Simone Wilson

A 69-year-old man driving south on Crenshaw Boulevard just after 2 a.m. this morning crashed into a horse that was weaving through lanes near Palos Verdes Drive North, says the California Highway Patrol. The coroner has since identified the driver, who was pronounced dead soon after at Torrance Memorial Hospital,......

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that any project which "may have a significant effect on the environment" be prefaced by an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) -- an often lengthy document investigating the project's possible effects on both the natural environment and on the urban environment humans have created......

Southern California is giving the Middle East a run for its money this week, in the arena of hottest sociopolitical scandal: In case you missed it, a group of L.A.-area filmmakers and apparent anti-Muslim zealots have singlehandedly thrown international relations into a state of upheaval. And now, according to the......

A man known for years around the Internet and the entertainment industry to be a con artist posing as a talent agent type -- alleged victims have attested online that he often claims affiliation with rap superstars like Snoop Dogg, E-40 and Diddy -- is now on the radar of the San......

We've seen a lot of shady shit go down in the legendary RV community of Venice Beach. But Santa Monica -- its cleaner, more stuck-up neighbor to the north -- has taken pains to ensure that mobile-home dwellers steer clear of its residential areas. Still, one veteran Hollywood anti-hero allegedly......

So apparently Beverly Hills has this super OCD ban on putting up any "notice, placard, bill, card, poster, sticker, banner, sign, ad" in a public place. But it's not like Department of Building and Safety officials constantly go around hunting down every last piece of paperstuff, reports the Beverly Hills......

Congratulations, corporate Hollywood! You finally got the hang of 21st-century guerilla marketing. Over the past few days, foot soldiers for CBS Films have apparently been hanging up ads for its latest film Seven Psychopaths all over L.A., in the form of lost-dog flyers -- making them so inherently awesome that......

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck's dream of granting special drivers' licenses to illegal immigrants -- which would largely clear up the impound debate, by giving illegals a fighting chance of making it through the DUI checkpoints alive -- still has a few hearts to win over in the Legislature. And although......