Category Archives: Los Angeles

The Mexican Mafia

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Luke Ford

MayorSam reports: Tony Rafael’s debut book, The Mexican Mafia, went on sale last Wednesday. Many Mayor Sam readers already know Rafael as Wally Fay, editor of In The Hat, a popular, long-running expert narrative on Los Angeles gangs, crime, cops, … Continue reading →

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Modern Orthodox – The Play

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Luke Ford

According to the Jewish Journal: July 31-September 2 What happens when a secular Jewish couple living on the Upper West Side collides with an Orthodox diamond dealer from Brooklyn? Head to Beverly Hills to find out, where the West Coast … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy D. Baca And His Chinese Wife Carol Are Getting A Divorce

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Luke Ford

The divorce is common knowledge around the sheriff’s department. I believe that the sheriff and his wife have other interests. From the July 30 L.A. Times: Perhaps the biggest seal of approval came when Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca … Continue reading →

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Mourning The Temple

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Luke Ford

Though you wouldn’t realize it from my writing, I think about girls a lot. As a single man, I’ve met enough to keep me interested but not enough to satisfy. What I’ve lacked in quality, I’ve made up for in … Continue reading →

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Jewish Day Schools

Posted on July 22, 2007 by Luke Ford

Jane emails: Perhaps you should re-consider the subject of Jewish Day Schools. You’d written a while back on Etz Jacob, and Aron Abecassis. My understanding now is that Aron abandoned the struggling school, walked away, and left them with a … Continue reading →

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