Just a little before 1 a.m., last Saturday morning, LA County Supervising Deputy Probation Officer...
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gang Program Evaluations
As mentioned below, yesterday morning LA City Controller Laura Chick delivered her report that...
Jonathan Lopez, LA City College and “Free Speech 101”
In this morning’s editorial the LA Times says, at a bit more length, what we said a week ago...
Use a Kid for a Drug Sting…Maybe Go to Jail
This is a real contender for this year’s bad judgment Olympics. How do we hate what these...
Laura Chick’s Gang Report
A year ago, Controller Laura Chick released a gang report that outlined a great many changes that...
The Supremes, Undocumented Immigrants and Fake SS#s
Interesting case. Good for the Supremes. I’ll let the AP tell you about it: The Supreme...
The American Idol Green Dot Charter School Girl
Yesterday I got a note that one of the American Idol contestants in last night’s elimination...
Social Justice Shorts
1. OMG! BARACK SAID “CHARTER SCHOOLS!!!!” Andy Rotherham at Eduwonk points out that...
Obama’s NSOTU: Not the State of the Union
At least that was the title of the main twitter thread during Barack Obama’s speech tonight: ...
Pasadena Officer-Involved-Shooting Raises Questions
Last Thursday an officer-involved shooting occurred in Pasadena that still has local residents and...
Protest 4 LA Times Press People (& Against Stupid Exec Bonuses)
Okay, before we get to the INCREDIBLY STUPID executive bonuses part of the story, first things...
WitnessLA’S 2nd Annual Knowledge-Free OSCAR Picks – UPDATED
Look, these are serious and perilous times. Catastrophes lurk whichever way one looks. All the more...
The Trial of Libby, Montana’s, Poisonous Grace
On Thursday in Missoula, Montana, the jury selection began for the criminal trial of five...
Questioning Forensics…..What Does It Mean for Convictions?
On Wednesday, The National Academy of Sciences released a hugely significant report that, as the NY...
Heck of a Job, USPS! ….OR The Perils of Posting with Potter’s PO
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...