NOTE: I’m off working on a nice, juicy school scandal story that I’ll preview for you...
The True Face of Evil – Meeting the Newark Monsters – UPDATE
The four victims – L to R: Lofemi Hightower, Dashon Harvey, Terrance Aeriel, and Natasha...
Pedro Guzman Returns (No Thanks to the U.S. Government) – UPDATED
Pedro Guzman, the 29-year-old developmentally disabled man—and U.S. citizen— who was...
The Murderous Seasons of Newark, Oakland…and Los Angeles
All four were bright and shining kids, all attending (or about to attend) the same college, all...
LAUSD….If You Can’t Fix It, Feature It
Today the LA Times has a story about an LAUSD teacher who got so fed up with the district that...
Abused Kids and a Justice Department That Didn’t Give a Damn
Everybody loves a hero. And Texas Ranger Brian Burzynski definitely falls squarely into the white...
Debra Bowen’s Big, Bad-Ass, Fabulously Gutsy Choice (UPDATED)
Last year, a lot of California residents—myself among them— voted for Debra Bowen for...
How Do You Know That the Yearly Kos Has Hit the Bigtime?
Because Hendrik Hertzberg is blogging it. (Actually, the fact that Hertzberg, the primary...
The Great Los Angeles Marijuana Wars
The California Patients Group, shown above, which had vowed to stay open although it was one of...
The Mayor Dives In
Antonio Villaraigosa did not open the Contreras pool, but he definitely got the message, engaged...
Reporting on….Reporting on…Theresa Duncan
Yes, you read right. This is a blog post, about reporters reporting on their reporting. And I...
Baby Suzie and the Cop Confidentiality Factor
Just slightly over two years ago, an LAPD SWAT team tried to rescue an 19-month-old little girl...
Smack a Butt, Go to Prison?
Cory Mashburn and parents It appears that the state of Oregon has gone officially insane...
Theresa Duncan….Finally Some Answers – UPDATED
Photo by Yo Venice If this isn’t the definitive news story on the Theresa Duncan tragedy...
The Mayor, the Kids….and the Absurd Politics of City Pools
On Tuesday afternoon, July 31, thirty-five kids in bathing suits, plus their parents, showed up at...
Jeremy & Theresa: Sadly Dispelling the Faux Death Theories ***UPDATED -X 2***
The AP has reported this afternoon that, the NYPD has now confirmed that the body found by a New...
Green Dot’s Steve Barr Does Forbes …and Maybe Chicago
Barr and baby Zofia during the 2005-06 Jefferson High takeover bid Green Dot’s national...
SEX and Violence…..in Prison: An Official Report
Okay, now that I have your attention…. I’m on a book-related deadline until Thursday...