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Judge first knocked down CA’s “No Secret Police Act,” but gave the go-ahead to the “No Vigilantes Act.” Then things changed

February 10, 2026
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Dying In LA County’s Jails: Now there are 7 deaths in 2026

January 31, 2026
#NoKings

The No Kings Act & the fatal shootings by ICE of Alex Pretti & Renee Good

January 27, 2026
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Dying in LA County’s jails: One more death today

January 22, 2026
#DangerousJails

A new deadly year begins in LA County’s Jails

January 14, 2026
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Gangs • Juvenile Justice • Obits

Mary Ridgway: Queen of Eastside Probation

March 15, 2009
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I have an Op Ed remembrance of my friend LA County Supervising Deputy Probation Officer Mary...

Economy

A.I.G…… W.T.F.???? UPDATED

March 14, 2009
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UPDATE: Fareed Zacharia’s Sunday afternoon interview with former Treasury Secretary Paul...

Foster Care

Will California Fix Foster Care?

March 13, 2009
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Thank you to the LA Times and the SF Chron for their editorials supporting the bill, AB12, which...

Crime and Punishment • Economy

Bernie Goes to Jail: It’s About Bloody Time!

March 12, 2009
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When I’ve seen family men lose their jobs and all of their savings when they are unable to...

Gangs • Social Justice Shorts

3 Social Justice Shorts

March 12, 2009
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TURNING STREET EXPERIENCE INTO STRENGTH The AP released a story on my friend Alex Sanchez, a...

Gangs • Obama

How One Man’s Political Pork Is Another Man’s Second Chance

March 11, 2009
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This story had been bothering me for over a week but it finally came to a boil when I happened to...

Education • LAUSD • Obama

Obama, Teachers’ Unions, & LAUSD Pink Slips

March 11, 2009
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Yesterday was, evidently, Teachers’ Union Freak Out Day. One bout of hysteria occurred on a...

Media

Most Endangered Newspapers: Who’s Next? – UPDATED

March 10, 2009
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This week’s Time Magazine predicts the next 10 papers to fold or go all-digital. It is a...

Civil Rights • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • LAPD • Prison Policy • Social Justice Shorts

Social Justice Shorts

March 9, 2009
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Here are three justice stories. One is about a lawsuit challenging bad prison policy, one about...

California Supreme Court • LGBTQ

The Faces of Love

March 7, 2009
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In light of Thursday’s California Supreme Court hearing on Proposition 8, articles and...

Juvenile Justice • Los Angeles County

Charging Poor Parents for Lawbreaking Children

March 6, 2009
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Martin Berg at the LA Daily Journal wrote a very good column about the unconscionable idiocy that...

California Supreme Court • LGBTQ

Calif. Supreme Court TV….Legal Sweeps Week – UPDATED

March 5, 2009
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UPDATE: Live blogging the court at the end of the post. But, to cut to the chase, I’m...

Antonio Villaraigosa

Why Antonio Will Run For Governor

March 4, 2009
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There has been a lot of chatter about those who will run (or are already running) for Governor when...

Environment • LGBTQ • Obama • Parole Policy • Prison Policy • Social Justice Shorts

Wednesday Social Justice Shorts

March 4, 2009
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name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> OBAMA ALLOWS ACTUAL SCIENCE BACK INTO MANAGEMENT OF THE...

Antonio Villaraigosa • Elections • LA City Government

ENDORSEMENTS: Tuesday’s LA Elections….Oh, Just Vote, Whatever You Do – UPDATED

March 3, 2009
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SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS, LINKS, AND QUICKIE...

Gangs • NCLB

Ridgway Update

March 3, 2009
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Mary Ridgway’s wake was Monday and was full of grief and humor. But it will take me a little...

Social Justice Shorts

Social Justice Shorts

March 2, 2009
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ERIC HOLDER, MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND CALIFORNIA LAW…THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE AMBIGUOUS The...

LAPD • Obits

Remembering LAPD Deputy Chief Kenneth Garner – UPDATED

March 1, 2009
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UPDATE: Details regarding the services for Chief Garner may be found at the end of the...

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