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Manny Pacquiao Attacks Gays

By Dennis Romero
Says they "should be put to death" More >>

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The Informer

6:15 pm
May. 15, 2012
Manny Pacquiao Barred From 'Extra' Interview at the Grove After Bashing Gay Marriage
By Simone Wilson
Update, 8:30 p.m.: Pacquiao is "not welcome at The Grove and will not be interviewed here now or in the future." Full statement on Page 2. Update, 6:50 p.m.: "We're canceling the event," says G... More >>

The Informer

4:30 pm
May. 15, 2012
Confirmed: Google Will Take Over Gold's Gym in Venice, Plus 170,000 Square Feet of Surrounding Real Estate
By Simone Wilson
Updated at the bottom: Google may work out some sort of sublet deal with Gold's, allowing it to stay in its historic location. And the jocks beat the nerds again! Originally posted May 14 at 5:... More >>

The Informer

4:04 pm
May. 15, 2012
Manny Pacquiao Says Gay Men Should Be 'Put to Death'
By Dennis Romero
Update: Manny Pacquiao Barred From 'Extra' Interview at the Grove After Bashing Gay Marriage Updated with comments from the founder of the Courage Campaign. First posted at 12:51 p.m. See also:... More >>

The Informer

4:01 pm
May. 15, 2012
John Travolta Is a Gay Massage Fiend, Lawsuit Claims
By Dennis Romero
Updated at the bottom: Maybe it was all just a bad dream. The first guy has withdrawn his suit. First posted at 1:54 p.m. Monday, May 7. When a Los Angeles man wrote a book that claimed John Tra... More >>

The Informer

4:00 pm
May. 15, 2012
Damian Frausto, El Sereno Dad, Murdered in Possible Road-Rage Shooting on Mother's Day
By Simone Wilson
The timing of 41-year-old Damian Frausto's cold-blooded murder on Mother's Day could not have been more tragic. He was reportedly parking his car at his home around 7:25 p.m., his wife Katrina ... More >>

The Informer

2:30 pm
May. 15, 2012
VIDEO: Laurel Canyon Residents 'Mad as Hell' at Hillside House-Flipper, Department of Building and Safety
By Simone Wilson
The fuming neighbors along Grand View Drive should really give the rest of L.A.'s neighborhood activists a lesson in how to sway the city to your cause. They just put together this super-impressi... More >>

The Informer

2:15 pm
May. 15, 2012
Drone Surveillance in Your Backyard? LAPD Has No Plans to Use Unmanned Aircraft ... Yet
By Dennis Romero
So cops can now fly unmanned aircraft known as drones, which could be used to peek into your backyard and maybe even into your window at night. So will the LAPD, a pioneer in the use of helicopte... More >>

The Informer

12:02 pm
May. 15, 2012
Serial Carjacker Beats Women, Takes Purses on Westside, in Valley -- LAPD (VIDEO)
By Dennis Romero
Usually carjackers commit crimes of the moment by grabbing a car to get away from a just-committed felony or using a vehicle for a one-night joyride. But cops today announced they're looking fo... More >>

The Informer

11:45 am
May. 15, 2012
Michelle Rhee, 'Parent Trigger' Supporters Are Behind Huge L.A. Lawsuit to Strip Teachers of Job Protection
By Simone Wilson
Update: Rhee herself and Parent Revolution didn't file the lawsuit -- they're just on the plaintiff's advisory board. Clarifications throughout. California's teachers have long been protected by... More >>

The Informer

9:45 am
May. 15, 2012
John Anthony Borell III, 'Anonymous' Hacker Charged With Police Leaks in Utah, Also Suspected of Posting L.A. Cops' Info, Nude Pics
By Simone Wilson
Some young hacktivist in Ohio apparently gives a damn about police accountability in far-off Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles Times, the FBI suspects 21-year-old Ohio resident Jo... More >>

The Informer

9:08 am
May. 15, 2012
Strip Club Tax of $10 a Head Being Considered by California Legislature
By Dennis Romero
Gov. Jerry Brown says there are $8 billion worth of cuts coming to state programs this summer, and that's not even enough to fill the $16 billion sinkhole California faces July 1. One enterprisi... More >>

The Informer

8:01 am
May. 15, 2012
Teen Drug Use Triggered by Impulsive Brain, Not Peer Pressure
By Dennis Romero
Is it the bad kids who turn to drugs, or is it the drugs that turn teens bad? A recent study suggests that the high schoolers who do drugs are more susceptible to them. The research, billed as... More >>

The Informer

7:17 am
May. 15, 2012
Caught in a Fib, Carmen Trutanich Concocts Conspiracy Charge Against D.A.'s Office
By Gene Maddaus
D.A. candidate Carmen Trutanich was caught last week in a fib about being shot at by gang members when he was a young prosecutor in 1985. The L.A. Times' Jack Leonard discovered that in fact, the... More >>

The Informer

7:02 am
May. 15, 2012
'After Porn Ends' Documentary Looks at Life After Sex on Camera
By Dennis Romero
Porn gets glamorized, sensationalized and sanitized by the mainstream, but its sometimes dark reality is hard even for some of its own insiders to admit. A new documentary seeks to shed light on... More >>

The Informer

3:45 pm
May. 14, 2012
'Grand Theft Auto' Comes to Life at LAPD Gun Buyback: Dude Turns in Military Rocket Launcher
By Simone Wilson
Confronting the cops via rocket launcher isn't just for gamers anymore. At the annual LAPD Gun Buyback over the weekend, someone actually turned in a military "anti-tank" rocket launcher, reports... More >>

The Informer

2:15 pm
May. 14, 2012
'Sons of Anarchy' Pisses off L.A. Street Artists by Allegedly Painting Over New Downtown Mural
By Simone Wilson
Updated at the bottom: Sons of Anarchy producer Kurt Sutter says his show had nothing to do with the take-down. Our headline has been revised to reflect this claim. Someone just painted over a ... More >>

The Informer

1:08 pm
May. 14, 2012
Staples Center's Perfect Storm of Lakers, Clippers, Kings Games This Weekend
By Dennis Romero
For those who oppose building a stadium downtown because, they argue, we just can't handle the traffic, this weekend could be the ultimate test: It's being called the perfect storm of sports eve... More >>

The Informer

12:45 pm
May. 14, 2012
WeHo Deputies Save German Pointer From Hot Car -- Along With Duffle Bag of Weed, Cash
By Simone Wilson
Yesterday afternoon, West Hollywood Sheriff's deputies responded to a routine call from a lady who had noticed a German Pointer locked in a car parked along her street. The windows were all rolle... More >>

The Informer

12:29 pm
May. 14, 2012
Santa Monica Parking Meters Steal Time, Rollback to Zero After Every Car
By Dennis Romero
The parking nazis have come to Santa Monica: No free minutes for you! New sensors that begin working today will cut meters' paid time down to zero once a space is empty, even if the woman who par... More >>

The Informer

11:49 am
May. 14, 2012
Jerry Brown Takes to YouTube to Announce $16 Billion Deficit: Revised Budget Today
By Dennis Romero
Updated at the bottom with Brown's slash-and-burn budget. First posted at 6:06 a.m. Gray Davis? Arnold Schwarzenegger? Jerry Brown II? It's deja vu all over again. Brown took to YouTube over th... More >>

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