Schools Out For Summer... How Broke is California?

In a move to save money, Governor cancels Summer School. According to the LA Times "Los Angeles Unified School District officials announced today that all summer school classes are being canceled at elementary and middle schools, and only credit recovery courses will be offered at high schools. The reductions were prompted by the district's budget deficit, which calls for $131 million in new cuts by June 30 and up to $273 million next year after voters overwhelmingly rejected a package of state ballot measures earlier this month. Once the measures failed, state legislators were left grappling with a $21.3 billion deficit and are considering cutting $5.3 billion from public school districts and community colleges over the next 13 months." -- quote from Seema Mehta of the LA TImes.
Also Community Colleges are canceling courses as well so students trying to catch up or get ahead during the summer will be effected.
Unfortunately it is too late to recall the "acting" Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Nacho Libre & Delayed Response

Several Months ago, I shot an assualt that happened on Hollywood. There is a great song by TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS I'm Going To Stand My Ground that fits perfectly. Petty sings about "And I won't back down, I'm going to stand my ground."

Lately I noticed that there was some new hits on the video. I shoot so many videos nothing surprises me but it starting snowballing. So then I got an message from a TV station and they requested an interview. I responded but I didn't get a reply. I heard through the grapevine LA Times wanted to interview me and I contacted Bob Pool. Nothing. Anyway I just found out my video was played on two news stations. Why it took so long is beyond me. But I will say there has been some negligence on the police reacting in an appropriate fashion. There has been alot of harassing. I don't know what is going on. Few want to take reports, use deductive reasoning skills, or actually care about the victims. They want everyone to fend for themselves. In my daily doings I sometimes use alot of restraint. But I can see the tide is turning.
Anyway, I shot additional footage of the incident but because it was on Quicktime, I have to convert the media and then edit. When I do I will put it here and on youtube.

On the Same Day as MLK 80th Birthday...

As seen on the front page of the LA TIMES, weeks later, a Murderer is Finally Charged with MURDER...
The Reverend Martin Luther King would have been 80 years on this planet if he wasn't shot to death by an assassin's bullet. Much like the father who was shot dead by a BART officer in the back while laying face down on a metro platform with a cop's boot on his neck. Why it took so long for a formal charge to be made by a fugitive says much about the system that we live in.