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Los Angeles Police Department

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    California Congressmen Push Spending Cuts on Federal Marijuana Enforcement

    Budget hawks incensed over San Francisco's supposedly profligate spending ought to spend a few minutes at Congress, observing the dollar requests submitted by federal departments.Take the $28.2 billion, 111,998-employee federal Department of Justice, for example. The country's 12,000 employees in Un ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Marijuana Sobriety Checkpoints: New Legislation to Outlaw Driving While Stoned

    ​Some will swear that marijuana has merit for motorists. Others fear impairment of any kind, at any level. We're pretty terrified of teen drivers, especially those with cell phones and hangovers, but we'll leave it to the government to intervene on this great debate. Driving while stoned would bec ... More >>

  • Film

    February 8, 2012

    "Rampart": Woody Harrelson Is a Bad Cop

    ​Some will swear that marijuana has merit for motorists. Others fear impairment of any kind, at any level. We're pretty terrified of teen drivers, especially those with cell phones and hangovers, but we'll leave it to the government to intervene on this great debate. Driving while stoned would bec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Obama Ignores Medical Marijuana During Google Hangout

    ​President Barack Obama again turned to social media to connect with voters -- and again he used it to ignore talking pot.You might have noticed that every time President Obama takes to the series of interactive intertubes, the unwashed masses want to talk, not taxes, and not turkey, but the good ... More >>

  • News

    December 7, 2011

    The Boy Scouts' Police Problem: Explorers Have Been Sexually Abused by Cops. Should Scouts Share the Blame?

    ​President Barack Obama again turned to social media to connect with voters -- and again he used it to ignore talking pot.You might have noticed that every time President Obama takes to the series of interactive intertubes, the unwashed masses want to talk, not taxes, and not turkey, but the good ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Top Five Reasons P. Diddy Is Hilarious Now

    ​Earlier this week, Rolling Stone our colleagues at L.A. Weekly reported that an ex-LAPD detective has implicated Sean Combs in Tupac's murder. Greg Kading apparently asserts in a new book that Suge Knight and Puffy ordered the murders of Biggie Smalls and Tupac, respectively, and that h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    SF Cops Join LA's Finest In Disputing RAND Study's Findings That Marijuana Clubs Don't Cause Crime

    Not the club's fault​What with the company's deep connections to the American war machine, the RAND Corporation isn't exactly a pack of hippies. Which makes it all the more surprising that the policy-think tank released a study this week declaiming that medical marijuana dispensaries cause a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood, Bryan Stow Beating Suspects, Appear in Court

    Marvin and Louie ​Louie Sanchez, 29, and Marvin Norwood, 30, appeared in a Los Angeles court this morning to answer to charges of mayhem and assault against Bryan Stow, a 42-year-old paramedic, who has been in a coma since the March 31 beating outside Dodger Stadium. The two men charged with beati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Giovanni Ramirez, Dodgers Fan Accused of Beating Bryan Stow, Could Be Exonerated

    Come to think of it, he doesn't really match the description ​Los Angeles police have arrested two more suspects in connection with the March 31 beating of Giants fan, Bryan Stow. What's equally as important is they've also concluded that their previous suspect, Giovanni Ramirez, had nothing to do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Bryan Stow: Video Shows Giants Fan Arguing with Dodgers Fan Before Attack

    Bryan Stow​A new video released today shows that Bryan Stow, the beaten Giants fan who remains in a coma, arguing with a Dodgers fan during the March 31 game where he was attacked. The video was released by TMZ, and shows Stow sitting at his seat at the opener game, confronting a man wearing a Dod ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Giovanni Ramirez, Man Accused of Beating Bryan Stow, Wanted in Nevada Gang Shooting

    Wanted in more than one state ​Los Angeles Police are not the only ones interested in Giovanni Ramirez, the 31-year-old suspect accused of beating Giants fan Bryan Stow in March. Police arrested Ramirez last week after an intense investigation, saying he was the prime aggressor in the March 31 bea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Bryan Stow Family Sues Dodgers over 'Lax Security'

    Family sues LA Dodgers​Two days after Los Angeles police arrested Giovanni Ramirez, 31, on suspicion of beating Giants fan Bryan Stow, the victim's family has filed a lawsuit against the Dodgers and its owner, Frank McCourt, claiming the team's lack of safety at the stadium contributed to the brut ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Giovanni Ramirez Arrested in Bryan Stow Beating

