Email Author NICK SCHOU

Awards

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 29, 2010

  "Don't Start a Riot"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 20, 2010

  "Will This Pot Case Get Weeded Out?"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 29, 2010

  "Crash First..."

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 19, 2010

  "Murder? Are You Crazy?"

• 2008 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published November 21, 2007

  "Just a Random Female"

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2003 Stories by NICK SCHOU

• German Healthcare, Santa Ana Politics

  published December 25, 2003

  Santa Ana officials have weighed the virtues of BMWs against public health—and come down firmly on the side of German luxury... More >>

• Dont Be Poor in Orange County

  published December 25, 2003

  A Holiday Story of Homelessness More >>

• Star Chambered

  published December 18, 2003

  More than a year after charging Gustavo Orejel, prosecutors still havent interviewed mystery witnesses against him More >>

• German Healthcare, Santa Ana Politics

  published December 18, 2003

  Santa Ana officials have weighed the virtues of BMWs against public health—and come down firmly on the side of German luxury... More >>

• Homeless For The Holidays

  published December 11, 2003

  Photo by Jack GouldJust before Thanksgiving, Santa Ana officials declared the Catholic Worker House a "public nuisance" and gave the center 60... More >>

• The Poseidon Misadventure

  published December 11, 2003

  10 arguments against turning Surf Citys water into brine More >>

• Gang Banged

  published December 4, 2003

  Gustavo Orejel faces life because cops linked him to gangsdespite mounting denials More >>

• No Gun, No Witnesses, No Problem

  published November 27, 2003

  Gustavo Orejel faces life in prison despite a total lack of evidence More >>

• Thats a Lotta Clams!

  published November 20, 2003

  Suddenly, nature seems opposed to HBs proposed desalination plant More >>

• Turning Water into Whine

  published November 20, 2003

  Environmental concerns stall HB desalination plant More >>

• An Apocalypse of Our Own Making

  published November 13, 2003

  Mike Davis on the perfect fire More >>

• Murder, He Wrote

  published November 6, 2003

  Brother alleges county is covering up El Toro colonels murder More >>

• Condo-Mania

  published October 23, 2003

  HB Councilmember Houchen ensnared in new ethics scandal More >>

• Million-Dollar Munchikins

  published October 16, 2003

  How a councilwomans taxpayer-funded multiple childbirth complicated HBs budget crisis More >>

• Tinker Hell

  published September 25, 2003

  Disneyland neighbors await official word on whether delightful fireworks shows are killing them More >>

• Attention Shoppers! Apology on Aisle 7!

  published September 18, 2003

  Trader Joes customer charges company with slander, keeps shopping More >>

• Cold Case at the Marine base

  published September 11, 2003

  An El Toro officers 1991 death could re-open controversy over military drug trafficking More >>

• Killing Jimena

  published September 4, 2003

  Did County inaction help murder a five-year-old girl? More >>

• Equal-Opportunity Psycho Crew

  published August 28, 2003

  Inmates allege the Orange County Mens Jail is still a haven for brutal deputies More >>

• Were All Victims Now!

  published August 21, 2003

  Plea bargain in anti-Christian shooting raises questions about fairness of hate-crime laws More >>

• Tran in Vain

  published August 14, 2003

  Little Saigons most controversial ex-businessman wants to talk, but nobodys listening More >>

• A Tale of Two Shootings

  published August 7, 2003

  When it comes to cops and crew-cut Latinos, justice isn't blind -- it's suspect More >>

• Whiskey Night

  published July 24, 2003

  An Open Letter to DA Tony Rackauckas More >>

• Singing Frogs on the Mic

  published July 24, 2003

  El Sapo Cancionero brings peace and love to Santa Ana More >>

• Elmer Bustos R.I.P.

  published July 17, 2003

  No justice likely in cop-shooting death of Santa Ana teenager More >>