I’ll be on Deadline LA today, KPFK’s half-hour weekly show on the Media, hosted by...
Early Prisoner Release: Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
At Thursday’s morning press conference, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, police union president...
Sane Behavior (We Take it Wherever We Can Find It)
Amidst much idiocy on a state and national level of late, here were a couple of small moments of...
About the California Budget: The Prisoner Release – UPDATED
We are all scrambling to apprehend the details of the recently agreed upon (by the Uber Five), but...
The Death of Suzie Pena: The Civil Case Begins
Suzie Pena was the 19-month old little girl who was killed when her drunk and meth and coked-up...
It’s a Deal: California Cuts and Non-Cuts
Okay, well the good news, if you can call it that at this point, is that there’s finally a...
Happy Birthday, Moon Landing – July 20, 1969
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Onward to Mars. And, yes, for all NASA’s failings...
Monday’s Social Justice Shorts
WELCOME TO SKID ROW’S AMAZING 30N3 STREETBALL LEAGUE LA’s homeless columnist, Walter...
“And That’s the Way It is…” Good Night, Dearest Walter. Good Night. UPDATED
FEBRUARY 27, 1968 Tonight, back in more familiar surroundings in New York, we’d like to sum...
Goodbye, Consent Decree. Here’s Your Hat. Ta-Ta! Don’t Write.
After dragging his feet nearly interminably, and saying he needed an extra month to decide, and...
The Arrest of Alex Sanchez: Part 4 – The 2nd Bail Hearing
Alex Sanchez had a second bail hearing on Wednesday afternoon. He did not get bail. Nor was he...
Electricity Out, Posting Before Noon (okay, make that soonish after) – UPDATED
This is only a highly personal theory, but I’m convinced that Topanga has more incidents of...
Wellness Foundation Has $$$ for Homeboy Industries
Tuesday, Julio Marcial, a program director for the California Wellness Foundation, announced that...
Social Justice Shorts
A NEW BAIL HEARING FOR ALEX SANCHEZ TODAY Attorneys have managed to get a second bail hearing for...
Sheriff Joe Meets the New Yorker
The July 20 New Yorker has a profile of Joe ArpaioRight now, it’s still hidden behind the New...
Budgets, Jail Closings and the ACLU Sues
LA County, like the state (and the city of LA) has big budget problems. So to help shrink his...
Monday Social Justice Shorts
MAYOR’S OFFICE RE-PROMISES THAT $500K TO HOMEBOY…BY SEPTEMBER After reading...
Minds in the Water – UPDATED
Last October, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to wade into the battle over whether then president...