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Emma G. Gallegos
Stories by Emma G. Gallegos
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For the past few weeks, the LAUSD has been furiously going through its personnel files trying to find any reports of teacher misconduct that they might have missed in the past. What's it doing with those files? It's sending them onto the state commission on teacher credentialing.
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In tonight's Extra, Extra, some Iranians are worried about how the show "Shahs of Sunset" will portray them, it's a rough month for mailmen and PETA opens its headquarters.
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We're coming up on the one-year anniversary of the tsunami in Japan this Sunday. In anticipation of the anniversary, Heal the Bay says it has been fielding a lot of questions about what has happened to the estimated 20-25 million tons of debris that flooded into the ocean that day.
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Who are the richest Angelenos of them all? At the top is Eli Broad, who comes in at #157 on the worldwide list with an estimated net worth of $6.3 billion.
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Amanda Bynes got pulled over for blabbing on her phone while she was driving in town yesterday. But instead of waiting around to get her ticket, Bynes decided to peel on out of there.
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A school district in Oxnard sent out a letter to parents at three of its junior high schools, asking that students NOT search for evidence that their teacher is a porn star on the internet. "It has been alleged that one of our teachers is depicted in at least one pornographic video and possibly others on the Internet," Oxnard School District Superintendent Jeff Chancer wrote in the letter.
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The race is on to clinch the crucial hipster vote for Los Angeles' next mayor. The magazine dubbed him "The People's Politician" and all but endorsed him by saying he had the "serious political chops to revitalize a city afflicted by gang-related crime, world renowned pollution and a public transportation problem."
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A man suspected of being pretty high fled the custody of the CHP last night. A taser couldn't stop him: he broke through the glass door of the CHP station in Altadena and ended up hijacking the car of a family that drove by.
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This week's top overheard quote comes (yet again) from Runyon Canyon, our favorite scene for finding a couple of douchebags taking a hike as well as a gold mine of often unintentionally funny conversation.
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In tonight's Extra, Extra, the "Hunger Games" go to the mall, the children's court open up and porn stars have to wear condoms in Los Angeles. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.
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A vengeful ex-roommate broke a window and threw a container of charcoal lighter fluid into a West Hollywood apartment early this morning before fleeing the scene.
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Get out so you can taste wine, join a book club or explore art in downtown and Exposition Park.