Email Author Simone Wilson

Awards

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published December 16, 2010

  "Culture of Cruelty"

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2010 Stories by Simone Wilson

• Armenians In Glendale Reeling Over Kobe Bryant's Ad Deal With Turkish Airlines, Or 'Direct Flight to Inhumanity'

  published Dec 15, 2010

  Turkish Airlines had just barely announced its deal with Lakers stud Kobe Bryant yesterday, when the massive Armenian population in SoCal came out in full force. The Armenian Youth Federation reporte... More >>

• First Day Of School Moved To Middle Of Hot L.A. Summer; On-Campus Ads Given The Thumbs-Up

  published Dec 15, 2010

  The Los Angeles Unified School District board did more in one meeting last night than it's done in months. (Still, theirs couldn't compete with Compton's. Hot damn.) Board members passed two major ch... More >>

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  Hey L.A., Stop Texting: Today Is The Most Dangerous Day To Drive In California

  published Dec 15, 2010

  Dec. 15 seems like a pretty normal day, rightr WRONG! According to Allstate Insurance Company, it's the most dangerous day of the year to drive in California. (Which, not gonna lie, kind of makes us... More >>

• Compton School Takeover Supporters Pull Out YouTube 'Evidence' Of Teacher's Intimidation Tactics; Hundreds Of Angry, Confused Parents Show Up To District Board Meeting

  published Dec 14, 2010

  Updated after the jump: The Weekly gives a play-by-play of a long, passionate night -- with testimonies from nearby charter schools, a few crazies and a handful of parents who say they were duped into... More >>

• U.S. Study: High-School Seniors Smoked More Weed In 2010

  published Dec 14, 2010

  Updated after the jump: Both tobacco and marijuana use are on the rise. So why is weed getting all the flack after today's reportr The experts weigh in. Don't you just love watching statisticians get... More >>

• Ray-J To Follow Kim Kardashian Sex Tape With Bid For Mayor Of Carsonr

  published Dec 14, 2010

  Stick to what you're good at, man. "Singer" and "actor" Ray-J -- most famous for his grainy romp with Valley sex symbol Kim Kardashian -- told AllHipHop.com on Dec. 8 that he wants to be mayor of Car... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  This Is The End: R.I.P. Four Loko

  published Dec 13, 2010

  The last week of Loko lyfe as we knew it was an emotional roller coaster. We laughed; we cried; we bought teeny little Four Loko earrings for Mom on eBay. Here, the countdown in it's entirety: Day Se... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Weapons Dealer From City Of Bell Ranks 10th For Most Guns Found In Mexico

  published Dec 13, 2010

  Updated after the jump: The Western Firearms location has key links to big players in the Bell salary scandal. How much more bad press could this small town attractr Update, 9:22 a.m.: Exclusive "I h... More >>

• (Video) Miley Cyrus Smokes Salvia From Bong, Everyone Gives A Shit

  published Dec 13, 2010

  Updated after the jump: One college kid allegedly traded Miley's reps his copy of the SHOCKING salvia vid for a new MacBook Pro. Unfortunately, he wasn't the only one who needed paying off. Originally... More >>

• Inglewood Gang Violence Downs An Innocent: 61-Year-Old Gwendolyn Taylor Shot To Death While Shielding Grandchildren

  published Dec 13, 2010

  In a freak Inglewood homicide on Saturday afternoon, a bullet reportedly intended for a 16-year-old boy hiding behind a parked vehicle instead hit a middle-aged woman in the ribcage as she was leaving... More >>

• The L.A. Lakers Have A Date With Obama Tonight (What Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Wouldn't Give...)

  published Dec 13, 2010

  Barack Obama and the lagging Los Angeles Lakers meet again, for their annual shoot-the-shit play date! A presidential elbow-rub is apparently one of the perks of winning NBA titles -- and both parti... More >>

• Countdown To The End, Day Two: Make It A Four Loko Christmas

  published Dec 12, 2010

  We know you were waiting for it -- your official Four Loko gift guide. Quick warning: Buying everyone in your family Loko-related items this Christmas would be a frighteningly obsessive thing to do. ... More >>

