Email Author Simone Wilson

Awards

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

  "Culture of Cruelty"

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2011 Stories by Simone Wilson

• Power Balance Admits Bracelets Don't Have Magical Powers; Lakers Still Superstitious

  published Jan 05, 2011

  Laguna Niguel-based company Power Balance recently admitted to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that their wildly popular performance bracelets don't actually have any science infuse... More >>

• 12-Foot Sinkhole Caused By Sewage, Weather Tries To Eat Cars, Children In South Whittier

  published Jan 05, 2011

  Don't let this cheery here-comes-the-sun facade the sky is pulling make you think, even for a second, that the universe has forgiven us. There's invisible rain damage hiding in all corners of L.A. Cou... More >>

• Lindsay Lohan Moves To 419 Venice Way (You're Welcome, Stalkers)

  published Jan 04, 2011

  Update: Steamin' fresh KVB radio asks some Venice bartenders whether they would serve Lindsay. And you can bet Betty Ford won't like their answers! Originally posted at 2:22 p.m. We're feeling really... More >>

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  Hollywood Man Shoots 33-Year-Old Roommate Along Walk Of Fame, Barricades Himself From LAPD For Four-Hour Standoff

  published Jan 04, 2011

  Update: Police have confirmed the victim's identity as well: 33-year-old Enedine Vigil. Updated after the jump with LAPD confirmation: The shooter was Paul Matthew Allee, and officers were forced to ... More >>

• Facebook Users Upload A Record 750 Million Photos Over New Year's Weekend

  published Jan 04, 2011

  Either we had such an awesome time on New Year's Eve that we wanted to relive the moments over and over again, or we had such an awesome time on New Year's Eve that we wanted to try and remember what ... More >>

• Missing California Lottery Ticket Worth $200,000 Was Purchased Five Months Ago In East L.A.

  published Jan 04, 2011

  If you're going to waste a perfectly crisp Washington on a one-in-a-bagillion chance of winning the lottery, at least check to see if your impulse buy was worth the shame. One lottery hopeful (or not... More >>

• Orange County Drive-Thru Robber With Plastic Bag On Head Nabbed After Another Failed Stick-Up At Jack In The Box

  published Jan 04, 2011

  It was one of the Weekly's best-loved robberies: when an unidentified man with a bag on his head tried to rob a Wendy's drive-thru in Fullerton last Tuesday. The man infamously pointed his gun at the... More >>

• Huntington Park Dog Stuck In Rabbit Hole For Four Hours; Urban Search-And-Rescue Team Swoops In For The Save

  published Jan 04, 2011

  It was a wild night in the neighbor's yard for a miniature Siberian husky in Huntington Park. Local dreamer Petey and another unidentified mini Siberian ducked a fence on the 3700 block of Grand Aven... More >>

• Van Nuys Farmers Market Shut Down By L.A. City Councilman Tony Cardenas

  published Jan 03, 2011

  Updated after the jump: Councilman Cardenas explains his decision. Meanwhile, the market remains shuttered indefinitely. 'Tis the season for L.A. brick-and-mortar businesses to hate on those damned g... More >>

• Schwarzenegger Nabs Outgoing Kudos From Celebs Praising His Pardon Of 16-Year-Old Sex-Trafficking Victim

  published Jan 03, 2011

  The Governator may be getting bashed for his last-minute pardon of a politician's student-stabbing son -- by the Weekly, the victim's family and karma, we can only hope -- but a second pardon on his l... More >>

• L.A. City Councilman Eric Garcetti And Hollywood's 'Elegant Density' -- A Love Story

  published Jan 03, 2011

  Hollywood Patch opened its doors last Thursday -- hey guys! -- and we're not particularly surprised to see that editor Anna Bakalis' first story attempts to tackle the Hollywood Farmers Market vs. L.A... More >>

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  I-5 Freeway At L.A. Grapevine Still Closed After Night From Wintery Hell

  published Jan 03, 2011

  Update: The CHP has reopened the 5 in both directions, but beware: The drive is still pretty slow-going. Hang in there, guys. What a depressing way to start a brand-new year of the infamous Los Angel... More >>