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A Supreme Court justice knocks California sentencing policy and the prison guards union, higher fines for red light violations, a question about Eli Broad — and why is airport commissioner Sam Nazarian not coming to meetings?
- Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy criticized California sentencing policies and crowded prisons Wednesday night, calling the influence that unionized prison guards had in passing the three-strikes law "sick." LAT
- Sam Nazarian has missed half of the 12 board meetings held since he was appointed by Mayor Villaraigosa to the airports commission, delaying the panel's work. Daily Breeze
- In less than eight years, fines for red-light traffic violations in Los Angeles County have jumped nearly 65% from an average of $271 to $446. LAT
- Fair question: How is it that Eli Broad, who spearheaded the now-stalled $3.2 billion Grand Avenue project, "quietly morphed from being chairman of the Grand Avenue Committee to sitting on the other side of the table?" LA Weekly
- Some Democrats are asking when is Jerry Brown going to announce for governor - and what is he waiting for? LAT
- The LAPD is still trying to identify a young woman whose body was found burning in the Angeles National Forest in 1994. ABC 7
- In a move viewed as former LAPD chief William Bratton's reintroduction to New York City politics, he will introduce Scott M. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, before Stringer delivers his annual State of the Borough address. NYT
- The Los Angeles County Fire Department struck a three-year agreement to house fire teams staffed with state prisoners at a juvenile probation camp in the Angeles National Forest, not in Malibu. ZevWeb
- The LA Weekly held its first web awards party. LAW
- The David Bohnett Foundation announced today grants totaling $500,000 to David Bohnett CyberCenters across the United States. Release
- The Working Actor is a new photo blog that profiles Los Angeles actors who have day jobs.