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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  Marijuana Tokers Often Start As Teen Cigarette Smokers, Study Says

  published May 06, 2013

  Put something in your hand that allows you to puff-puff and all of a sudden you're a drug userr Maybe. New research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting over the weekend says ... More >>

• Pimp Beat 14-Year-Old Prostitute For Failing To Bring In Enough Cash

  published May 03, 2013

  You hear about pimps and underage girls, but they rarely seem to come out of the shadows. This week the LAPD was shining a spotlight on the war against sex trafficking. Cops say Charles Bland, a 26-y... More >>

• High-Capacity Gun Magazines Banned In Los Angeles

  published May 03, 2013

  Do you need your assault-style rifle to have more than 10 bullets attached to it, at the ready to pierce unsuspecting deer, paper targets and beer cansr Reallyr The Los Angeles City Council today dov... More >>

• SoCal Sorority Girls Dress As 'Cholas'

  published May 03, 2013

  A Southern California sorority was under fire this week after members posted photos on social media showing some sisters dressed up as cholas and throwing fake gang signs. One thing you don't want t... More >>

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  Obama Coming To L.A., Still Wants Our Money Despite Election Win

  published May 03, 2013

  Did President Obama not get the memor The election is over. You don't need to tap L.A.'s rich people for campaign money anymore. You won. Wait, whatr Ah: There are midterm congressional elections on ... More >>

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  Muchos DUI Checkpoints For Cinco de Mayo: Here's Your List For L.A.

  published May 03, 2013

  Cinco de Mayo is Sunday. So, of course, that means Angelenos have three nights to party based on this beer holiday that celebrates a minor Mexican victory against the surrender monkeys of France. Thi... More >>

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  Make Money Renting Your Car to Strangers When You Park at LAX

  published May 03, 2013

  Ever park your car at LAX for extended periods of time while you're away on business trips only to wonder, Damn, how can I make money off my idle rider Us neither. But still, this is an intriguing bu... More >>

• Awesome Twerk Video Means School Suspension for SoCal Kids

  published May 02, 2013

  Southern California's Scripps Ranch is one of the wealthiest communities in the nation (median income: $144,438 -- much higher than Beverly Hills'). At 71 percent Anglo, it's also one of the whitest '... More >>

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  Farrah Abraham Sex Tape Hits TV

  published May 02, 2013

  The buzz about Farrah Abraham's sex tape is deafening. And now Vivid Entertainment, which scored the right to distribute the video, is bringing all the action to a television near you. Well, sort of.... More >>

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  San Diego-Tijuana Olympics Bid Nixed

  published May 02, 2013

  San Diego and Tijuana holding hands like ebony and ivory, together in perfect harmony, side by side, hosting the Olympicsr Not going to happen. Yes, the dream of brownfolk and surfer dudes working in... More >>

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  Man Blowing Kisses to Schoolchildren Sought by LAPD

  published May 02, 2013

  A man was seen sitting in a pickup near a San Fernando Valley elementary school blowing kisses to the children recently. Of course, police would like to have a chat with this well-wisher. In fact, t... More >>

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  Marijuana Shops Would Survive If Poll That Has Measure F Winning Is Accurate. It Isn't.

  published May 02, 2013

  A poll touted over the weekend shows a measure that would allow most L.A. city marijuana dispensaries to keep operating is winning among voters. One that would shut down most pot shops is losing. Goo... More >>

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  Gen. David Petraeus Is Now a USC Professor

  published May 02, 2013

  Retired four-star Gen. David Petraeus, who resigned in disgrace as director of the CIA following revelations that he carried on an affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, has landed in Southern C... More >>

• Los Angeles Times Nixes Use of Term 'Illegal Immigrant'

  published May 01, 2013

  The Los Angeles Times today followed Associated Press and nixed use of the term "illegal immigrant" in its stories. This followed a long campaign by some immigrants rights activists, including the L.... More >>

• 'Family Guy' Ring in L.A. Area Smuggled Cocaine to Italy, Feds Say

  published May 01, 2013

  If you thought the Southern California economy was still wobbly following the Great Recession, rejoice. People are actually exporting goods from L.A. to the rest of the world, including Europe. The U... More >>

• Billboard Wants UCLA Girls to Hook Sugar Daddies for 'Summer Jobs'

  published May 01, 2013

  Women have come a long way since the skirt-chasing days depicted in Mad Men, rightr Yes. And to celebrate, the sugar-daddy dating site ArrangementFinders.com has put up a billboard not far from UCLA... More >>

• Santa Monica Club Sucker Punch Puts Marine in Hospital; Cops Seek Loser

  published May 01, 2013

  If you've been around L.A. clubland you know that Zanzibar in Santa Monica is one of the more mellow, musically inclined venues around. You can leave aggro at the door. One guy apparently missed that... More >>

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  Lawsuit Over LAPD's Videotaped Killing Of Teen Abdul Arian Tossed

  published May 01, 2013

  It was a crazy police chase. The last breaths of 19-year-old Abdul Arian were caught on tape on April 11, 2012. He exited his unmarked, ex-police car in the middle of the 101 freeway in Woodland Hil... More >>

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  May Day March In Downtown L.A. Today

  published May 01, 2013

  It's May Day, people. And if you don't know what time it is, it means that it's a worker's holiday for marching, fist-pumping and screwing up traffic. While the May Day marches of yesteryear were mas... More >>

• Fiery 9 Car Crash That Killed 1 In South L.A. Might Have Involved Shooting

  published May 01, 2013

  One person was killed in a 9 car crash that might have involved both street racing and a shooting. Yep. As many as four others, possibly including a bicyclist, appeared to have been injured in the ... More >>

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  Motorcycle Plows Into Bike Riders In Malibu (VIDEO)

  published May 01, 2013

  It's been a bad year for bicyclists getting hit by motor vehicles in Los Angeles. Often the collisions are of the hit-and-run variety. Sometimes they're fatal. More and more, they're caught on video. ... More >>

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  X Games Leave Los Angeles

  published Apr 30, 2013

  When the summer X Games started out in cities other than L.A., we were frustrated:WTFr This is where half those sports began. This is the action sports capital of America. This is the biggest media ma... More >>

• David Granados' Bike Hit-And-Run Fatality Sees $50,000 Reward Offered

  published Apr 30, 2013

  See also: Luxury Car Hit-And-Run Drivers Running Rampant in L.A. Cops are looking for the driver in the latest in a string of hit-and-runs involving luxury vehicles in Los Angeles. This one was fata... More >>

• L.A. Daters Are Massively Superficial, Poll Says

  published Apr 30, 2013

  Prepare for shocking news from a dating site that looked at different American cities' online courtship rituals: Los Angeles is superficial. So says WhatsYourPrice.com, which checked Google Analytics... More >>

• Body Image Obsession Can Be Serious Brain Issue, UCLA Says

  published Apr 30, 2013

  People who can't pass a mirror without checking themselves out and then obsess over any little blemish or out-of-place hair have a name: Angelenos! No, really, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is what ... More >>