If This Is Proper Policing, No One Is Safe In A Dressing Room in Los Angeles: Valentina Orellana-Peralta Civil Trial

This piece reflects my opinion and interpretation of what I observed while sitting in the courtroom, based on my own notes, recollections, and reporting. It is intended as commentary and analysis, not as a verbatim…

VA Terminates Brentwood School’s Illegal Lease at the West Los Angeles Soldiers’ Home After Decades of Lobbying and Abuse

The Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated Brentwood School’s illegal and unethical lease at the West Los Angeles VA Soldiers’ Home , bringing long overdue scrutiny to decades of lobbying, political pressure,…

A Disabled Veteran Is Being Silenced With Eviction for Exposing Deadly Conditions at the Soldiers Home, West Los Angeles VA

A disabled Veteran, Robert Canas is facing imminent eviction for exposing dangerous and deadly conditions at the Soldiers Home, West Los Angeles VA. This is not a situation that can wait. Public pressure and documented…

Immediate Follow-Up and Request for Action Regarding Harassment of Disabled Combat Veteran at National Soldiers’ Home

Dear VA Leadership, Patient Advocate Experience Office, and All Parties in Receipt of This Correspondence, I am writing to formally follow up regarding a serious and deeply concerning incident involving a disabled…