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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Millions of Latinos Deny Their Own Ethnicity on Census Forms, USC Study Says
published Jan 09, 2012
What race is Latino? We've pondered the issue before, and the correct answer is any of the above: Latinos can be black, white and almost anything in between, because Latino isn't a race, it's an ethni... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Santorum's Fecal Sex Dilemma Puts Headlines in Whole New Light: Our Top 10 Faves
published Jan 06, 2012
As you probably already know, Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum is no friend of the gay and lesbian nation. He sparked a furor in 2003 when he told Associated Press he was against gay s... More >>
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John & Ken's 'Korean Painter Scam Guys' Rant Called Out as 'Racially Charged'
published Jan 06, 2012
Talk show hosts John & Ken (KFI AM 640) don't seem to have met an ethnic group they like. While they've long been criticized by immigrants' rights groups for their take on the undocumented (culminatin... More >>
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Witmer Street's Rockwood Gang Busted by LAPD: City Attorney Wants to Evict Members From Three Apartment Buildings
published Jan 06, 2012
If you've ever heard of Witmer Street, you know it's just as notorious for its gang crime as for its proximity to the power-lunch eatery Pacific Dining Car. There have been numerous shootings on the ... More >>
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Elephant's Foot, Sea Turtle Boots, Leopard Pelt Found For Sale Online: Feds Make Busts
published Jan 06, 2012
This is news that will surely send PETA members into kiniptions that will require the aid of first responders. The U.S. Attorney's Office in L.A. today announced they've filed charges against a dozen... More >>
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Catherine Kieu Becker's Penis Cutting Indictment Could Bring Life Behind Bars
published Jan 06, 2012
Suspect Catherine Kieu Becker, now unofficially known as the new Lorena Bobbitt, was grand-jury slapped with an indictment for alleged penis cutting so harsh that it could get her life in prison if sh... More >>
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Los Angeles Crime Was Down in 2011, But Comparisons to 1957 Are Yanking Your Chain
published Jan 06, 2012
This bustling, global metropolis, with its Thaitown and Koreatown, Little Armenia and Oaxacan Westside, surely isn't the Leave it to Beaver burg it was in 1957. But L.A. city leaders, somewhat bullsh... More >>
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Joe Francis: Girl Fighter Extraordinaire
published Jan 05, 2012
Normally we would fear being sued by the lawyer-wielding stud behind the Girls Gone Wild video juggernaut for calling him "girl fighter extraordinaire." But in this case there doesn't seem to be any ... More >>
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Harry Burkhart: Vancouver Fires in 2011 Examined For Possible Links to L.A. Arson Suspect
published Jan 05, 2012
Last year Vancouver saw a series of as many as a dozen of unsolved arson fires, mostly involving garages, recycling bins, fences, rubbish, landscaping and at least one vacant home and one car. It tur... More >>
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Sexy Lingerie Business is Booming, Says Frederick's of Hollywood
published Jan 05, 2012
They say that the vice business does just fine in a down economy: Drinking, sex, gambling -- all good. Been to the Vegas Strip lately? We're not sure if this falls into that category, or if it's a s... More >>
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Mark Sanchez Called a 'Shaky' Chihuahua by Boomer Esiason
published Jan 05, 2012
Former USC quarterback Mark Sanchez has been the NFL's Great Brown Hope for a Latino nation not so used to seeing Hispanic surnames on Monday Night Football. Frankly, Latinos come in 250-pound sizes,... More >>
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Kim Kardashian Boycott: It's On
published Jan 05, 2012
America, the strange. As the middle class shrinks like wet sand under a hot sun, we continue to be fascinated by the good life. Are we living vicariously or holding on to that '80s pipe dream of upwar... More >>
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Harry Burkhart's Alleged L.A. Arson Spree Brings Formal Charges: 37 Counts of Setting Fires
published Jan 04, 2012
Updated at the bottom with Burkhart's huge bail amount and a new court date. First posted at 3:27 p.m. The man who authorities say terrorized L.A. with a three-day series of arson fires has formally ... More >>
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Marijuana Smoking For Middle-Aged Men Can Actually Improve Mental Sharpness, Says Study
published Jan 04, 2012
Given the schizophrenic state of marijuana studies, we wouldn't blame if you just ignored the nerds and continued on with that joint. It makes you drive better. It makes you crash. It makes you in... More >>
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Harry Burkhart, Alleged L.A. Arsonist, Suspected of Burning Down German Home in October
published Jan 04, 2012
L.A. arson fire suspect Harry Burkhart might have had some previous experience sparking blazes, at least according to allegations made public in the German media today. The German network PNN says au... More >>
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David Morales: Sawtelle Shooting Takes Life, Injures Another in West L.A.
published Jan 04, 2012
Updated at the bottom with the victim's name and more details. First posted at 11:46 p.m. Tuesday. A normally sedate corner of the Westside known for its college-student-friendly apartments and stree... More >>
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Kim Kardashian Should be Taxed More in California, Video by Courage Campaign Says
published Jan 04, 2012
We once joked that "Occupy that ass" could be the silly title of a porn spoof but, as they say, this shit is real. The class-warfare train is about a six-pack away from literally marching with pitchf... More >>
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PETA Moves to Echo Park, Home of Some Great Dead-Meat Tacos
published Jan 04, 2012
Perhaps this is the ultimate sign that Echo Park, former home of Mi Vida Loca, has turned a another corner of gentrification: Animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (P... More >>
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Harry Burkhart's Mother Dorothee Linked to Erotic Massage Business: Alleged L.A. Arsonist Reportedly Upset Over Her Possible Extradition
published Jan 03, 2012
Updated at the bottom with allegations that the mom committed fraud as a member of a gang. Really. First posted at 2:08 p.m. The mother of L.A. serial arson suspect Harry Burkhart has been linked to... More >>
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Marijuana Makes You Crazy, Says New Study (Yeah, Tell us Something we Don't Know)
published Jan 03, 2012
Marijuana might be medicine of sorts in California, but a growing body of research suggests that it ultimately might make you crazy. (Not that other prescriptions drugs can't do their own voodoo on yo... More >>
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Benjamin Colton Barnes, Suspected Mount Rainier Murderer, Represented Southern California With Riverside Raincross Tattoo
published Jan 03, 2012
As if SoCal needs more creepy people to its credit following the arrest of a man alleged to be the L.A. arsonist, it turns out that the weekend's Mount Rainier murderer is believed to by authorities t... More >>
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Porn Could See Mandatory Condoms in L.A. County Under Proposed Ballot Initiative
published Jan 03, 2012
The folks who want to force condoms on porn stars have revealed another front in their war: Los Angeles County. In the wake of its campaign to make mandatory condom use a part of L.A. city film permi... More >>
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Harry Burkhart, L.A. Arson Fires Suspect From Germany, Says 'I Hate America'
published Jan 02, 2012
See our report about Burkhart's mother being linked to an erotic massage business here. First posted at 7:59 p.m. Monday The man who terrorized L.A. for three nights with a series of 53 arson fires t... More >>
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L.A. Arson Fires: Suspect Under Arrest, LAFD Says
published Jan 02, 2012
Updated at the bottom with an official arrest (the third since Thursday). Fire officials now count 53 blazes in the arson spree. First posted at 2:48 a.m. Monday. The L.A. arson fires have sated the ... More >>
