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"the news behind the news"

KEN REICH ON L.A. TIMES COVERAGE OF ISRAELI – PALESTINIAN CONFLICT: Watch Video Here (27 min)

2008-07-03T18:38:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles, CA The Full Disclosure Network® is re-releasing part one of a two-part interview with noted journalist, Ken Reich a long time staff writer with the Los Angeles Times, who passed away on Monday, June 30, 2008. This part-one of the 2002 interview covers the issue of bias of the Times coverage of the Israeli—Palestinian conflict and was originally featured on 45 cable television systems but is now being made available for the first time on the Internet. Watch the full show here (27 min)

Ken Reich first joined the Los Angeles Times staff in 1965, and during his 39 year career he served as a general assignment reporter, a political writer, a lead Olympics writer, Atlanta Bureau Chief and even Editor of the Op Ed page. He started out covering the Presidential campaigns of Eugene McCarthy and George Wallace, and went on to cover Jimmy Carter’s campaign in 1976. He had a distinguished academic career and travelled extensively to the Far East, India, Oman, Baharan, and United Arab Emirates. He visited 79 countries throughout the world.

Ken Reich appeared on numerous Full Disclosure® programs to defend and explain how the Los Angeles Times covers some of the most important issues of the day. Here are few of the questions fielded by Ken Reich in this program.

Are Times reporters required to have knowledge of the people and the area they are covering?
When assigning a reporter to cover the Holy Land, who decides what they should cover? Are their stories scrutinized for choice of words, coloring of the article?
How is it a Times reporter refers to a “suicide bomber” while administration officials refer to the same incident as a “homicide bomber”?
Is there a need to have “equal” coverage to the Palestinian point of view?
How is the Jewish community receiving the Times coverage of the conflict?

“Deport Ilegal Gang Criminals”……. L.A. Councilman Zine

2008-06-22T13:05:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles, CA The Full Disclosure Network® presents a six minute video preview of a new two-part series covering the growing controversy over violent crimes committed by illegal alien gangs in Los Angeles.

The controversy was sparked when an 18th Street gang member shot and killed 17 year old Jamiel Shaw, II, a popular L.A High school football star, just three doors from his home. The alleged killer, Pedro Espinosa, had been released from L.A. County jail 24 hours earlier after serving four months on assault and weapons charges and was in the country illegally.

In the series both Los Angeles Councilman Dennis Zine and family Jamiel Shaw, II, the murder victim, describe their proposals to revise LAPD’s Special Order 40 in order to expedite the deportation of criminal alien gang members.

COUNCIL DISPUTE: Council Chair of the Public Safety Committee Jack Weiss claims in a statement issued by is office on June 24th, that LAPD Chief Bratton must issue a report before he can schedule hearings on Zine's Motion, a claim that is disputed by Zine in a statement issued June 24th.

GANGS, EXTORTION & DEPORTATIONS: Councilman Zine points to many issues of concern about the current LAPD policies and practices saying:“I want to know why the LAPD is working with ten ICE agents in the Valley, deporting violent gang members, but not doing this in other parts of the city?”.

Also included in the series are video clips featuring law enforcement and civilian police officials describing their position on Special Order 4 video and the history of Special Order 40:
Featured Guests:

Councilman Dennis Zine, LAPD Retired and currently Reserve Officer
U.S. Army Sgt. Anita Shaw, mother of murder victim
Jamiel Shaw, Sr: father of murder victim
Steve Ipsen, Pres. Association of Deputy District Attorneys
LAPD Chief William Bratton
LAPD Chief Daryl Gates (ret)
Edith Perez (1998), Pres. LA Police Commission
Rick Caruso (2002) Pres. LA Police Commission
David Cunningham, III, (2004) Pres. LA Police Commission

This two part series is to be featured on 45 cable systems and is available on DVD from the web site at www.fulldisclosure.net. A preview of the program is also featured on YouTube

L A DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY TARGET OF ETHICS COMPLAINT IN JAMIEL SHAW MURDER CASE: Video News Blog (8 min)

2008-06-15T11:35:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles, CA Is the prosecution guilty of ethics violations in the Jamiel Shaw murder case? Full Disclosure Network® presents an eight minute Video News Blog featuring family members of murdered high school football star, Jamiel Shaw, II who was gunned down just three doors from his home. Police have arrested Pedro Espinosa, an illegal alien gangbanger who was released early from L.A. County jail after serving four months for weapons charges and assault on a police officer.

Appearing in the video are the victim’s aunt Althea Shaw and father Jamiel Shaw,Sr. describing why the family members have filed an Ethics Complaint with the State Bar and District Attorney's Office against the Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Michele Hanisee. Also providing background on the State Bar complaint process is former Co-Chair of the State Bar Disciplinary Committee Deputy D A Steve Ipsen.

A few days prior to his re-election, District Attorney Steve Cooley removed the Deputy DA Michele Hanisee from the case. This also followed Mr. Shaw Sr.’s appearance on radio talk shows to expose the fact that she had been pressuring the family to stop speaking out against LAPD’s Special Order 40, “the don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that prevents police officers from asking individuals if they are in the country legally and Mr. Shaw said she told them she was going to describe the victim as a gangbanger because she needed a motive for the murder. According to law enforcement authorities Jamiel Shaw, II had no police record, never been arrested and has never had contact with school police or been suspended from school.

This Video News Blog on the Shaw’s complaint is also featured on the YouTube Channel along with other videos that are available for sharing. Full Disclosure® will be providing periodic updates on the case and following the progress on the “Jamiel’s Law” campaign to revise Special Order 40.

IS L. A. SOFT ON CRIMINAL ALIEN GANGS? Internet Preview (10 min) on Jamiel's Law & the Shaw Family

2008-06-06T22:36:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles, CA On March 8, 2008 an 18th Street gang member shot and killed 17 year old Jamiel Shaw, II, a popular high school football star just three doors from his home. The news that the accused killer, Pedro Espinosa, was an illegal alien who had been released from L. A. County jail, after serving only four months on assault and weapons charges, outraged the Shaw family and sent shock waves throughout the community.

