“He was like, ‘She’s the love of my life, blah, blah, blah,’” recalls Remini. (Anthony and Lopez would go onto wed and divorce and share custody of their 10-year-old twins.) “As I was walking up to the table, I was like, ‘Ugh, God, you’re even prettier in real life.’ She started laughing, and I was […]
Blog: California transformed its justice system. But now crime is up, and critics want rollbacks
After decades of mirroring national downward trends in violent crime, California saw a 12% increase from 2014 to 2017, while the violent crime rate in the other 49 states together increased only 3%, the analysis showed. In 2014, California voters approved a ballot measure that reduced sentences for many low-level drug and property crimes. Source: […]
Blog: Heartbreak over the death of a young migrant on a journey of hope
To the editor: As I sit and try to understand how and when we actually became a “culture of cruelty,” as described by former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Francisco Cantú, I can’t help but be moved by the thought of a child who, when told by her father they were making the arduous journey to […]
Blog: He donated a kidney to his wife. Pre-Obamacare, that gave him a preexisting condition
To the editor: My wife needed a kidney years ago. Luckily, I was a decent match. (“Since lawmakers now agree on protecting people with preexisting conditions, here’s how you do it,” Dec. 17) After her recovery period, she considered a job offer that would strip us of our family medical plan. She… Source: latimes.com – […]
Blog: How we analyzed California’s crime rates in an era of justice reform
The crime data on California obtained from the FBI program should, in theory, be the same as the information provided by the state Department of Justice, since it is this agency that submits crime data to the FBI. There are always minor differences, however, probably generated by the standardizing of the data by the FBI […]
Blog: From Scientology to ‘Second Act,’ BFFs Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini stick together
“He was like, ‘She’s the love of my life, blah, blah, blah,’” recalls Remini. (Anthony and Lopez would go onto wed and divorce and share custody of their 10-year-old twins.) “As I was walking up to the table, I was like, ‘Ugh, God, you’re even prettier in real life.’ She started laughing, and I was […]