Peter Schey is representing American Apparel as part of his private practice. He’s also the Executive Director of the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law and has a suit pending class action suit seeking an end to immigration raids. I visited him at the center to talk about workplace enforcement under Obama.

SCHEY excerpt from Patrick Burke on Vimeo.

This is, of course, just a sample of that long interview. More background on the story is laid out on spot.us.

Station File Time Lapse #4 from Dan Finnerty on Vimeo.

The Station Fire is burning near Mount Wilson, where LA radio and TV stations have transmitters, and where emergency and commercial signals are relayed.  I haven’t listened to KPFK, or any radio stations really, in an eon.  But I’ve had it on tonight, as fire officials said it was only a matter of time before the fire reaches the top of the mountain.  Mark Maxwell’s Rise had melodious abstractions. It’s now 2 am.  They still have a signal.  Two firefighters died this afternoon in this fire, the first I can see from my room.

This is from Earth Snapshot.  LA Observed pointed me to it.

This is from a UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy webcam on Mount Wilson.

If it weren’t so late, I’d upload some pocketcam shots I got last night while driving to the Gemeni screening in Burbank.

Here’s an interesting look at the media scene for the broadcaster-threatening fire, and the announcement of the deaths.  This again is from LA Observed.