WATCH ON L.A. CABLE CHANNEL 36
Or live on Internet at www.la36.org/
Sunday, June 15th 8-9 p.m. (Part 1 & 2)
Monday, June 16th 4-5 p.m. (Part 1 & 2)
Check here for other cable channels & airtimes

In a Full Disclosure Network® special series, Jamiel Shaw, Sr. and U.S. Army Sgt. Anita Shaw, parents of the murder victim, describe the circumstances of the cold blooded shooting in their neighborhood. Watch preview here They also reveal the unusual and unexpected reactions from elected officials and law enforcement following their endorsement of a new law (Jamiel’s Law) to change the lenient city policy that prohibits police officers from enforcing immigration law or verifying immigration status of gang members.

Some of the developments described by the Shaws are:

The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office pressured the Shaw’s to stop criticizing the City’s controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” immigration policy known as LAPD’s Special Order 40.
Los Angeles City Council members attempted to silence Shaw family members from speaking before the Council and urged them to drop their opposition to Special Order 40.
Deputy District Attorney Michele Hanisee informed the Shaws that the D.A.’s office was prepared to claim the murder was gang related and in order to do so the D.A. would contend that their son was a gang member.
The Shaws detail their outrage regarding the Deputy District Attorney’s stated intentions to tarnish their popular son’s reputation. They cite the facts that their son had no gang affiliations, no police records whatsoever and to the contrary was praised as role model by teachers and all who knew him.

This two part series is to be featured on 45 cable systems and is available on DVD from the web site at www.fulldisclosure.net/. A preview of the program is also featured on the YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/FullDisclosureNetwrk.

Los Angeles District Attorney, & Superior Court Refuse to Deport Illegal Gangs: Watch Internet Video News Blog (3 min)

2008-05-27T16:36:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles, CA -- The L.A. County District Attorney and the L. A Superior Courts have declined immigration enforcement actions such as deportation of criminal alien gang members, as a matter of policy.

The Full Disclosure Network® is releasing a three minute Video News Blog, featuring statements from the official spokespersons for the Superior Court and the District Attorney's office who tells Full Disclosure that "our prosecutions don't have anything to do with immigration policy".

Much like the Los Angeles Police Department's Special Order 40 "don't ask, dont' tell" policy, the Los Angeles Superior Court spokeswoman, Geri Ann Haslet states their policy is "we do not treat undocumented persons any differently than anyone else".

The Full Disclosure Network® Video News Blog provides insight into the hands off policy of local law enforcement and the courts where illegal criminal aliens apparently have equal rights and protections under the law. This Video News Blog is featured on the Full Disclosure Network website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/ and is to be featured on 45 cable television channels as part of a Video News Blog Special Series.

Steve Ipsen, President of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys, who is a critic of the hands off immigration policy, told Full Disclosure that "illegal alien gang members who are released from jail, on probation in Los Angeles County, must have the approval of the District Attorney's office and in fact are ordered by the Courts to stay in the United States and to obtain employment".

Following the March 2, 2008 murder of a popular high school football star, Jamiel Shaw, II, a criminal gang member by the name of Pedro Espinosa, was arrested for the crime. Espinosa had been early released from L. A. County jail after service four months on assault and weapons charges.

Neither the District Attorney’s office or the Courts raised any questions as to whether or not he should be removed from the country. The L. A. County Sheriff’s Department failed to notify Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) that Espinosa was in the country illegally.

Distric Attorney Corruption?: Two Views On DA Cooley's Record On Cable TV LA 36 Sunday & Monday

2008-05-16T22:44:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles, CA Is it a co-incidence that it has been almost 20 years, since the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office prosecuted a big dollar, white collar crime? Or could it be there are no more big corruption cases or major crimes committed by powerful and prominent people in Los Angeles?

In a Full Disclosure Network® two-part series Steve Ipsen, President of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys (L. A. County) and Albert Robles, Constitutional Attorney who serves as an elected member of the So. California Water Replenishment Board both contend that corruption is alive and well in Los Angeles County.

Watch this program on L. A. Cable Channel 36 as follows:

Sunday, May 18th 8-9 p.m.

Monday, May 19th 4-5 p.m.

Internet: Preview & Six Segments from links below

These two challengers running against incumbent L A County District Attorney Steve Cooley in the June 2008 election, point out that the current DA has refused to prosecute the rich and powerful while successfully lobbying for a $55,000 pay raise bringing his salary to $292,300, making him one of the highest-paid government officials anywhere. Steve Cooley declined to be interviewed for this program and refused to provide a videotaped statement on the issues raised.

Watch this seven minute preview from the series that is featured on 45 cable systems and the internet. The full two-part programs will be available for viewing (for a limited time up to the election) from the Full Disclosure website from the following links:

Preview-Summary (7:30 min)
Segment #1 (8 min)Candidates provide background on their careers and qualifications. They present a summary of issues for why they are running against the Incumbent DA Steve Cooley.
Segment #2 (8 min)Candidates discuss why Steve Cooley is not participating in the U. S. Department of Justice Gang Initiative and address the following issues:
DA non-action policy on deporting illegal alien gang members
Mexican Drug Cartels in City of Cudahy
Impact of Criminal Defense lobby on DA prosecution policies
DA Cooley's campaign contributions from Criminal Defense lobby

Segment #3 (8 min)Candidates describe the failures and demoralization of the DA's office, and of DA Investigators as body guards and chauffeurs for questionable personal activities.

Segment #4 (8 min)Both candidates noted the following:
DA's refusal to prosecute pedophile priests in the Catholic Church
DA's non-prosecution policies of powerful people, i.e. Board of Supervisors
Called DA's pay raise "pay back" for looking the other way.
Ethics Violation: Cooley called Jury members "stupid" following the Blake Verdict

Segment #5 (8 min)Candidates detail issue where there is Corruption in the DA's office:
Belmont Learning Center scandal
Criminal Defense Attorneys influence
DA disbanded environmental crimes unit
Manipulated cases by transfer of expert Deputies

Segment #6 (8 min)Video disclosure of how DA Investigators were used to conduct an unofficial and unauthorized investigation. Candidates describe DA's failure to investigate MacArthur Park beatings gross negligence at Martin Luther King Hospital.

