More than 130 arrested amid massive police force to dismantle UCLA pro-Palestinian camp - this is number is likely to be way higher - most everyone was arrest for misdemeanor 409pc latimes.com/california/sto…

CHP arrests groups are forming outside the UCLA encampment and they are officers who will make arrests with LAPD and LASD sitting at the perimeter

UCLA declares unlawful assembly, poised to clear pro-Palestinian camp latimes.com/california/sto…

‘Unacceptable’: Why it took hours for police to quell attack at UCLA pro-Palestinian camp w ⁦Noah Goldberg⁩ latimes.com/california/sto…

After violent protests at UCLA, UC president launches investigation into response (or should we say lack of police response) latimes.com/california/sto…

The longest, strangest trip: Some psychedelic drug users are stuck with unwelcome highs - ⁦Connor Sheets⁩ apple.news/A88l1SoyqTderV…

Breaking: A fourth law enforcement officer dies with 4 others wounded trying to serve warrant in North Carolina. latimes.com/world-nation/s…

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks dismissal of revenge porn, human trafficking claims in lawsuit latimes.com/world-nation/s…

Security guard shot near Encino home of the Weeknd’s co-manager in possible attempted home invasion ⁦Nathaniel Solis⁩ latimes.com/california/sto…

The Best of Bob Pool: An L.A. storytelling original latimes.com/california/sto… via Shelby Grad RIP Bob.

No one told LA’s story person by person better than Bob. He the thousands of stories in the naked city. Bob Pool, veteran L.A. Times newsman and observer of the human condition, dies at 79 latimes.com/obituaries/sto…

Now live is Episode 5 of the iHeart podcast, Fallen Angels: A Story of California Corruption. It's based on my book, Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels. iheart.com/podcast/1119-f…

Investigating Hollywood: Randall Emmett continues to produce films with a new twist - ⁦Meg James⁩ ⁦Amy Kaufman⁩ latimes.com/entertainment-…

Only Harriet Ryan could take you inside the black market for Birkins, and the tony L.A. homes where burglars are nabbing bags with the precision of “trained assassins” latimes.com/california/sto…

Is Harvey Weinstein’s California conviction in jeopardy after N.Y. appeals ruling?⁦James Queally⁩ ⁦Jenny Jarvie⁩ latimes.com/california/sto…

Ethics boss for LA D.A. Gascón is charged with illegal use of confidential police records she gathered as an insider in LA County Sheriffs Dept. ⁦James Queally⁩ ⁦Keri Blakinger⁩ ⁦Matt Hamilton⁩ latimes.com/california/sto…

At least 50 @usc arrests and counting

Update: The deputies' union, ALADS, is calling for a broader investigation into 'all matters, access to sensitive records and other actions taken by Diana Teran and her staff during her entire tenure.  This investigation should not be limited in scope or effort.'

Excited to share that my Scripps News Los Angeles Times piece on border vigilantes is a 2024 Headliner Awards winner:

Judges: 'This is a fine example of what journalism is supposed to do.' (!!!)

headlinerawards.org/2024-tv-radio/

Gang member charged with attempted murder after deputy shot in the back. Had the bullet fired into the back of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy struck one inch higher, it would have missed his protective vest and likely killed him. latimes.com/california/sto…