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May 1, 2010

California can't ditch prison medical receiver, court says

Sacramento Bee

A federal appellate court on Friday rejected the Schwarzenegger administration's attempt to rid itself of the court-appointed receiver charged with bringing prison medical care up to a constitutional standard.

May 1, 2010

It was a routine call

Lexington Herald-Leader

It was among the most routine of calls — a complaint about a parked car playing loud music late at night.

May 1, 2010

When they call you a Nazi, you've won the immigration argument

Pajamas Media

A question was posed to me: “How can a cop tell if someone might be an illegal alien?” To which I answered, “There are some no one could spot, and there are some just about anyone could spot.”

May 1, 2010

Federal sweep finds illegal immigrants with prior criminal convictions

LA Times

A three-day sweep in the southeastern U.S. results in 596 arrests.

Apr 30, 2010

California revises execution guidelines

LA Times

Officials address concerns that the three-drug procedure may have constituted cruel and unusual punishment. Challenges may block executions for months or years.

Apr 30, 2010

California lawmakers act to repeal early-release law

LA Times

The state Senate voted unanimously to roll back the program after lawmakers expressed concerns about its possible effect on public safety. The legislation now moves to the Assembly.

Apr 30, 2010

California's monitoring of sex offenders needs fixes, report finds

LA Times blog

California should improve its monitoring of sex offenders, rethink restrictions on where they live and find a better way to evaluate their likelihood of committing new crimes, according to a state panel that investigated the case of an ex-con who pleaded guilty to killing two San Diego County teenagers.

Apr 30, 2010

Chief Beck: L.A. won't be guided by Arizona immigration rules

LA Times

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck went out of his way to make clear that his officers are guided by a different set of rules than the controversial state law recently passed in neighboring Arizona.

Apr 29, 2010

Arizona immigration law has roots in California border turmoil

California Watch

Turbulent events in California nearly two decades ago have helped create the conditions for the current backlash against illegal immigrants in Arizona.

Apr 29, 2010

Steve Cooley in Republican race for state attorney general

LA Times

His GOP opponents are wrong in criticizing L.A. County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley's approach to prosecuting criminals under California's three-strikes law.

Apr 29, 2010

Let's remember this other side of Daryl Gates

LA Observed

Probably no other police chief stood up for LAPD officers quite like Daryl Gates.

Apr 29, 2010

The politics and perils of public pensions

LA Times

The dispute over California public employee payouts is growing. Republicans blame Democrats, who see the problem but fear alienating labor.

Apr 28, 2010

Thousands mourn ‘the Chief’

LA Times

A large downtown procession accompanies the body of former LAPD Chief Daryl F. Gates to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for a funeral service.

Apr 28, 2010

Childrens' homicides, suicides up in LA County

LA Daily News

Child homicides in Los Angeles County soared 31 percent and suicides jumped 70 percent from 2007 to 2008, a troubling trend that experts say may be a consequence of the economic downturn.

Apr 28, 2010

Prostitutes Targeted by Law Enforcement

Valley Star

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, there are 36 known prostitution operations in the San Fernando Valley.

Apr 27, 2010

Arizona immigration law reshaping the push for reform

LA Times

Obama calls the state's actions a wake-up call for the federal government to overhaul the immigration system. White House officials fear a patchwork of state laws that don't address core problems.

Apr 27, 2010

Eulogy for a chief: 'The Los Angeles Police Department was Daryl Gates,' says successor Charlie Beck

LA Times blog

Inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck paid tribute Tuesday to his deceased predecessor, Daryl F. Gates, the 49th chief of the Police Department.

Apr 27, 2010

Slain Nevada deputy was just back from Afghanistan

Associated Press

Ian Deutch survived a recent tour of duty in Afghanistan, identifying Taliban targets for artillery strikes. But he didn't make it through his second day back on the job as a rural Nevada sheriff's deputy.

Apr 27, 2010

L.A. Animal Services faces $1.8-million budget cut

LA Times

No doubt many Los Angeles city agency managers have written letters to council members beseeching them to spare their departments deep cuts during this budget crisis.

Apr 27, 2010

Panel rejects Villaraigosa's spending plan for the city

LA Daily News

Questioning the revenue projections in Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's proposed $6.7 billion budget, a city panel on Tuesday rejected the spending plan and asked for more details.

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