Proposition 36 created ‘treatment-mandated felonies.’ What it really created is a complicated mess
In 2024, tough-on-crime types pushed Proposition 36 into law by promising that more incarceration would…
Author: Jessica Patel
The World Cup was an L.A. public transit success. The Olympics will be a much bigger test
Public transit during the World Cup was considered a success in Los Angeles. Metro and…
The banality of evil in the Border Patrol’s secret anti-immigrant slur
For at least half a century, Border Patrol workers have used the onomatopoeic word "tonk,"…
California’s proposed billionaire tax exposes rifts among labor unions
The tax, which will appear on the ballot as Proposition 40, drew opposition from unions…
Urban League report says Trump administration is harming Black Americans’ chances at American Dream
The annual “State of Black America” report grimly describes Black Americans ' economic and political…
Long-dormant court holds its first public hearing as the U.S. seeks to deport an Afghan woman
A federal judge has refused to dismiss the case against an Afghan woman who's the…