Challengers Quotes on DA Cooley’s record:

Steve Ipsen:“The corruption that exists in the county that I'm aware of, that I can state here today is with the District Attorney's office.”“This DA doesn't deserve to be paid when he isn't doing his job.”
Albert Robles:“He has refused to prosecute the pedophiles and child molesters that work and still work in the Catholic Church”.“Steve Cooley takes untold amounts of money from the criminal defense sector”.

This series is featured on 45 cable systems starting May 14, 2008. A complete listing of channels and airtimes, by community can be found from this link.

Cable TV Series: Video News Blog Specials....... on Foreign Student Visa Loopholes, School Bonds and LAUSD Audits & Investigations

2008-05-10T14:18:00.000-07:00

The Full Disclosure Network® presents a Video Blog Special covering Foreign Student Visa Loopholes, School Bonds and the Audits and Investigations of the LAUSD, to be featured the Week End on Cable TV as follows:

L. A . Cable Channel 36 & LIVE on the Internet at URL: http://www.la36.org/ on

Sunday May 11th 8-9 pm.

Monday May 12th 4-5 p.m.

WATCH these short video news blogs 24/7 from title links below:

Terrorist Visa Loopholes (8:21 min) Covering the crossroads battle over immigration and how the powerful education lobby influences U. S. Immigration Policy and student visa policies. Featuring:

Jim White, Legal Counselor UCLA International Student Services
Richard Knickerbocker, Constitutional Attorney
Georgie Anne Geyer, Syndicated Columnist & Author

Secret School Bonds Create Billions Public Debt. (7.30 min)
LAUSD School Bonds issued without voter approval approach a billion
dollars in outstanding debt, features:

Edwin Meese, III , U.S. Attorney General (1985-88),
Kathleen Connell, California State Controller (1995-2003)
Anthony Patchett, Special Assistant D. A., LAUSD Belmont investigation
Jim Mc Connell LAUSD Chief Facilities Executive
Don Mullinax, former LAUSD Inspector General

IRS Relents to School District Clout (9.30 min) IRS waives
penalty and sanctions for school district’s illegal use of non-voter
approved bonds. Features:

Dominick Shambra, Director of Planning & Development for LAUSD Belmont project
David Cartwright, Sr. Partner, O'Melveny & Myers, outside legal counsel on Belmont
Anthony Patchett, Head of Belmont TASK FORCE Investigation for D. A. Cooley
Edwin Meese, III former U. S. Attorney General and Chief of Staff to Calif. Governor Reagan

Prosecutor Attacks FDN on School Bond Cover-up Blog. (8.23 Min)

The truth is revealed from all perspectives on the questionable financing on Belmont.

Anthony Patchett, Former Special Assistant D.A. Prosecutor on Belmont
David Cartwright, Sr. Partner OMelveny & Myers LAUSD Outside Counsel
Dominick Shambra, LAUSD Director and Planning & Development (Belmont project)

School Auditors & Investigators Speak Out on Lack of Prosecution (9 min)

for big dollar crimes in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Features:

Don Mullinax, LAUSD Inspector General
Anthony Patchett, Special Assistant D.A., Belmont Task Force Investigation
Jerry Thornton, Acting LAUSD Inspector General
Bob Williams, Acting Deputy Inspector General, LAUSD OIG
Karen Sexton, Investigator OIG

The Full Disclosure Network Video News Blogs on the Internet are produced by host Leslie Dutton and T. J. Johnston and are presented in half hour format and distributed to 45 cable tv channels.

Is The Federal Justice System Fair?: Part 3-4 Cable Series preview (5 min)

2008-04-13T07:22:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles, CA. The Full Disclosure Network® presents Part 3 and 4 of an exclusive cable series examining the awesome challenge faced by defendants who have been indicted in the Federal Justice system. These programs are part of an on-going series covering Federal prosecutions involving high profile defendants and public figures. Watch the full shows as follows:

L.A. CABLE CHANNEL 36 (Online preview 5 min here)

Sunday 4-13-08 Part Three 8 p.m. Part Four 8:30 p.m.

Monday 4-14-08 Part Three 4 p.m. Part Four 4:30 p.m.

Check here for other channels & airtimes by community

Highlights:

OC Sheriff Mike Carona says at the outset he believes the Federal Court system is fair.
Former Federal Prosecutor Jan L. Handzlik who is a partner in the lawfirm of Howery, LLP, describes how the Federal Process is designed to work but points out some of the pitfalls and loopholes that often take place.
Mark H. Allenbaugh, a former Staff Attorney with the U. S. Sentencing Guidelines Commission and now a Partner with the Lawfirm of Allenbaugh & Samini, LLP, details how Federal sentences are so intimidating that 95 to 97 percent of all defendants end up pleading guilty and many agree to testify against other defendants to gain a lesser sentence.
Allenbaugh and Anthony Patchett (former Special Assistant L.A. District Attorney)noted that it is not unusual for defendants who plead innocent are then found guilty of crimes not related to their indictments. i.e. (perjury, obstructing justice, etc.) as it is too difficult for the prosecutors to prove their case on initial charges.
According to the experts, defendants who plead guilty are also forced to waive their right to appeal overly harsh sentences.

Since 1992 the Full Disclosure Network® has been produced by Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton and Producer T. J. Johnston and is featured on 45 cable systems and the Internet. In 2002 the Full Disclosure® special series “L. A.’s War Against Terrorism” was recognized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a local Emmy Award for a public affairs, informational series. Channels and airtimes can be found on the website.

LAPD, Feds Confused Over Illegals & Special Order 40: Exclusive Video Here (9 min)

2008-04-12T08:08:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles, CA. — Full Disclosure Network® exposes the conflict between the Federal and State Justice systems over the “Special Order 40” policy and the names used to describe illegal immigrants, in a free video news blog.

