Email Author Christine Pelisek

Awards

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 17, 2010

  "The Killer of His Daughter's Mother"

• 2010 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published May 28, 2009

  "Bad Little Suburban Boys"

• 2010 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published March 12, 2009

  "Grim Sleeper's Sole Survivor"

• 2010 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published July 23, 2009

  "The Closers"

• 2009 - Investigative Reporters and Editors, published August 28, 2008

  "Grim Sleeper"

• 2008 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published March 16, 2007

  "What Really Happened at Fire Station 5?"

• 2008 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published January 19, 2007

  "Flying High with the Vicious Ladies"

• 2007 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published October 18, 2006

  "The Scourge of Skid Row"

• 2007 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published October 18, 2006

  "The Scourge of Skid Row"

• 2007 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published December 13, 2006

  "Broken Bridges"

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2003 Stories by Christine Pelisek

• The Checkout Line

  published October 30, 2003

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• Silver Lake Gang War

  published October 16, 2003

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• Special Privileges

  published September 4, 2003

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• Love — and Hate — in Iraq

  published August 28, 2003

  Weeks before the war with Iraq, President Bush and his cronies forecast to the world that Iraqis would open their arms and hearts to U.S.... More >>

• Bombs Away

  published August 21, 2003

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• Sober Justice

  published August 7, 2003

  Drug reform may go the way of the bong thanks to President Bush’s choice of Karen Tandy as the new chief of the Drug Enforcemen... More >>

• Bush’s Shining Starrs

  published July 24, 2003

  President George W. Bush has big plans for two Republicans who earned their stripes impeaching former President Bill Clinton. One of them is... More >>

• Surfing for Trouble

  published July 17, 2003

  A Web surfer interested in making a bomb or taking part in other extra-illegal activities would not have to rely on Raisethefist.com. Similar... More >>

• Torture-Lite

  published July 17, 2003

  President Bush is right: There is a difference between us and the bad guys. For one thing, the bad guys will torture... More >>

• Radioactive High

  published July 10, 2003

  The case of the Beverly Hills High oil wells has taken another startling turn. The Weekly has learned that a family has come forward... More >>

• The List

  published July 10, 2003

  Illustrations by Juan Alvarado• Number of al Qaeda or allied terror suspects arrested by officials since 9/11: 2,700. • Numb... More >>

• Check This Out

  published July 10, 2003

  Illustration by Juan Alvarado Libraries throughout Southern California are quietly but determinedly fighting against the federal law that... More >>

• Waiting for Bastards

  published July 3, 2003

  The White House is taking yet another stab at bolstering President Bush’s image — with the help of Hollywood. Last spring, Showti... More >>

• Real Crime in Hollywood

  published June 26, 2003

  In the quiet neighborhood below the Hollywood sign, on the evening of April 5, the first street robbery in what would become a string of nine... More >>

• Radiating Doubts on Iraq

  published June 26, 2003

  The argument for the war in Iraq unraveled some more last week when claims surfaced that Iraq’s attempts to buy uranium from Niger were fals... More >>

• As BAD As It Gets

  published June 19, 2003

  Last week President Bush pledged to “reveal the truth” about Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction. Until then, the media are doing... More >>

• Good Connections

  published June 12, 2003

  Vice President Dick Cheney’s former employer Halliburton has made off with more U.S. government contracts in Iraq than previously disclosed... More >>

• The Well-Behaved Epidemic

  published June 12, 2003

  On May 28, the L.A. Times ran a two-paragraph brief on Page B4 about 14 suspected SARS cases in L.A. County. The lack of a... More >>

• Atrocity Alert

  published June 5, 2003

  U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft wants to scrap an 18th-century law that allows victims of human-rights violations to seek compensatory... More >>

• Shooting in the Dark

  published May 29, 2003

  A neighborhood-action group has blocked a needle-exchange program’s latest effort to open up shop in Hollywood, this time at the L.A. Fre... More >>

• American Idol

  published May 29, 2003

  When it comes to public appearances, the Bush administration leaves little to chance. Last week, President Bush swooped down on... More >>

• Rummy’s Secret Hand

  published May 22, 2003

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• Going With the Grain

  published May 15, 2003

  Another alumnus of the U.S. private sector is trying his hand at rebuilding Iraq. And like his peers, the newest hire is being given carte... More >>

• Disorder in the Court

  published May 8, 2003

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• It Must Be in the Genes

  published May 1, 2003

  The principle that people are innocent until proven guilty is being threatened — again. President Bush wants to start requiring DNA sample... More >>