Email Author R. SCOTT MOXLEY

2007 Stories by R. SCOTT MOXLEY

• Schou Mug Shot Hits LA Times

  published Apr 29, 2007

  Yes, OC Weekly investigative reporter Nick Schou got his mug shot in today's Los Angeles Times. No, he wasn't participating again in a riot, peeking inside an undercover DEA 18-wheeler or even driving... More >>

• Toll Road to Ruin, Chapter 11

  published Apr 28, 2007

  This month Orange County's bumbling Transportation Corridors Agency (TCA) devised yet another new plan to solve its continual financial disaster woes: The government agency wants to change its name to... More >>

• Laguna Beach Cops Justified in Resort Killingsr

  published Apr 26, 2007

  Highly reliable law enforcement sources gave OC Weekly access to audio tape recordings from Sunday's police killing of two guests at the ritzy Laguna Beach Montage Resort & Spa. The audio reveals... More >>

• 'Fags Die' Killer Wins Court Point

  published Apr 25, 2007

  Party animal/prostitute/tree trimmer Gregory Pisarcik had hoped an OC jury would see him as the victim of his, well, dead victim, a retired gay INS agent. It didn't work out that way. More and more, j... More >>

• Va Tech Murders Give OC Sheriff Pal Excuse

  published Apr 24, 2007

  At the insistence of John Barnett, OC 's legendary defense lawyer, a San Bernardino County judge refused to allow opening statements Monday in the jury trial of Raymond K. Yi, a former OC reserve depu... More >>

• Questions about the Montage Resort Killings in Laguna

  published Apr 23, 2007

  Initial media reports about Sunday's improbable double killing at a ritzy Laguna Beach resort didn't mention who did the killing. Call me jaded, but that's odd. Always pause when journalists fail to ... More >>

• Vietnamese Film Festival Closes on Sunday

  published Apr 21, 2007

  Every two years Ysa D. Le and the volunteers at the Vietnamese International Film Festival do an extraordinary job showcasing the latest in Vietnamese film talent. As residents of Orange County we are... More >>

• Over Spitzer's Objection, Gov Delays New Death Chamber

  published Apr 20, 2007

  You've got to wonder how state assemblyman Todd Spitzer--a former Orange County supervisor, prosecutor and LAPD reserve officer--tolerates continual Sacramento BS even within his own Republican Party.... More >>

• Secret Link Between Loretta Sanchez & Bob Dornan: An Appreciation of Male Thighs

  published Apr 19, 2007

  In the late 90s, Orange County Congressman Robert K. Dornan couldn't stop himself from noting his fascination with then-President Bill Clinton. After watching a news clip of Clinton jog in shorts with... More >>

• FOX seeks OC bar confessions!

  published Apr 18, 2007

  Southern California's reputation for shallow lives will be enhanced this summer by the Fox Reality Channel. Go Go Luckey Productions (producer of Laguna Beach on MTV) says it plans to place private "c... More >>

• Weekly Writer Wins Pulitzer Prize

  published Apr 16, 2007

  Food critic Jonathan Gold of our sister paper LA Weekly has won a 2007 Pulitzer Prize for criticism, it was announced today. The Pulitzer Board noted Gold's "zestful, wide ranging restaurant reviews,... More >>

• Cop Land

  published Apr 16, 2007

  Longtime courthouse observers can't remember the last time an Orange County jury convicted a police officer of abusing his power. It's not that abuse doesn't periodically occur. Several months ago, I ... More >>

• Sheriff Mike Carona Finally Reduces OC crime

  published Apr 11, 2007

  Those who know Sheriff Mike Carona might be skeptical that a man with no street cop experience can impact local crime statistics in a dramatic, positive way. Though Carona hails himself as "America's ... More >>