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 $$$ for Parks! Says the Senate
As the House and Senate begin their reconciliation battle over their respective stimulus packages...
Obama and Tweeting Republicans
While I was watching Barack Obama’s excellent and very strong press conference (He has what...
Judges to California: Cure Your Lock-Up Fever. NOW!
Monday a panel of three judges did what U.S. Judge Thelton Henderson has been threatening to do...
Sometimes It’s Just About the Music
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Frank Rich, Barack Obama…. & Reading the National Wind
Every now and again Frank Rich writes a column in which he articulates a national psychological...
The Daily News Tells Lawmakers To Freaking Do Something! – UPDATED
The Daily News editors are fed up with California’s lawmakers’ simply staggering...
17 States Revise Sentencing Policy While California Does…..Nada
The Sentencing Project released an intriguing new report yesterday that highlights the great new...
City to Pay $12.85 Million in May Day Melee Settlement – UPDATED
The first round of $$$ settlements—out of the several dozen legal claims that have come out...
NOT AGAIN: The DEA Evidently Didn’t Get the Memo
Bad Drug Enforcement Agents! No cookie! Yesterday morning at around 11 a.m., Los Angeles DEA...
LA Teenagers Talk Candidly About Violence
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> At my school there’s over 4,000 kids and you’re...
Not American Enough
Be sure to read Hector Tobar’s LA Times story about Juan Silva, a gang member turned scholar...
Who Are the Nation’s “Top Cops?” The LAPPL Has Some Ideas
We’re often critical of law enforcement here at WLA, but while we believe that such criticism...
Car Washing for Diplomas – The Sequel
On Saturday, as promised, I went to have my hideously dirty Escape Hybrid washed by the kids at...
Breaking Up With the LA Times
I’ve subscribed faithfully to the LA Times for over 30 years and, with great regret, I just...
FreeLA High Washes Its Way to Graduation
This Saturday, an unusual Los Angeles high school, called FreeLA High, is putting on a car wash...
Life, Death…..& Childcare
I’ll likely write something a bit later about the fight over California AG Jerry...