Wouldn't you just love to have a virtually unlimited supply of credit cards that could rack up $45 million in charges? Us too. The problem for 38-year-old Eastsider Jose Rolando Renderos his accomplices was that the cards were fake and the charges were fraudulent, according to a U.S. federal grand ... More >>
It's the middle of December, which means you might be busy roasting chestnuts and decorating trees and, somewhat less glamorously, checking nearly every supermarket in town in the annual hunt for a Broguiere's egg nog. For the uninitiated, this liquid gold would be from a family-owned dairy farm tha ... More >>
[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] You can't quite call Andrew Lojero a promoter. It does him a disservice to say that he "throws shows." What he does is closer to arranging love letters t ... More >>
A driver jumped out of an out-of-control bus with no brakes just before it careened through a bridge's guardrail and landed on the 110 freeway downtown! Crazy story. Unfortunately for us, it didn't end up going down quite like that. Here's what the LAPD told the Weekly really happened about 10:08 ... More >>
The University of Southern California isn't just for strapping young scholars anymore. Today and tomorrow, the USC Price School of Public Policy begins an ongoing series of classes that will school current politicians in "public transparency and ethics, leadership, governance and environmental polic ... More >>
"Looking for love in all the wrong places..." You guys remember that 1980 Johnny Lee song, right? We'd like to nominate it as LAUSD's new anthem, in light of the avalanche of allegations of inappropriate contact between students and teachers that have emerged over the last few months. Gabriela Co ... More >>
Guess what? If you live anywhere near the 1,000-acre Inglewood oil field -- in Culver Crest, Baldwin Hills, Baldwin Vista, Ladera Heights, Windsor Hills, Village Green or anywhere around there -- your home is bordering the largest urban oil field in America. Cool, right? It's run by giant Texas oil ... More >>
Cortez was a Spanish teacher at Roosevelt High.Seems like every day since the Miramonte Elementary scandal broke, there's a new pervy teacher revealed at an LAUSD campus. But 42-year-old Gabriela Cortez, today's alleged child-sexer, is a little different, for two reasons. 1) She's a woman, a ... More >>
This is news that will surely send PETA members into kiniptions that will require the aid of first responders. The U.S. Attorney's Office in L.A. today announced they've filed charges against a dozen people for selling endangered animals and related clothing, including boots made out of sea turtle ... More >>
Delicieuse, known for its goat's milk ice cream, is closing, but that doesn't mean Los Angeles isn't full of fantastic ice cream and gelato shops. In fact, we're chock-a-block with delicious frozen treats. Here are ten of our favorites.
CBS2Carmageddon. For real this time.Updated after the jump: The 60 will remain closed for days, and the Paramount Boulevard overpass will need complete reconstruction. Originally posted December 14 at 3 p.m. About two-and-a-half hours after a tanker truck burst into flames on the 60 freeway ... More >>
​With reporting from Dennis Romero. Occupy this awesome Ted Soqui slideshow of the night's festivities here.Tonight's the night for the LAPD raid of Occupy L.A. Updates from the top. Images and live video after the jump.1:05 p.m. [Wednesday] LAPD Officer Bruce Borihanh says there were 292 tot ... More >>
So after years of ignorance and denial, Sheriff Lee Baca only recently acknowledged that -- yes -- deputies beat people, sometimes even visitors, in his L.A. County Jail. Now comes word that Capt. Daniel Cruz has been relieved of duty as part of the department's internal investigation into ... More >>
Guzzle & NoshAssorted flavors at Gelato Bar in Los Feliz.Yesterday, we listed the 5 Best Ice Cream Shops in Los Angeles. Today, we move onto gelato. Taxonomy is crucial in these matters. 5. Gelato Bar (Los Feliz, Studio City): Owned by Gail Silverton (sister of Mozza pizza queen Nancy), Gela ... More >>
​The alleged gang of sheriff's deputies from Men's Central Jail accused of beating up fellow officers at a Christmas party last December in Montebello have dodged a major legal bullet. District Attorney Steve Cooley's office will not prosecute them. Revelations, including that one of the alleged ... More >>
There's a reason Bulgarini Gelato is a perennial topper on Best Gelato lists, our own and others. While other gelaterias do a superb job of capturing the essence of a particular flavor, Bulgarini somehow captures the flavor itself. Nowhere is this more true than their pistachio gelato.
Charles Calderon lets special interest groups ghostwrite his laws
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 >>
Pepper Films IncUpdated after the jump: Jean's friends and neighbors provide more details about his life and death. Jean Perramon pulled over to the side of the 101 North at about 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, stepping out of his Ferrari momentarily to check its tire for a piece of metal he though ... More >>
Kids: Hide your blingWe've heard of middle-aged moms who scratch babies. Also, middle-aged moms who whip men dressed as babies. Also, ones who send young boys dirty pics of their middle-aged mom bods via cell phone. But Belinda Berumen, the 42-year-old mom from Montebello who police say has ... More >>
JPMorgan Chase customer finds himself in loan mod hell for following bank's suggestion
Sheriff's deputies got into it -- with eachother.Ain't no party like a sheriff's party. Indeed, seven L.A. County deputies were taken off duty as authorities investigate a raucous holiday party last week that ended in a brawl between lawmen (and maybe women). Hey, cops are people too. Just ... More >>
Guns like this, sold to gangsters -- allegedly.Three former marines suspected of selling assault weapons to members of L.A.'s notorious Florencia 13 gang have been arrested in Southern California, federal officials announced Tuesday. The arrests by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firear ... More >>
A recent report by California Watch questions whether California's ubiquitous, weekend DUI checkpoints are really nets cast to seize the vehicles of illegal immigrants. The state-aided checkpoints, which net $40 million annually in fines and seizures, are often in or near Latino neighborhoods ... More >>
It's a Chicano thing you gotta understand
It's a Chicano thing you gotta understand
CalTrans Slammed in Flintridge Crash Laura Olhasso, the mayor of La Canada Flintridge, claimed that CalTrans has ignored her town's concerns about runaway trucks on Angeles Crest Highway. A big rig killed two people and injured 12 Wednesday when its driver lost control and struck several vehicles be ... More >>
The Last Roundup Kevin Kachikian, the final defendant in the Anthony Pellicano RICO trial to be sentenced, is scheduled in federal court Monday morning. See story here later today.Mini-Madoff Fallout A $10 million contribution to the ailing Children's Museum may turn out to be a financial mirage, th ... More >>
Screw the hazy, lazy indie-rock tunes of Silver Lake; the biggest L.A. revolution is happening in the clubs
In Los Angeles County, skulls aren't always found in cemeteries, shallow graves or Native American Indian burial sites. Sometimes they are found in brown paper bags near bus stops. According to the LA County Coroner, a homeless man stumbled across a skull as he was rummaging through a trashcan near ... More >>
Islands are playing the Henry Fonda next Tuesday. As your faithful attorney, I recommend that you attend. Their recent Arm's Way is one of the year's finest records and they put on a fantastic show. Plus, the last time I saw them play in LA, for their encore they decided to light Roman Candles o ... More >>
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Broguiere’s Dairy
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James Rojas
James Rojas
Who are you voting for and why?
Who are you voting for and why?
The code and creed of the Ranfla Tribe
Edited by Kateri Butler
Edited by Kateri Butler
Eat this
Eat this
Yeah. Drop the chalupa.
Yeah. Drop the chalupa.
Is Chroni's the place?
Post-communism with knife and fork
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