This past February 10th, George Gascon and Rachel Rossi faced each other to make their case to succeed current Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who declined the opportunity to meet with voters despite repeated invitations.
Dick Price & Sharon Kyle
As a husband and wife team, Sharon Kyle and Dick Price publish several print and online newsletters on political and social justice issues. Sharon serves as Publisher for Dick & Sharon's LA Progressive and Dick serves as Editor.Follow @DickandSharon
Bernie Sanders Running Mate
If Sen. Sanders is able to secure the nomination, which of the following presidential candidates would you most like to see Sanders choose as a running mate.
Lady Day Lives with Us Still
Dick Price & Sharon Kyle: Out of Billie Holiday’s lifetime of pain and suffering, “Lady Day” highlights Holiday’s heart-rending body of music that lives with us 60 years after she left us.
Judging the Judges—March 2020
Judging the Judges March 2020 provides information for voters who will be voting in the California Primary judicial election.
Honoring Jerry Drucker
Dick & Sharon: Jerry always had a smile that would light up the room whenever we would visit on the Valley Dems meeting.
LA Committee for the Defense of Julian Assange Forms
On February 9, at UCLA Law School, the LA Committee for the Defense of Julian Assange presented “The Prosecution of Julian Assange and the Threat to the Freedom of the Press,” a three-hour program examining the major political, legal and constitutional issues surrounding the Assange prosecution
Our Mistaken Judicial Endorsement
Briefly, before the primaries this spring, we had included Ms. Michel among our judicial endorsements. Realizing our mistake, we withdrew that endorsement long ago.
LGBT Activist Wins Apology, Full Payment from U.S. Navy
Dick Price & Sharon Kyle: The Navy acknowledged that they were wrong and we were right. And they didn’t ask for confidentially about the payment. Melanie has the absolute right to speak out about how she stood up for her rights.
Million Dollar Hoods: Why L.A. Cages More People Than Any Other City
Dick Price & Sharon Kyle: Perhaps not unexpectedly, the mapping project shows that some few neighborhoods—mostly heavily Black and Brown ones—account for huge percentages of L.A. County’s nearly billion-dollar jail budget.
Criticize Trump and You’ll Pay
Dick Price & Sharon Kyle: “I had planned to cover the history of LGBT rights in America, with some international focus as well,” said Nathan, a South Africa native who volunteers virtually full time with the African Human Rights Coalition.
Replacing Charlie Beck
Dick Price & Sharon Kyle: the contest to become the next LAPD Chief is both more complex and less involving: complex because it requires a three-step City Hall appointment process, but less involving because voters have no direct voice at any critical step.
Updating California’s Criminal Justice Report Card
As they did last time, voters will have access to a simple A+ to F grading system. But they’ll also be able to dig deeper to see which bills were deemed crucial for grading their state senator’s or assemblymember’s performance.
Your Thoughts on the First Left Coast Forum
After asking what panel sessions people attended, we asked four key questions: What worked, what didn’t work, what could we do better, and would you attend next year?
