Email Author Dennis Romero
Awards
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2013 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club
"Shelley Lubben, Pom Reformer or Self-Promoter?"
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2013 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club
"Los Angeles' War on Street Artists"
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2012 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published September 29, 2011
"Porn Defends the Money Shot"
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2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published December 30, 2010
"Death, Money and Megaraves"
2012 Stories by Dennis Romero
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FEATURED STORY
Free Marijuana For Veterans At West Hollywood Dispensary Zen Healing
published Dec 18, 2012
Military veterans put their lives on the line for this country, and what do we give them? A couple hollow holidays? A discount? The occasional salute? West Hollywood medical marijuana dispensary Zen ... More >>
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Alex Sanchez's Charges Of Leading MS Gang Crime As He Was 'Peacemaker' Could Be Nixed
published Dec 18, 2012
Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to dismiss charges against Alex Sanchez, the controversial gang-intervention leader accused of continuing to be a murderous "shot caller" for the notorious Mara ... More >>
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Terminator 2 Impersonator With Toy Gun Questioned Outside Hollywood High School
published Dec 17, 2012
A Hollywood street performer dressed in Terminator 2 garb picked the wrong day to stroll by a high school with a toy gun and all-black garb, it seems. Police told the Weekly the guy was walking down ... More >>
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Massage Girl Steals iPad, Laptop From Guy In Burbank Hotel Room When He Turns His Back
published Dec 17, 2012
After a guy got his iPad Mini and MacBook Pro laptop stolen by a massage girl he called to his hotel room, Burbank police are warning folks to use only reputable masseuses. Um. Yeah. We have out doub... More >>
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Kyle Bangayan: Man With Weapons Mentioned Newtown, Made School Threats -- Cops
published Dec 17, 2012
Update: The D.A. will not prosecute. See more here. Kyle Bangayan, a 24-year-old suspected of making violent threats against local schools in Facebook statements that referred to the Newtown tragedy,... More >>
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Marcos Gurrola: Fashion Island Shooting Suspect Had Security Guard, Gun Licenses
published Dec 17, 2012
Marcos Gurrola, the 42-year-old suspected of opening fire outside Newport Beach's Fashion Island mall only a day after the Newtown mass shooting, once was a state-licensed security guard with a gun pe... More >>
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Avielle Richman: Newtown Victim From Southern California
published Dec 17, 2012
Over the weekend we learned that one of the precious little victims of the Newtown, Connecticut mass shooting was a Southern Californian. It appears that 6-year-old Avielle Richman moved to Newtown f... More >>
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As Dec. 21 End Of World Nears, Men Regret Not Having More Sex (Really)
published Dec 17, 2012
One in five Americans are concerned that the world will come to an end on Friday. Please, world, take this 20 percent with you when you leave. But seriously, a Harris Interactive poll commissioned b... More >>
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Marijuana Bust Worth $300 Million At Long Beach Nursery, Cops Say
published Dec 14, 2012
Sheriff's officials today announced a marijuana bust of historic proportions. The stats: 16 tons of weed worth as much as $300 million. Phew. And where did they find it, of all places? A frigging ... More >>
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Obama: Marijuana Users In Pot-Legal States Shouldn't Be Prosecuted
published Dec 14, 2012
President Obama says "we've got bigger fish to fry" when it comes to weighing whether or not to prosecute pot users in states where marijuana has essentially been legalized. In a Barbara Walters inte... More >>
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Porn's Mandatory Condom Rule Takes Effect Today
published Dec 14, 2012
Today is the day that L.A. county's mandatory condoms-for-porn rule takes effect. Who's going to be the first adult star to roll one on?! Crickets. Yeah: We have a feeling that the industry, which f... More >>
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UC Logo Put Out Of Its Misery
published Dec 14, 2012
UC officials tried to argue their case for the atrocious new system-wide logo they foisted upon the world. They said would be used primarily online and that the 1868 "Let There Be Light" logo would r... More >>
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LAPD Beefs Up LAUSD Schools Security In Wake Of Newtown Tragedy
published Dec 14, 2012
The LAPD this afternoon said security has been beefed up at L.A. schools in response to the tragedy in Connecticut. The department said it has or will be making contact with every public school princ... More >>
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How To Get Reamed By Verizon Wireless For The Holidays (A Cautionary Tale)
published Dec 14, 2012
Ever buy a holiday gift, change your mind, take it back and get hit with a whopper of a b.s. "restocking fee?" When you return something immediately and it's unopened and unused, shouldn't it be ille... More >>
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Cheapest House In L.A., Meet Most Expensive House In L.A.
