Dennis Romero

After we put shampoo in little bottles, took off our shoes before check-in and endured long lines at airports in the wake of 9/11, Americans have to be asking if it has all been for naught. After all, a Nigerian who had recently been in the terrorist-rich nation of Yemen......

Ah, Donald T. Sterling. Owner of NBA's Clippers. Peddler of nouveau riche, high-rise living. Sometime fake philanthropist. And racist, if you ask some. One of the people you could ask is former Laker Elgin Baylor, who is suing Sterling for discrimination after the African-American was terminated from his job as......

Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck has joined the chorus of law enforcement officials urging California Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal to the state Supreme Court a ruling that overturns a ban on body armor for violent ex-felons. In a letter this week to Brown Beck brought up the......

It's been a rough year for Los Angeles. The city is facing a $400 million deficit and the "b"-word (for bankruptcy) has been mentioned by at least one councilman. The City Council got a black eye over the taxpayer tab ($3.2 million) for cops and other services during the Michael......

Organizers of that tour of Los Angeles gang turf and history we told you about previously have been inundated with requests from news media to go on the inaugural ride Jan. 16. So much so, in fact, that "if we accommodated all the requests from media to go on, the......

While some Los Angeles streets have several medical marijuana dispensaries to choose from for your, er, medical needs (and we're guessing here that, as New Year's Eve approaches, there's going to be a spike in such needs), some cities ban them. Anaheim is just such a place, but a state......

If you see a homeless person hot stepping in some Manolo look-alikes or strutting in what appear to be brand new Air Jordans, we don't blame you for doing a double take. But it's all good. Turns out counterfeit footwear seized by Los Angeles police in the Fashion District and......

We told you about a movement in Santa Monica to ban smoking at apartment and condo complexes. Now the city of West Hollywood is looking at a proposal to prohibit lighting up in outdoor areas of clubs and restaurants. The idea comes courtesy of Mayor Abbe Land and Mayor Pro......

In the department of "too soon," a Malibu addiction-recovery center is apparently touting its effectiveness and privacy in the wake of Brittany Murphy's death. Cliffside Malibu appears to have issued a press release this week touting its celebrity-level service, although it's unclear if it wrote the headline attached to its......

Thursday afternoon the county of Los Angeles hosts its 50th annual free holiday party, a tradition started by the late, legendary county Supervisor Kenneth Hahn. His son, former Los Angeles Mayor Jim Hahn, says the occasion just might bring him back to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for the first time......