La Habra

Justin Smith: The Heavy Metal Professor

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. For lunch today in Culver City, Justin Smith has ridden his motorcycle up the 405 from Cal State Long Beach, where he teaches U.S. history classes as an adjunct professor. That ... More >>

Top 10 L.A. Architecture Stories of 2012

We spend most of the year criticizing Los Angeles' ugly buildings and other unfortunate aspects of the local built environment. Here's our chance to rundown some of the thoughtful, inspiring and downright stellar projects that make us L.A. proud, and that make our burg a better place in general.

All Marijuana Dispensaries in Anaheim, La Habra Told by Feds to Shut Down

In the wake of the city of Los Angeles' decision to close all pot shops in town, some of you were thinking, Fine, I'll just go to Orange County to get my "medicine." Not so fast. Federal authorities today cracked down on several marijuana dispensaries in Anaheim and La Habra, ordering each and eve ... More >>

Music Picks: Cedric Gervais, Van Hunt, Jonathan Richman

Banned From The Grove: 6 Others Who Should Never Step Foot There

Following our story about the Grove shopping center banning Manny Pacquiao as a result of his recent anti-gay statements, people started asking, via Twitter: Since when is the Grove L.A.s moral compass? Fair question. In the land of porn, legal marijuana, and Charlie Sheen, some entity has to step ... More >>

Octomom Will Do Porn! (Maybe)

We told you she'd come around. Perhaps she was worn down. Octomom Nadya Suleman had a bad month. She filed for bankruptcy yesterday. Her home was also set to be auctioned off, but that was postponed for a week. And she was recently visited by child welfare authorities, who sniffed around her house ... More >>

Octomom Nadya Suleman's House Up For Auction Monday?

Octomom Nadya Suleman and her 14 kids could officially be without a roof over their heads Monday as the bank holding the loan on her La Habra home is scheduled to auction it off. For a celebrity with mass exposure, Suleman has to be closer to homelessness than anyone besides maybe Andy Dick. Well, ... More >>

Octomom Could Lose Crown to Mexican Nonomom Karla Vanessa Perez, Who's Expecting 9 Babies

Updated at the bottom: Octomom might be safe for now because at least one Mexican medical authority is calling fraud on Karla. First posted at 2:12 p.m. Poor Octomom. We got word last night that her house might be auctioned off because payments on it haven't been up-to-date (although her lawyer dis ... More >>

Music Picks: Robben Ford, Hard L.A., Adams Conducts Adams, the Polyphonic Spree

Also, Mindless Self Indulgence, the Pierces, Heartless Bastards, Darasuum and others

Octomom's Porn Prospects Sinking With Every Near-Nude Photo

Poor Octomom. We almost feel sorry for her. The north Orange County resident is reportedly close to being evicted for lack of cash. Her desperate attempt at making some dough -- semi-nude photos for a European magazine -- was almost as much of a flop as her stretch marks. And now what started out ... More >>

You Wanna Diss? Jonwayne Doesn't Care

​Rapper/producer Jonwayne prefers his artists enigmatic. "It's like people feel the need to know the emcee as a person in order to get into the music, on some soap opera shit. Not saying it's good or bad, but it's almost as if having a baby would boost your sales more than improving your craft ... More >>

Derek Verdugo, 25-Year-Old From La Habra, Killed by Apparent Facebook Friend in Hit-and-Run Crash

FacebookDerek Verdugo​Update: Verdugo's friends have emailed us to say that, contrary to reports, he and Ortiz were actually riding in the same car when the accident happened. One commenter says that "Derek and Ortiz were good friends for years." R.I.P. Originally posted July 27 at 10:30 a.m. ... More >>

Michael Kamrava, Octomom Nadya Suleman's Fertility Doctor, Gets License to Practice in California Revoked

Octomom.​No more babies for you, crazy ladies. (Well, actually, there's still time!). Michael Kamrava, the man forever to be known as the Octodoc had his medical license stripped today by the Medical Board of California, mainly for putting way to many embryos into Octomom Nadya Suleman. The ... More >>

Roundup of Favorite Italian Delis and Groceries: 16 Places to go for Deli Sandwiches, Cannoli, Spaghetti alla Bottarga, Etc.

