AltWeeklies Wire
4,000 Illegal Billboards Choke L.A.'s Neighborhoodsnew
The mayor and Los Angeles City Council have let the billboard industry flout the law -- in this case, a flat-out 2002 ban on new billboards -- so openly that activists in other big cities laugh out loud when they hear the latest tales.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
04-25-2008 |
Media
"Scourge of Skid Row"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story -- In-Depth
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
CBS and Clear Channel Lose Billboard Secrecy Bidnew
The judge says L.A.'s thousands of billboards are hardly a "trade secret."
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
04-04-2008 |
Media
Women Firefighters: The Gender Boondogglenew
L.A.'s dream of recruiting more females is a multimillion-dollar disaster.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
01-25-2008 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
California Fire Whisperersnew
Facing down the region's wildfires by divining where the flames will spread.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
12-07-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Is 'Run' the Strategy Against Firestorms in California?new
From the self-congratulations of big pols to finger pointing over a lack of air support, one of the most troubling aspects of the tragedy -- despite the claims of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger -- was how little government has changed in response to the lessons of 2003.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald, Christine Pelisek and Jill Stewart |
11-02-2007 |
Disasters
The Case of the Dogged Detectivesnew
Two hard-boiled murder investigators get their man -- a fellow cop -- 16 years later.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
10-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Former L.A. County Sheriff’s Sergeant Gets Life in Prisonnew
John Racz insists his missing wife was on a 16-year vacation.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
09-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Rocky Delgadillo's Flameoutnew
Once a rising star, the Los Angeles City Attorney muffs it with endless screwups.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
06-29-2007 |
Politics
Firefight in L.A.new
The firefighters from Fire Station 35 had a close call at Griffith Park's Hogback Trail Bridge.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
05-18-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Silent Wraith: Chester Turnernew
By slaying troubled black women, LA's worst serial killer operated invisibly for years.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
05-04-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Hitting Taggers Where It Hurtsnew
While L.A. peddles a hollow victory, Pico Rivera actually cleans up the town.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
04-27-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
New LAPD Unit Seeks Justice for 1,000 Murder Victimsnew
Compelled by a huge number of unsolved murders in South L.A., Commander Patrick Gannon launched a special cold-case unit.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
04-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
What Really Happened at L.A.'s Fire Station 5?new
A dog-food prank gone bad wrecks careers and morale as Tennie Pierce demands millions.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
03-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Flying High With the Vicious Ladiesnew
Drugs, death, drama, gangs ... how's a teenage, all-girl party crew supposed to stay on top?
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
01-19-2007 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
