Los Angeles might not have made this list of happy cities, but three Southern California towns did. (Are we then, happy by association?). And the University of Vermont found that California was a top 13 happy state and that Napa was the nation's happiest city. They did so by analyzing 10 million ge ... More >>
A local professional standards board ruled this week that porn-star-turned-teacher Stacie Halas was rightly fired by the Oxnard School District after it discovered that she had performed in hardcore porn. The three-judge Commission on Professional Competence listed its findings in a graphic decisio ... More >>
A lot of monumental things in metal this year. Some of them involved actual music. Many did not. In honor of the year's end, we gave our notebook a good shaking to help us remember the most important stuff. Top 20 L.A. Metal Albums of All Time -Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe was jailed for a mo ... More >>
When things seem impossibly dark and sad, it's nice to be reminded that there is still good in the world. As we noted already, there are ways in Los Angeles to help feed the hungry. One example takes place Christmas day, when, for the 18th year in a row, Temple Adat Elohim will be serving several hu ... More >>
Southern California is an island of gas-price hell this week. One station in Calabasas is charging nearly $6 ($5.89 to be exact) a gallon for high-octane fuel, the Costco in Simi Valley has run out of regular-grade gas (with other stations expected to follow suit), and one expert tells us that all-t ... More >>
The brutal murder of retired high-school teacher Janice Somple last Thursday was only the second murder in quiet, suburban Simi Valley over the last two years -- but it was also one of SoCal's strangest. Somple, only 65 years old, was found beaten and stabbed to death in her own home on pleasant Ca ... More >>
Reagan Blood is destined to become the name of a hipster electronic act headed for next year's Coachella. It is not, however, something that is going to be sold this week at auction. The British auction house that had put a vial of what it said was genuine blood from the 40th president up for bidd ... More >>
Reagan Blood is destined to become the name of a hipster electronic act headed for next year's Coachella. It is not, however, something that is going to be sold this week at auction. The British auction house that had put a vial of what it said was genuine blood from the 40th president up for bidd ... More >>
A vial of freedom-loving blood said to have belonged to late President Ronald Reagan was put up for auction this week, and the Simi Valley-based Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation (host of his library) was none too happy. While the anti-communist blood was said to have been legally obtained by a ... More >>
Dozens of teenage Explorers have been sexually abused by cops. Should Scouts share the blame?
High five!Updated after the jump: Ventura County officials say the 16-year-old has not yet been arrested, and Vegas cops call the Strip "a very important part" of Nevada. Aw. Originally posted at 12:30 p.m. SoCal's bad little suburban boys (and girls) just keep getting craftier. Most recent ... More >>
A promising Kenyan-American dies amidst a risky Hollywood club scene
texas-drug-rehabs.orgSimi Valley is the Poltergeist-like home of idyllic tract houses and sun-browned hillsides. It also became notorious as an arms-length refuge for LAPD families in 1990s as the city recovered from the riots. In other words, it's the upper-middle-class 'burbs. To the Nth ... More >>
Ramen Bull Kicking off its Popchef series, Breadbar's consulting Chef Noriyuki Sugie debuts Ramen Bull, a menu of five beef-centric ramen dishes: short rib ramen ($11); oxtail ramen ($15), beef tongue ramen ($12); spicy ramen ($14); and corn beef ramen ($13). Available Monday through Saturday, 5 t ... More >>
Ramen Bull Kicking off its Popchef series, Breadbar's consulting Chef Noriyuki Sugie debuts Ramen Bull, a menu of five beef-centric ramen dishes: short rib ramen ($11); oxtail ramen ($15), beef tongue ramen ($12); spicy ramen ($14); and corn beef ramen ($13). Available Monday through Saturday, 5 t ... More >>
miami.olx.comAuthorities say the suspect was driving a Crown Vic like this.Update: Police say the victim was found with only minor injuries. The suspect was arrested. Some details after the jump. Scary kidnapping in Simi Valley, the Ventura County town known for being a bedroom community of ... More >>
Jennifer Bjorklund via NBC Los AngelesRonald Reagan, actor turned California governor turned U.S. president, sure had a way of getting the American people, or at least the crazy rich kind, to love him. The charismatic ex-POTUS may not have his own national holiday yet, but national holidays p ... More >>
​Mark Mundell was sitting in his pickup truck outside of the Best Buy store in Porter Ranch when he heard a policeman shouting his name, demanding that he put his hands in the air. As he did, the Simi Valley Police Department K-9 officer, Richard Wiggington, who apparently has a history of not co ... More >>
It's on.​Had enough politics for a while? Well too bad, because the first debate of the 2012 presidential race is just around the corner.Politico and NBC News announced today that they will host the first Republican primary debate sometime next spring at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in S ... More >>
What does the perennial L.A. dream of stardom look like circa 2010?
