Photo courtesy Hulton-Deutsch collection/CorbisIt was like any rock concert: young people—some in retro tie-dyes, bell-bottoms and... More >>

Photo by Jeanne RiceFor the first time in California history, a Latina will head a county labor council. And the odd thing is it's happening... More >>

Photo by Jeanne RiceWhen the political history of Orange County is written, the overwhelming victory of Measure F is likely to loom large. In... More >>

A swirl of slimy shenanigans surrounding Huntington Beach City Hall that has dizzied so many residents into cynicism has its disillusioning... More >>

The Mission San Juan Capistrano basks in the winter sun. The sky is a metallic blue. A hawk drifts overhead like a kite. A breeze feathers the... More >>

Photo by Jack GouldCounty CEO Janice Mittermeier isan unapologetic control freak, guarding the $3.8 billion-per-year government as if it were her... More >>

Photo by Jack GouldTim Carpenter's first political crisiscame in the sixth grade at St. Cecilia Catholic School in Tustin, when his radical... More >>

A grand-jury foreman who refuses to investigate a politician with whom he has a financial relationship. A city attorney who says city council... More >>

Photo by Jeanne RiceFive years before revelations ofwidespread corruption in the Los Angeles Police Depart-ment's anti-gang unit, Officer Steve... More >>

The surprise March 12 announcement that Chicago-based media conglomerate Tribune Co. will purchase the Times Mirror Corp. and its key subsidiary... More >>