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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
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Dying In LA County’s Jails: Now there are 7 deaths in 2026

January 31, 2026
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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
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A new deadly year begins in LA County’s Jails

January 14, 2026
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Elections '08 • Presidential Race

Sarah Palin, John McCain and the Politics of Privacy

September 3, 2008
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Look: I’m a mother and among my primary role models as a parent is the female grizzly. (You...

Elections '08 • Presidential Race

Gone Fishing, Back Tonight

September 2, 2008
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Watched George. (ineffectual and somewhat sad.) Watched Laura (pretty suit and excellent presence)...

Elections '08 • Presidential Race

Sarah Palin: The Vetting Issue – UPDATED

September 2, 2008
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UPDATE NOTE: Thanks to all of you who soldiered on through the earlier version of this post with...

Charter Schools • Education

Gustav, Palin, the PTA….and Innovation in Education – UPDATED

September 1, 2008
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Sunday, the newspapers and cable networks were full of Palin and Gustav. Barack and Joe were on...

Environment • National Politics

Thinking of You, New Orleans

August 30, 2008
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name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Katrina hit landfall on August 29, 2005. Here is the...

Elections '08 • Presidential Race

Palin 2: Mudflats Speaks…. UPDATED

August 29, 2008
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UPDATE: More Alaska response at Mudflats. And for those of you who’d like to dig a little...

Elections '08 • Presidential Race

Sarah Palin: And She Could Play One On Television

August 29, 2008
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Here’s the good news: Sarah Palin is so good-looking, dynamic and charismatic that she could...

Elections '08 • Presidential Race

HISTORY

August 28, 2008
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IT WAS BARACK’S NIGHT TO RIDE INTO HISTORY. As you can see, I live blogged below. But, in...

Elections '08 • National Politics • Presidential Race

BILL & JOE SPEAK: Live blogging

August 27, 2008
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THE BIG DOG BARKS I’ll be live blogging in a minute. Some tech issues, but it’ll all...

Elections '08 • Presidential Race

HILLARY NIGHT: I’m Not Live Blogging….But Zach Is… (UPDATE: Evidently, I lied. I too live blogged.)

August 26, 2008
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6:55 PM, Tuesday: I can’t live blog because then I’d have to take Mark Warner and his...

Elections '08 • Presidential Race

Michelle…. Home Run

August 25, 2008
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Ted Kennedy’s appearance and video was an inspirational tear jerker designed to draw the...

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Medical Marijuana • The Feds

Medical Marijuana—the AG Separates the Clinics from the Crooks

August 25, 2008
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From time to time here, I’ve taken issue with the DEA’s 100-agent raids on LA...

Economy • Education • Elections '08 • Media • National Politics • Presidential Race

MONDAY’S MUST READ REPORT

August 25, 2008
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As we gear up for this week’s Democratic convention, here are a bunch of must-read stories...

Elections '08 • Media • Presidential Race

It’s Biden! (UPDATED)

August 22, 2008
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Wooo-hoooo!!!!!!!!!! CNN has confirmed. (So has AP and NBC and Fox.) He’s smart...

Courts • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Prison • Prison Policy • State Government • State Politics

Parole and Race in California Prisons

August 22, 2008
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It’s Criminal Justice Friday….with two stories where there are no perfect, slam-dunk...

Charter Schools • Education • LAUSD

Q & A with Departing Charter School Queen, Caprice Young,

August 21, 2008
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Education watchers were caught off guard when it was announced yesterday that Caprice Young, the...

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

Who is Leading Whom in California’s Sane City Planning Movement?

August 21, 2008
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FYI: Read this LA Times article about the global warming-related, anti-urban sprawl bill making...

Immigration & Justice • LA City Council • LAPD

Leimert Park, the Shaws & the Wrong Cops – Part 2 – UPDATED

August 20, 2008
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UPDATE: Michael Higby at Mayor Sam’s Sister City has done more poking around on this issue...

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