published Dec 14, 2012
You say you want a house for Christmas? Boy, does Santa have a spread for you. The real-estate listing site Redfin this week published a look at the least- and most-expensive homes in Los Angeles. W... More >>
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Peter Marshall's Beloved 'Brother Dave' Painting Found After Nearly 30 Years
published Dec 14, 2012
The long, strange trip of a painting called "Brother Dave," commissioned by Peter Marshall of Hollywood Squares fame more than 30 years ago, has a Hollywood ending, it seems. The LAPD late yesterday ... More >>
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Top 10 Facebook Check-Ins For 2012 Shows Southern California On Top
published Dec 14, 2012
America loves Southern California, at least according to Facebook's end-of-the-year data. Of the social networking site's recently revealed 10 most popular domestic "check-ins" for 2012, three of the... More >>
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Forever 21, HSN, Urban Outfitters Clothing Came From 'Sweatshop Practices' In L.A?
published Dec 13, 2012
If you're feeling warm and cozy about that sweater you're giving your girlfriend for the holidays, beware the following information: Federal and state authorities say that workers were underpaid at L... More >>
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Lee Morris, Pilot Whose Body Was Found Near Burbank Freeway, Died Of Heart Attack
published Dec 13, 2012
The investigation into the strange death of Lee Morris, an Alaska Airlines pilot whose freeway-adjacent body was found during a layover in Burbank in October, is today a closed case, police said. The... More >>
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America Is Turning Into California (Sorry)
published Dec 13, 2012
Sorry, white folks, but your golden era of majority rule will come to an end this century, the U.S. Census predicts. In honor of your achievements, including the greatest democracy on the planet, pro... More >>
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Griffith Observatory's End-Of-World Party Plans To Go Late Dec. 21
published Dec 13, 2012
Defying all logic, reason, and science, the Griffith Observatory has announced it is staying open for the end of the world Dec. 21. Not happening, of course, because you can't stay open after the wor... More >>
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1 in 3 Pedestrians Text, Talk & Listen To Music On Smartphones While Crossing Street
published Dec 13, 2012
We told you last week how nearly 1 in every 2 accidents in L.A. is a hit-and-run. Well, don't push your luck people. Research unveiled this week shows that 1 in 3 pedestrians are distracted by their ... More >>
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5 Dumbest Criminals In Los Angeles For 2012
published Dec 13, 2012
See also: *The 10 Dumbest L.A. Criminals in 2012 (Slideshow). The L.A. area has no shortage of intelligence-challenged suspects, but 2012 was a banner year for our annual look at our fave dumbest cri... More >>
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Holiday DUI Checkpoint Cheat Sheet: Massive Drunk Driving Crackdown Starts Friday
published Dec 13, 2012
'Tis the season to be jolly, yes, but try not to do your fa-la-la-la-laing in a jail cell. Not fun. The L.A. County Sheriff's Department this week previewed the anti-DUI can of whoopass it's unveili... More >>
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Brandon Woodard Murder: Getaway Car Found In Queens, New York
published Dec 12, 2012
See also: *Brandon Woodard, Would-Be Rapper from L.A., Murdered in Daylight 'Hit' in NYC. The getaway car believed to have been used in the "hit"-style murder of Angeleno Brandon Woodard in the middl... More >>
