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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2008 Stories by Christine Pelisek

• Sylmar Fire's Lady Looters

  published December 11, 2008

  AT 6:30 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 15, Rafat Salib was awakened by knocking on his suburban Porter Ranch home. Los Angeles police... More >>

• Digital Billboards Become a Bohemian Blasphemy

  published November 20, 2008

  Silver Lake resident Ric Montejano was walking Sparky, his Chihuahua-mix, when he came upon something that cut him to his "very soul.” Two... More >>

• A Pasadena Author Researching Jogging Trails Cracks an Old Serial-Killer Case

  published October 9, 2008

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• Best Mai Tais: Old Tony's Bar

  published October 2, 2008

  Every blue moon Redondo Beach beckons: There’s the bike ride along the Pacific to Venice for lunch and back. And then there are the mai... More >>

• Best No-Frills Eyebrow Wax and Tint: Simply the Best Nail

  published October 2, 2008

  Anastasia in Beverly Hills it’s not. The only attempts at decorating in this beige, bleak Vietnamese-run joint in Hollywood are the pots... More >>

• Mega-Billboard for Billionaire Anschutz: What's Next, Preparation H Pavilion?

  published September 18, 2008

  Pro-billboard politicians and anti-clutter activists are facing off after a vote last week by the Los Angeles City Council... More >>

• Record $500,000 Offered for Grim Sleeper

  published September 4, 2008

  The Los Angeles City Council is offering a record $500,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Grim Sleeper Returns: He's Murdering Angelenos, as Cops Hunt his DNA

  published August 28, 2008

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• Grim Sleeper's Victims

  published August 28, 2008

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• Thousands of Drunks Beat the California DMV

  published June 26, 2008

  FEW GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE as unpopular as the Department of Motor Vehicles, famed for long lines and stiff fees, and now a... More >>

• Death of Raven, a Hollywood Beauty

  published June 19, 2008

  Raven was one of the youngest and toughest Hollywood street runaways, her MySpace page filled with horror, beauty and... More >>

• Susan Partovi

  published June 12, 2008

  Every Thursday morning, Susan Partovi fills her backpack with antibiotics, bandages, a blood-sugar machine... More >>

• Manson Clan Body Dig Underway

  published May 22, 2008

  IN THE FALL OF 1969, the Inyo County Sheriff’s department and other law enforcement agencies descended upon a... More >>

• Elissa Fleak

  published May 15, 2008

  If you’re a hiker out for an afternoon stroll along the hilly areas of Santa Clarita and... More >>

• Billboards Gone Wild: 4,000 Illegal Billboards Choke L.A.'s Neighborhoods

  published April 24, 2008

  Shortly before Thanksgiving, a furtive crew of workers for L.A. Outdoor Advertising poured a cement foundation next to the... More >>

• Cbs and Clear Channelsanitized “inventories” Omit Illegal Billboards

  published April 10, 2008

  ON APRIL 2, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied a motion filed by Clear Channel and CBS Outdoor that would have prevented... More >>

• CBS and Clear Channel Lose Billboard Secrecy Bid

  published April 3, 2008

  A Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied a motion filed by Clear Channel and CBS Outdoor on Wednesday that would have... More >>

• The Gangsters of Drew Street, Glassell Park

  published March 6, 2008

  This is an updated version of an article originally posted on Friday, February... More >>

• Tennie Pierce's Legacy

  published March 6, 2008

  TWO FIRE CAPTAINS WHO WERE SUSPENDED after black firefighter Tennie Pierce was fed dog food during a station-house prank... More >>

• Valley Shootout: SWAT Hero's Final Minutes

  published February 14, 2008

  AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS TRY to make sense of the San Fernando Valley bloodbath that took the lives of SWAT Officer Randal... More >>

• Women Firefighters: The Gender Boondoggle

  published January 24, 2008

  The fresh-looking rookie firefighters, decked out in black hats, pants and shirts, pose by a hook-and-ladder truck, smiling... More >>

• Lawsuit Sweepstakes at LAFD

  published January 24, 2008

  Firefighters of all genders and races are lining up in record numbers to sue the California cities they work for ... More >>