This 9 min video is available on demand and features United States Attorney Debra Yang(2004) describing what the meaning of the word "status" is, as it relates to illegal immigrants working as security at Los Angeles International Airport.

Describing LAPD policy regarding illegal immigrants are :

LA Police Commission Presidents,

Rick Caruso (2003),

Edith Perez( 1998)

David Cunningham, III (2004)

LAPD Chief Bernard Parks (1998-2001)

INS District Director Richard Rogers. (1995)

Exclusive audiotaped messages (1998) from

Geri Ann Haslit L. A. County Superior Court and

Sandy Gibbons, Spokesperson for the L.A. County District Attorney

The video reveals the conflicts and differences of policy when using the words “undocumented, aliens, immigrants and person “out of status.”

The Full Disclosure® Video News Blog is moderated by Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton and demonstrates, with video clips, the dilemma faced by Federal and local law enforcement officials when implementing the “don’t-ask, don’t-tell” LAPD policy known as Special Order 40.

Video clips used in the Full Disclosure® Video News Blog were taken from full length interviews with law enforcement over the past sixteen years that have been featured on 45 cable systems and the internet website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/

Communism's Deadly Effect: Two Views of Hungary

2008-04-05T09:43:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles, CA What impact did the many years of Soviet Communist occupation of Hungary have on the culture and society? The Full Disclosure Network® presents a nine minute video preview from a two-part series entitled “Communism’s Deadly Effects” featuring the strikingly different experience of two prominent Hungarians; one who fled to the United States as a child with his family in 1956 and one who remained and became a part of the Soviet regime that occupied Hungary.

His Excellency András Simonyi, Hungarian Ambassador to the United States from 2004-2007 and Thomas Kállay, a prominent U. S. Attorney are featured in this series providing a glimpse into why they chose their opposite paths and examining their reasons for doing so.

Here are a few points made in this series that features historical video clips of secret police legions, armed “Freedom Fighters” performing maneuvers during the six days of freedom in 1956 prior to being crushed by Soviet tanks in response to the uprising:

Ambassador András Simonyi, tells Full Disclosure he longed for Democracy even though he remained in Hungary and that his role as a leader of KISZ a Soviet Communist youth organization and foreign minister for the Soviet regime was not a big deal.
Thomas Kállay describes the devastating effect of the Communist occupation by citing the death of creativity in Hungary following the 1956 uprising and Soviet reprisals.

This series is to be featured on 45 cable systems starting April 14, 2008. A complete listing of channels and airtimes, by community can be found from this link.

VIDEO NEWS BLOGS: SPECIAL SERIES ON HOT TOPICS

2008-03-30T10:31:00.001-07:00

Los Angeles, CA. The Full Disclosure Network® (FDN) presents "the news behind the news" in a Special Cable TV Series featuring six short Video News Blogs covering Hot Topics, to debut on 45 cable channels starting Sunday, March 30, 2008.

WATCH ON L.A. CABLE CHANNEL 36
SUNDAY 8-9 P.M. March 30th
MONDAY 4-5 P.M. March 31st

For Channels and Airtimes by community check listings here

The six Video News Blog topics are listed below. Please click on the titles to activate FREE video from Full Disclosure Network®

Video News Blog #54 Policing or Housing for Vagrants?
Video News Blog #53 Should Cops Disclose Personal Finances?
Video News Blog #52 Feds Prosecute or Persecute OC Sheriff Carona?
Video News Blog #51 Yagman Acquitted by Friendly Judge (on 6 counts)
Video News Blog #50 Public Bonds: Government's Credit Card
Video News Blog: #49 Morality vs Public Pensions

The series features national and local authorities who hold strong opinions on the issues addressed and in which they are directly involved and knowledgeable

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED VIDEO BLOG GUESTS:

Anthony Patchett, Former LADA Sr. Prosecutor
Mike Carona, OC Sheriff
Stan Goldman, Prof. Law Loyola Law School
Thom Mrozek, DOJ Spokesman CACD
Scott Baugh, Chairman OC GOP
Stephen Yagman, Convicted/Civil Rights Attny
Scott Minerd, Guggenheim Partners Asset Mgmt.
Dr. Adrian Moore, VP Research, Reason Fndtn
Carl DeMaio, President Performance Institute
Jack Ehnes, CEO CAL-STRS (Teachers Retirement)
John Moorlach, OC Supervisor
Mario Mainero, Chief of Staff to Moorlach
Keith Richman, CA Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility
Hank Hernandez, Legal Counsel L.A. Police Union
William Bratton, Los Angeles Police Chief
Edwin Meese III, former U.S. Attorney General
Torie Osborn, Sr. Advisor to Mayor Villaraigosa
James Q. Wilson, Manhattan Institute-Pepperdine
George L. Kelling, Sr Fellow, Manhattan Institute
Estela Lopez, Exec. Dir. Central City East Assn
Heather Mac Donald, Manhattan Institute Fellow
Carol Wilkins, Supportive Housing Corporation

WHO IS FULL DISCLOSURE®?

"The News Behind The News"

Since 1992 the Full Disclosure Network® has been produced by Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton and Producer T. J. Johnston. In 2002 the Full Disclosure® special series “L. A.’s War Against Terrorism” was recognized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a local Emmy Award for a public affairs, informational series. Channels and airtimes can be found on the website.

