Marijuana Legalization: Prop 19 Folks Say They’ll Be Back in 2012. Here’s Some Advice.
November 8, 2010 by Johnny
Filed under 2010 Election, 2012 Ballot Measures
2010′s Prop 19 had a litany of problems that doomed it to fail. Here are a few ideas of what should be changed so that California marijuana legalization has a shot at passing in the 2012 election.
Daryl Gates Legacy
Former LAPD Police Chief died at 83 years old. During his 14 year tenure as LAPD chief, the city saw the rise of crack cocaine and gang violence., the Rodney King beating and subsequent 1992 and the Rampart Scandal. While we do not like to speak ill of the dead, the truth is Gates was a detached autocrat who ruled with a heavy hand.
Revenge of the Nerds: Can Steve Poizner Save California?
March 12, 2010 by Johnny
Filed under 2010 Election, Jerry Brown, Meg Whitman, Steve Poizner
For its next governor, California does not need a blowhard relic from another era or a showboating corporate executive trying to wow us with her cash flow. Right now California needs a nerd who will actually do the hard work. Is Steve Poizner the nerd for the job? Maybe.
Judge gives back 60 Pounds of Marijuana to Defendant…But Don’t get Too Excited
January 9, 2010 by Johnny
Filed under Proposition 215/Medical Marijuana, The Courts
Before everyone thinks this is some big victory for the marijuana legalization movement, think again. All that happened here is that the police screwed up, a defense attorney did his job competently, and the judge followed the law
Oscar Grant Shooting Case Moves to Los Angeles Today
January 8, 2010 by Johnny
Filed under Oscar Grant Shooting
Johannes Mehserle’s case may move slowly to trial, but now that it’s in Judge Robert Perry’s Los Angeles courtroom, the trial itself will be lightning fast and it ain’t gonna be no circus. That’s for damn sure.
Los Angeles Schools Police – A Corrupt and Creepy Catastrophe
September 5, 2009 by Johnny
Filed under Uncategorized
A Johnny California high-five to journalist Max Tavers and the L.A. Weekly – for performing a much needed colonoscopy on the LA School Police.

