I now completely get the “going postal” thing. I mean it. Completely. (And not in a...
Free Speech, Gay Marriage, LACC and Teachable Moments
If it’s all true, it’s a pretty appalling story. Here’s the deal: Over the...
A Holiday Round of Must Reads
CALIFORNIA DMV SUSPENDING LICENSES FOR USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA? Well, maybe. The LA Times Maura...
Gangsters & Solar Panels: The Greening of Gang Intervention
SUNDAY & MONDAY MUST READS
TWO about the stimulus issue, one about the torture/secrets isssue. NOTE TO REPUBLICANS AND TV...
Happy Valentines Day, Night & Weekend
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Hope it’s been filled—and continues to be...
The Future of Journalism: Part 3,675 – The Good News
THUS FAR I HAVE NOTED APPROXIMATELY 5 TRILLION PANELS TV programs, newspaper articles, blog posts...
Welcome Back, Homicide Report!
The great LA Times blog, The Homicide Report, which was put on “hiatus” last November...
Dear Arnold & Jerry: Forget the Appeal, Make a Deal
Yesterday, both the NY Times and the Sacramento Bee had editorials that turned a harsh light on...
Judges Jail Kids 4 Millions in Kickbacks
This is not a California story, but it is so breathtakingly callous in its lack of regard for the...
Absolutely NO Stimulus $$$ for Parks! Says the Senate
As the House and Senate begin their reconciliation battle over their respective stimulus packages...
Obama and Tweeting Republicans
While I was watching Barack Obama’s excellent and very strong press conference (He has what...
Judges to California: Cure Your Lock-Up Fever. NOW!
Monday a panel of three judges did what U.S. Judge Thelton Henderson has been threatening to do...
Sometimes It’s Just About the Music
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> I loved that Radiohead was backed by the USC drums and brass...
Frank Rich, Barack Obama…. & Reading the National Wind
Every now and again Frank Rich writes a column in which he articulates a national psychological...
The Daily News Tells Lawmakers To Freaking Do Something! – UPDATED
The Daily News editors are fed up with California’s lawmakers’ simply staggering...
17 States Revise Sentencing Policy While California Does…..Nada
The Sentencing Project released an intriguing new report yesterday that highlights the great new...
City to Pay $12.85 Million in May Day Melee Settlement – UPDATED
The first round of $$$ settlements—out of the several dozen legal claims that have come out...