Sheriff Baca On Jails, Gangs & Illegals: On Cable TV Sunday & Monday (10 min Video Preview here)

2008-03-13T14:29:00.001-07:00

Los Angeles, CA L. A. County Sheriff Leroy Baca has been building the case for bigger and better jails to accommodate more and more inmates for the past several years. In a two-part Full Disclosure Network interview Baca describes the jail disturbances and overcrowding in County jails, the court order that forced inmates to back-up into the inmate reception area. And he lashes out at the Mexican Government for “dumping their desperate citizens” on the United States. Watch this 10 minute video preview of a two-part interview with Sheriff Baca that will be featured on Sunday and Monday as follows:

L. A. Cable Channel 36 Sunday March 16th 8 p.m. Part 1

Sunday March 16th 8:30 p.m. Part 2
Monday March 17th 4 p.m. Part 1

Monday March 17th 4:30 p.m. Part 2
Click here for a listing of other cable channels and airtimes

Other issues addressed by Sheriff Baca area:

* The fallacies of an “Open Border” policy.
* Iillegal immigration is overwhelming the resources of Los Angeles.
* Mexican & Latin countries are dumping desperate citizens on the U.S.
* Mexican Mafia influence and gangs on local politics and city governments within Los Angeles.
* LA County Board of Supervisors vs Sheriff on coverage in unincorporated area contracts
* Recruiting Deputies of diverse backgrounds vs lowering hiring standards

Viewers are invited to participate in an online survey and leave comments for interactive discussion on the topics.

Billed as “the news behind the news” the Full Disclosure Network® is an independent, educational, public affairs cable program featured on 43 cable systems and the worldwide Internet website http://www.fulldisclosure.net/ Produced by Emmy winning Host Leslie Dutton and Producer T. J. Johnston. In 2002 the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented the show with a local public affairs Emmy for their series entitled “L.A.’s War Against Terrorism”. Channels and airtimes can be found on the website.

ARE SKID ROW RESIDENTS HOMELESS & HELPLESS OR BUMS & ADDICTS?

2008-03-09T10:06:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles, CA. Are Skid Row street vagrants merely homeless or are they criminal drug addicts who choose to live lawlessly on the streets? The FULL DISCLOSURE NETWORK® presents a nine minute video preview from a two-part series covering the on-going debate over how to deal with the residents of the infamous Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles. At the center of the debate is whether or not the LAPD’s “Safer Cities Initiative” has been successful or is an improper use of public resources when dealing with vagrants living on the streets.

The series features prominent national and local authorities who hold strongly differing opinions many of whom participated a January 2008 Forum entitled “Policing Skid Row” sponsored by the New York based Manhattan Institute and the Santa Monica based Milken Institute. Those experts appearing in the series are:

William Bratton, Los Angeles Police Chief
Hon. Edwin Meese III, former U.S. Attorney General & Chief of Staff to California Governor Ronald Reagan
Torie Osborn, Sr. Advisor on Homeless to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
James Q. Wilson, Ronald Reagan Chair, Pepperdine University
George L. Kelling, Sr. Fellow Manhattan Institute & Prof. of Criminal Justice at Rutgers
Estela Lopez, Executive Director, Central City East Association
Heather Mac Donald, Manhattan Institute’s John Olin Fellow
Carol Wilkins, Director for Intergovernmental policy for Corporation for Supportive Housing
Leroy Baca, Los Angeles County Sheriff
Prof. Mark Kleiman, UCLA School of Public Affairs
Leslie Dutton, Host/Moderator

This Full Disclosure Network® on-going series is examining the various solutions proposed to deal with violent and non-violent street crimes, drugs and alcohol addiction and mental illness among the vagrant population. These programs are featured on 45 cable systems (channel listings here) with the previews available on the Internet FREE from the www.fulldisclosure.net home page. Full length show will be available to subscribers online.

Known as “the news behind the news” Full Disclosure Network® since 1992 and produced by host Leslie Dutton and Producer T. J. Johnston. In 2002 the Full Disclosure® special series "L. A.’s War Against Terrorism" was recognized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a local Emmy Award for a public affairs, informational series. Channels and airtimes can be found on the website at www.fulldisclosure.net.

Three Strikes Debate & Ethanol To The Rescue? On Cable TV Sunday-Monday

2008-03-08T16:15:00.000-08:00

Los Angeles, CA. The Full Disclosure Network® (FDN) is re-releasing a two-part program featuring prominent law enforcement officials debating the Three Strikes Law followed by an in-depth look at Ethanol as a gasoline alternative. Both programs feature former Bill Jones the former California Assemblyman and Secretary of State who originally authored the Three Strikes Law in 1994 . Jones is currently the founder and Chairman of the Board of Pacific Ethanol Corporation.

WATCH ON L.A. CABLE CHANNEL 36
Sunday March 9th 8 p.m. Three Strikes
Sunday, March 9th 8:30 p.m. Ethanol
Monday March 10th 4 p.m. Three Strikes
Monday March 10th 4:30 p.m. Ethanol
Click Here for other channel listings for other cable channels & airtimes by community

FEATURED GUESTS ON THREE STRIKES LAW DEBATE: (Pt 1)

(Watch preview 7 min)

Bill Jones CA Assembly Author of Three Strikes
L. A. County Sheriff Leroy Baca
LAPD Chief William Bratton
L. A. County District Attorney Steve Cooley
L. A. Special Assistant District Attorney Anthony Patchett (ret)

IS ETHANOL THE ANSWER TO HIGH GASOLINE PRICES? (Part 2) (Watch preview 8 min)
Bill Jones, Pacific Ethanol Corportation describes the following:

Reasons for shifting to Ethanol instead of gasoline made from fossil fuels
Pressures generated political support for Ethanol as an alternative fuel
Government to maintain support for Bio Fuel incentives

Billed as “the news behind the news” Full Disclosure Network® programs are produced by Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton and Producer T. J. Johnston and featured on 45 cable television systems and the Internet at http://www.blogger.com/www.fulldisclosure.net Over the past sixteen years the Full Disclosure Network® programs have explored public policies and police politics, corruption and reform, interviewing U. S. Attorney Generals, Police Chiefs, Sheriffs and Prosecutors. Click here to find cable channels listed by community and air times on the website.

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Chaos Follows Corruption Allegations in OC School District: Citizens Battle to Reform the Capistrano Unified School District

2008-03-07T13:26:00.000-08:00

Orange County, CA. The Full Disclosure Network® is re-releasing a ground-breaking six part series covering the historic battle to restore honesty, integrity and accountability to the the Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD). The citizen revolt began in 2005 with a petition drive to recall all seven members of the Board of Trustees and has now culminated in a full scale criminal investigation of the school board members and the indictment of former superintendent James Fleming for multiple felonies.

