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  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Mitch Englander, L.A. City Leader, Asked to Step Aside in Debate Over Taking Unlicensed Drivers' Cars

    Councilman Mitch Englander.​The matter of impounding cars belonging to unlicensed drivers in the city of L.A. is becoming a hot topic. The National Lawyers Guild and the Southern California Immigration Coalition are calling on L.A. city Councilman Mitch Englander to step away from the debate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Los Angeles 911 Operators Stage Sickout

    ​More than 80 Los Angeles city 911 operators staged a sickout Friday to protest furloughs and budget cuts that took effect Thursday as part of the city's new fiscal-year budget, a representative of the Los Angeles police union confirmed to LA Weekly. Tweets went out to the police union's lead ... More >>

  • News

    December 1, 2005

    First-Day Chatters

    José and Herb can’t be bothered by the public on their inaugural day

  • News

    October 20, 2005

    Jan Perry’s LAPD Blues

    The councilwoman can’t nail her foe

  • News

    March 3, 2005

    Back to the Future Cop

    Peter Torres is the only LAPD officer who calls the hard streets of Newton Division home. Is he the next generation of L.A. policing?

  • News

    February 24, 2005

    Endorsements, Election Day March 8

    Peter Torres is the only LAPD officer who calls the hard streets of Newton Division home. Is he the next generation of L.A. policing?

  • News

    March 25, 2004

    Sweet Revenge

    The reincarnation of Bernard Parks

  • News

    December 4, 2003

    Marking the Chief

    William Bratton’s report card shows talent and huge challenges

  • News

    November 6, 2003

    CitySweep

    William Bratton’s report card shows talent and huge challenges

  • News

    August 28, 2003

    Changing Cops

    Chief Bratton may finally be bringing reform to the LAPD

  • News

    July 31, 2003

    A Man of Contradictions

    Chief Bratton may finally be bringing reform to the LAPD

  • News

    May 1, 2003

    Reform for the Black Robes

    Ever wonder why innocent people plead guilty?

  • News

    February 20, 2003

    Los Lobos

    Antonio "The Heartthrob" Villaraigosa vs. Nick "The Choirboy" Pacheco for the welterweight championship of the city

  • News

    February 13, 2003

    Toppling Pyramids

    An open-and-shut case for change at the LAPD

  • News

    September 12, 2002

    Hahn's Choice

    The mayor goes trolling for a twofer

  • News

    September 12, 2002

    The Bum Blockade, Zoot Suit Riot and Bloody Christmas

    An anecdotal history of the LAPD

  • News

    September 12, 2002

    The Rampart Verdict

    The deeper meaning of LAPD’s biggest scandal may never be known

  • News

    June 20, 2002

    White Man’s Burden

    Let’s draft David Dotson for police chief

  • News

    April 25, 2002

    So Long, Bernie

    But not before the desperate police chief tries to get the last word

  • News

    April 18, 2002

    A Fail to the Chief

    Verdict in on Parks, but the jury's out on police reform

  • Columns

    February 28, 2002

    Bernie and We

    Verdict in on Parks, but the jury's out on police reform

  • News

    February 21, 2002

    Twisting Slowly

    The final days of Chief Parks

  • News

    February 14, 2002

    The Wrong Battle

    L.A.’s black political elite bamboozles itself

  • News

    February 14, 2002

    Hahn to Bernie: Drop Out

    L.A.’s black political elite bamboozles itself

  • News

    January 3, 2002

    Chief Obstacles

    Why Bernard Parks shouldn’t get a second term

  • News

    November 15, 2001

    Giving In to Cops

    The sense and nonsense of a short workweek

  • News

    October 25, 2001

    Power Turf

    In the 4th District race, attitude may be more important than aptitude

  • News

    September 13, 2001

    Fourth and Long Shots

    How about putting a good politician into a politician’s job?

  • News

    June 21, 2001

    A House Divided

    On the Hahn coalition, and other short-lived phenomena

  • News

    June 14, 2001

    The Era of Bad Feelings

    Jim Hahn sets a city against itself, and comes out on top

  • News

    May 31, 2001

    Hope and Fear

    A week in the mayor’s race, with just two more to go

  • News

    May 31, 2001

    Endorsements

    Our recommendations in the June 5 Los Angeles city election

  • News

    May 17, 2001

    Mayoral Warm-up

    Two candidates in search of their voices

  • News

    April 5, 2001

    Endorsements: Part 2

    Our recommendations in the April 10 Los Angeles city election

  • News

    March 15, 2001

    The Hollywood 10-plus

    L.A.’s political tone at stake in race to succeed Jackie Goldberg

  • News

    March 1, 2001

    1 Person, 0 Vote

    The undemocratic ways of the L.A. City Council

  • News

    November 16, 2000

    Trying for Justice

    The deep meaning of the deeply flawed Rampart trial

  • News

    October 5, 2000

    Nagging Reforms

    Let Bernie Parks lose another argument

  • News

    July 13, 2000

    Parks in Charge

    Police chief has convention and council firmly under control

  • News

    April 20, 2000

    Toppling the Blue Wall

    The politics behind the LAPD union’s proposal to make it easier for cops to speak out

  • News

    March 16, 2000

    Hiding behind Badges

    Let’s bring in an outside review of LAPD scandal

  • News

    March 16, 2000

    The Insiders

    Time for oversight panel, inspector general to step from the shadows

  • News

    February 10, 2000

    Free Speech.org

    LAPD tries to muzzle street cops on the Web

  • News

    June 10, 1999

    The Irked and the Jerked

    Council heavyweights drag unions along in their campaign against the revised charter

  • News

    June 3, 1999

    The Anti-Reform Movement

    As election eve approaches, see who opposes the charter — and why

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    To Expel an Inspector

    How the LAPD cleansed itself

  • News

    September 10, 1998

    Cops battle LAPD Internet posting

    How the LAPD cleansed itself

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