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

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  Murder in Encino Home Shocks Upscale Neighborhood

  published Sep 20, 2013

  An early morning murder inside an Encino home shocked an upscale neighborhood where hardcore crime is rare. The victim was said to be a religious man of about 80 years whom neighbors identified to re... More >>

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  Mayor Garcetti to Set Up Shop on an Eastside Sidewalk (Really)

  published Sep 20, 2013

  After his first summer in office, it has become clear that Eric Garcetti is a different kind of municipal leader. He actually uses Twitter (and, guys, KPCC is on it). He once tried out Google Glass (... More >>

• Weird, Legless Lizard Discovered Near LAX

  published Sep 19, 2013

  The area around LAX is so developed that one neighborhood, Surfridge, has even come and gone. But that didn't stop a Cal State Fullerton geological sciences professor from discovering a whole new spe... More >>

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  Ride-Sharing Apps Get Green Light From California

  published Sep 19, 2013

  Updated at the bottom: The mayor weighs in. The city Department of Transportation says it will start regulating the rides. The state of California today gave the formal green light to ride-share apps... More >>

• The Criminalization of Kids Is Over at Pasadena Schools

  published Sep 19, 2013

  If you grew up today and did some of the things you did in high school, you'd be in jail. Sneaking onto school grounds on the weekend? Toilet papering the quad? Scratching your name into your locker... More >>

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  Marijuana Smokers Might Have Trouble Sleeping

  published Sep 19, 2013

  Despite its reputation as something of a downer -- the slacker's drug, if you will -- marijuana can really screw with your sleep patterns and keep you up at night. Maybe. Sort of sounds like that oth... More >>

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  In a First, UCLA Sucks 2-Foot Blood Clot Out of Man's Body (PHOTO)

  published Sep 19, 2013

  Nowadays doctors can suck all kinds of stuff out of you -- fat, tumors, your last dollar. But a 2-foot blood clot. Ew. (See the gross photo below.) The use of an AngioVac to pull the clot out of Todd... More >>

• Judge Considers Dismissing Rave Promoter's Corruption Case

  published Sep 18, 2013

  A motion to dismiss corruption charges against rave promoter Pasquale Rotella is being considered this week by the judge in the case. See also: How Pasquale Rotella Built His Rave Empire. A hearing ... More >>

• Gun Sales Go Online, Giving Felons Easy Access, Report Says

  published Sep 18, 2013

  A group called Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which claims L.A.'s Eric Garcetti and several other Southern California municipal leaders as members, today said that buying and selling guns online represe... More >>

• Porn's 4th Case of HIV Confirmed, With a 5th Possible, Group Says

  published Sep 18, 2013

  Even as the porn industry says an HIV-related production shut-down was scheduled to end Friday, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation today said it has confirmed that a fourth performer has come up HIV-posit... More >>

• Janet Choi, Koreatown Teen, Home Safe After She Went Missing

  published Sep 18, 2013

  Update: The LAPD today said only that "Choi has returned home to her family." First posted at 8:06 a.m. Tuesday. Headline has changed. Cops this week were searching for a missing Koreatown teenager. ... More >>

• Los Angeles' 2024 Olympics Bid Has New Momentum

  published Sep 18, 2013

  Say what you will about Los Angeles and our perpetual underdog attitude, displayed in any conversation that involves New York, but we've certainly had our fill of the Olympics, including the 1932 and ... More >>

• Texting-While-Walking Injuries Are an Epidemic

  published Sep 18, 2013

  In Southern California it's pretty clear we have a texting-while-driving problem. The activity actually became more popular after it was outlawed in the Golden State, according to a survey released th... More >>

• Marijuana: Exercise Can Get You Extra High

  published Sep 18, 2013

  If you ever wondered why SoCal surfers, skaters and even some body builders (Arnold Schwarzenegger in his early, Venice days) are often reliable weed smokers, this might provide at least a part of the... More >>

• Koreatown Gambling Houses Busted, LAPD Says

  published Sep 17, 2013

  Ever wanted some of that Vegas action without the four-hour-plus drive time? So, apparently, did some folks in Koreatown, where the LAPD busted "several residences" for allegedly hosting illegal gamb... More >>

• West Hollywood Bans Circus Animals For No Good Reason

  published Sep 17, 2013

  The West Hollywood City Council went ahead and tackled the most pressing issue facing this small, Westside town. See also: Circus Animal Ban Considered by West Hollywood. Circus animals. Yes, the ci... More >>

• The Broad Museum Will Be Free to You, L.A.

  published Sep 17, 2013

  After giving the The Broad museum $52 million of your tax dollars to build a parking lot, the least the institution could do is let you see it ... for free. See also: Eli Broad Gets $52 Million of Yo... More >>

• Did Russell Simmons, Hana Nitsche Stiff Rescuer of Lost Dog?

  published Sep 17, 2013

  One week ago German supermodel Hana Nitsche, girlfriend of multimillionaire hip-hop legend Russell Simmons, tweeted that she lost her chihuahua Ivy in the West Hollywood area. Then the duo offered $5... More >>

• Wide-Faced Men Rule The World & You Cower in Their Presence

  published Sep 17, 2013

  Do you see a lot of men with wide faces at Hollywood talent agencies? How about on Wall Street or in Washington, D.C.? Two Southern California researchers who discovered that men with wider faces ten... More >>

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  Porn's Latest HIV-Related Production Shut-Down to End

  published Sep 17, 2013

  The porn industry's trade group announced tonight that it would soon lift the voluntary production shut-down that followed a third report of a performer coming up HIV positive. See also: Porn Biz Shu... More >>

• Porn's Statewide Condom Law Dies in California Legislature

  published Sep 16, 2013

  The porn industry celebrated a rare victory in a summer of bummers. See also: Porn Biz Shut Down Again Over Yet Another HIV Case. A proposed law, AB 640, that would have explicitly required male adu... More >>

• Hollywood Stabbing Leads to Another Death on Tourist Strip

  published Sep 16, 2013

  LAPD statistics say violent crime in Hollywood is down 24 percent since 2011, but in the last 12 months there has been enough high-profile mayhem to create shocking headlines. At the beginning of th... More >>

• Porn Video Wants Your Crowdfunding Cash

  published Sep 16, 2013

  The world of XXX video has certainly had its challenges in recent years, from the onslaught of free porn online to this month's HIV outbreak to a battle in L.A. over mandatory condom rules. See also:... More >>

• These SoCal Colleges Turn Out Top Money Makers

  published Sep 16, 2013

  If you're looking for more than a worldly education, a sense of history, and a decent grasp on literature, then you're in the right place when it comes to colleges. Yes, Southern California offers yo... More >>

• Raves: Could Shady L.A. Coliseum Emails Help Promoters' Case?

  published Sep 16, 2013

  The publication of emails between L.A. Coliseum Commission members, staffers and attorneys appears to show a public body making shady moves, including possible decision-making outside the public spher... More >>