Sandra Tsing Loh has a new book out—Mother on Fire—about her adventures in the public...
The Shooting
NOTE: The story below is the beginning of a tale that will run as a...
“Bless Her Heart!”
Okay, not to be mean, but…. (which is what my East LA friend, Pam, always says right before...
The Great Sacramento Budget Wars….Get Worse
Oh, it’s going to be a fun month. First, anyone who opened up their statement this week...
Saving San Onofre
Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Transportation Corridor Agency and a very long list of California...
OOOPS.
For one incautious millisecond this morning in an interview with St. Louis KTRS Radio, prominent...
May Day Melee…..Accountability?
THE OTHER SHOE DROPS FOR MAY DAY While the LAPD has yet to actually release the details the Daily...
It’s Education, Stupid (plus a few other things, like the Economy)
Okay, admittedly the main issue is for voters right now is ….you know….the fact that...
MORNING MUST READS: PALIN & CHENEY
In addition to the TRULY HIDEOUS AND INCREDIBLY UNNERVING financial news (with more yet to come)...
David Foster Wallace, 1962 – 2008: Brilliance Has Left the Building
Impossibly talented. Crazily original. Hilarious. Soulful. Deeply moral. Incandescently...
Death on Rails – UPDATED – The Text Message
UPDATE: CBS KCAL News has reported that the engineer was likely texting a teenager, but Metrolink...
NOW STARRING……Gunslinger Gidget – UPDATED
I get it. I really do. I understand the appeal of Repub VP candidate Sarah Palin: It’s...
PALIN & GIBSON PART 1: Cramming for the Test
I’ve been posting so much about election issues, of late, and so little about local issues...
California Budget Blues
Still no budget in our fair state….and real consequences are starting to result. For...
Americans, Elections and Service
Last night, McCain and Obama were each questioned for an hour on CNN about the importance of...
Three Questions for Sarah Palin
Tonight, Thursday night, ABC anchor Charlie Gibson is set to air the first of his interview...
September 11, 2001-2008
(New Yorker cover by Art Spiegelman [And just in case it’s not clear: the white scrawl is...
MUDFIGHT! Schwarzenegger v. the CCPOA
Okay, I promised myself I would NOT, repeat not blog any more until I got home, but this story...