As I was sitting at my desk, trying to make sense of the story I’ve been working on this...
The Power—and the Risk—of the Pen
Mexican journalist, Lydia Cacho Last night I went to an event called the Courage in Journalism...
Green Dot Does the East Coast
The best LA-based education drama of this past year has been the proposed—and now LAUSD...
The Guy Who Chats With Bears
Today the LA Times has a feature on a man named Steve Searles who purportedly “talks”...
GANG REHAB I: Missouri Gets it Right
(photo from Joseph Rodriguez book, Juvenile) For the past month (with a brief break or two to...
Sad Awakening: The Defeat of the Dream Act
What with the fire and other distractions, I’m late in talking about this. But it’s ...
Genarlow Wilson – HE’S OUT!!!
The California fires are now estimated to cost in the billions, George Bush’s administration...
Fire Weather VII – The Crusader – UPDATED
I promise I’ll blog about a non-fire subject next time. But I figured the story below was an...
Fire Weather VI: AIR SUPPORT
Now that many of the fires are contained, accusations and complaints are surfacing from Orange and...
Fire Weather VI: “Courage” & Patchy Afternoon Smoke
Okay, I figure we all need a levity break today… as people deal with the fact that homes are...
Fire Weather IV – The Day of the Devils – UPDATED
My longtime close friend, writer John Leone, lives in the city of Del Mar, near San Diego. Tuesday...
Fire Weather – Day 3 – UPDATED X4
TUESDAY NIGHT UPDATE: 9:50 PM: We have been very lucky. Topanga is open again so that those who...
The Holy Land Five – Victims or Terrorists?
For fifteen years the U.S. government has claimed that the U.S. located Islamic charity, the Holy...
Fire Weather – Day 2 – UPDATED
MONDAY – UPDATED: The winds shift, evacuation orders come and go, and fires all over...
Fire Weather
When I got up this morning, Sunday, at 6:30 am to let the dog out, the air was as dry as paper and...
New Times and the Wrath of Crazy Joe Arpaio
As you go into the weekend, this is a wild ride of a story that is definitely worth reading. Most...
Rotten Prisons….and the Value of a Boy’s Life
This week TIME Magazine has an article worth reading about all that is rotten in Florida’s...
Hillary’s Macha Problem
NOTE: As we swing deeper into election season, I’ve agreed to do some semi-regular posting...