One depressing item and one funny one from weekend papers:

A culture of murder in parts of Oakland is the subject of this article by Meredith May in the SF Chron.

Criminals who can't resist snapping cell-phone pictures of their exploits are examined by William Bulkeley in the WSJ.

Last year, Morgan Kipper was booked on charges of stealing cars and reselling their parts. He declared his innocence, but his cellphone suggested otherwise: Its screensaver pictured Mr. Kipper behind the wheel of a stolen yellow Ferrari.

"As a criminal defense attorney, it's very difficult when a client proclaims his innocence but incriminates himself by taking photos of the stolen items," says William Korman, the Boston attorney who represented Mr. Kipper.

Meanwhile, back at the blogosphere, we note that a number of other blogs are actively soliciting their readers to go vote for them at the ABA Journal Blawg 100. We'll pass.