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Amid Felony Allegations and Perjury Charges, Ref Rodriguez Clings to His LAUSD School Board Seat
Come on already. This behavior is sufficiently unethical to be considered apiece with a society-wide censure of Trumpian Tactics.
The blot on Los Angeles’ public school board is unequivocal: it is disgraceful that Ref Rodriguez remains a…
Today’s Criminal Justice: Blame Everybody But the Criminal
VOICES--The trendy storyline in criminal justice is to blame the prosecutor, blame the police, blame the laws and blame society. Never mind…
Now That the FCC has Repealed Our Net Neutrality, Let’s Adopt It In California
VOICES--Today the Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality — a terrible step for the future of a free and open internet an…
13 Russians Indicted … What about Social Media Who Let It All Happen?
VOICES-Austin Beutner, the one-time candidate for Los Angeles mayor and former publisher of the Los Angeles Times, recalled a funny story d…
New CA Study: Los Angeles to Blame for Its Housing Instability
VOICES--Local governments in California's cities and counties are to blame for delaying housing development—rather than state environmental…
Do Better Than Us
VOICES--Stop. Just for a second. I know it’s hard. The news comes at us so fast these days. Stories that, during relatively normal times, w…
Parole Board Uncomfortable with the Truth
VOICES--"If you're not catching flak you know you are not over the target" is a saying which apparently originated from WWII pilots, who co…
Berkeley Declares Itself a Sanctuary City for Marijuana Users
420 FILE--Under the newly passed resolution, no city department, agency or employee “shall use any city funds or resources to assist in the…
Putting Chief Beck’s ‘Damn Lies’ Comment in Context
VOICES--This was one of a few letters sent to LAPD OIG, and CIVIL GRAND JURY after Beck berated a captain in front of the media. 136.1 PC -…
Wrong Answer
VOICES--Dear Eve and CD7: At tonight's Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council meeting you answered a question from the audience incorrectly i…
Tearing Immigrant Families Apart is Wrong and Unlawful
VOICES--I am deeply concerned about our immigration system using unlawful tactics to tear families apart, rather than respecting the import…
CA Parole Board Continues to Release Violent Felons
VOICES--The state parole board continues its reckless policy of early release for violent felons. We previously documented some examples of…
Mayor Butts and the Inglewood Shuffle?
VOICES--I just read your publications 2013 article about Mayor James T. Butts undetermined residency in Inglewood.
LA Times Got It Right … ‘Brakes on Tax Breaks’
VOICES--Recently, the LA Times wrote an editorial urging our LA City Councilmembers to “put the brakes on all these tax breaks,” and as a L…
America is about Windows Not Walls
VOICES-The main problem that I have with Trump's border wall is its outmoded usefulness in the 21st century. Let's face it, walls are not o…
Stop Speculating about Trump's Mental Health
VOICES--In 1986, CBS reporter Lesley Stahl went with her husband and daughter for a valedictory meeting with President Ronald Reagan before…
Homeless Activist Shames Shocked LA Mayor … ‘Too Little, Too Late’ (Video)
VOICES--One year has passed since LA voters approved $1.2 billion in Measure HHH to end LA’s homeless crisis — and the City Council and May…
Death by a Thousand Cuts: How LA Planning is Fueling Gentrification and What You Can Do about It
VOICES--Los Angeles is in the throes of an unprecedented housing affordability crisis, with homelessness at historic highs. So why does ou…
CA Legislature Has Turned Its Back on Public Safety … It’s Time for Them to Correct Their Mistake
VOICES--The state Legislature has repeatedly beaten down common-sense attempts to fix the most egregious flaws in the social-engineering ex…