    This is him!​Los Angeles Police say they have the "primary aggressor" in the Byran Stow beating behind bars today. Police raided an East Hollywood apartment building this weekend and arrested 31-year-old Giovanni Ramirez on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. He was arrested, Sunday morning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Bruce Bochy Is "Surprised" Bryan Stow Attackers Haven't Been Caught

    Talks about the rivalry off the field ​Before kicking off the first game against the Dodgers last night, Giants coach Bruce Bochy talked to reporters about how the brutal beating of one of their fans, Bryan Stow, has cast a pall over the West Coast baseball teams' rivalry. Moreover, Bochy admitted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Giants Head to Los Angeles, Dodgers to Boost Security for Game Tomorrow

    Leave the rivalry on the field ​Will any Giants fan step foot at Dodger Stadium for tomorrow night's game? After what happened to Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was savagely beaten outside Dodger Stadium, it would seem inconceivable. But you never know with those hardcore fans, which is why the Do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Bryan Stow: Beaten Giants Fan Suffers Seizures, Back in Coma

    Back in coma​Beaten Giants fan Bryan Stow's condition took a turn for the worse over the weekend after he suffered multiple seizures and was put back into a medically induced coma, media outlets are reporting. The 42-year-old was taken out of a coma late last week, but doctors warned that the chan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Giants Double Reward to Catch Dodgers Fans Who Brutally Beat Bryan Stow

    Bryan Stow​The Giants are matching the $10,000 reward for information that will help catch the people who savagely beat Bryan Stow as he left the Dodgers stadium last week. Over the weekend, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich offered the $10,000 reward money and said he wants more secur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    Giants Fans Beaten by Dodgers Fans, One in Critical Condition

    La Dodgers fans ... poor sports even when they win​We knew being a Giants fan was torture -- metaphorically speaking -- but last night the pain went a little too deep after two Dodger fans let loose on three Giants fans after the San Francisco team lost in the season opener. You'd think they would ... More >>

  • Film

    March 2, 2011

    "Take Me Home Tonight": Coke-Fueled '80s Nostalgia

    La Dodgers fans ... poor sports even when they win​We knew being a Giants fan was torture -- metaphorically speaking -- but last night the pain went a little too deep after two Dodger fans let loose on three Giants fans after the San Francisco team lost in the season opener. You'd think they would ... More >>

  • News

    January 12, 2011

    Bait Car Pays SFPD to Entice Drivers to Steal Cars

    La Dodgers fans ... poor sports even when they win​We knew being a Giants fan was torture -- metaphorically speaking -- but last night the pain went a little too deep after two Dodger fans let loose on three Giants fans after the San Francisco team lost in the season opener. You'd think they would ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Lucas Anthony Tang, Toddler, Plunges to Death At Warriors-Lakers Game

    ​Our sister paper, OC Weekly, tracked down the identity of the 2-year-old who fell to his death from a luxury box following yesterday's Golden State Warriors-Los Angeles Lakers game at the Staples Center. The Child was Lucas Anthony Tang of Garden Grove in Orange County.

  • News

    June 16, 2010

    The Killer of His Daughter's Mother

    A cunning American boy becomes a Mexican Cartel soldier and East L.A. executioner.

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    Say Hello To My Little Friend: S.F., Meet CompStat

    Can the SFPD saved by the miracle of computers? ​ Wednesday morning, at the unveiling of the city's new crimefighting tool, CompStat, San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon had the city say hello to his not-so-little friend and implementer, LAPD detective Jeff Godown.Gascon intend ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    L.A. Police Chief William Bratton Endorsing Kamala Harris for Attorney General

    She's book smart all right...​ Here's the deal: This is a big get for Kamla Harris, the ambitious San Francisco district attorney looking to climb the political ladder. For one thing, Bill Bratton -- former New York chief and outgoing LAPD bossman -- is as big a name as there is in law enforc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    The Clogged Bus-Only Lane Theory of Policing: Cite More Motorists and the Rest of the Public Safety Picture Will Fall Into Place

    Jim HerdHere's another way of keeping drivers out of bus lanes​In Mexico, a visitor will quickly get the sense that society isn't working quite right when she's asked for a bribe by police. In Saudi Arabia, the same conclusion becomes obvious when a woman is arrested for prostitution simply becaus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Goin' Down South? With LAPD's Top Cop Stepping Down, Will George Gascon's Tenure in S.F. Be Brief?

