City Officials talk dutifully of a solution to ‘the gang problem,’ and then move on to the next agenda item: gang-style cops in our own LBPD

ILLUSTRATION by LUKE MCGARRY
A 17-year-old was shot up pretty badly last week during a midday gang-style altercation on the west side of the First District. It was about an hour [...]

What’s it like to grow up gay?
From the Los Angeles Times, February 15: Ventura County prosecutors charged a 14-year-old boy with the shooting death of a classmate Thursday and said the killing in an Oxnard classroom was a premeditated hate.
The District’s Melissa Conser talks with two gay men, Matt (20) and Steve (21), about their [...]

Counting the cost in Iraq and Afghanistan
On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that 2007 has been the deadliest year for American troops in Iraq. Today, the Associated Press reports that 2007 has also become the deadliest year for American troops in Afghanistan.
Of course, it’s not just Americans who are dying in Afghanistan. As the [...]