Email Author Dennis Romero

Awards

• 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

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  $4 Million Worth Of Marijuana Found On Santa Barbara County Beach

  published Mar 18, 2013

  Despite their taste in verdant herbal remedies, smugglers did not have the luck of the green on St. Patrick's Day. Authorities in Santa Barbara said they found and seized their $4 million stash on Ar... More >>

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  Panorama City Shootings, One Near Marijuana Shop, Rattle LAPD

  published Mar 18, 2013

  Bad weekend for Panorama City. Hours after cops announced the community's first homicide of 2013, another one was reported. The first murder happened about 10:35 Saturday night, according to the LAP... More >>

• The Five Greatest Showmen in EDM

  published Mar 18, 2013

  This week's cover story on Steve Aoki attributes much of his rise to the EDM shift from wallflower DJs to over-the-top showmen. World's Douchiest DJs: The Top Five Aoki is not the only DJ to elevate... More >>

• Motion Picture & Television Fund Execs Paid Deep 6 Figures, Embattled Union Says

  published Mar 15, 2013

  The battle between the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the health care workers who look after some of its resident-care retirees is getting dirty. As the workers prepared to strike Monday they u... More >>

• L.A. Pedophile Priests 'Dumped On' Latino Neighborhoodsr Revealing Audio Unearthed

  published Mar 15, 2013

  The L.A. Archdiocese not only knew about pedophile priests, but strategized about how to shuffle them around. KCET's "SoCal Connected" at 5:30 tonight will air its exclusive investigation into the sc... More >>

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  St. Patrick's Day Weekend Means DUI Crackdown In L.A. County

  published Mar 15, 2013

  Updated at the bottom with specific checkpoint locations. First posted at 9:01 a.m. You think you have the luck of the Irishr Don't test it. The AAA of Southern California this week said the new, hi... More >>

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  North Korean Missiles Could Reach California; U.S. Beefs Up Interceptor Defense

  published Mar 15, 2013

  Can North Korea hit Los Angeles with a nuclear missiler Yes, theoretically. Its tests have been inconclusive and perhaps even unimpressive so far, but the United States government isn't taking any ch... More >>

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  Shark Dies On Van Nuys Kmart Ad Set; Investigation Launched

  published Mar 15, 2013

  Updated at the bottom with a statement from Kmart and an assertion that PETA got it wrong. First posted at 7:09 a.m. An independent investigation has been launched into the death of a shark that was ... More >>

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  Bicyclist Killed By Car Door In Hollywood

  published Mar 15, 2013

  Bicyclists call it getting doored. And in this case, it was deadly. Los Angeles police last night said a 49-year-old bicyclist died after a BMW driver opened her door as he rode in a bike lane, stri... More >>

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  Eli Broad, Austin Beutner To Make Play For Los Angeles Times, Report Says

  published Mar 15, 2013

  We told you recently how the conservative, billionaire Koch brothers might be interested in buying the Los Angeles Times. Well, they might have company. The Hollywood Reporter says that perennial wo... More >>

• Matthew Keys Helped Anonymous Hack Los Angeles Times Website, Feds Allege

  published Mar 14, 2013

  Added at the bottom: Keys gets suspended from his current job; plus, details about the story that was hacked. Federal authorities say a former Tribune Co. employee handed the digital keys of the Los ... More >>

• Gavin Smith's Disappearance Now A Homicide Case After His Mercedes Is Found

  published Mar 14, 2013

  Cops today say they found the Mercedes of missing Fox movie executive Gavin Smith. The discovery means that this is officially a homicide case, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department announced. Smith, ... More >>

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  AEG Sale Off; Tim Leiweke Steps Down As L.A.-Based CEO

  published Mar 14, 2013

  Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa weighs in, at the bottom. The for sale sign outside the door of Anschutz Entertainment Group, owner of Staples Center, LA Live and London's 02 arena, has been taken down, t... More >>

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  Steve Aoki: The Neon Punk of EDM

  published Mar 14, 2013

  A Steve Aoki performance is one of the better, faster, stronger sets in electronic dance music. To a world once dominated by heads-down, booth-enveloped DJs, Aoki has introduced punk-rock antics: He s... More >>

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  Beverly Hills Sexual Attacker Sought (VIDEO)

  published Mar 14, 2013

  A rare sexual assault right out in the open was reported in Beverly Hills, and police in the 90210 want your help to track down a suspected predator. Cops say the creep in question asked a victim for... More >>

• Saul Robles: Dental Assistant Accused Of Sexually Molesting 15-Year-Old Patient

  published Mar 14, 2013

  Sheriff's officials this week said Saul Robles, a 36-year-old dental hygienist, has been molesting a 15-year-old patient for the past six months. Cops say the Lincoln Heights dental assistant was sex... More >>

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  Porn-Site Search Terms Reveal California's Kink

  published Mar 14, 2013

  In California, we love Asian people. Maybe a little too much. We have more Asians -- 5.5 million of them -- than any other state in America. So maybe there's some self-love there too. And that brin... More >>

• Earthquake Warning System Worked During Anza 4.7 (VIDEO)

  published Mar 13, 2013

  The prototype earthquake-warning system we told you about almost a year ago really works. It wasn't its first time in action, but Monday's SoCal Anza earthquake put the Caltech-USGS "Shake Alert" sys... More >>

• Online Alternatives For Packed UC, CSU Classes Proposed By Calif. Sen. Darrell Steinberg

  published Mar 13, 2013

  Some classes in California public higher education are both required and sometimes impossible-to-get. And as tuition continues to rise at UC and Cal State campuses, students looking to wrap it up in ... More >>

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  Jorge Mario Bergoglio: Is The New Pope Latinor

  published Mar 13, 2013

  Updated at the bottom: A UCLA professor weighs in on the question and says yes. First posted at 12:18 p.m. Perhaps in a nod to its Spanish speaking majority, the Catholic Church today announced that ... More >>

• Richard Bradford, Murder Parolee, Ran Drug Rehab Center Endorsed By Mayor Villaraigosa

  published Mar 13, 2013

  A murder convict on parole who's been off the radar since 1980 was arrested in Monrovia over the weekend, state officials announced today. And what has Richard Bradford been up tor According to the s... More >>

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  4 a.m. Last Call For Alcohol Proposed For Calif. Clubs By Sen. Mark Leno

  published Mar 13, 2013

  Young tourists seeking a taste of Los Angeles nightlife are almost always in for a bitter pill. Expecting Hollywood glamour and all-night partying on a world-class level, revelers from out of town ar... More >>

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  Joe Moller, Art Walk Leader, Expects BJs On First Date, He Tells 'Millionaire Matchmaker'

  published Mar 13, 2013

  Joe Moller is no stranger to controversy. As the head of Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk, he's been accused of pressuring vendors for "special event" fees that some say his group is not necessarily ent... More >>

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  Porn Talent Agencies Fuming Over Complaints That Allege Unsafe Workplaces

  published Mar 13, 2013

  The porn industry is mad as hell, and it's not going to take it anymore! This week a group of adult talent agents lashed out at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation for its latest formal complaint, which t... More >>

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  BMW Jerks Are Happy Jerks, Study Says

  published Mar 13, 2013

  The stereotype of L.A. BMW drivers as self-satisfied jerks (nothing personal, boss -- just reporting the news) just got some scientific ammunition. AXA Insurance's 2012 annual Motoring Census found t... More >>