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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
#DangerousJails

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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Civil Liberties • Economy • Obama

SUNDAY & MONDAY MUST READS

February 16, 2009
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TWO about the stimulus issue, one about the torture/secrets isssue. NOTE TO REPUBLICANS AND TV...

American Voices • Life and Life Only

Happy Valentines Day, Night & Weekend

February 14, 2009
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name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Hope it’s been filled—and continues to be...

Future of Journalism • Media

The Future of Journalism: Part 3,675 – The Good News

February 13, 2009
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THUS FAR I HAVE NOTED APPROXIMATELY 5 TRILLION PANELS TV programs, newspaper articles, blog posts...

Criminal Justice • Los Angeles Times • Media

Welcome Back, Homicide Report!

February 13, 2009
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The great LA Times blog, The Homicide Report, which was put on “hiatus” last November...

Crime and Punishment • Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Prison • Prison Policy

Dear Arnold & Jerry: Forget the Appeal, Make a Deal

February 12, 2009
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Yesterday, both the NY Times and the Sacramento Bee had editorials that turned a harsh light on...

Crime and Punishment • Juvenile Justice

Judges Jail Kids 4 Millions in Kickbacks

February 12, 2009
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This is not a California story, but it is so breathtakingly callous in its lack of regard for the...

Economy • Environment • National Politics

Absolutely NO Stimulus $$$ for Parks! Says the Senate

February 11, 2009
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As the House and Senate begin their reconciliation battle over their respective stimulus packages...

Economy • Obama

Obama and Tweeting Republicans

February 10, 2009
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While I was watching Barack Obama’s excellent and very strong press conference (He has what...

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Prison • Prison Policy • State Government • State Politics

Judges to California: Cure Your Lock-Up Fever. NOW!

February 9, 2009
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Monday a panel of three judges did what U.S. Judge Thelton Henderson has been threatening to do...

American Artists • American Voices

Sometimes It’s Just About the Music

February 9, 2009
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name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> I loved that Radiohead was backed by the USC drums and brass...

Economy • National Issues • Obama

Frank Rich, Barack Obama…. & Reading the National Wind

February 8, 2009
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Every now and again Frank Rich writes a column in which he articulates a national psychological...

Economy • Media • State Politics

The Daily News Tells Lawmakers To Freaking Do Something! – UPDATED

February 6, 2009
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The Daily News editors are fed up with California’s lawmakers’ simply staggering...

Prison • Prison Policy

17 States Revise Sentencing Policy While California Does…..Nada

February 5, 2009
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The Sentencing Project released an intriguing new report yesterday that highlights the great new...

Civil Liberties • Civil Rights • LAPD

City to Pay $12.85 Million in May Day Melee Settlement – UPDATED

February 4, 2009
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The first round of $$$ settlements—out of the several dozen legal claims that have come out...

Law Enforcement • Medical Marijuana • Obama

NOT AGAIN: The DEA Evidently Didn’t Get the Memo

February 4, 2009
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Bad Drug Enforcement Agents! No cookie! Yesterday morning at around 11 a.m., Los Angeles DEA...

Campus Violence • Education

LA Teenagers Talk Candidly About Violence

February 3, 2009
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name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> At my school there’s over 4,000 kids and you’re...

Crime and Punishment • Gangs • Immigration & Justice

Not American Enough

February 3, 2009
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Be sure to read Hector Tobar’s LA Times story about Juan Silva, a gang member turned scholar...

LAPD • Law Enforcement

Who Are the Nation’s “Top Cops?” The LAPPL Has Some Ideas

February 2, 2009
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We’re often critical of law enforcement here at WLA, but while we believe that such criticism...

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