PROVOCATIVE SERIES

This provocative series will be featured on Cox South Orange County Cable Channel 31 starting Wednesday March 12th at 6 p.m., and will continue each and every Wednesday for the next six weeks.

Listed below are air dates for the six episodes, with links on titles to a short video previews:

1. "Parents Declare War on School District" Part 1-2
Part 1 : Wednesday March 12th 6 p.m.

Part 2: Wednesday March 19th 6 p.m.
Reform leaders first make public allegations that CUSD officials had squandered $52 million on luxurious administration building for themselves, while students and teachers are relegated to dilapidated portable classrooms. Ignoring massive community opposition, CUSD then also proceeds with construction of a $150 million high school next to South Orange County’s largest active landfill.

"Citizens Provoke DA Raids on CUSD" Part 3-4
Part 3: Wednesday March 26th 6 p.m.

Part 4: Wednesday April 2nd 6 p.m
Superintendent James Fleming is forced to retire in disgrace and under fire from the community, while elected Trustees loyal to Fleming vote to use taxpayer funds to pay for Fleming’s criminal defense attorney. District Attorney investigators armed with search warrants raid the District offices. Charges that District officials interfered with the Recall Petition process prompt a growing number of public officials to speak out against corruption and mismanagement of the District.

3. "Local Officials Speak Out: Trustees Step Aside?" Part 5-6
Part 5: Wednesday April 9the 6 p.m.

Part 6: Wednesday April 16th 6 p.m.
Following the indictment of Superintendent Fleming and his Assistant Superintendent more local officials from across South Orange County join the call for the “Old Guard” Trustees to resign from office. Even with the election of three newly elected “reform” Trustees, the Old Guard continues with “business as usual” and are found by the Orange County District Attorney to have engaged in systematic illegal secret meetings to freeze out the public from the democratic process.

Featured in the series are CUSD Recall Committee leaders and elected officials:
• Tony Beall, Mayor, Rancho Santa Margarita (CUSD Recall Committee leader)
• Patricia Kelly, Council member, City of Mission Viejo
• Neil Blais, Councilman City of Rancho Santa Margarita
• John Paul Ledesma, Councilman City of Mission Viejo
• Gary Thompson, Mayor Pro-Tem City of Rancho Santa Margarita
• Tom Russell, CUSD Recall Committee Leader
• Jennifer Beall, CUSD Recall Committee Leader
• Carmen Cave, Mayor City of Aliso Viejo
• Mark Nielson, City of San Juan Capistrano Council Member
• Anna Bryson, Vice Pres. CUSD Board (newly elected)
• Gail Reavis, Mayor City of Mission Viejo
• Ellen Addonizio, Trustee CUSD Board (newly elected)
• Lon Uso, City of San Juan Capistrano Council Member
• Steve Knoblock, City of San Clemente Council Member
• James Fleming, Superintendent, Capistrano Unified School District
• Shelia Henness, CUSD Board of Trustees

Known as “the news behind the news” the Full Disclosure Network® television programs are featured on 45 cable systems and the Internet since 1992 and produced by Emmy Award winning Host Leslie Dutton and Producer T. J. Johnston. In 2002 the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented a local public affairs Emmy to Full Disclosure. Channels and airtimes can be found on the website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/ .

Gangs. Police Tactics, Prisons, Judges & ACLU

2008-02-29T21:32:00.000-08:00

Los Angeles, CA. This Sunday and Monday on Cable TV the Full Disclosure Network® feature six Video News Blogs covering the latest hot button issues and top law enforcement officials as follows:

L.A. CABLE CHANNEL 36
Sunday, March 2nd 8:00 p.m Part 1
Sunday, March 2nd 8:30 p.m. Part 2
Monday, March 3rd 4:00 p.m. Part 1
Monday, March 3rd 4:30 p.m. Part 2
Click here for 45 other cable channel numbers & air times

WATCH THE VIDEO BLOGS HERE ONLINE NOW:
Click on the title/link to access the streaming video page.

PART 1
Video News Blog #40 “Massive Prison Release Intended” (8:15 min) Steve Ipsen, President of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys claims the agenda of anti-law enforcement politicians are setting the stage for a massive prision release. He describes who, why and how they have been undermining the “Three Strikes Law” for the past ten years.

Video News Blog #42 “Prison System Condemned in Concealed Report” (10:30 min) California’s Corrections Independent Review Panel, headed by former Gov. George Deukmejian, issued a little known 400 page report costing over $1 million. According to Executive Director Joe A. Gunn, they found the system was in “chaos, a disaster and total disarray” but the Governor Schwarzenegger has ignored the findings.

Video News Blog #41 “Police Solo Foot Pursuit Ban Debated” (8:30) Three top cops debate whether or not police should chase gang members or criminals on foot without back-up or partners. Features LASD Chief Bill McSweeney, former Det. Roy Burns and LAPD Capt.Ken Hillman (ret).

PART 2
Video News Blog #43 “Are Jails Intended To Be Punishment?” (8 min) A dynamic echange of views about whether jail time should be considered punishment for convicted criminals. Featuring LASD Sgt. Paul Jernigan, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Police Reformer Merrick Bobb.

Video News Blog #45 “Jails, Judges & The ACLU” (7:02 min) Featuring Sheriff Leroy Baca, Former U. S. Attorney General Edwin Meese, III, LASD Sgt. Paul Jernigan, LASD Captain Tim Cornell and Glendale Police Lt. Don Merideth. Revealing discussion who’s behind the early release program in L. A. County jails and why convicted criminals are being released without spending any or very little time in jail.

Video News Blog #44 “The Ultimate Gang Solution” (13:01 min) Should the Courts require juvenile gang members to wear GPS tracking devices to deter adult gang members from using them for unlawful and violent activities? Features Steve Ipsen, President of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys, and Jeremy Thompson a retired LASD Deputy from gang detail.

