It's came down to one juror, specifically that one juror's dismissal; that's how Cleamon "Big Evil" Johnson, a South L.A. gang leader, managed to have his death sentence tossed out for two August 1991 murders. more ›

Christopher T. "Big Curious" Smith - an alleged Blood gang member - was arrested Tuesday night in South L.A. Big Curious, 20, was wanted for murder and robbery in Little Rock, Arkansas. After the May shooting and murder of two people during a robbery, the gang member fled to hide out with other Bloods in L.A. more ›

A gang sweep early Thursday saw a busload, literally, of arrests for drug trafficking. As part of a multi-agency effort, "30 to 40 members of the Black P Stone gang in Baldwin Village, affiliated with the Bloods," were taken to the Sports Arena complex south of downtown with TV crews recording "a police bus on scene" helping to manage the quantity of arrestees, reports LA Now and a Los Angeles Police Department Advisory. more ›

LA has a diverse cast of characters. Whether it's the characters with stirring stories or interesting occupations or the people who are just simply characters, this town has them all. In an effort to get to know some of those characters a little better, we've created "Seven Questions with..." If you have a suggestion for a future Seven Questions subject send us an email. more ›

While the features and shorts at Sundance are occasionally hit or miss, the documentaries are always strong across the board. Yesterday, I was able to see two that I have had my eye on since the festival schedule was originally released: by Morgan Spurlock. Considering all the frantic back-and-forths I've been doing since last Friday, it was a blessing that these two awesome documentaries were screening right after each other at the same theater. more ›

Bastards of the Party, which recently aired on HBO, is one of if not the best documentary about the rise of the Crips and the Bloods in Los Angeles. Directed by gang member-turned-activist by Cle "Bone" Sloan, who spent years in the Athens Park Bloods and still considers himself a non-active member, the film provides an insider's view on the economic privation and neighborhood rivalries that continue to fuel L.A.'s gang warfare. Sloan traces... more ›

We try every night to present a video under five minutes of interest, and tonight's is about gangbanging in our fair city. It doesn't really answer a lot of questions, but it might be a good way to get the conversation started. Because like one of the graphics says, this is a movie coming to your hood soon.... more ›