Daniel Heimpel

On Oscar Sunday, I found myself stacked next to a bank of reporters from People, Us Weekly and Star. Their lament: that the biggest stars of the night would be at the Elton John party or Miramax's Bar Marmont gathering, and probably not here at the Beverly Hilton for the......

ONE DAY A FEW WEEKS BACK, 190 kids were adopted out of L.A.’s foster-care system. The event is a feel-good photo op, with volunteer attorneys and judges formali...

IT IS A NICE QUIRK, an amazing anomaly. Of all the subway systems in all the major cities in the world, L.A.’s is, for now, one of the few based on an honor sys...

FOUR LOS ANGELES COUNTY EMPLOYEES who allegedly diverted special funds intended for foster kids into nights on the town for themselves and their pals — and whos...

ON CHRIS’ 17TH BIRTHDAY, he got two T-shirts and a sweater from his friend’s foster mom. His group home gave him a $20 bill. He spent the day shooting hoops and...

“You get asked by the network to do another season,” the 35-year-old Nemec says, “you feel like you are getting traction.” But with his union nudging closer to ...

BEING A TEENAGER IS NEVER EASY. Compound that with living on the rough side of Los Angeles and attending school in the country’s second largest and seemingly most disorganized school district. Now add in that your mother was murdered. You are 16. When you talk to girls, you have to......