Beverly Hills, CA|News|
Academy Apologizes for 'Tasteless' Asian Jokes at Oscar Telecast
'We are committed to doing our best to ensure that material in future shows be more culturally sensitive.'
Alexander Nguyen, Patch Staff
Alexander Nguyen, Patch Staff
- Long Beach, CA
Alexander Nguyen is an award-winning journalist. He covers Southern California for Patch. Before coming to Patch, he worked for Times of San Diego, MyNewsLA.com and as a PR/Marketing professional.
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Redondo Beach, CA|News|
Torrance Unifed Sued for Allegedly Letting Strange Man Sign Girl Out of Class
The man than allegedly molested the teenage girl as soon as he signed her out of her classes at North High School.
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San Marino, CA|News|
2 Wounded in Shooting in Attempted Robbery at Policeman's Home
Unconfirmed reports from the scene indicated that the home is owned by an off-duty LAPD officer who fired shots at at the suspects.
Alexander Nguyen, Patch Staff
Manhattan Beach, CA|News|
Sick of Noises from Planes at LAX? Time Your Nap with Noise Map
The noise map will show the decibel levels of airplane noise during takeoffs and landings.
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Culver City, CA|News|
Wheelchair-Bound Man Struck, Killed by Passing Motorist
Ronald Harrell of Los Angeles died at the scene of the collision. The driver remained at the scene and was not cited.
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Cerritos-Artesia, CA|News|
Seen This Man? He Tried to Kidnap Woman in Norwalk
Authorities say the man, described as white or Hispanic, in his 30s, about 5 feet 9 inches tall, tried to kidnap a woman at knifepoint.
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Hollywood, CA|News|
Richard Simmons: 'I Am Not Kidnapped'
The fitness guru fired back after a story in the New York Daily News suggested that he is being held captive in his Hollywood Hills home.
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Redondo Beach, CA|News|
Watch Out for Coyotes in the South Bay, Authorities Warn
Authorities said residents should avoid feeding or taming coyotes and leaving small children or pets outside.
Alexander Nguyen, Patch Staff
Echo Park-Silver Lake, CA|News|
USC Makes NCAA Tourney, Starts Thursday Against Against Providence
The ESPN-affiliated data prediction website FiveThirtyEight.com gives the Trojans (21-12) a 38 percent chance of defeating the Friars.
Alexander Nguyen, Patch Staff
Studio City, CA|News|
Mackenzie Phillips Joins Breathe Life Healing Centers as Addiction Counselor
Her role at Breathe Life Healing Centers will include a full caseload of patients, seeing them through the process of early recovery.
Alexander Nguyen, Patch Staff
Hollywood, CA|News|
Shannon Doherty Loses Round in Court Over Ex-Business Manager Allegedly Accessing Her Medical Information Illegallly
The actress accused her former business management firm of illegally accessing her medical records and failing to pay her health insurance.
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Long Beach|News|
Riverside Woman Gets 5 Years for Fraud, ID Theft of Long Beach Convalescent Home Patients
Bridgette Jackson was convicted in January of possessing, and conspiring to possess, more than 15 identities, as well as aggravated ID theft
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Pacific Palisades, CA|News|
Hate-Filled Messages Spray Painted at Palisades Charter High
The graffiti included swastikas and made references to gays and the KKK, police said.
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Pasadena, CA|News|
Hello From Mars: NASA Radios Headed to the Red Planet
The radios are expected to provide enhanced communication between landers on the planet's surface and a satellite orbiting above.
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Long Beach|News|
L.A. Man Pleads Guilty to Making Fake IDs Used for Port of Los Angeles Access
Authorities allegedly recovered equipment that appeared to be used to create false identifications at the man's home in Porter Ranch.
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Fountain Valley, CA|News|
Cops Charged with Stealing Pot Cookies in Santa Ana Dispensary Raid
Brandon Matthew Sontag, 31, Nicole Lynn Quijas, 37, and Jorge Arroyo, 32, are each charged with a misdemeanor count of petty theft.
Alexander Nguyen, Patch Staff
Hollywood, CA|News|
L.A. Man Gets 150 Years in Federal Prison for Abusing Girls in Russia
The judge called Yuzef Abramov, 58, "the ultimate predator." He flew from Los Angeles to Russia in June 2009 and raped a 12-year-old girl.
Alexander Nguyen, Patch Staff
South Pasadena, CA|News|
Former Students Sue S. Pasadena Unified Over Track Coach's Alleged Sexual Abuse
The women were minors at that time of the alleged abused. The coach pleaded no contest to charges of child molestation in another case.
Alexander Nguyen, Patch Staff
Santa Monica, CA|News|
Nobel Prize-Winning RAND Researcher, UCLA Professor Lloyd S. Shapley Dies
Shapley died at age 92 in Tucson, Ariz. in his sleep sometime Saturday night or Sunday morning, according to RAND and UCLA.
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Beverly Hills, CA|News|
Amy Poehler Among Biggest Water Wasters in Beverly Hills
The city is cracking down on excessive water users after repeatedly missing water-conservation goals, and it seems to be working.
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