The Full Disclosure Network® is a reality news show, known as “the news behind the news” since 1992 and is an independent, public affairs cable program produced by Host Leslie Dutton and Producer T. J. Johnston. In 2002 the FDN program was presented with a public affairs Emmy Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for their series entitled “L.A.’s War Against Terrorism”. Previews of the full programs are featured on the website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/.

THE ONLY REALITY NEWS PROGRAM: Full Disclosure® Debuts in Las Vegas, Video Report (8 Min)

2008-02-25T13:22:00.000-08:00

Had enough of Britney Spears? Tired of Paris Hilton? Want a contrast with the fluff news programming on every day television? You must be ready for the only “Reality News Program” The Full Disclosure Network® has been delivering “the news behind the news” featuring the REAL people discussing and debating the REAL issues with the REAL leaders.

Watch Now:

Two minute video on our activities at NATPE 2008, (National Association of Television Programming Executives) Followed by a one minute backgrounder on “Who We Are” then, followed by a 5 minute video screener showing the “Best of Full Disclosure”

Find out about why Full Disclosure Network:

Is so different and unique
Why the program motivates viewers into thinking, reasoning and taking action to make our Representative Democracy work.
The 8-10 minute Video News Blogs or the full length half hour and hour programs
How Full Disclosure Network® involves the audience with opinion-poll surveys and video blog postings
The interactive nature of the shows involves people in the actual discussions.

Cable TV Tonight: Repeal LAPD's Special Order 40, "Don't Ask Don't Tell" on Illegal Immigrants?: (Video Preview 9 min)

2008-02-24T08:37:00.000-08:00

Los Angeles, CA —Is it time for the City of Los Angeles to repeal Special Order 40? This question is posed on the Full Disclosure Network® (FDN) two-part series to be featured on 45 cable channels starting this Sunday, locally on LA36, back to back.

The FDN series covers the non-enforcement policies of immigration laws in the City of Los Angeles and the struggle between the LAPD, Los Angeles County Sheriff and the Federal government for almost three decades.

L.A. CABLE CHANNEL 36
Sunday, 2-24-08 8-9 p.m. Part 1-Part 2
Monday, 2-25-08 4-5 p.m. Part 1-Part 2
Click Here for A nine minute Internet video preview
Click Here for cable channels and air times by community

This series features video clips from full length Full Disclosure interviews originally videotaped in the 1990's and re-released in 2004 as a two-part series covering top law enforcement and elected officials describing their reasons for enacting the "don't ask, don't tell" LAPD policy on illegal immigrants known as Special Order 40 that is still in force to this day.

Appearing in the Full Disclosure® series are:

Guest Commentator: LAPD Assistant Chief David Gascon (ret)
Former LAPD Chiefs Daryl Gates, Bayan Lewis, Bernard Parks
Police Commission Presidents Rick Caruso, David Cunningham, Edith Perez
L. A. County Sheriffs Leroy Baca and the late Sherman Block
L. A County Supervisor Michael Antonovich
LAPD Deputy Chief Art Lopez
Los Angeles City Councilman the late Ernani Bernardi
INS District Director Richard K Rogers
Host: Leslie Dutton

Here are some highlights from the two-part series:
Both Daryl Gates and L. A . County Supervisor Mike Antonovich recount the tragic circumstances where police officers died at the hands of criminals who were also illegal aliens. (Click here for transcript of quotes.)

When LAPD Deputy Chief Art Lopez was asked why the LAPD does not enforce immigration laws he told Full Disclosure® host Leslie Dutton “the City Fathers, the City Council and the Police Commission has spoken (they) want to provide services to everybody, regardless of their undocumented status. Unless they break the law, then we’re not going to report things to the INS.”

Sheriff Sherman Block describes the enormous cost to the county for jailing criminal illegal aliens.

L.A. Councilman Ernani Bernardi describes how he derailed the "Sanctuary City" declaration approved by the City Council when he threatened to sponsor a ballot initiative to give voters an opportunity to approve or disapprove such an action by the L. A. City Council.

Full Disclosure® interviews over the past sixteen years have documented the frustration and confusion of local law enforcement and District INS officials who often complained of lack of cooperation and lack of funding as the reasons why U.S. immigration laws were not being enforced. The programs are billed as "the news behind the news" and are produced by Emmy Award winning Host Leslie Dutton and Producer T. J. Johnston. In 2002 the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences presented the program with a local public affairs Emmy for the series "L.A.s War Against Terrorism.".

How Mexican Drug Cartels Take Over Local Cities: Sunday on Cable TV (Online Previews 8 min each)

2008-02-16T10:38:00.000-08:00

Los Angeles, CA. According to 33 year veteran international gang specialist and retired L.A. Sheriff’s Sergeant Richard Valdemar, Mexican drug cartels have infiltrated city councils and political campaigns in many small cities in Los Angeles County and illegal immigration is threatening the United States.

The L. A . Cable Channel 36 is featuring two segments from a four-part Full Disclosure Network® series with Sgt. Valdemar this Sunday and Monday, as follows:

Sunday, Feb. 17th 8:00 p.m. Part 1 8:30 p.m. Part 2
Monday, Feb. 18th 4:00 p.m. Part 1 4:30 p.m. Part 2
Other cable channels and airtimes by community (click here)

Full Disclosure Network® also presents an online preview with Valdemar covering the impact of the Mexican Mafia gangs, drug cartels and illegal aliens in American cities as a public service from the link below:
Preview Part 1 Drug Cartels Take Over Local Cities ( 8 min)
Preview Part 2 Illegal Immigration Threatens America

Summary of two segments in the Valdemar interview series:

* Sgt. Valdemar cited the following cities as having been infiltrated by the Mexican drug cartels: Lynwood, Bell Gardens, Hawaiian Gardens, South Gate, Huntington Park., Vernon, Cudahy.
* Drug cartels set up phony businesses to launder drug money, usually used car lots, used tire shops that serve as a “front” for their operations.
* Sgt. Valdemar says it all starts when a small business, like a restaurant, is purchased by someone with drug money from Mexico, who sets up shop and starts inviting the city fathers to come for complimentary or discounted meals.
* Then invitations are extended to local police and other government officials, until the business operator is well established, with powerful friends.
* Drug money is used to send out smear campaign literature to destroy reputations of incumbent city council members and to finance the campaigns of challengers whose goal is to get a majority voting block on the city council.
* Once the drug cartel controls the city council, they fire the city attorney, city manager and start giving out contracts, like the trash collection contract, to their cronies.

