Chris Vogel

A little more than two years ago, Rivella Dunner of Los Angeles bought a new 2009 Honda Civic at a dealership in Woodland Hills. She, like most Civic owners, was psyched that the car was both affordable and supposedly reliable. Thirteen months and 10,433 miles later, however, Dunner was shocked......

UPDATE: Earth shoe lawyers respond below.An environmental health organization in California has turned its poignant gaze upon the popular Earth shoe, and is publicly trying to depants its maker for apparently marketing its shoes as "lead-free" even though they contain potentially dangerous amounts of lead. It all started in September,......

When the school bus comes and whisks the kids off to class in the morning, you may occasionally think, "I wonder who the bus driver really is?" But rarely, we bet, do you ever ask, "I wonder who the boss of the school bus driver really is?" Well, in once......

Sick of all damn billboards? Frustrated that no one seems to be able to keep them in check? Well, now there's a little something you can do about it. A Ph.D. Candidate in spatial science at USC has developed a Website that tracks and maps the visual eyesores in hopes......

In the wake of the Bell scandal, where the city was paying $1.6 million a year to three city employees, the California Controller decided to make every county, city and special district in the state fork over the salary information for each specific job. That'll keep 'em honest, was the......

You know how some night clubs and big party events charge guys more than women to get in? Well, David Long Jr. of California is calling bullshit. Long is pissed off that the fine folks over at Playboy had the gall to charge him hundreds more than women guests for......

Environmental groups trying to protect Malibu's Surfrider beach have been embroiled in a federal lawsuit against L.A. County for more than two years, trying to prove that the county is responsible for contaminating the waters with sewage and violating permits related to the Clean Water Act. But getting the courts......

Despite being home to the greatest number of 10- to 24-year-olds murdered in California, Los Angeles County actually ranked No. 6 in the state for the highest youth murder rate per capita in 2009, according to a report released Monday. The study, "Lost Youth: A County-by-County Analysis of 2009 California......

The security provided by private companies to protect Los Angeles County buildings is a joke. At least that's the picture painted by contract security officers who participated in a recent study conducted by labor leaders. Their training, they say, is deficient, equipment is sparse, and it often takes months to......