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Charges for Architect Homeowner in Firefighter Death

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:47:21 +0000

An architect who designed and oversaw construction of a luxury home in the Hollywood Hills where a veteran Los Angeles firefighter perished in a blaze a year ago was charged by the District Attorney’s Office today with one count of involuntary manslaughter. Gerhard Albert Becker, 48, was scheduled to appear for arraignment this afternoon in [...]

Zipcar Bringing Car Sharing Back to West Hollywood

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:42:23 +0000

Car sharing is once again coming back to the City of West Hollywood after a short hiatus. This time around, the City is entering into a formal partnership with Zipcar, perhaps the best known name in car sharing programs, to place cars at five different locations. “West Hollywood is a city that has been at [...]

Wanted Suspect Arrested for Knife Assault, Hate Crime

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:41 +0000

As we reported on Twitter on Tuesday morning, West Hollywood Sheriff’s Deputies took a suspect into custody at gunpoint near the CVS on Santa Monica Blvd and La Cienega on suspicion of being involved in an assault with deadly weapon. Additional details have now been provided to us by the Sheriff’s Department. On January 25, [...]

Lindsay Lohan Back in WeHo, Leaves Venice

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:06:27 +0000

Lindsay Lohan was so spooked by her recent run-in with a trespasser at her home … she has decided to move out of her Venice Beach pad for good, TMZ has learned. A moving van showed up at Lindsay’s house today – and we’re told all her stuff is being taken to a storage facility, [...]

Councilmember Abbe Land Named CEO of Trevor Project

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:46:56 +0000

Today, The Trevor Project announced the selection of its new Executive Director and CEO, Abbe Land, following an extensive nationwide search. She will begin her tenure in March with The Trevor Project, the nation’s leading provider of crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. She succeeds interim CEO [...]

Stalker Visits Kim Kardashian’s Home in BH with Suitcase

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:09:33 +0000

(TMZ) – Kim Kardashian called police to her home in Beverly Hills when a stranger showed up at her gate with luggage … saying he intended to stay at Kim’s home — TMZ has learned. According to sources close to Kim … the man showed up late last night. We’re told he buzzed the intercom [...]

Where are Torie Osborn’s Ethics?

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:42:25 +0000

Opinion by Darin Weeks On January 25, Torie Osborn was awarded the endorsement of the West Hollywood/Beverly Hills Democratic club in the race for California’s 50th Assembly District. The problem is, the regular, active members of that club didn’t give it to her. How can this possibly be? The club president told West Hollywood Patch [...]

Lindsay Lohan Sued for WeHo Nanny Car Accident

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:33:46 +0000

(TMZ) – Lindsay Lohan has been sued by a nanny who claims LiLo creamed her in a Maserati. The accident occurred in September, 2010. TMZ broke the story … a witness claimed he saw Lindsay run a red light in her sports car in West Hollywood, hitting a nanny who was pushing a stroller across [...]

CraigsList Scammer Busted Trying to Repeat Scam

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:49:50 +0000

West Hollywood Sheriff’s Deputies nabbed a CraigsList scammer after the suspect is said to have tried to scam the same victim a second time with a fraudulent check. On January 8, 2012, the victim was contacted by a woman regarding a CraigsList ad he had posted for a camera he was selling. The woman said [...]

Halle Berry’s Stalker Sentenced for July Incident

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:48:40 +0000

A Commerce man accused of stalking actress Halle Berry pleaded no contest today, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Deputy District Attorney Wendy Segall of the Target Crimes Division said Richard Anthony Franco, 28, pleaded to one count of stalking before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dennis Landin. Franco was charged in July 2011 for allegedly [...]