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The Foothill Cities Blog : Romero Gets the Axe

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:27:07 +0000

Romero lead a force that policed a city with broad swaths of barrio and ghetto (fed by prison families from Chino) pressed against hill side mini-mansions and ultra-suburban planned developments. He had every opportunity for conflict and strife within the ranks and the community. How many lawsuits from his staff did he face? How many of his cops got hurt? How many questionable use-of-force incidents did he deal with? What sort of gang wars did he have to quash? Barley any at all. Yet, this is the kind of chief who gets the boot? For what? For pursuing a strategy of enforcing the law equally for all - from illegal immigrants to mayoral canidates. Most people in the world PRAY FOR a chief who would be so even handed. In 2008 America, he gets fired. Remarkable.

The Foothill Cities Blog : Silencing Dissent: Monrovia's answer to public input

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:33:04 +0000

I actually saw a copy of the "silencing memo."

The Foothill Cities Blog : 3 Reasons Journalists Aren't Better Bloggers

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:30:53 +0000

I've not written about Monrovia for the LAT.... we're a very small fish in that pond... but I have written from the "aggrieved outsider" position on several issues therein, including in the old "Outside the Tent" section. If you're interested, read my blog.... www.robertcjparry.typepad.com,or just Google my name, with initials.

The Foothill Cities Blog : 3 Reasons Journalists Aren't Better Bloggers

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:36:44 +0000

I've even broken news in the LA Times!!!!

The Foothill Cities Blog : 3 Reasons Journalists Aren't Better Bloggers

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:36:23 +0000

I have a degree in journalism and write for newspapers (in an opinion capacity). Can I be a journalist?

The Foothill Cities Blog : Centinel Down

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:28:42 +0000

Hey, gotta root for the home kids! Plus, it's not a bad way to attract hits. Sorry the Apaches didn't do as well in the playoffs!

The Foothill Cities Blog : Follow The Leader: Read The FC Blog -or- Imitation is the Highest Form of Flattery

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 19:27:07 +0000

Interesting. I searched the term on their Web site and came up blank. Base don your comment, I re-did it and came up with several, though mostly they just post comments on existing posts. Anyway, I stand corrected.

The Foothill Cities Blog : Follow The Leader: Read The FC Blog -or- Imitation is the Highest Form of Flattery

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 07:11:47 +0000

Ah heck, I got exclamation points to spare!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For goodness' sake, don't waste turkey stuffing (especially not on an idea thief)!

The Foothill Cities Blog : Follow The Leader: Read The FC Blog -or- Imitation is the Highest Form of Flattery

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 01:03:54 +0000

UPDATE: I put a comment on the Trib's blog regarding theFCblog's live blogging effort. It was deleted after about 45 minutes. Not quite as pathetic as the breaking news about the kid who was bitten by a parrot Monday night, but close.

The Foothill Cities Blog : Friday Night: Live Blogging via Black Berry

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 21:39:18 +0000

Tried that in the test run, didn't go so well. Might try to email them and upload otherwise. Of course, I can't upload a hotdog or the smell of popcorn. Don't wanna miss that, do you?