The Politics of “Defunding the Police”
Many activists protesting the treatment of Blacks have expressed a policy to “defund the police.” By that statement, some protestors actually mean it. Cut police funding either drastically or all together and send the funds to build up Black and downtrodden communities. Other protestors use the term as a way of saying re-order how public […]
Police Deserve More Respect
As a 50 plus year sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department, which is recognized as one of the most professional law enforcement agencies in the world; and a life-long resident of Los Angeles; a former Vice – Chair of the Elected Charter Reform Commission and a 12 year elected member of the Los […]
L.A. Gets It Right on the Right To Cure
The Los Angeles City Council recently adopted a trailblazing ordinance guaranteeing workers laid off in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic the right to be recalled back to their jobs. Such an ordinance ordinarily might be subject to criticism in the business community. But we believe that the Council should be applauded for at least […]
The High Speed Rail Authority has lost support of the Legislature for its proposed plans.
The 12 year saga of the California High Speed Rail Authority and its attempt to build a true high speed train to connect northern and southern California, has been shaken to its core. At the 4.5 hour Assembly Transportation Committee oversight hearing of May 27th was painted a complete reversal of the unlimited support for […]