Tony Pierce Blog Editor
Tony Pierce is the Blog Editor of KPCC.
Lured by the warm weather, Pierce moved from the suburbs of Chicago to L.A. in 1984, the day after his high school graduation. An innovative and award-winning blogger since 2001, Pierce became editor of LAist in 2006. After 16 months, LAist's traffic had increased 15 times over. Soon Pierce was overseeing the blogs at the L.A. Times where he helped traffic soar from 3 million to 72 million pageviews a month. Along the way he helped launch dozens of blogs from "LA Now" to "Hero Complex" to "Framework."
A graduate of the College of Creative Studies at UC Santa Barbara, Pierce has been a resident of Hollywood for the last 10 years, and yearns for the day his beloved Cubs return to their rightful place: in the World Series.
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Stories by Tony Pierce
LA Kings are headed to the Stanley Cup finals after dramatic OT win
By Tony Pierce | Blogdowntown
The Clippers couldn't do it, the Lakers fizzled, but the Kings fought their way into the final round of postseason play by beating the Phoenix in overtime.
Junior Seau dead from apparent suicide in his Oceanside home
By Tony Pierce
Oceanside police arrived at the 12-time Pro Bowler's home early Wednesday morning responding to 911 call of a possible suicide.
LAPD to 'actively protect' free speech during May Day rallies
By Tony Pierce | Blogdowntown
The LAPD sent out a long statement promising to protect First Amendement rights and public safety. Police also warned it could use force if things turned illegal.
Beverly Hills Unified attempts to slow down outsiders enrolling in district
By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez
The Beverly Hills Unified School board soon decide how many students who live outside the affluent district will be allowed in its schools.
Tow truck chase ends peacefully in Burbank after 2+ hour pursuit
By Tony Pierce
LAPD kept their distance while pursuing a tow truck driver through the streets of the San Fernando, Hollywood, and finally Glendale.
Senator rolls pot shop protection bill through Sacramento
By Julie Small
Senator Mark Leno is lighting up Sacramento with a bill that would protect medical marijuana dispensaries from federal prosecution.
Automated OC marijuana machine aims to mellow critics
By Tony Pierce
Autospense, a high-tech vending machine that doles out pot, is the safest, most fiscally-transparent way to issue medical marijuana to patients, say its creators.
#Denied: Judge rules DA can get Occupy protester's tweets
By Tony Pierce
The defense complained that the breadth of the tweets the prosecutors requested was too broad and the details were too similar to GPS, which requires a warrant.
Ponzi scheme to sell milk to Disneyland lands two in jail
By Lisa Brenner
Two women are charged with scamming seven people out of nearly $600,000 with a bogus plan to sell milk to Disneyland.
Simi Valley City Council passes porn condom law
By Lisa Brenner
Simi Valley has passed a new law aimed at keeping film production of the pornographic kind out of their community.
FBI releases composite sketches of 'Snowboarder Bandit'
By Tony Pierce
Two banks are each offering a $5,000 reward for his arrest and conviction, meaning $10,000 could go to someone who helps nab the crook.
LAUSD to keep transitional kindergarten in wake of cuts
By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez
LAUSD gives go-ahead to transitional kindergartens for four-year-olds, even as Gov. Jerry Brown threatens to turn off the funding tap.
Group sues for release of documents related to 1970 killing of journalist
By Alex Cohen
A lawsuit is demanding disclosure of documents pertaining to the 42 year-old case of Ruben Salazar, accidentally killed by a sheriff's deputy in 1970.
Woman dangerously jumps into moving van during police chase
By Tony Pierce
Yvoanne Franco jumped onto the slow moving vehicle and clung to it as it sped up. Eventually she worked her way up to the roof and then slid inside.
NBCLA tweets the 1992 LA riots in real-time
By Tony Pierce
From the controversial verdict to the tragic aftermath the station is tweeting the events, quotes, and images as they happened 20 years ago.
