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12:00 am
Feb. 9, 2012
Dino M. Zaffina Is Not Angry
By L.A. Weekly readers
We heard recently from Dino M. Zaffina, the darts enthusiast at the center of last week's cover story ("Dastardly Deeds Against the Darts... More >>

The Informer

5:15 pm
Feb. 8, 2012
Naked Man Climbs Radio Tower in Downtown L.A., Threatens to Jump (NSFW Photo)
By Simone Wilson
The L.A. City Fire Department responded to a call this afternoon of a "possible jumper" climbing a tower in downtown Los Angeles. "The man might have taken off some of his clothing and appears... More >>

The Informer

4:19 pm
Feb. 8, 2012
Robert Butyka Hacked Into JPL Computer System, Called Himself 'The Iceman,' Feds Say
By Dennis Romero
He called himself The Iceman, and he hacked into some of the more sensitive computers in the realm of U.S. space and defense systems -- those at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. So... More >>

The Informer

4:04 pm
Feb. 8, 2012
SeaWorld Whales Are Slaves Protected by U.S. Constitution? Federal Judge in SoCal Actually Considers It
By Dennis Romero
Updated at the bottom: Case dismissed. First posted at 11:51 a.m. on Monday. You might have blown off PETA's claim that whales under the care of SeaWorld San Diego were deserving of constitutio... More >>

The Informer

4:00 pm
Feb. 8, 2012
Pomona College Caught in 'Wave of Anti-Immigrant Hysteria,' Says Professor
By Simone Wilson
The illegal-immigration debate is on fire at Pomona College in far-east L.A. County. "You'd think that if any place was going to be a safe haven for immigrants, it would be at colleges and uni... More >>

The Informer

2:30 pm
Feb. 8, 2012
LAPD's Abandoned Rampart Station, Center of B.I.G. Scandal, Is Now Blight Capital of the Eastside
By Simone Wilson
A new kind of scandal has overtaken the LAPD's old, boarded-up Rampart Station in Historic Filipinotown. It's a lot less hip-hop than the last one, but infuriating all the same: "This old stat... More >>

The Informer

1:55 pm
Feb. 8, 2012
Marijuana Sold For Profit at California Dispensaries? Guy Who Wrote The Law on This, John Vasconcellos, Says it's Legit
By Dennis Romero
One of the rallying cries of those opposed to the proliferation of pot shops in places like Los Angeles is that medical marijuana was never meant to be for-profit in the state of California. Ye... More >>

The Informer

12:31 pm
Feb. 8, 2012
New Galaxy Discovered by UCLA Researchers (Really), But It's A 'Dwarf'
By Dennis Romero
UCLA researchers today announced that they've discovered a new galaxy. And not just any galaxy, but a "dwarf galaxy." Despite its relatively Manny Pacquiao-like dimensions, the new-to-us baby k... More >>

The Informer

12:30 pm
Feb. 8, 2012
Areceli Luisjuan, Former Miramonte Aide: Did She Write 'Love Letters' to 11-Year-Old, or Has Media Witch Hunt Gone Too Far?
By Simone Wilson
Every L.A. media outlet from KNX news radio to HuffPost has picked up the Los Angeles Times' latest Miramonte Elementary reveal this morning, in which one mother claims that a former teacher's a... More >>

The Informer

12:05 pm
Feb. 8, 2012
Kardashian Sisters' Fur Peddling at Their DASH Stores Draws Ire of Animal Rights Activisists
By Dennis Romero
The Kardashian sisters can't escape the sour taste of haterade these days. First there was a movement to get Kim to pay more taxes (she saw a California rate of 10.3 percent in 2010 even though... More >>

The Informer

11:10 am
Feb. 8, 2012
L.A. Redistricting: Bernard Parks' District 8 Looks Like a U.S. Army Tank
By Simone Wilson
This is the second chapter in a (badly Photoshopped) series on the L.A. Redistricting Commission's gerrymandered new voting districts. Previously: "Eric Garcetti's District 13 Looks Like an Evil... More >>

The Informer

9:10 am
Feb. 8, 2012
Million-Dollar City Yacht Is Really More of a Boat, Insists L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
By Simone Wilson
Awww! L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says the darndest things when he's caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Dogged CBS LA investigator David Goldstein asked the mayor why, so deep in a bu... More >>

The Informer

8:08 am
Feb. 8, 2012
Baby Handed to Homeless Couple Near Skid Row: Mom Allegedly Runs Off, is Later Arrested by LAPD
By Dennis Romero
A woman handed off her infant to a homeless couple in the Old Bank District downtown in the middle of the night and ran off, cops say. Now the mom, identified as 21-year-old Jennifer Maria Edw... More >>

The Informer

8:04 am
Feb. 8, 2012
Women Would Rather Facebook Than Have Sex With Husbands, Says Valentine's Week Survey
By Dennis Romero
Aw, how romantic. A new survey by the women's lifestyle site iVillage indicates that two-thirds of married women would almost rather do anything than have sex with their men. (Way to serve you... More >>

