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    May 22, 2012

    Gary Menes: The Son Also Braises

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. "Being a cook was out of the question," Gary Menes says of his childhood aspirations. The reason: his father. And why do you suppose Menes' father wanted him to become somethin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    David Thompson Jumps From Redondo Beach Pier With Friend, Remains Missing

    A 22-year-old man who jumped off Redondo Beach Pier with a female companion over the weekend remained missing despite search efforts. He was ID'd as David Thompson. Authorities say the woman, who came ashore and remains unidentified, was "intoxicated" and had to be checked out at a hospital. At fir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Super Yacht Off Venice Pier Causes Commotion on Summer-Like Day

    SNL​A multimillion-dollar super-yacht is making waves in Venice today. The Serena (or perhaps Serene) is sitting off the coast south of Venice Pier, close enough to gawkers on this summer-like day that authorities have been fielding calls inquiring whether the awesome vessel is too close to s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Drunk Driving Surfer Dives Into Cold Ocean, Successfully Evades Cops, They Say

    Here's one way to avoid the DUI dance: With cops on your tail, drive to the edge of America, get out of your car, and dive into the ocean. (Seriously, don't try this at home, kids). It appeared to work for a 28-year-old suspect in San Diego yesterday morning. Any drunk-driving case against him is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Illegal Immigrant Suspects Land on Santa Cruz Island, Call 911 in Bid to Return Home

    Santa Cruz Island: Es un mirage.​Gosh. Imagine the disappointment. America! We made it. Wait, no. It's just a deserted island. No Lindsay Lohan. Not even a car wash. That was the case over the weekend when 15 suspected illegals landed on Santa Cruz Island, one of the famed Channel Islands o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Freeze-Dried Camping Foods Return: Just in Time To Escape From L.A.

    Flickr / United States Marine Corps Official Page​ Shortly after the Fukushima disaster spread fears of a tsunami and radioactive plume hitting the Western United States, panicked buyers cleaned out many retailers of freeze-dried camping foods and left shelves bare at outdoor sports retailers. ... More >>

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    Swimming to Catalina

    Four athletes try consecutive crossings of Catalina Channel

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    December 2, 2010

    FAIRY-y Tales

    Four athletes try consecutive crossings of Catalina Channel

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Body Found On Santa Monica Beach That Of Brian Patrick Dunn, WeHo Man Who Jumped Off Venice Pier Last Week

    ​The body of a West Hollywood man who jumped off Venice Pier early on the morning of July 5 washed up on a Santa Monica beach over the weekend, authorities said. Thirty-one-year-old Brian Patrick Dunn was reportedly drunk when he dove into cold water and high surf after 2 a.m. following the 4 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Search For Man Who Jumped Off Venice Pier Suspended

    File photo​Rescuers on Monday night suspended their search for a 31-year-old West Hollywood man who jumped off Venice Pier during a period of high surf and strong currents. Brian Patrick Dunn was said to be drunk when he took a leap off the end of the structure at 2:30 a.m. Monday, apparentl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2010

    Rescuers Search Venice Coast For Man Who Jumped Off Pier

    portilaj via Flickr​Rescuers were searching the coast of Venice for a man, reportedly drunk, who jumped off the end of Venice Pier about 2:30 Monday morning. The jumper was identified as 29-year-old Brian Patrick Dunn of West Hollywood. County lifeguards, with the help of a U.S. Coast Guard ... More >>

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    May 13, 2010
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    On the Waterbus

    Around and around she goes

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    UCLA Lab Fire Fine The University of California, Los Angeles, was fined more than $31,000 by Cal/OSHA for safety violations in a 2008 fire that led to the death of a research assistant. L.A. TimesOakridge Residents Return After 170 days, residents of the mobile homes not destroyed by last year's Say ... More >>

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    September 27, 2007

    Blue Whale Requiem

    Mystery reigns as sonar tests pit military training against beloved Southland pods

  • Film+TV

    September 28, 2006

    Rescue Me

    Survival of the fittest in The Guardian and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

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    August 18, 2005

    George Gershwin Lived Here

    And Beverly Hills just let the place be torn down

  • Art+Books

    May 26, 2005

    Terminal Viscosity

    It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I smell poo

  • News

    April 21, 2005

    Sweatshop on the Sea

    Wanted: 600 computer coders to work for cheap on old cruise ship

  • News

    March 17, 2005

    Goodbye with a Bang

    In wake of mixed verdicts, students stage play to honor slain Redlands teen

  • News

    September 23, 2004

    The Yes Men Are Coming! The Yes Men Are Coming!

    In the midst of their 'Yes, Bush Can!' campaign, the busy pranksters spread faux Republican cheer on their way to L.A. for the opening of their new movie

  • News

    February 26, 2004

    Cardinal Sins

    How the Catholic Church, legal community and PR machine are conspiring to protect Roger Mahony

  • Music

    January 22, 2004

    Daylight Drive

    How the Catholic Church, legal community and PR machine are conspiring to protect Roger Mahony

  • News

    January 8, 2004

    Two Against One

    Teenage love and murder in Redlands, California

  • News

    December 4, 2003

    On the Border of Hypocrisy

    The unintended consequences of getting tough on illegal immigration

  • News

    February 27, 2003

    If It Happened Here

    A bioterrorism attack on Los Angeles might look a lot like this

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    April 18, 2002

    Watching the Detectives

    How a couple of middle-aged P.I.'s and world-class raconteurs survived the DEA, the mob and the tabloid wars to take on their most elusive target yet -- Hollywood

  • News

    November 15, 2001

    Beloved Infidels

    How a couple of middle-aged P.I.'s and world-class raconteurs survived the DEA, the mob and the tabloid wars to take on their most elusive target yet -- Hollywood

  • News

    November 15, 2001

    Load Warriors

    The A-Team meets Boogie Nights on the Colorado River

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    August 26, 1999

    Cattle Call

    The Race to Succeed Richard Riordan -- and to Shape the Future of Los Angeles -- Has Already Begun

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    August 5, 1999

    Hooked

    40 Years of Fishing Off the Santa Monica Pier

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    December 17, 1998

    Plastic Disasters

    Playing havoc with your credit gives him a charge

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