Oh, my back! That's Adams on the right, with D.A. Steve Cooley, looking like a small town Rotarian, on the left. The L.A. Times reports that former Bell police chief Randy Adams, who quit in July when it was revealed he was making nearly $500,000 per year, is quite the physical fitness buff, ... More >>
Historic fix doesn't extend to tainted adjacent land where KB Home plans 461 condos
MyFoxLA.comMr. Pickles.The missing Gorilla we told you about last week has come home. The 30-foot blue inflatable animal reported missing from First Kia in Simi Valley showed up atop nearby Royal High School and could have been the subject of a senior prank, according to reports. While we su ... More >>
MyFoxLA.comMr. Pickles.The missing Gorilla we told you about last week has come home. The 30-foot blue inflatable animal reported missing from First Kia in Simi Valley showed up atop nearby Royal High School and could have been the subject of a senior prank, according to reports. While we su ... More >>
An "excessive heat watch" has been issued by the National Weather Service for much of Los Angeles Tuesday and Wednesday, with "dangerous heat possible" and even record temperatures for the San Fernando Valley, the San Gabriel Valley, and the Santa Monica Mountains. A high-pressure system is ... More >>
A flier for an event at Passive Arts.A man fired from a bondage club earlier this month was charged Thursday with murdering the venue's owner after the man's body was found among the ashes of the fire-damaged building near LAX. Fifty-three-year-old David Edward Albert of Simi Valley was exp ... More >>
A flier for an event at Passive Arts.A man fired from a bondage club earlier this month was charged Thursday with murdering the venue's owner after the man's body was found among the ashes of the fire-damaged building near LAX. Fifty-three-year-old David Edward Albert of Simi Valley was exp ... More >>
In the pink half-price appetizers and $5 martinis
Today's L.A. Daily News identifies the exotic dancer who was set ablaze yesterday as a Brazilian-born single mother of two named Roberta Abdue Dos Santos Busby. The 27-year-old Simi Valley woman had recently lost her bill-collector job and returned to dancing at Babes 'n Beer Sports Bar in Tarzana. ... More >>
Today's L.A. Daily News identifies the exotic dancer who was set ablaze yesterday as a Brazilian-born single mother of two named Roberta Abdue Dos Santos Busby. The 27-year-old Simi Valley woman had recently lost her bill-collector job and returned to dancing at Babes 'n Beer Sports Bar in Tarzana. ... More >>
Rome, by way of Venice (Gold's Gym)
L.A. tries to deal with the rush on condos
This bier’s for you, Gipper
L.A. is, once again, where the action is
How blue is my valley
How blue is my valley
How blue is my valley
How blue is my valley
How blue is my valley
How blue is my valley
Hahn better hope voters forget his mistakes dealing with Daryl Gates and Rodney King
Hahn better hope voters forget his mistakes dealing with Daryl Gates and Rodney King
South Bay Volleyball with the Best of ’em
Harry Potter’s magic survives another match with Muggles-parents
Harry Potter’s magic survives another match with Muggles-parents
Watchdog agency under fire for colluding with space firm
Cancer rates elevated among space-lab workers
Cancer rates elevated among space-lab workers
Cancer rates elevated among space-lab workers
...The people who were interviewed said that they felt they had been stopped because they were minorities, pointing to the fact that the police had not issued them tickets. As a working police officer, I hear too much of this in the media...
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