Julie Walmsley
-
The Basics
-
Julie on Patch
-
More Stuff
Comments
-
On the article 'Blackfish' Makes A Splash At Sarasota Film Festival
-
On the article Challenge: Where in Eagle Rock Was This Photo Taken?
Julie Walmsley
11:05 am on Sunday, February 17, 2013
ReplyDave's Chillin' N Grillin'. Or one of the other restaurants on Colorado just east of Eagle Rock Blvd.
-
On the article Pavley Announces Child Pornography Penalties Bill
Julie Walmsley
10:21 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
ReplyWell done, Senator Pavley. I recently had the very disquieting experience of learning that an acquaintance has past convictions for possession of child pornography. While he was tracked by the FBI for at least four years before his arrest, and two major counts (of six) were successfully prosecuted, he is only on probation, never did jail time, and did not have to register as a sex offender. While his whereabouts and purchases are tracked via review of bank accounts and phone records and a probation officer conducts surprise visits to his home, that home is in Valencia on a street with many happy, trusting children and their oblivious parents, about a 15-minute drive from Magic Mountain. He goes to a weekly psychology class along with people of all professions, including police officers and teachers, and all mostly commiserate about the confines of the terms of their probation and the absurd "hysteria" among people who just can't understand "forbidden beauty" and that they, these convicted offenders, are actually very "high integrity people who are just misunderstood." Guess what? They don't get better. Getting caught does not change them. They need to be locked away.
-
On the article 4 Killed in Shooting Outside Home on Devonshire Street [Video]
Julie Walmsley
1:42 am on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
It is true that taxpayers have funded some local group homes via parole office. However, not all are $3k-$5k. Some are, but typical rents for homes in the Valley are $700 - $1200.
-
On the article FDA Blocks Peanut Butter Supplier to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods
Julie Walmsley
10:26 am on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
ReplyGlad you ran this, Ajay. I buy TJ's peanut butter at the Glendale store every week. Also it's good to see the FDA actually doing something with its power. Now if they could only get tough on factory farms.
-
On the article Feds Side With Sober Living Homes in Case That Could Affect L.A.
Julie Walmsley
2:07 pm on Friday, October 12, 2012
I'd like to talk to you about your experience. I'm a reporter writing about the experience of living inside sober living houses - the peaceful and functional ones and the so-called bad apples. JAWalmsley@gmail.com
-
On the article UPDATE: Chatsworth Man Gets 25 Years for Molesting 13 Students
Julie Walmsley
6:16 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012
ReplyJudge Nash, what is wrong with you?! 25 years = less than two years per child, not counting his previous crimes. I wonder if that was admissible in court and not only usable for the civil suit. Still, less than two years per traumatized child - what?
Also, registering for life as a sex offender isn't really protection for the community. There are two loopholes in the statute which allow predators to not register their address: 1) If they live somewhere for less than 30 days and 2) if they fear for their safety - very difficult to refute and very easy to claim.
-
On the article UPDATE: Chatsworth Man Gets 25 Years for Molesting 13 Students
Julie Walmsley
6:17 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012
ReplyJudge Nash, what is wrong with you?! 25 years = less than two years per child, not counting his previous crimes. I wonder if that was admissible in court and not only usable for the civil suit. Still, less than two years per traumatized child - what?
Also, registering for life as a sex offender isn't really protection for the community. There are two loopholes in the statute which allow predators to not register their address: 1) If they live somewhere for less than 30 days and 2) if they fear for their safety - impossible to prove and easy to claim.
-
On the article Mayor Villaraigosa Signs Ordinance to Return New Car Sales to L.A.
Julie Walmsley
10:50 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Can you share some examples of pending business-unfriendly legislation, existing laws, or de facto policy which are damaging to the private sector? I'm a reporter and I'd be interested to write on this topic if you could point me in the right direction.
-
On the article Mayor Villaraigosa Signs Ordinance to Return New Car Sales to L.A.
Julie Walmsley
10:47 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
ReplyHow did Villaraigosa work with CC to advance the ordinance? It was born of a motion co-presented by Englander and Garcetti and seconded by Koretz. The stats are not from the Mayor's (or any of his staffers') research. The 95 dealers lost and the rest of the background were prepped by council staff for submission in the text of the motion. I don't like to be critical of another reporter (especially another Patcher), but I think this gives the Mayor too much credit. It wasn't his idea and all ordinances require a certain process. And if he does have the power/initiative to advance an ordinance, why doesn't he take up one of the many other ordinances of vital public interest which have been years in the making?
Julie Walmsley
4:14 pm on Saturday, April 6, 2013
The drilling of teeth is not a strategy to reduce the severity of trainer injury. It becomes necessary because the orcas (actually dolphins and not whales) break their teeth from mouthing gates out of boredom, aggression, self-injury, or an attempt to join other orcas in adjoining pools. Removing the teeth allows flushing of gums, which is an attempt to prevent potentially life-threatening bacterial infections. Sadly, orcas do not respond to any local anesthesia, so trainers drill the highly sentient orcas' mouths without any pain relief.