Susan ParkRosario Mazzeo of Roma Italian Deli and Grocery in Pasadena​ If you grew up in Los Angeles, you were probably introduced to your first Italian market some time in elementary school. At some point during your formative years, you took a silent oath of filial piety to never cheat on th ... More >>

In-N-Out Opens First Texas Locations

Flickr user thomashawk​ Irvine-based In-N-Out Burger opened their first two Texas stores this week, to much fanfare and long lines. How long was the line? Youtube user armenw estimated 150 cars parked outside the Allen, Texas, location five minutes before the doors opened. Youtuber kylycorey shot ... More >>

Murder Tattoo: Anthony Garcia Convicted of L.A. Gang Killing After Sheriff Notices Gory Details Inked on His Chest

The face of a dumb-ass, after the jump.​When it comes to the law, pride is a bitch. And detailing the impressive details of your crime on Facebook is one thing -- the Internet is forever -- but getting them permanently tattooed into your flesh, with the distinct possibility that you could one ... More >>

Shooting Leads L.A. Deputies to $1 Million in Marijuana in La Habra

Troy HoldenEven though it's practically legal, weed still sometimes inspires violence.​Eh, who called the cops? You're fired! Nothing like 911 call to harsh the mellow of what might appear to be marijuana-related gun play in beautiful La Habra (home of Octomom, BTW) recently. Turns out an ... More >>

'Octomom' Nadya Suleman Sees Offer to Buy Her Home Withdrawn By L.A. Porn Maker Vivid Entertainment

TMZ'Octomom' Nadya Suleman is too good for porn. See?​Updated after the jump with Suleman's lawyer saying she "wants nothing to do" with the porn maker. We've said it before: Vivid Entertainment, the nation's largest porn production house, has been hounding "Octomom" Nadya Suleman like a pim ... More >>

Octomom Nadya Suleman Won't Do Porn, But New Fetish Photos Show The O.C. Mother Will Whip A Man Dressed As A Baby

TMZOctodomination.​So, let's get this straight: Octomom Nadya Suleman is desperate for cash, apparently, and about to lose her La Habra house, but refuses to do porn or even work behind-the-scenes for a porn company, even though the world's largest adult studio has offered her work, more than ... More >>

Porn-Maker Vivid Entertainment Vows To Keep Offering 'Octomom' Nadia Suleman Work

Octo ... MILF?​We haven't seen a pursuit this hot since the tabloid press set out to prove that Tom Cruise is gay. (He's not, Tom Cruise's lawyers, we swear he's not). Porn production house Vivid Entertainment has been chasing "Octomom" Nadia Suleman like Bob Sagat after a Playboy bunny. She ... More >>

Melrose Elementary Kids Get Their Hands Dirty with Woolly School Gardens and Chef Andrea Cavaliere El Cholo Feeds Teachers Tonight

J. RitzChef Andrea Cavaliere from Cecconi's and schoolyard gardeners in training.​ There must be statistics, somewhere, detailing the amount of chain link fencing in the possession of the Los Angeles Unified School District. It seems entirely possible that the sum of the practical-yet-dreary ... More >>

'Octomom' Nadya Suleman Offered Cash For Sex -- For Second Time

​The folks at L.A.- and New York-based Vivid Entertainment, arguably the world's largest porn-video producer, have been on Nadya "Octomom" Suleman like a pimp after a hot chick who just started smoking crack. Vivid unashamedly smells blood in the water following reports, including one in our s ... More >>

'Don't Let Your Dog Or Cat Become An Octomom' - PETA

PETA​PETA is offering to pay "Octomom" Nadya Suleman to endorse the spaying and neutering of pets, the animal-rights group announced Tuesday. A proposed slogan would be posted on a sign on Suleman's front lawn: "Don't let your dog or cat become an 'Octomom.'" The offer comes amid reports that ... More >>

Octomom 'The Victim' In Possible Foreclosure Of Her Home?

