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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  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 >>

• Facebook 'Likes' Can Reveal If You're Gay, Straight, Black, White, Republican Or Democrat

  published Mar 12, 2013

  Researchers at Cambridge University say they can tell if you're gay or straight, black or white, Republican or Democrat just by analyzing your Facebook "likes." Scaryr The study, published this week... More >>

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  Strip Club Customers Lose Legs In Crash At Sam's Hofbrau; Terrence Meeks Arrested

  published Mar 12, 2013

  Updated at the bottom with the suspect charged only with DUI. First posted shortly after 7 a.m. Monday. Headline has changed. Two men had legs amputated after a driver rammed them against another car... More >>

• Hector Martinez Arrested For Allegedly Blocking 10 Freeway For Marriage Proposal

  published Mar 12, 2013

  That January marriage proposal that shut down the 10 freeway in West Covina has come home to roost. All we can say is, Hope it was worth it. The California Highway Patrol today said groom-to-be Hect... More >>

• Los Angeles No Longer A Town Of Immigrants, USC Study Says

  published Mar 12, 2013

  We told you that, despite popular lore, Los Angeles was NOT turning into Mexico. USC seems to have done a lot more real research on the topic, however. The school's Population Dynamics Research Group... More >>

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  Phil Frost vs. Samuel Bayer Billboard Stolen From Its Home Above Sunset Boulevard

  published Mar 12, 2013

  You usually don't see art worth $50,000 just sitting on the street. In this case, however, it was a Samuel Bayer portrait remixed by artist Phil Frost that happened to double as a massive billboard a... More >>

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  Sex Attack On Orange Busway Bike Path Has Valley Cops On Lookout

  published Mar 12, 2013

  The LAPD this week released an artist's sketch of a creeper who they say attacked a woman on the Orange Line Busway Bike Path in Woodland Hills. The sexual assault happened last month, but police are... More >>

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  Shocking Sex Abuse Claim At Ontario Elementary School Is B.S., District Says

  published Mar 12, 2013

  A shocking lawsuit alleging that a boy was sexually abused by a teacher was essentially dismissed by the Ontario-Montclair School District as the rantings of an overzealous parent. Assistant superint... More >>

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  USC Basketball Brawl Results In Suspension For James Blasczyk & Dewayne Dedmon

  published Mar 11, 2013

  USC announced this afternoon that basketball players James Blasczyk and Dewayne Dedmon have been "suspended indefinitely from all team activities" following allegations of brawling during the Trojans'... More >>