    Hello, I must be going?​When San Francisco's police chief-to-be was introduced to throngs of media members in a rather small, stuffy room earlier this summer, your humble narrator got to ask George Gascon one question. And he gave us zero answers. "How long a commitment have you given the city?" w ... More >>

  • News

    July 22, 2009

    The Outsider

    George Gascon is S.F.'s first police chief in 30 years who wasn't homegrown — and he's promising big changes. Criminals and lazy cops, you have been warned.

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    Ain't That the Mayor's SUV Blocking Two Handicapped Access Ramps and Crosswalks?

    One ticket for blocking a handicapped curb ramp? $250. Two tickets? $500. Being mayor and dumping your SUV wherever you like? PricelessYesterday we wrote about how Mayor Gavin Newsom's taxpayer-funded Chevy Tahoe Hybrid gets awful mileage, is only marginally more efficient than a regular Tahoe, and ... More >>

  • Film

    October 22, 2008

    Go Ahead, Make Her Day

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Film

    September 17, 2008

    Your Friends and Neighbors

    Racial tension, above and below the surface, in Neil LaBute's Lakeview Terrace.

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2008

    Court Ruling Could Wipe Slate for SFPD Accused of Misconduct

    Racial tension, above and below the surface, in Neil LaBute's Lakeview Terrace.

  • Film

    August 8, 2007

    An American (and a Chinese) in Paris

    The third time's the guilty pleasure for Tucker and Chan's buddy-cop franchise

  • Home Entertainment

    March 28, 2007

    Tomorrow's Misery Today

    The third time's the guilty pleasure for Tucker and Chan's buddy-cop franchise

  • News

    November 15, 2006

    Echoes of the Revolution

    The struggle between Bay Area law enforcement and the Black Panthers is still going on after 35 years

  • Music

    March 22, 2006

    Misc. Reviews

    If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This week: Mack Minister on America's Most Wanted.

  • Culture

    May 18, 2005

    Adventures of a Substitute Teacher

    Life in the LAUSD, in a solo show full of endearing moments

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2004

    Don't Call It L.A.

    A cinematic look at the city we're supposed to hate

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2003

    Elf Me!

    Walking in a hellish Santaland

  • Calendar

    July 30, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Walking in a hellish Santaland

  • Film

    February 5, 2003

    Zoom Lens

    Horror, sex, and music (plus a fillip of radical politics) at IndieFest

  • Music

    September 18, 2002

    House of Tudor

    A rap-war documentary, the old new wave, and Gypsy-fied French noir

  • Film

    August 7, 2002

    Heart to Heart

    Eastwood plays a detective with a bad ticker looking for the man who murdered his donor

  • Film

    May 22, 2002

    Memental

    A sleep-deprived Al Pacino tangles with a psycho Robin Williams in Christopher Nolan's Insomnia

  • News

    May 8, 2002

    The Perfect Crime

    For 20 years, South American thieves have been stealing millions of dollars in gems and jewelry from traveling salespeople in San Francisco. And no one -- not the cops, jewelers, or insurance companies -- has the slightest idea how to stop them.

  • Film

    October 3, 2001

    Bad Cop, Bad Cop

    Protected by a badge, Denzel (finally!) swaggers through L.A.'s mean streets

  • News

    September 19, 2001

    The Dilemma of Sara Jane Olson

    With an October trial in the offing, prosecutors had every intention of proving that Symbionese Liberation Army member Sara Jane Olson was a domestic terrorist who helped plant bombs under police cars 26 years ago.

  • Music

    February 14, 1996

    Recordings

    With an October trial in the offing, prosecutors had every intention of proving that Symbionese Liberation Army member Sara Jane Olson was a domestic terrorist who helped plant bombs under police cars 26 years ago.

  • Calendar

    November 29, 1995

    Crushing CRUSH

    With an October trial in the offing, prosecutors had every intention of proving that Symbionese Liberation Army member Sara Jane Olson was a domestic terrorist who helped plant bombs under police cars 26 years ago.

  • Film

    September 27, 1995

    Bedeviled by Color

    Devil in a Blue Dress depicts the '40s antecedents of L.A.'s racial fracturing

  • News

    June 21, 1995

    The War Womb (Part II)

    For every direct action against an abortion clinic staged by Operation Rescue, expect an equal and opposite reaction by the Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights.

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