Dennis Romero

The city's early retirement program received hundreds more applications than it can accommodate, according to former Los Angeles Daily News editor Ron Kaye. The program's deadline came and went this week with 2,718 city workers raising their hand to ask to get off the ship, Kaye writes at OurLA.org. The......

The graffiti artist known as Revok was charged today after he was arrested last month at a show of his work in Mid-City. The 32-year-old whose real name is Jason Williams was charged with one misdemeanor count of possessing graffiti tolls and and three misdemeanor counts of possessing stolen property......

The paparazzi that call L.A. home are as bold as ever. In between scuffling with Kanye and chasing down Lindsay, they're coming up with ever more clover ways to get that money shot. One shooter appeared to be overzealous in chasing down actress Anne Hathaway on a bike as she......

The suspect in a triple murder in Venice in which a woman was raped and killed along with her unborn twins pleaded not guilty to capital murder with special circumstances. The special circumstances in the case of the Dec. 8 rape and murder of 38-year-old Eun Kang at her Venice......

Have we told you how many rims we've cracked as a result of local potholes? TRIP, a national transportation research organization, feels our pain, calling L.A.'s roads the worst in the nation and reporting that torn up asphalt, along with congestion and other poor road conditions, cost the average Los......

Following the DUI death earlier this month of a police veteran who had been drinking on payday at a bar at the Los Angeles Police Academy in Elysian Park, officials announced that the watering hole would be closed for the traditional "payday Wednesdays" festivities there. Retired Deputy Chief George Beck,......

For nearly 45 years the Porsche 911 has been everyman's object of desire in the U.S., an exotic and sometimes super car for a fraction of the cost of a Ferrari. Despite its quirky, rear-engined configuration and back seats that could only comfortably accommodate Oompa-Loompas, the ovoid sports car has......

The U.S. Geological Survey is studying using Twitter to get fast data about the latest earthquakes, the USGS announced this week. In a separate announcement, the Survey said that separate technology could allow for warnings 10 seconds or so ahead of major quakes. First, Twitter: While the Survey already has......

The circus that is the Venice boardwalk, especially in warm summer months, is one of Los Angeles' more endearing displays, a drama that showcases a beach-side slice of the city's broad diversity and liberal soul. It's not always so endearing, however, to some who live nearby. Venice has changed, and......