I asked the members of my USC Newswriting class to each write about one of the propositions. And...
Dear Mexico: A Hammer Alone Won’t Cure Gang Violence
Bruce Riordan is the director of anti-gang operations for City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo’s...
The LA Times, Press Ethics, and the Desperation of John McCain
Okay, now McCain supporters have taken to threatening the LA Times. Yeah, yeah. It’s a...
Yes, It’s Protected Speech….AND…It Should Come Down – UPDATED
UPDATE: After a long chat with WeHo Mayor Jeffrey Prang, late today Morrisette took the effigy...
Mario’s Story: Freedom Long-Delayed Finally Arrives – UPDATED
Today the murder case against 29-year-old Mario Rocha will finally be dismissed. For the first...
LAPD Tries to Talk Sense To City Council (With Little Luck)
The City Council’s Public Safety Committee, which can be head-bangingly irritating even on a...
My Name is Richard. And I’m Homeless. Part X: LOS ANGELES
I have more news about Richard LoCicero specifically—-and about the state of homelessness in...
Esha Momeni, CSUN Graduate Student Held in Iranian Prison
On Wednesday, October 15—just over a week ago—Esha Momeni was driving along the...
FRIDAY MUST READS
FIVE STORIES that are worth your time. (And, yes, they’re all but one election-related) 1...
The LAPD & Racial Profiling
On Monday the ACLU released a report stating that a significant percentage of LAPD officers are...
Bill Bratton Warns of October Surprise? (and not in a good way)
I had pretty much dismissed this Washington Post story about Al-Qaeda supposedly supporting John...
Oil Drilling in Your Backyard & Fasting for Votes
Two good LA stories were produced for USC’s TV station ATVN by two of my smart Annenberg...
About the LAPD & Those Rape Kits…… UPDATED
For the past two days, I’ve avoided commenting on Laura Chick’s audit of the...
Hey, Dudes, Maybe Liberal Feminists Just Heart the Constitution
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> I love it when guys help us women out by telling us what...
My Name is Richard. And I’m Homeless. Part IX
I’m sorry to report that our friend Richard Locicero is doing quite poorly. For those of...
The Shooting – the Trillionth Update
Thank you to all you who have enquired about the seemingly endless delays in posting the next...
Outsourcing the Daily News
Just when we are sure that no one in the U.S. newspaper world can possibly top Sam Zell for...
Decency, Part II: Colin Powell
When Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama yesterday, it was a very, very big deal. Powell is, after...