Op-ed

(Courageous Leadership): I never had the chance to meet LAPD Commander Rudy De Leon, and you may not have heard of him either. Yet, without his influence, you probably wouldn’t...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. To look at it you would think there is no way whoever was in that car lived to tell their story....

Dear Chief O’Hara: You seem determined to comment on and insert yourself into the defamation lawsuit that Assistant Chief of Police Katie Blackwell brought against my clients—Liz Collin, Alpha News,...

Mission Police Station was a dump. Unlike its predecessor over in the industrial part of the District that had its visual  and police cultural foundations in the Gothic Pillar examples...

Law enforcement officers confront ethical challenges daily. These decisions shape careers. Some uphold integrity, while others compromise their morals. Ethics in policing isn’t abstract—it defines reputations and trust. A career...

Life’s journey presents challenges; for those with Bipolar One Disorder, it’s a relentless obstacle course. I spent much of my life unaware of my struggle. Life felt chaotic, isolating, painful—I...

The November 2022 murders of four Idaho college students rocked the world but a recent court proceeding has put the pending case against Bryan Kohberger in jeopardy. The Initial Discovery:...

Being on the first San Francisco BART subway train on any given morning can sometimes be interesting. Most regular commuters are half awake, drinking hot coffee out of carefully concealed...

NOTE:  In the Law Enforcement profession, as in many other endeavors , sometimes fiction is more interesting than the truth, and big salacious rumors are sometimes more fun to relate...

As you know, Donald Trump has been elected the next president of the United States. Since President-Elect Trump was elected, I have been repeatedly asked by friends, family members, and...