The Games, Part II: The Novela
In “The Games,” one reality was laid bare about the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The system is not failing. It is operating exactly as it has been allowed to operate. Power
The Trojan Horse Sheriff: Robert Luna’s Anti-Law Enforcement Endorsement Machine Exposed – Why True Blue Voices Are Flocking to Alex Villanueva Instead
Sheriff Robert Luna’s glossy 2026 endorsement page reads exactly as you’d expect, packed with labor unions, business chambers, Democratic clubs, and every member of the Board of Supervisors. Nothing surprising there. But
The Donor-Funded Defense Machine: Eric Swalwell, Rob Bonta, and California’s Campaign Cash Loophole
In California politics, campaign money is supposed to be held in trust for one purpose: electing candidates and supporting legitimate political, legislative, or governmental activity. But two high-profile Democrats, Eric Swalwell and
EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: Sheriff Robert Luna and County Lawyer Jason Tokoro Caught in a Tangled Web of Contradictions in Ben Torres’ Federal Retaliation Case
In a stunning display of courtroom gaslighting, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna and his high-priced outside counsel Jason H. Tokoro of Miller Barondess LLP, have painted a picture of a perfectly
The Blind Leading the Blind: Is LAPD’s Olympic Planning Drowning in Inexperience?
As the world turns its eyes toward Los Angeles for the 2026 World Cup, 2027 Superbowl and the 2028 Olympic Games, the Los Angeles Police Department is tasked with orchestrating a security
The Closed Door Endorsement: How ALADS Is Quietly Sidelining Its Own Membership
Unions are built on a simple premise. The members fund it. The members are the voice. The leadership carries that voice forward. That is the structure deputies in Los Angeles County have
The Games: A Culture That Breaks Deputies. A Silence That Protects It
There are internal cultures that agencies quietly tolerate, and then there are cultures that metastasize, spreading so deeply into the fabric of an institution that they begin to define it. What a
Supervisor Lindsey Horvath’s 2022 “Reimagining” of Public Safety in West Hollywood Left Residents Vulnerable — Now She’s Suddenly Demanding Sheriff Resources During Reelection Bid
West Hollywood, once known for its vibrant nightlife and progressive ideals, is reeling from two shootings in just five days. On Tuesday, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath issued a statement
CHIRLA’s Power Network and AB 2624: The Legislative Push to Silence Investigative Journalism
AB 2624 making headlines recently as the “Ban Nick Shirley” Act, is being presented in Sacramento as a targeted protection measure, framed as a necessary response to threats against immigration service providers.
The “Stop Nick Shirley Act”: How California Democrats Are Moving to Criminalize Citizen Journalism
They don’t call it censorship anymore. They call it protection. Protection for communities. Protection for organizations. Protection from “threats.” The language is softer now, more strategic, designed to pass scrutiny without triggering