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...
Gangs, Violence and Depression: A Clinical Approach Needed
PBS has produced an excellent documentary called Depression: Out of the Shadows. It takes a look...
Sidney Pollack: 1934 – 2008
name="wmode" value="transparent"> On could argue, I suppose, that Pollack directed better movies...
Stupid Management Tricks: Alan Mittelstaedt Fired
The idiocy going on at the management level in our local print media never fails to astonish. As...
Honoring the Losses of War: “The Sergeant Lost Within”
Commenter Reg, who blogs at Beautiful Horizons, reminded me that it is more than the war dead whom...
In Memoriam
In honor of all those who have given their lives in service to the United States, here is the list...
Obama: “After Today, You Have No Excuses. I Am Asking You…”
name="wmode" value="transparent"> Barack Obama spoke at Wesleyan University’s commencement...
Topanga Days (Wooooo-hooooo!!!!!!!!)
Today in the LA Times Opinion section Meghan Daum writes about her irritation with...
THE DEAL BREAKER – UPDATED
name="wmode" value="transparent"> UPDATE: Maureen Dowd has an interesting column on the issue in...
Texas to Appeals Court: Buzz Off. We’re Keeping the Kids.
It gets worse. Yesterday Texas Child Protective Services, was told by the 3rd circuit Court of...