Alan Mittelstaedt
Stories by Alan Mittelstaedt
Obama for Supervisor
All it takes is an Obama get-out-the-vote rally to frame the issues in a race a little closer to home
Steve Cooley Is Not a Taco Truck
The D.A. man needs your help bringing to justice the “gangsters in suits,” as one prosecutor describes some of the people who run the corrupt cities southeast of downtown L.A.
Dirty Democracy
Big surprise. It wasn’t until last week’s debate between Bernard Parks and Mark Ridley-Thomas was all over that some interesting chatter finally started emanating from the Westside Jewish Community Center.
Blowing Up L.A.'s Secret Government
Why am I sitting at this Board of Supervisors meeting all by myself?
Dark Thoughts About Freeway Shootings
OK, a confession: The recent spate of freeway shootings fascinates me.
Buy Gas Masks, Antonio
Last week was a horrible one for Los Angeles and anyone who plans to live here past 2010, when Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa dreams of commuting to his new job in Sacramento. Go ahead and pull out your Scorecard for Death and Stupidity and mark minus 10 points for clean air and a negative five for education
The Bad Sheriff
Who’s the biggest fraud sitting in public office right now in Los Angeles County? Tough call, but if you leave out the Board of Supervisors, the dishonor probably goes to either D.A. Steve Cooley or Sheriff Lee Baca
Remembering Jamiel
Bernard Parks showed up unannounced at a street-side ceremony last Saturday to dedicate a memorial to Jamiel Shaw Jr., the 17-year-old football standout at Los Angeles High School,
Don't Slur Me, Bro
I never felt much sympathy for the Iranian-American student who refused to show his Bruin ID to UCLA campus cops one late night in November 2006
An Academy-worthy Performance
It’s annoying when young people are used as pawns or props or whatever political mischief the 50 uptight police recruits served on Tuesday morning.