• Countdown To The End, Day Three: Life After Four Loko, Or, Brew It Yourself!

  published Dec 11, 2010

  What's the fun of getting Loked, really, without the thrill of clutching that gorgeous ghetto can -- wrap-around camouflage backdrop, attrocious font combo smeared down the side -- and the satisfying ... More >>

• Reform At Corrupt L.A. Department Of Water And Power Takes Another Step Backward, With Help Of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

  published Dec 10, 2010

  Updated after the jump: Will there be enough council strength to override the mayor's veto next Wednesdayr Originally posted on Dec. 8 at 12:30 p.m. Given the amount of time and talk devoted to the L... More >>

• Countdown To The End, Day Four: 'Yale Health Chief' Sends Students FDA-Approved Loko E-Mail

  published Dec 10, 2010

  It's an especially crazy day in the countdown to the end of the Four Loko era: It's Day Four, which calls for something really special. How about this awesome prank e-mail sent out a couple days ago ... More >>

• LAPD Chief Charlie Beck Defends Red-Light Cameras, Despite $2.6 Million City Loss In Unpaid Tickets

  published Dec 10, 2010

  This just in: One brave soul has finally come forward and admitted he likes the infamous red-light camera tickets of Los Angeles! LAPD Chief Charlie Beck, otherwise a pretty popular guy, has one very... More >>

• L.A. County Population Grew Only 0.7 Percent Last Year -- And Yes, 'It's A Job Thing'

  published Dec 10, 2010

  Population statistics for all the economically bleeding counties of California were released yesterday by the state Department of Finance, and guess what they show: Sure enough, it's been another har... More >>

• Big Rig With 42,000 Pounds Of Christmas Trees Overturns On L.A. Freeway Interchange

  published Dec 10, 2010

  Some Christmas-tree lot out there in the big, lonely metropolis of Los Angeles is feeling especially neglected this December morning. That's because 42,000 of trees-in-limbo are still stuck in an ove... More >>

• Countdown To The End, Day Five: Video Suggests You Drink Four Loko 'Responsibly' By Making A 'Four-Mosa' -- Missing The Point Entirely

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Dec. 13 -- the last day Four Loko will exist in its original brilliance, before its makers extract all the shit that makes it worth the hangover -- is approaching like a bullet train with caffeinated ... More >>

• L.A. Film School Tries To Push Hollywood Farmers Market -- A Sunday Tradition -- Off Precious School Parking Lot

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Updated throughout with clarifications and additional commentary from both sides. This is so not about parking. Originally posted on Dec. 6 at 5:10 p.m. The L.A. Film School has finally responded to ... More >>

• Culver City Man Goes To Court For 24-Hour Gang Bang Of Woman With Mental Capacity Of 8-Year-Old

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Doesn't get much worse than this. Mani Sadri, 34, has pleaded "no contest" (a softer form of "guilty") to sexual battery of a mentally disabled woman in March 2009. Sadri and three of his roommates -... More >>

• Don't Buy An iPad This Christmas! (A New One's Coming Out In April, Say Chinese Spies)

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Nothing to damper your love affair with the bright, shiny new iPad in your stocking like finding out in February that a brighter, shinier, probably way cooler one now exists, rendering your dark, dull... More >>

• Huntington Beach To Absorb Sunset Beach -- But Not Without A Fight

  published Dec 09, 2010

  It's official! Orange County has approved the Huntington Beach City Council's decision to swallow Sunset Beach into its giant coastal sprawl. Sunset Beach: quaint 84-acre OC surf stop, population one... More >>

• New Fast-Food Joints Barred From Opening Near Old Ones In South L.A.

  published Dec 09, 2010

  The Los Angeles City Council is painting itself green and health-conscious again -- this time, with a strict city ordinance that holds down a temporary South L.A. ban on new fast-food restaurants open... More >>

• Twitter Suspends Account Of Pro-Wikileaks Hackers, 'Anonymous' Opens New One

  published Dec 08, 2010

  Update: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON. No, really. Can someone please tell us. Updated after the jump: Twitter claims it was an "accident." Right. The official Anonymous account is still down. The others... More >>