​Nadya "Octomom" Suleman and her eight, er, make that 14, children, could be out on the street Tuesday if her dad doesn't pay up for the La Habra house he purchased on loan. Ed Suleman apparently took over the home's mortgage from Amer Haddadin last year, with the entire amount due in a ballo ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 9/6 - 9/11/2009

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "C'est banal!" Eating L.A.'s Pat Saperstein on a recent Top Chef dish. "One bite and I'm done." The LAT's S. Irene Virbila on Boa in West Hollywood. "As at City, an evening at Street feels halfway between a soph ... More >>

Judge Orders Financial Guardian for OctoMom's Kids

Yesterday an Orange County judge appointed a Santa Ana lawyer to act as the financial guardian for all 14 children belonging to "OctoMom" Nadya Suleman, in anticipation of a reality TV show's filming the La Habra single mother and her brood. Suleman and her attorneys had fought the petition for gua ... More >>

Octo-Punked! RadarOnline Hit With Child-Labor Charges

RadarOnline, the celebs 'n scandals site, became the envy of gossipeurs everywhere earlier this year, when it inked an exclusive deal with Nadya Suleman to provide wall-to-wall coverage of her life after giving birth to octuplets. Today, however, Associated Press reports the state Department of Indu ... More >>

Fucking With "Fucking With Drew Barrymore”

And more thoughts on L.A. People 2009

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Phil Spector Found Guilty Famed music producer Phil Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 death of sometime actress Lana Clarkson. He faces a prison sentence of 18 years to life. L.A. DailyUrban League The L.A. Dodgers' opening home game was marked by a parking-lot stabbing and v ... More >>

OctoBucks: More Needed by Nadya Suleman

It's official: OctoMom Nadya Suleman is "considering" asking for federal assistance under the Women, Infants and Children program. Suleman, who famously gave birth to octuplets in Bellflower last January, had shortly thereafter told her Today show interviewer that she was not on welfare -- a stateme ... More >>

OctoDrama: How the Octuplets Story Keeps Evolving

When we first heard about the birth of eight infants in Bellflower last January, there was no sign that the story of Nadya Suleman, now better known as OctoMom, would become a modern fable about fame and public disgust. Today pundits and late-night TV comics attribute our hunger for OctoMom news to ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

L.A. Gets Water Boarded The DWP's board of directors has voted to impose penalties on consumers who don't cut their water use by 15 percent this summer. Associated PressStroke Fells Keach/Nixon A mild stroke has knocked actor Stacy Keach out of the Richard Nixon role he'd been playing in Frost/Nixon ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Mass Transit Becoming Mass? Figures show the MTA is keeping some of the ridership it won when gas blew past $4 per gallon last year. Are Angelenos finally embracing buses and trains? L.A. TimesLa Habra Site of New OctoHouse Prudential Realty claims Nadya Suleman's father has purchased a 2583-square- ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Dead Letter Economy Seven hundred jobs could leave the San Gabriel Valley if Industry's mail sorting hub closes, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.Starbucks Kills Decaf Non-buzz The L.A. Times reports that the java behemoth, wounded by the recession, will cut brewing decaffeinated coffee a ... More >>

Looking for Curry Laksa: Penang in West Covina

Happiness is a bowl of coconut broth and noodles

Pool Man

Neck-Deep in the living waters

An Eye for Anarchy

Cracking down on activists in Long Beach

Letters

A Walrus Shrugged

Chilling with AWOL 0ne, The Rapper Laureate of La Habra

East of the Sun, West of the 110

The politics of the big move

A Vision for the City: Participant Profiles

Fried and Convicted

Grease 'em up boys...

Politics of the Macabre

Letters

Automatic Rounds

The Krispy Kreme Doughnut invasion

Feeding Frenzy

Meet the team behind the Belmont Learning Complex, California's most expensive high school