The second part of Alex Fumero’s primer for those just coming to the police abolition movement in LA — MYTH #2: “JUST A FEW BAD APPLES.” By now there’s a decent chance you’ve watched the 8:46 Dave Chappelle special. Having worked in comedy most of my career, I can say Chappelle is unquestionably one of the most talented stand ups of all time, with an equally unquestionable hankering for transphobic bullshit, with pretty glaring track record…

A Beginner’s Guide to “Doing Something" — MYTH #1: We don’t need revolution, we need reform. Like a lot of people, the election of a certain He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named spurred me to get more involved in the political process. But with so much attention centered on national politics, I wondered if there was something more tangible I could get involved with locally, here in Los Angeles. …