Memories of Insurrection
1992 was a terrible and amazing year in Los Angeles. It was the height of the city’s gang crisis. More then 2000 people were murdered in LA County within 12 months, nearly half of them dead as a result...
View ArticleA Prescription for County Supervisors UPDATE***
You gotta wonder how much L.A. County supervisors really want to save Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital, formerly known as King-Drew. Next month federal inspectors could very likely shut down the...
View ArticleA New Dose of Hope on Alameda Street – UPDATED
Yesterday at noon, the new Homeboy Industries building officially opened its doors. Hundreds of people showed up to celebrate the new bakery, cafe, office building, jobs and rehabilitation center...
View ArticleMS-13….The Armed and Dangerous “Children” of War
[NOTE: I'M IN THE MIDST OF A PESKY DEADLINE so this will be a short one. Back in stride tomorrow morning.] More than any other street gang in America, MS-13 has been portrayed by both the FBI the media...
View ArticleBattling LA Histories at Father Serra Park: Who Screwed Up?
The city of Los Angeles is in the process of building a brand new war memorial named the Eugene A. Obregon Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial, which is to honor all those who have won the medal....
View ArticleGang Violence, Daryl Gates & the Task of Making it Home on April 29, 1992
On April 29, 1992, I began the day worrying about the threat of gang violence, not city-altering conflagration that the afternoon’s news would bring. As every local media outlet has been discussing all...
View ArticleR.I.P. Rodney King, the G-Dog Movie, Gov. Christie’s Rich Halfway House Pals...
RODNEY KING: 1965 – 2012 He wasn’t a very strong person, and maybe not even a particularly good person. Certainly he was a man who battled with wounds of the psyche. Nevertheless Rodney King has a...
View ArticleFive Films To See About The LA Riots
Five documentaries, each coming from a slightly different perspective, delve into the civil unrest that began in Los Angeles 25 years ago on April 29, 1992, following the verdict by a Simi Valley jury...
View ArticleApril 29, 1992: The Storm Before the Storm—and the Task of Making It Home
The following personal recollection represents only one tiny shard of the day that is forever seared into LA’s collective memory. We welcome your own shards of memory, should you be inclined to share...
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