Affectionately known to the locals as “Marijuana Man,” he spends his days sitting on the grass verge along the Boardwalk. His friends - too - are cardholders; each one of them seeks relief in that centuries-old “wonder drug.” Today, he has a few myths to debunk - from the equivalency of pharmaceutical drugs, to societal [...]

Today is the last day for Brits to buy their way to victory. By midnight GMT, that’s 4pm PST and only a few hours from now, the votes will all have been cast. At this point, it could go either way… the Rage Against The Machine group states that “some indications are putting us BEHIND by 10,000 copies”. Others claim the opposite. Tom Morello told the Sun newspaper: “This really does seem like the biggest ‘which side are you on?’ moment in the history of UK music.”

* This is, of course, entirely fictional.

A man in a cowboy hat sits alone on a bench beside Echo Park lake. The foreground is dark, and the man is shrouded in the shadow of a tree. He seems isolated, lonely. His face is lowered just slightly enough to suggest despair. His jacket and upturned collar are a strange juxtaposition against the [...]

Charlie Sheen (Platoon, Hot Shots, Two and a Half Men) has gained notoriety as the first celebrity to vocalize doubt about what has become known to conspiracy theorists as the “official story” of the 9/11 attacks. Now, Sheen is requesting an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the events that occurred on September 11th, 2001.

Today, Education Week featured my series on the children of immigrants in California. “Breaking Through” tells the stories of a number of naturalized immigrant children who are fighting for social ascension against a number of barriers. The stories are based in Los Angeles and the farm-worker city of Delano in the San Joaquin [...]

A study released by UCLA and RAND Corp. suggests that the number of children who have experienced episodes of homelessness in their lives is higher among African-Americans and impoverished families. The study also underlines the developmental consequences for children who experience homelessness, including the increased likeliness of mental health problems. (View the press release at [...]

OPINION: An overwhelming number of second generation immigrants are trapped under a low glass ceiling. We can either raise the roof, or bring it down on them, and take cover as California falls apart.

The biggest dance festival in America: The 2009 Electric Daisy Carnival kicked off last night with acts like ATB and Paul Oakenfold electrifying the Coliseum.

Fans Mourn Michael Jackson's Death at UCLA Medical Center

I waited as patiently as I could for a reliable news source to confirm that Michael Jackson had passed away this afternoon, rather than relying on TMZ, but CNN seemed to be staying as far away as possible from any solidified answer. So, as soon as [...]