The entire four-part interview series with Sgt. Richard Valdemar is scheduled to re-run on 45 cable systems. Channels and airtimes can be found on the website. The Full Disclosure Network® is a reality news show, known as “the news behind the news” since 1992 and is an independent, public affairs cable program produced by Host Leslie Dutton and Producer T. J. Johnston. In 2002 the FDN program was presented with a public affairs Emmy Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for their series entitled “L.A.’s War Against Terrorism”. Previews of the full programs are featured on the website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/.

Reality News Show Goes to Las Vegas NATPE 2008 (Mini-Doc Video 8 min)

2008-01-27T10:05:00.000-08:00

Leslie Dutton 2002 Emmy Winner

Los Angeles, CA (1-28-08) The Emmy Award-winning cable access show Full Disclosure Network® is marking its 15th Anniversary as a first-time exhibitor at the NATPE (National Association of Television Programming Executives) convention in Las Vegas January 28th through the 31st. To commemorate the occasion Producers Leslie Dutton and T. J. Johnston are showcasing a collection of their “Reality News” programs on important issues. Television programming executives and distributors attending the convention are invited to view the shows on big screen television at the Full Disclosure Booth #1400 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Convention Center.

THE NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
The Full Disclosure Network® has billed itself as “the news behind the news” since 1992. This unique program was developed as a “Reality News" format. Producer and Host Leslie Dutton was inspired to create the program when, as a long time civic activist in Santa Monica, she realized the need to involve real people and the real leaders to discuss real issues. By providing a platform, guests with contrasting and sometimes heated views were recruited to debate issues such as homelessness, vagrancy, street crime and drugs and to explore solutions to problems. Viewers are invited to call a 1-800 number to vote on issues or post commentson the website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/

FROM LOCAL TO NATIONAL ISSUES
When Full Disclosure tackled the controversial issue of Presidential Investigations, it was at the height of the Clinton impeachment debate and it opened the door to expand the program to national issues. A thirteen-hour series entitled “The Prosecutor and the Presidency” features hour-long interviews with all but one former U.S. Attorney General and all the Special and independent prosecutors who were involved in Presidential investigations from Watergate to Whitewater. Among the Attorneys General interviewed for the series were Richard Kleindienst and Elliot Richardson who related their experiences while in the White House during the Watergate era. Both Kleindienst and Richardson along with Prosecutor Archibald Cox have gone on to take their place in history leaving behind their Full Disclosure interviews that eventually proved to be their last on record. Video clips from their interviews were later used in a Full Disclosure Forum with the Attorneys General and Prosecutors, videotaped in Washington, D. C. and is part of the series promoted for distribution at NATPE.

EMMY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING
On June 29th, 2002, history was made by Full Disclosure when it became the first independently produced and privately funded cable access series to be presented with an local Emmy, by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. for excellence in the field of Informational/Public Affairs programming. Others nominated in the same category were all broadcast television stations. The Emmy Award-winning multi-part series, "L.A.'s War Against Terrorism," investigated local and regional anti-terror measures in the wake of 9/11. It featured interviews with local law enforcement, labor leaders, and elected officials.

REALITY NEWS PROGRAMMING
Full Disclosure brings to NATPE a wealth of "Reality News" programming featuring over 500 interviews with guests ranging from Larry Flynt, Cardinal Roger Mahony, U.S. Attorneys General, Prosecutors and Criminal Defense Lawyers, Police Chiefs, Sheriffs, School Administrators and parents and citizens working for government accountability.

SKID ROW: POLICING OR HOUSING FOR VAGRANTS? Video News Blog (12:08 min)

2008-01-26T14:14:00.000-08:00

Los Angeles, CA. Are skid row street vagrants merely homeless or are they criminal drug addicts choose to live lawlessly on the streets? The FULL DISCLOSURE NETWORK®

presents an exclusive twelve minute Video News Blog debate featuring prominent Los Angeles and New York authorities who hold strongly differing opinions. At issue is how government should address solving the problems of street vagrancy.

Full Disclosure® videotaped the Manhattan Institute's Forum entitled "Policing Skid Row" in downtown Los Angeles on January 17, 2008. (Click here to watch)Those featured in this short video debate are:

William Bratton, Los Angeles Police Chief
Torie Osborn, Sr. Advisor on Homeless to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
James Q. Wilson, Ronald Reagan Chair, Pepperdine University
George L. Kelling, Sr. Fellow Manhattan Institute & Prof. of Criminal Justice at Rutgers
Heather MacDonald, Manhattan Institute John Olin Fellow
Estela Lopez, Executive Director, Central City East Association
Carol Wilkins, Director for Intergovernmental policy for Corporation for Supportive Housing
Leslie Dutton, Moderator

This video news blog debate is a preview of Full Disclosure® programs to come, examining the issues surrounding Street Crimes, Drugs and Vagrants and will feature more of the panel discussions from the Manhattan Institute Forum. The programs are to be featured on 45 cable systems (channel listings here) and available on the Internet FREE for a short period of time from the http://www.fulldisclosure.net/ home page, there after will be available to subscribers.

Known as "the news behind the news" Full Disclosure Network® since 1992 and produced by host Leslie Dutton and Producer T. J. Johnston. In 2002 the Full Disclosure® special series "L. A.'s War Against Terrorism" was recognized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a local Emmy Award for a public affairs, informational series. Channels and airtimes can be found on the website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/.

Full Disclosure Network® "the news behind the news"