Email Author Dennis Romero

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• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published December 30, 2010

  "Death, Money and Megaraves"

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2013 Stories by Dennis Romero

• Ashley Greene's West Hollywood Condo Burns

  published Mar 22, 2013

  Fire ripped through the condo of Twilight star Ashley Greene this morning. TMZ says one of her dogs perished in the blaze on North Crescent Heights Boulevard near Sunset. The L.A. Fire Department, w... More >>

• Porn Film Measure X Flouts L.A.'s Adult Video Condom Law

  published Mar 22, 2013

  There have been short video clips spoofing Los Angeles County's relatively new condom mandate (Measure B) for porn production. But one brave adult-video house, Zero Tolerance, went ahead an made a fu... More >>

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  L.A.'s Lillian Thompson Turns 103; L.A. County Throws Her A Party

  published Mar 22, 2013

  It's not everyday you turn 103. And so the county government of Los Angeles this week threw a birthday party for Lillian Thompson yesterday right where she lives, at the Marina Manor Public Housing D... More >>

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  'Breathing Lungs' Go To L.A. Man In Need At UCLA

  published Mar 22, 2013

  Fernando Padilla had to have an oxygen tank at his side everywhere he went. He has pulmonary fibrosis, which turn lungs into cardboard and makes assisted breathing a fact of life. Still, at least he ... More >>

• Joe Jonas Says No To Ball Gags

  published Mar 21, 2013

  Joe Jonas, a sometime area resident who once wore a no-sex "purity ring" in his days with boy band Jonas Brothers, did not have sex on tape, his rep says. News of a Jonas sex video has rocked our wor... More >>

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  Bell Corruption Verdicts: Ex-Mayor Oscar Hernandez, 4 Council Members Found Guilty

  published Mar 21, 2013

  Updated at the bottom: The judge declared a mistrial on remaining counts. First posted at 12:14 p.m. Wednesday. The jury in the corruption trial of six ex-city leaders of Bell found former Mayor Osca... More >>

• UCLA Basketball Uniforms Universally Hated

  published Mar 21, 2013

  UCLA's one-off Adidas uniforms, rolled out for the school's bid at Pac-12 basketball supremacy, are supposed to "stun your opponents" and convey a sense of motion that's "crazy fast," according to the... More >>

• Cops Look At Your Email Without Permission Or A Warrant!r Calif. Law Would Stop That

  published Mar 21, 2013

  Did you know that cops can snoop into your email without a warrant, without your permission, without you even knowingr In cases where the message has been opened or stored on a server for at least 18... More >>

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  Rave Drug Nitrous Oxide Suspected In Lynwood DUI Crash

  published Mar 21, 2013

  Cops think nitrous oxide, a.k.a. NOS or laughing gas, might have played a role in a DUI crash that injured five people in Lynwood this week. Investigators say they found a nitrous oxide tank followin... More >>

• Aria Doherty, Northridge Middle School A Student, Dies From 'Huffing'

  published Mar 21, 2013

  A 14-year-old student at Northridge's Nobel Charter Middle School died this week after huffing a chemical to get high, officials said. The girl was ID'd as Aria Doherty. The L.A. Unified School Dis... More >>

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  Samuel Levine, USC Student, Dies In Cabo Spring Break Accident

  published Mar 21, 2013

  A 22-year-old USC student died while on spring break in Cabo San Lucas, the university announced. Steve A. Kay, Dean of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, said in a statement sen... More >>

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  15 Marijuana Grow Houses From L.A. To I.E. Busted In Federal Raid; 10 Arrested

  published Mar 21, 2013

  Ten people were arrested yesterday and 8,000 plants were seized in a hydroponic marijuana-grow ring that spanned Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, the U.S. Attorney's Office announce... More >>

• Porn Sees First Allegation Of Condom Violation In L.A. County

  published Mar 20, 2013

  Updated at the bottom with the industry's response. First posted at 5:34 p.m. on Monday. A porn production company has been targeted under L.A. county's mandatory condom law for the first time. The ... More >>

• MOCA Says No To LACMA Takeover

  published Mar 20, 2013

  Updated at the bottom: MOCA says no. First posted at 5:25 p.m on March 7. Headline has changed. The L.A. County Museum of Art is proposing to takeover the struggling Museum of Contemporary Art downto... More >>

• L.A. Might Be Losing Leno's 'Tonight Show' To New York, Jimmy Fallon

  published Mar 20, 2013

  Los Angeles could be losing an institution, "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." So says the New York Times, which reports today that work is already underway at NBC's Manhattan studio complex and headq... More >>

• Too Short Had Meth During Hollywood DUI Stop, LAPD Says

  published Mar 20, 2013

  Cops say rapper Too Short had meth in his possession when he was stopped behind the wheel of a vehicle at Hollywood Boulevard and North Las Palmas Avenue at 3:05 a.m. today. You know where you don't ... More >>

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  Pooch Has Own Seeing Eye Dog; Pair Rescued And Looking For Home (PHOTOS)

  published Mar 20, 2013

  You've heard of people who need seeing eye dogs. But how about dogs that need other dogs to help them aroundr Rescuers in L.A. say that's the case with a pair they're calling Isaac and Isabella. The... More >>

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  Marijuana Lingers For A Month; Zero-Tolerance DUI Would Ensnare 'Sober' Med Patients

  published Mar 20, 2013

  There have been a few attempts to establish zero-tolerance DUI limits for weed smokers who get behind the wheel. The latest proposal by state Sen. Lou Correa would give you a DUI even if you had a tra... More >>

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  Meet The Crossdressing Thief With A Samurai Sword (Allegedly)

  published Mar 20, 2013

  We're starting to believe that the Inland Empire is Southern California's own version of Florida, that land of consistently bizarre headlines. Police this week said that shots fired in the desert com... More >>

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  Peter Murphy Of Bauhaus Arrested For Alleged DUI, Meth Possession

  published Mar 19, 2013

  Updated at the bottom: He says he didn't do it. First posted at 7:01 a.m. Peter Murphy, the "Godfather of Goth" and the vocalist for legendary group Bauhaus, was in jail this week after he was arrest... More >>

• Raven Furlong, Aspiring Teen Model Gone Missing, Spotted In SoCal, Might Be With Man

  published Mar 19, 2013

  An aspiring underage model from Colorado has gone missing after spending time in Venice, but folks in the know say she might have been spotted in Southern California today, not long after her car was ... More >>

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  Model Brittanie Weaver Finds iPad Upskirt Suspect Herself; He's Court Interpreter

  published Mar 19, 2013

  Model Brittanie Weaver says a perv who allegedly used an iPad to take "upskirt" photos of her in a Sherman Oaks pet store Friday afternoon "picked the wrong girl." She's right: The 22-year-old told t... More >>

• Xinhai Huang, USC Honor's Student, Killed In Car Crash

  published Mar 19, 2013

  Updated at the bottom with a suspect targeted for arrest. First posted at 8:03 a.m. Monday. A USC honor's student was killed in a two-car crash on St. Patrick's Day. Police said 22-year-old Xinhai H... More >>

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  Marijuana Would Be Policed By Calif. Alcohol Authorities Under New Proposal

  published Mar 19, 2013

  Who regulates medical marijuana in Californiar Well, basically, nobody. State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano wants to change that. Today he announced legislation, introduced last month, that would bring med... More >>

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  'Every Lane Is A Bike Lane'

  published Mar 19, 2013

  Did you know that bicyclists are entitled to a whole traffic lane, all to themselvesr Yes. In an effort to make L.A. urban traffic slow down even more, Metro, the folks behind the bus and the subway,... More >>