The Informer

7:09 am
Feb. 8, 2012
Miramonte Lawsuit Claims a Victim Was Transferred From Class of One Alleged Molester to That of Another After Dad Complained
By Dennis Romero
One of two lawsuits filed in the wake of the Miramonte Elementary School sex abuse scandal alleges one girl was victimized by suspect Mark Berndt and then transferred to the classroom of Martin ... More >>

The Informer

5:45 pm
Feb. 7, 2012
Unlicensed Driver Tenina Calhoun Crashes SUV Into Palm Tree; 3 L.A. Sisters Dead
By Simone Wilson
The three fatalities in Friday's tragic collision between an Infiniti SUV and a Hyde Park palm tree have been identified as a trio of sisters from the South L.A. area, according to City News Se... More >>

The Informer

3:18 pm
Feb. 7, 2012
Sex Abuse Scandal at Miramonte, Hamilton High Claims Jobs of Two Accused Teachers: Martin Springer and Vance Miller
By Dennis Romero
In the midst of a historic scandal, the L.A. school district board today fired two teachers accused of molesting students. A firestorm was sparked when ex-Miramonte Elementary School teacher Ma... More >>

The Informer

2:15 pm
Feb. 7, 2012
L.A. Redistricting: Eric Garcetti's District 13 Looks Like an Evil Squirrel
By Simone Wilson
While gazing at the recently proposed boundaries for L.A.'s 15 voting districts -- which is clearly what we like to do in our spare time -- we realized that the gerrymandered City Council Distri... More >>

The Informer

1:17 pm
Feb. 7, 2012
Occupy L.A.'s So-Called Destruction of the City Hall Lawn Cost ... $76,000!? Policing of Occupy, Including Raid, Cost More Than $1.5 Million
By Dennis Romero
Updated at the bottom: The city is going with a Cadillac plan. First posted at 8:05 a.m. If you were part of the occupation of the L.A. City Hall lawn late last year, prepare to be very mad. Re... More >>

The Informer

1:05 pm
Feb. 7, 2012
Ricardo Guevara: Meet Miramonte's Original Molester
By Dennis Romero
You can add a third man to the string of accused sex criminals at embattled Miramonte Elementary School in Florence-Firestone. Actually, he's not accused. He's convicted. The story of Ricardo... More >>

The Informer

12:08 pm
Feb. 7, 2012
Jimmy Luong, L.A. Ecstasy Kingpin, Gets 22 Years Behind Bars
By Dennis Romero
And then there was agony. Jimmy Luong, a 30-year-old from Monterey Park, was somewhat of an Ecstasy kingpin in these parts, responsible for the distribution of at least 1 million pills in just ... More >>

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Koreatown Roars Against Gerrymander Koreatown Roars Against Gerrymander
By Hillel Aron and Jill Stewart

At a packed public hearing Feb. 1 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Koreatown residents expressed rage over a proposed Los Angeles City Council "redistricting" plan — an arcane, once-per-decade element… More >>

Dino M. Zaffina Is Not Angry
By L.A. Weekly readers

We heard recently from Dino M. Zaffina, the darts enthusiast at the center of last week's cover story ("Dastardly Deeds Against the Darts Association," by Chris Vogel). In the story,… More >>

Dastardly Deeds in Darts Dastardly Deeds in Darts
By Chris Vogel

It's not easy to piss off a bunch of beer-guzzling darts players. On the whole, the barroom sport, popular in Los Angeles locales like Hollywood, Santa Monica and Woodland Hills,… More >>

In Lockup Five Nights, Santa Monica Man Hadn't Memorized Friends' Phone Numbers In Lockup Five Nights, Santa Monica Man Hadn't Memorized Friends' Phone Numbers
By Chris Vogel

Where was Stephen Petrick? That was the question among his friends in mid-November after the 67-year-old retiree suddenly disappeared. At the time, no one knew that he had been trying to… More >>

Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail Misses Airport by a Mile Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail Misses Airport by a Mile
By Ryan Deto

As they tout a posh redo of the Tom Bradley International Terminal meant to reposition LAX as a travel hub for the new millennium, Los Angeles leaders are creating a… More >>

The Sorry Ms. Jackson
By L.A. Weekly readers

If you missed the angry shrieks coming from South Florida last week, let us be the first to inform you: Comedian-turned-pundit Victoria Jackson did not particularly enjoy last week's cover… More >>

The Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax The Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax
By Pete Kotz

Indianapolis is bracing for war. It’s Super Bowl week, after all. Time for the Annual Invasion of the Hookers, which promises to be as harrowing as the Ottoman Empire’s advance… More >>

Stopping 2,000 Barking Dogs Stopping 2,000 Barking Dogs
By Adam Gropman

Los Angeles residents who live within hearing distance of an estimated 2,000 chronically barking dogs go through a private hell, with City Hall policies allowing the barking to continue for… More >>

We Open in Venice
By L.A. Weekly readers

No more jewelry and trinkets for sale on the east side of the Venice Boardwalk? As Hillel Aron reported last week, the Los Angeles City Council is attempting to force… More >>

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