Just at midnight, Sec. of State Debra Bowen tweeted that 76.1% of the votes were in and counted...
1A-1F….Those Annoying 6 Ballot Measures, Part 2
YES, THESE ARE ACTUAL RECOMMENDATIONS Okay, well, they are reasonably recommend-ish anyway, Or at...
1A-1F….Those Annoying 6 Ballot Measures, Part 1
Okay, very late tonight I may, or may not, have actual recommendations on those six pesky ballot...
Dangerous Jails – Part 5: Should Punishment = Peril?
How do you know if an incarcerated family member is really in danger? With all the ominous tales...
Earthquake
Early news: 8:39 p.m.: 5.0 centered close to Inglewood and Lennox: News at USGS. Didn’t...
Why “Let’s Just Move On” Won’t Work
One of the things I’ve learned in nearly 20 years of writing about street gangs, is that for...
The Reasons NOT to Put LA’s Adult Ed on the Chopping Block
You think the cuts to K-12 schools are bad? Wait until I tell you about adult education. Thursday...
The OVC Gang Injunction: Using a Tool Badly – Part 2
(OC Weekly columnist Gustavo Arellano standing in front of mural by artist Emigdio Vasquez, which...
Posting Later Today…. Meanwhile Torture (Again) – UPDATED
UPDATE: Okay, there has been much news today, but now that I’ve waited this long, I’m...
Social Justice Shorts – Education Edition
COURT ORDER STOPS TEACHER WALKOUT Last week the district went to court to stop the district’s...
The OVC Gang Injunction: Using a Tool Badly – Part 1
(NOTE: PART 2 COMING THURSDAY) In late March of this year, Orange County District Attorney Tony...
What Will We Do About the Matter of Torture?
As the once-taciturn Dick Cheney gallops from cable news show to cable news show yammering about...
DANGEROUS JAILS – Part 4: Triage
When we last left off with “Alfonso Trujillo,” the man with the injured knee who was an...
Is Empathy Right 4 SCOTUS?
Ever since Barack Obama identified empathy as one of the qualities essential for his Supreme Court...
Cruel & Unusual: A New Look at California’s LWOP Kids
Ashley Jones, age 14, at sentencing in Alabama Last week, the LA Times ran a very good editorial...
Joanna, Damon and Bryan: Portraits of Three Locke Students
KCET’s Magazine show, SoCal Connected wanted to do a portrait of the transformation of...
Cell Phones in Prison – UPDATED
There is a new bill that will come to the California Senate floor for discussion either today or...
California’s College Education Gap….Widening
Okay, let’s look at all these facts, right in a nice row, shall we? First there is this set...