The December issue of Los Angeles has part two of Steve Oney's riveting takedown of Westside con man Craig Raywood, Patrick Kuh's visit to Loteria Grill, Mark Lacter's explanation of how home foreclosures can be good for some people, photos of L.A. neon icons by Jim McHugh and the Laurie Pike story on defrocked fashion designer Louis Verdad that Mark already told you about. Some of the stories — and other content, such as Councilman Tom LaBonge listing ten of his favorite places in the city — are online.

