief’s Race: Part 1 – UPDATED
Yesterday, blogger Joe Scott, who also works for DA Steve Cooley, wrote that “Gnomes of...
Supremes Take on Gitmo Prisoner Case
It just happened this morning. The NY Times’ Adam Liptak has the best take on the story: The...
Marijuana Dispensaries: the Judge and the Feds
I will have more on the Alex Sanchez tomorrow morning. But on Monday, while Judge Real was...
The Arrest of Alex Sanchez – Part 5: A Game Changer?- UPDATED
UPDATE: No Bail. Not shocked. Much drama. Judge Real is….an intriguing character, shall we...
A Quick, Hipster-ish Take on the Health Care Debate
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> LA videographer Will Cole sent me what he called his...
Sex Offenders in Church & Other Social Justice Shorts
SHOULD SEX OFFENDERS BE BARRED FROM CHURCH? That’s the question that Time Magazine and a...
Democrats and Education: Protecting Failure
Nicholas Kristoff has a column in the New York Times this morning that I wish that I’d...
TX Governor Rick Perry, Tod Willingham, Justice & Politics
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> The Willingham innocence case is back in the news yet again...
Harvey Milk Day Signed into Law by Governor Arnold
Arnold Schwarzenegger seemed to grow wiser at the 11th hour and did not make good on his threat to...
Invisible Deaths of LA Children II: How to Help Not Harm
In response to my post about Sunday’s LA Times stories telling of the two adolescents who...
Homegirl Salsa Now Available at Ralph’s. (Yum.)
Homeboy Industries is still struggling financially (I’ll get back to that in a minute), but a...
The “Invisible” Deaths of LA Children
A large thank you to LA Times writers Kim Christensen and Garrett Therolf for their well-reported...
Breakfast with the Chief
Chief William Bratton has been making the rounds for a series of good bye meetings and...
All LA Marijuana Dispensaries R Illegal, says Cooley
He said WHAT???? Yes, marijuana clinics need to be regulated, and, yes, the City Council has zero...
Replacing Bratton: Round 2 Has Begun
The process of selecting a new Los Angeles Chief of Police has just entered phase two. The...
Woman Stabbed on UCLA Campus – UPDATED
A woman student was stabbed multiple times and slashed across the throat on Thursday in science lab...
Posts to Come – UPDATED
Late in blogging today. Back shortly. UPDATE: Crazier day teaching and with other work than I...