Email Author Simone Wilson
Awards
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2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published December 16, 2010
"Culture of Cruelty"
2012 Stories by Simone Wilson
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Hollywood Improv Assault: Cops Nab Suspect, Invite Comedian Randy Kagan to LAPD Christmas Party
published Jun 21, 2012
Randy Kagan, the L.A.-based comedian who was mauled by a patron at Hollywood Improv while doing a standup routine in April, was raving mad in the days that followed. Mad at the "fucking lunatic felon"... More >>
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VIDEO: Naked Man Terrorizes Hollywood Hills, Dreams of Morphing Into Inch Worm
published Jun 20, 2012
Of all the "crazy naked man" incidents we've seen in L.A. (and we've seen a lot), the guy who terrorized the Hollywood Hills on June 12 takes the Stanley Cup. Among his various activities that sunny ... More >>
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Eagle Rock High Parents Threaten to Sue LAUSD Because Daughter Wasn't Named Valedictorian
published Jun 20, 2012
Helicopter parents don't get much more loopy than this: The obsessed mother and father of graduating senior Elisha Marquez are outraged that their daughter wasn't named Valedictorian of Eagle Rock Hi... More >>
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L.A. Tagging Crews Could Now Get Gang-Like 'Injunctions', Thanks to City Attorney's Settlement With MTA Vandals
published Jun 20, 2012
L.A. City Attorney Carmen Trutanich won a huge battle today in his war against the city's taggers and street artists. He settled with eight alleged members of a prolific Los Angeles tagging crew call... More >>
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Caltech Asks Pasadena Residents to Host Mini Seismometers for 'Crowd-Sourced' Earthquake Prediction
published Jun 20, 2012
Do you live in Pasadena, South Pasadena or San Marinor Do you keep your computer on 24/7, against the pleas of Southern California Edisonr (Or are you willing to start keeping it on in the name of "cr... More >>
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Drew Doughty, L.A. Kings Champion and Hermosa Beach Hero, Accused of Date Rape
published Jun 19, 2012
Update, July 18: As predicted, the D.A. has found that there is insufficient evidence to file rape charges against Doughty. The decision did take a little longer than expected, though -- a month rathe... More >>
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L.A. Tries to Ban Soda Vending Machines From City Parks, Libraries
published Jun 19, 2012
The highly politicized crackdown on America's fat people hits Los Angeles today, with a motion from L.A. City Councilman Mitchell Englander to ban all soda vending machines on city-owned property. En... More >>
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Hollywood Community Plan Passed by L.A. City Council: Welcome to Skyscraper Hell
published Jun 19, 2012
As expected, the L.A. City Council gave its final unanimous approval this afternoon to a new zoning code that will allow for the Manhattanization/Blade Runner-ization of Hollywood. Opposition to the ... More >>
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L.A. Fire Department to Search Within Own Beleaguered Ranks for New Data Expert (Uh-Oh)
published Jun 19, 2012
Last time the L.A. City Fire Department relied on its own staff to keep track of emergency response times and other crucial data, here's what happened: Firefighters, office workers, dispatchers, etc.... More >>
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L.A. Ice Cream Truck Goddess Has Been Hanging Teddy Bears From Telephone Lines
published Jun 19, 2012
For about three months now, Northeast L.A. and Eastside residents have been noticing dozens of stuffed animals -- mostly teddy bears -- slung like drug-house sneakers from area telephone lines. The m... More >>
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Naked Bike Ride Be Damned! Cyclists to Take 'Historic' Mapping Tour of South L.A. on Sunday
published Jun 15, 2012
Whatever, hipsters. You can have your flirty World Naked Bike Ride through Silver Lake and Echo Park this Saturday. (Including, via the official event page, a pre-party stocked with "body art" and "l... More >>
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Academia Semillas del Pueblo, Failing Charter School, Threatens Conservative Blog 'Mayor Sam' With Lawsuit
published Jun 15, 2012
Don't you just love when public-sector pricks try to threaten truthy Internet journalists with baseless "defamation" lawsuitsr Nothing's funnier to us than the image of these guys in their offices, a... More >>
