Finally, the next batch of voices. I spoke with the people below on the route between Cedar City...
More Voices Coming very Shortly – UPDATED
In just a while this morning I’ll have a post up—including more more voices from the...
The Newark Murders and the Myth of MS-13
In my utterly sleep-deprived, road-addled state, I was scheduled this morning to be interviewed for...
Voices From the Road – I
As most of you know, I’m on a road trip and so am using this as an excuse to gather snap...
See You From the Road!
(and, no, this is not meant to be me) I appreciate all the great questions commenters have put...
Who Would Jesus Deport?
Ah, we can all be so proud of ourselves now. Got her! We have arrested Elvira Arellano. She was...
San Quentin Inmates Saving Themselves (& Maybe Others)
Seventy percent of all of the 2 million inmates in American prisons are doing time for drug and...
Calling All WLA Commenters….Ideas and Suggestions Needed!
Logan Pass in Glacier Park, MT Next week I’m headed out on a road trip, eventually ending up...
Remaking the Schools (Let me! No, let me!)
Okay, we’ve got the mayor and his possible school cluster takeover and transformation. And we...
Fox + Henhouse = Tragedy
I am posting clips from this this Huffington Post article without much additional comment. The...
LIAM RECTOR: 1949-2007 – Always Be Closing
Late Wednesday night I heard that the poet, Liam Rector, killed himself earlier in the day. He...
MLK Redux
My full column for the LA Weekly on last Friday’s closure of Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor...
When ‘Gators Escape!!!!!
Okay, yes, granted, I should be writing about something entirely different right now (and if my...
Why the Feds Killed King-Harbor Hospital
I’ll post more on this tomorrow when my very quick and dirty MLK-Harbor postmortem goes up...
The Santee Revolt: Escalation – UPDATED
As I wrote yesterday, last week, parents and students demonstrated at Santee Education Complex...
Santee High School ….and the War of the Smart Kids
IN THE BEGINNING, South LA-located Santee Education Complex was going to be the new high school...
KIDS Find Right Answers for LAUSD…
…NOW IF ONLY THE ADULTS IN CHARGE WILL LISTEN. Here’s the deal: A group of teenagers ...
The Feds Pull the Plug on MLK – UPDATED
Federal inspectors announced today that they are pulling the plug on $200 million in federal...