Christine Pelisek

LA Daily News Sucks Up to Tennie Pierce

Christine Pelisek
Today's front page Daily News prominently features a Q and A with Tennie Pierce, the former firefighter who sued the city of Los Angeles over a prank in which he was fed dog food, conducted by the paper's award-winning reporter Beth Barrett. Normally, Barrett is a great digger and reporter,......

Flammable Film Sets Blamed for Universal Studios Blaze

Christine Pelisek
The Universal Studios fire that gutted a mechanical King Kong and the Town Square seen in “Back to the Future” was not exacerbated by a lack of waterpower, according to a report released by the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the county Department of Public Works on June 13......
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Los Angeles Firefighters Fume Over “No Show” Tattoo Policy

Christine Pelisek
Some city firefighters are fuming over the Los Angeles Fire Department's new “no show” tattoo policy. The policy as of May 1 forbids tattooed firefighters from exposing their ink in public. That means firefighters who have tattoos on their arms need to cover up with long-sleeve shirts, and those who......
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Susan Partovi

Christine Pelisek
Every Thursday morning, Susan Partovi fills her backpack with antibiotics, bandages, a blood-sugar machine and antifungal cream, then grabs a clipboard and stethoscope and hits the streets of Venice and Santa Monica with two outreach workers and a mental-health professional. Their stops, in a program dubbed Street Medicine, include Third......
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Hollywood Nightclub Inferno Still Under Investigation

Christine Pelisek
There is still no news on what caused the fire that gutted a popular celebrity hangout in Hollywood according to Los Angeles Fire Department arson investigators. The Basque Restaurant & Nightclub, located on the corner of historic Hollywood and Vine, was a hotspot for young celebrities and a regular stalking......