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Lindsay Lohan Reportedly Found Unconscious at Ritz-Carlton in Marina Del Rey
published Jun 15, 2012
ABC7 is reporting that Lindsay Lohan "was taken to hospital after being found unconscious at Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey." Paramedics reportedly arrived around 10:15 a.m. She's been filming "Liz &... More >>
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'Rampture,' or 'Ramp Jam,' or Whatever You Want to Call the Wilshire Closures This Summer, Will Be 405 Traffic Hell
published Jun 15, 2012
L.A. city and county officials first warned us of the "Rampture" last August, saying they'd be shutting down the Wilshire ramps to and from the 405 freeway as early as fall 2011. That obviously didn'... More >>
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Calvin Sneed, Compton 'Pimp,' Murdered by Parents of His Sex Slave, Says San Francisco DA
published Jun 15, 2012
The parents of a 17-year-old runaway tracked down her Compton pimp and shot him dead in NorCal, says the San Francisco DA. Calvin Sneed, a 22-year-old member of the Nutty Blocc Crips (according to th... More >>
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VIDEO: South L.A. Preschool Moms Brawl Over Cap and Gown Shortage
published Jun 14, 2012
Yay for psycho L.A. moms who dress their preschoolers up in caps and gowns and take grown-up grad photos of them, as if finishing preschool were some kind of accomplishment! Just the kind of mom, com... More >>
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Mayor Villaraigosa: Only Person in Los Angeles to Miss the L.A. Kings Parade
published Jun 14, 2012
By all accounts, today's march down Figueroa and rally at Staples Center to honor the L.A. Kings -- our Stanley Cup champions -- was an epic affair. As has been much joked about, every last Angeleno... More >>
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Skyy Fisher, Slimy Compton School Board Member Who Called Trayvon a 'Faggot,' Served With Recall Papers
published Jun 14, 2012
Skyy Fisher's podcast rant was the worst we've ever heard from a public official: In a matter of minutes, while talking to his friends on Pigzradio, Fisher managed to call the Compton superintendent a... More >>
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Possible Laughing-Gas Explosion Behind L.A. Meat Market Kills 1, Injures 3 More
published Jun 14, 2012
What was going on behind the Bembis Meat Market last nightr A dramatic explosion around 6:30 p.m. in "a building tucked behind" the market, located just south of downtown Los Angeles, killed one and ... More >>
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L.A. Suicide Jumper Apparently Leaps From 405 Ramp Onto 105 Freeway During Rush Hour
published Jun 14, 2012
Updated at the bottom with a witness description. Commuters on the 105 West this morning called up KNX news radio to report -- of all things -- a dead body in the slow lane. Although we don't have m... More >>
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Burlington Coat Factory Janitors Held Hostage During Botched Inglewood Robbery, Standoff
published Jun 14, 2012
Three armed robbery suspects broke into the giant Burlington Coat Factory in Inglewood around 7:10 a.m., reports KNX news radio -- then found themselves faced with the morning cleaning crew. "About a ... More >>
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LAUSD to Cut 5 Days off School Year: Why Won't Teachers Consider Less Devastating Optionsr
published Jun 13, 2012
For the fourth year in a row, in an effort to conserve dwindling state funds, LAUSD and the L.A. teachers union have agreed to cut from the single most important aspect of K-12 education: time in the ... More >>
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NuSTAR: Here's How NASA Plans to Hunt Down Supermassive Black Holes, Take Amazing Pics
published Jun 13, 2012
Of all the giant incomprehensible mysteries floating beyond our own teensy planet in outer space, there's one that reigns supreme: The matter-gobbling black hole, a monster trachea that promises to ea... More >>
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Kanye West's L.A. Home Burglarized, Says LAPD
published Jun 13, 2012
Kanye West has been trying desperately to get rid of his computer-controlled, aquarium-showered home in the Hollywood Hills for some years now. But we're guessing he didn't ask for these unofficial m... More >>
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LAX Not Actually Getting Free WiFi
published Jun 13, 2012
Despite being one of the nation's busiest airports, LAX is having a really hard time adjusting to the 21st century. Most glaringly, as we're sure you've noticed, L.A.'s international hub lacks the nex... More >>
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