Heroin usage is increasing globally and spreading at alarming rates in the U.S.
Read MoreWithin the past two weeks, there have been two stabbings, one of which proved eventually fatal at the Venice Beach Drum Circle, both believed to be with pocketknives.
Read MoreThe Mexican drug war continues to rage, demanding an immediate and proactive response from the US.
Read MoreB.A.R.T. officer, Johannes Mehserle, is sentenced to 2 years in prison for the involuntary manslaughter of Oscar Grant III.
Read MoreLA County Sheriff, Lee Baca, and White House drug enforcement officials declare that they will continue to prosecute marijuana crimes, even in the event that Prop. 19 passes with a popular vote.
Read MoreLast Friday evening at the corner of Santa Monica and 7th, Santa Monica Police shot and fatally wounded a man who allegedly shot his wife. She was taken away in critical condition.
Read MoreGov. Schwarzenegger eliminates personal-use pot prosecutions, yet undermines bid for outright legalization.
Read MoreLAPD's use of force entirely legitimate.
Read MoreFatal shooting should have been last resort, not first.
Read MoreA local shooting leaves both a Santa Monica police officer and the perpetrator involved injured.
Read MoreWhat stands at the heart of America's growing immigration problems however, is not racism but classism. It exists in nearly every facet of American life.
Read MoreArizona's new anti-immigration law, SB 1070, is cruel and racist.
Read MoreOnce again California stands on the verge of setting a precedent with marijuana policy reform. The "Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010," which will appear on November's ballot, will position California voters at the forefront of the marijuana legalization movement.
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