UPDATE: The Jerry Brown news conference this afternoon was to announce a large and, it appears...
Does School P.E. Matter? (Correct Answer: Yes, of Course.)
For years, LAUSD has not enforced state laws requiring an average of 20 minutes per day of physical...
Truth and Gitmo
If you believe the U.S. military is doing a dandy job figuring out exactly who is the enemy and who...
ON BEING BLUE: A Cop Talks About Cops – Part I
Whenever I post anything that’s marginally critical of the LAPD specifically, or law...
Searching for Justice In All the Wrong Places
(No. None of these photos have to do with the articles listed below. They’re from this past...
And crown thy good with brotherhood…
HAPPY 4th!!!! name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> PS: So what songs do you think we should be...
My Name is Richard. And I’m Homeless…… Part IV
My computer is having a psychotic break and I’m on my son’s laptop so I’ll make...
Killing the Witness
It is hardly new news to say that witnesses are commonly very reluctant to come forward to testify...
Clay Felker: 1925 – 2008 “Journalism Has Been My Life”
Clay Felker died today and the tributes are pouring in, as it is right and good and true that they...
Dying for the LA Times
(SAMIZDAT ˈsä-mÄ”z-ËŒdät noun: a system in the Union of...
Judging the Death Penalty
On Monday, the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice—the committee...
Innocent Until Proven…Yadda, Yadda, Yadda? Evidently Not.
A couple of alarming articles surfaced over the weekend that are must reads. First there was the...
My Name is Richard. And I’m Homeless…… Part III
(Just to be clear, this photo is not of Richard) As long as Richard continues to send me journal...
Free Speech is So Scary
Mistaken identities: Charles Black is not the enemy Unless you’re driving in your Prius 5 mph...
The Water King, The Sniper and the Power of Blogging – UPDATED
It’s been a good week for LA Blogs. Alan won’t brag, so I will in his behalf. In case...
My Name is Richard – UPDATE
For those of you who expressed an interest in helping Richard, I have the relevant info. If you...
My Name is Richard. And I’m Homeless…… Part II
Tourist states with temperate climates, such as California and Florida, have long been magnets for...
My Name is Richard. And I’m Homeless: Part I
Richard had been a regular commenter at WitnessLA since the site’s inception in March of...