It’s so nice to see Mayhill Fowler score two of the biggest stories of the campaign season...
THE SNIPER RETURNS!
You all already know the vexingly bad news about former LA Citybeat news editor Alan...
Sex Education…..Again
Yesterday it came to light that Foshay Learning Center in South LA was faced with another...
The High Cost of Phoning Home
When activists complained to the Los Angeles County Supervisors that the collect calls that inmates...
Finally, A Prison Overcrowding Proposal (That Might Work)
After months and months and months (okay, years) of battling over how to reduce the disastrous...
Gangs, Cops and the Feds
Yesterday, NPR’s Mandalit del Barco and Dina Temple-Raston wrapped up and excellent four-part...
This Was the Moment….History Was Made
As we all have seen, Obama went over the top and has the delegates to be the (presumptive) nominee...
Last Minute Voting Tip
It was just pointed out to me that voters should be sure take a good look at Deputy DA Serena...
The Candidates & The Great Immigration Panic
As the day of the very last democratic presidential primaries dawns with an absurd amount of the...
Cooley (and others) on Cooley
Love him or loath him, it’s a sure bet that Steve Cooley is going to be LA’s district...
Cracking Open
On Sunday, the Washington Post Magazine ran an excellent cover story about one man out of the...
Handy Elections Advice: Don’t Vote for the White Supremacist
Okay, you know when you get to the part on the ballot that lists candidates for judgeships, and ...
The Girl & the UCLA Gangster Transplant – UPDATED
As I read the very skillfully reported story in Friday’s Los Angeles Times about the four...
On Being Disabled and in Jail in LA
Peter Johnson was fifteen years old when he was shot, 24 years ago. He was waiting for a bus, and...
Mother on Fire: Sandra’s Excellent Education Adventure
Okay, so about a month ago my brilliant, talented and extremely ferocious friend Sandra Tsing Loh...
Nothing Stops a Bullet Like Lead Abatement? – The Sequel
Most of the nation’s papers are carrying stories today about the release of results from the...
Yes, It’s Another Wolf Update – UPDATED
And the wolf controversy goes on. As you likely remember, the wolf was officially taken off the...
JUVENILE JUSTICE: The Long Beach Press Telegram v. The LA Times
photo by Joseph Rodriguez from his book Juvenile For the past week, the Long Beach Press Telegram...