Saturday, August 1




LAPD probes response to party

The Los Angeles Police Department has begun an investigation into possible excessive use of force by officers in response to an impromptu street party early Sunday morning on the 600 block of Landfair Avenue. Read more...



Letters to the Editor

Police brutality taints celebration The police’s aggressive actions at the conclusion of the UCLA-USC game were an embarrassing mark on UCLA athletics. During what should have been a celebration of an amazing win, the police at the Rose Bowl aggressively sprayed pepper spray, hit people with batons and threw people to the ground. Read more...


Editorial: If in Allah he trusts, on the Koran he should swear

For opponents of future congressman Keith Ellison, it isn’t a question of which bills he supports. It’s a question of which book. Conservative political pundits are finding another inane issue to fret over by attacking Ellison’s wish to use the Koran for his swearing-in instead of the traditional Christian Bible. Read more...