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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
Writers and Writing

Are We Losing the Art of Reading?

August 10, 2009
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One story I want to make sure I draw to your attention before we plunge headlong into the week, is...

Crime and Punishment • Los Angeles Writers

Politicizing the Death of Lily Burk

August 9, 2009
47 Comments

The memorial service for 17-year-old Lily Burk will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday night at Barnsdall Art...

Journalism • LAPD

Bruce Lisker: Justice Finally (Maybe) Done….After 24 Years

August 7, 2009
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In the spring of 2005, the LA Times published a piece by Matt Lait and Scott Glover, in which they...

Civil Liberties • Free Speech • Health Care

Mob Rule & Health Care Reform

August 7, 2009
80 Comments

I’ll be blogging more later today about local news. But until then, here are a few snips...

California Budget • State Government

Did Schwarzenegger Cross the Constitutional Line?

August 6, 2009
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Before the storm broke over the resignation of LAPD Chief Bill Bratton,) there was another storm...

Bill Bratton • LAPD

BILL BRATTON RESIGNS AS CHIEF – UPDATED

August 5, 2009
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2 p.m. UPDATE: Bill Bratton is leaving to be in business with former LAPD Independent Consent...

California Budget • Crime and Punishment • Parole Policy • Prison • Prison Policy

Fed Judges Say CA Must Drop Prison Pop by 44,000

August 5, 2009
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On Tuesday, a three-judge federal panel ordered the state to reduce its 150,000 prison population...

International Issues • International Politics • Journalism

Bill Did It. Kim Jong-il pardons Euna Lee & Laura Ling -UPDATED

August 4, 2009
47 Comments

Here’s the LA Times. Here’s the NY Times. And my smart pal Kevin Roderick already has...

California Budget • Crime and Punishment

Lily Burk….Her Alleged Killer…and 3 Strikes

August 4, 2009
22 Comments

This morning, the LA Times has introduced some impressive gee-whiz gadgetry with its new Charles...

California Budget • Parole Policy • Prison • Prison Policy

The LA Times & the Radioactive 27,000

August 4, 2009
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What’s up with the LA Times and their fact checking? Yesterday the Times ran an unsigned...

Criminal Justice • LAPD • Media

Radio Alert: WWLA? Tonight at 7:30 p.m. Re: Suzie Pena

August 3, 2009
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Your friendly blogger (that would be me) will again be on Warren Olney’s Which Way LA? show...

Crime and Punishment • LAPD • Media

Congrats to LA Weekly’s Christine Pelisek for “Grim Sleeper”

August 3, 2009
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Christine Pelisek has done fine work over the past three years on the serial killer that the LA...

Criminal Justice • LAPD

Judge Dismisses Suzie Pena Lawsuit – UPDATED

August 3, 2009
15 Comments

UPDATE: I’ll be on Warren Olney’s Which Way LA? show for a news segment tonight to...

California Budget • CDCR • Los Angeles Times • Parole Policy • Prison Policy

Corrections Cuts, Part 2

August 3, 2009
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Those who are looking to derail the proposed cuts to California’s corrections budget that I...

Medical Marijuana

Seniors and Medical Medical Marijuana

August 3, 2009
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Seniors at what Laguna Woods, the retirement community formerly known as Leisure World, have...

California Budget • CDCR • Prison Policy

Cutting $$ Out of California’s Prisons – The Real Numbers – UPDATED

July 31, 2009
97 Comments

There was much quarreling in the past two weeks about the proposed $1.2 billion dollars that is...

American Artists • Crime and Punishment • Life and Life Only • Parole Policy • Writers and Writing

Finding the Words to Talk About the Death of a Child

July 30, 2009
10 Comments

Wednesday’s Fresh Air, featured a poet named Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno who has recently...

Crime and Punishment • Media

I’ll Be On Which Way LA? Tonight RE: Lily Burk & Parole Policy

July 29, 2009
9 Comments

This evening at 7 p.m, {Actually our segment is on at 7:30 ] I’ll be on Warren Olney’s...

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