Jill Stewart

Bratton Successor: Insider LAPD Brass Who Want to Replace Him

Nothing against the interesting list the Los Angeles Times published today, of the Los Angeles Police Department's top brass who want to replace the departing Bill Bratton. But the chances that City Hall would somehow have a permanent new chief in place the day Bratton leaves for New York, which......

Andrew Adelman Rape Scandal and Incompetence at City Hall

The shocking investigation of Andrew Adelman, a powerful Los Angeles City Hall department head, will also put a spotlight on how this unpleasant and abusive bureaucrat was allowed for years to run one of the most-criticized municipal departments in Southern California, all while being protected by the Villaraigosa Administration. For......
Credit: Photo by Ted Soqui

Bye-Bye, Bill Bratton

Maybe it was because L.A. Police Chief Bill Bratton recently launched his “first annual” and widely anticipated Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast in the black co...
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'L.A. Live' is Truly Bad Architecture: Curbed LA

Thanks to Curbed LA for pointing out what I keep hearing about the architecture, architect and design work that brought us AEG's LA Live complex near Staples Center: despite the unintentionally humorous PR spin from the mayor and other politicians that this is a "public square," LA Live is hideously......
Credit: Ted Soqui

Obama Joker Poster: It Does Exist!

The Obama joker poster spread so fast globally that the phrase "obama joker posters" as of now leads to 242,000 Google hits, and set off an international debate, ranging from the UK to South America, over whether the poster's message is "free speech" or a "dangerous" racial hit on the......