Monthly Archives: December 2007

In the crunch of deadlines, sometimes reporters and editors don’t look deep into the information that backs up the premise of a story. Whether issued by an esteemed university like Harvard or anti-tax crusaders like the Howard Jarvis group, if … Continue reading →

and none of them are close to us and only two in California.

Reporter Fred Ortega, who has been reporting on charges that La Eme were ready to kill rivals, received a voicemail over the weekend from an anonymous caller. The person apparently tries to justify why Rafael “Cisco” Gonzalez and Ralph “Perico” … Continue reading →

And doesn’t like what he sees and the lack of scrutiny given to it: “When a dope dealer kills another dealer, it’s just business. When they start killing cops, newspaper editors and writers, priests and entire families it’s not just … Continue reading →

L.C. Clemmer, a 90-year-old Baldwin Park area resident, told me last week how in the late 1930s, the West Covina chief of police decided to slow down traffic on what was then-Garvey Avenue (now the 10 Freeway). So for the … Continue reading →

I find most city council members head blindly into resolutions that have nothing to do with city business. But occasionally I’m surprised. Covina Councilman Walt Allen’s review of a Falun Gong resolution was that kind of rare insightful moment. From … Continue reading →

FHB:”The people who get the transit system pay for the transit system. For most rational human beings, this wouldnt be news. For folks who plan things like public transit systems, its a cold reality. Centinel asks and receives. Ok. it’s … Continue reading →

According to City News Service, ” A black Monrovia police officer who alleged that one of his sergeants said Africans are lazy and simulated the movements of a monkey settled a lawsuit he filed against the city, his attorney said … Continue reading →

Forget forgive and forget for Barbara Boxer. Apparently she’s still peeved former Rep. Jim Rogan, R-Pasadena,* was one of the Clinton Impeachment managers. She has admitted blocking him from a District judgeship. I’m never impressed by politicians. But I met … Continue reading →