Email Author Dennis Romero

Awards

• 2013 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  "Shelley Lubben, Pom Reformer or Self-Promoter?"

• 2013 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  "Los Angeles' War on Street Artists"

• 2012 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published September 29, 2011

  "Porn Defends the Money Shot"

• 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

• L.A. Fights For Impound Policy that Favors Undocumented Drivers

  published Sep 30, 2013

  City Hall last week lost a court battle over the LAPD's decision to generally avoid imposing a law requiring 30-day impounds on cars belonging to unlicensed drivers. See also: LAPD's Impound Policy F... More >>

• Keymontae Mackenzie, Transgender Woman, Killed in Hollywood Hit-&-Run

  published Sep 30, 2013

  A 22-year-old transgender woman is the latest fatality in L.A.'s hit-and-run epidemic. See also: L.A.'s Bloody Hit-and-Run Epidemic. Pedestrian Keymontae Mackenzie was killed in an early-morning col... More >>

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  Mark Benjamin, Noted Developer, Likely Killed in Santa Monica Plane Crash

  published Sep 30, 2013

  Updated at the bottom with a federal official saying the fuselage probably won't be accessed until later today, tonight even. A Santa Monica development company said today that its president and his ... More >>

• Californians Turn Against L.A.-to-S.F. Bullet Train

  published Sep 30, 2013

  You people approved the publicly funded high-speed rail line that's slated to take us from Southern California to the Bay Area ... some day. See also: $100 Billion Bullet Train. But following a come... More >>

• Jonathan Denver's Father Pleads For Witnesses in Dodger Fan's Death

  published Sep 30, 2013

  The father of 24-year-old Dodgers fan Jonathan Denver, killed in San Francisco following an L.A.-Giants game last week, pleaded over the weekend for witnesses to come forward. See also: After Murder ... More >>

• Party Bus Passenger Killed on the 101 Freeway

  published Sep 30, 2013

  A party apparently went out of bounds on the 101 freeway near Universal City when a 24-year-old man either jumped out of a bus or was ejected and ended up being fatally struck by traffic, authorities ... More >>

• Governor Vetoes Proposal to Liberate L.A. Carpool Lanes at Night

  published Sep 30, 2013

  That awesome proposal to start opening up L.A. freeway carpool lanes at night to all of us -- not just Prius drivers and party cars -- passed both the state assembly and senate. See also: Bill That W... More >>

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  Fiery Crash at Santa Monica Aiport

  published Sep 30, 2013

  Updated at the bottom: The plane is connected to an area real estate firm. A firefighter indicated there are no survivors. First posted at 8:25 p.m. A twin-engine Cessna Citation crashed at Santa Mon... More >>

• West Hollywood's Ridiculous Fur Ban Met With Lawsuit

  published Sep 27, 2013

  Only days after the city of West Hollywood enacted one of the nation's first bans on fur clothing, a local boutique called Mayfair House has filed suit in U.S. District Court. See also: West Hollywoo... More >>

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  Pasquale Rotella's Rave Corruption Case Sees Four Charges Dismissed

  published Sep 27, 2013

  Added at the bottom: Details on some of the other defendants. A judge today dismissed four embezzlement charges against rave promoter Pasquale Rotella. See also: How Pasquale Rotella Built His Rave ... More >>

• Obamacare's Biggest Fans in California? The Uninsured

  published Sep 27, 2013

  Obamacare is coming to an uninsured person near you starting Tuesday. If you were to believe the White House, it is the cure-all for skyrocketing health-care costs and unaffordable premiums. And if y... More >>

• Hollywood Targeted With DUI Crackdown Tonight

  published Sep 27, 2013

  The end of summer DUI crackdown is behind us and it's time to breathe easy, right Angelenos? Never! Think about it. Halloween is coming and the holidays aren't too far off. That's prime drunk-busting... More >>

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  Marijuana: "Record High" Numbers of Californians Want Legalization

  published Sep 27, 2013

  For the first time ever a majority of Californians says it's time to legalize marijuana. That, at least, is according to the Public Policy Institute of California. The organization's latest survey on... More >>

• Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, L.A. Man Who Almost Started WWIII, Now Free

  published Sep 26, 2013

  It's been a long, strange trip for Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the filmmaker behind the incendiary film Innocence of Muslims. The anti-Islam C-movie trailer sparked outrage in the Muslim world and was ... More >>

• After Murder of L.A. Fan, SFPD to Go Undercover in Dodgers Gear

  published Sep 26, 2013

  Updated at the bottom: An arrest has been made. The Dodgers say the victim was the son of a team security guard. Plus, the mayor's office issues a statement. First posted at 2:05 p.m. San Francisco p... More >>

• SoCal Teen Troll 'Cutefuzzypuppy' Sextorted Females Online, FBI Says

  published Sep 26, 2013

  An alleged Southern California criminal and troll used the online name "cutefuzzypuppy" and hacked into the computers of several females to capture nude webcam images, federal authorities say. They al... More >>

• Arson Fires Break Out on Ventura Boulevard

  published Sep 26, 2013

  Updated at the bottom with news that a person of interest has been arrested. First posted at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday. As many as a half-dozen arson fires, including a blaze that damaged a strip mall an... More >>

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  Fastest-Growing Ethnic Group in L.A. Isn't What You Think

  published Sep 26, 2013

  If, after a day of listening to immigrant-hating AM talk radio in Los Angeles, we quizzed you about L.A.'s fastest-growing ethnic group, you'd surely guess those border-crossing Latinos. You'd be wro... More >>

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  Homes Near Good L.A. Schools Can Cost $300,000 More

  published Sep 26, 2013

  Buying a home in L.A. is already nuts as it is. It takes a median family income of $73,210 -- more than what 65 percent of American households take in -- to qualify for a median-priced, $380,890 resid... More >>

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  5 SoCal Cities That Are Hell on Earth

  published Sep 26, 2013

  From the beaches of La Jolla to the majestic mountains of the Angeles National Forest, from the Joshua trees of the Mojave desert to the gilded canyons off Mulholland Drive, Southern California is a b... More >>

• Mandatory Pit Bull Sterilization Weighed in SoCal

  published Sep 25, 2013

  Following several incidents of mauling by pit bulls in the Inland Empire, the county of Riverside is proposing a drastic measure: Sterilizing all pit bulls, with some exceptions, within their jurisdi... More >>

• All Hit-&-Run Suspects Could Have $50,000 Rewards Over Their Heads

  published Sep 25, 2013

  When heinous crimes happen in Los Angeles and LAPD has a hard time finding the bad guy, the City Council often steps in and offers a $50,000 reward for information leading to the capture and convict... More >>

• USC Is a Top 5 Party School

  published Sep 25, 2013

  USC recently tied UCLA for the 23rd spot on U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of "Best Colleges." See also: USC, UCLA Tied in Academic Ranking. But now the Trojans can boast of more than the... More >>

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  Hillary Clinton Super PAC in L.A. Has Unsavory Ties?

  published Sep 25, 2013

  Did you know you could start a so-called super PAC (Political Action Committee) for the candidate of your choice and do almost anything you want with any money you raise so long as you declare it publ... More >>

• Judd Weiss: Playboy Claims Victory in Rape Case

  published Sep 25, 2013

  You might say that Judd Weiss, a self-described commercial real estate investor and sometime photographer of nude women, has lived the good life. See also: Judd Weiss, Bel Air Party Boy, Arrested for... More >>