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SoCal Police's Blood Money
Michael Goldstein
When the DA declines to prosecute bad cops, the only justice families can get is financial More >>

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Navel Gazing
1:28 pm
May. 18, 2013
Orange County News
In with the New, In with the Old: New California Writing 2013, Part I
By Andrew Tonkovich
Of all the many ways to read the eclectic, surprising, affirming and resonating pieces in New California Writing 2013, I fell into the perhaps easiest and undisciplined, picking and choosing from... More >>
Navel Gazing
5:15 pm
May. 17, 2013
Orange County News
Maribel Manriquez Ramos Confirmed to be Dead Body; Roommate Held in Murder: Update
By Matt Coker
See Update No. 2 at the bottom of page 2 on the recovered body being identified as Maribel Ramos' and her roommate being arrested for her murder. Update No. 1 on page 2 was about a woman's body be... More >>
Navel Gazing
4:08 pm
May. 17, 2013
Orange County News
Christine Daniel, Who Hawked Phony Cancer Cure on TBN, Gets 14 Years, $1.2 Million Fine
By Matt Coker
An ex-doctor and minister who hawked a miracle cancer cure via a program on the Costa Mesa-based Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison because her "b... More >>
Navel Gazing
12:46 pm
May. 17, 2013
Orange County News
Leticia and Noel Carrasco, Mother and Son Robber-Murderers, Draw Life Sentences
By Matt Coker
Mother and son tag-teamers Leticia and Noel Carrasco received life sentences today for robbing and murdering a man in a Buena Park motel room after momma picked the fellow up in a Stanton bar with... More >>
Navel Gazing
11:56 am
May. 17, 2013
Orange County News
Babak "Bobby" Azadgilani is a Wanted Man, Suspected of Raping Laguna Beach Woman
By Matt Coker
Have you seen this fellow to the rightLaguna Beach Police suspect him of raping a woman in her home last month.Officers have tried to arrest Babak "Bobby'' Azadgilani, 26, at his Laguna Niguel ho... More >>
Navel Gazing
11:35 am
May. 17, 2013
Orange County News
Sequestration Hits Santa Ana HUD Office with Friday Furlough Days Through End of August
By Matt Coker
Due to the sequestration cuts, the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) office in Santa Ana will close next Friday, May 24, and unless funding relief comes it will be closed select Fridays thr... More >>
Navel Gazing
10:51 am
May. 17, 2013
Orange County News
Feds Still Targeting Medical Marijuana Dispensary Profiled by Weekly
By Nick Schou
In my dead-tree edition of the Bong Blotter this week, about the ongoing potpocalypse in Orange County, I quoted the wheelchair-bound medical marijuana activist Marla James about her difficulties... More >>
Navel Gazing
9:47 am
May. 17, 2013
Orange County News
Safieh Fard, Mortgage Scammer, Gets 5 Years After Guilty Plea, Withdrawal and Conviction
By Matt Coker
A Newport Beach jewelry store owner, who withdrew her guilty plea in a family mortgage scam case just before sentencing only to be found guilty in Santa Ana federal court anyway, has learned her ... More >>
Navel Gazing
7:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Orange County News
California Assembly Passes Immigrant-Friendly TRUST Act; OC's Dem Assemblymembers Join GOP in Not Voting for It
By Gabriel San Roman
The Trust Act made its way once more through the California Assembly yesterday by a final vote of 44-22. The legislation was vetoed late last year when it reached the desk of Democratic Governor ... More >>
Navel Gazing
11:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Orange County News
Amali Dissanayake, Former Kaiser Urgent Care Nurse, Sues Over Poor Training and Placement
By Matt Coker
A former Kaiser nurse is complaining in Orange County Superior Court that she was tasked with duties beyond her experience and training, and that when she complained and asked for more training, s... More >>
Navel Gazing
10:30 am
May. 16, 2013
Orange County News
Newport Beach and Huntington Beach React Differently to Fire Pit Pollution Findings
By Matt Coker
Call it "A Tale of Two City Takeaways:" Newport Beach and Huntington Beach's mayors, at opposite ends on whether to remove fire rings along their beaches, heard--and reacted differently to--state ... More >>
Navel Gazing
10:06 am
May. 16, 2013
Orange County News
All 62 Dispensaries Shut Down In Garden Grove: Update
By Nick Schou
Scroll down to the end of the post for updates. Original Post, May 8, 10:42 a.m.: For the past few years, Garden Grove has been one of the most reliably 420-friendly cities in California. It re... More >>
Navel Gazing
10:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Orange County News
Richard Newton Has More of His Short Films Rolling in Laguna Art Museum Tonight
By Matt Coker
Richard Newton, an artist who would embed himself in various locations to find odd, ordinary images (moving and otherwise) that a wide spectrum of people could relate to, has a collection of his ... More >>
Navel Gazing
9:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Orange County News
Jennifer Larsen, Formerly of Hustler and Porn Site Digital Playground, Commits Suicide
By Matt Coker
A former public relations and marketing executive with porn star site Digital Underground took her own life Sunday via a gunshot wound to the head, the Orange County Coroner has confirmed. That me... More >>
Navel Gazing
8:30 am
May. 16, 2013
Orange County News
Lindsay Lohan Won't Have Newport Rehab to Kick Around Much Longer if City Gets Its Way
By Matt Coker
It's a good thing Lindsay Lohan blew off Morningside Recovery for the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage because the Newport Beach rehab may have closed with her in it!Following an Orange County S... More >>
Navel Gazing
8:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Orange County News
Dita Von Teese Offers a Piece of Herself: Photos
By Matt Coker
You have a day left to bid on a piece of Dita Von Teese, the burlesque superstar who went by Heather Renée Sweet when she knocked around University High School in Irvine. It's not a smooth, milky ... More >>
Navel Gazing
7:30 am
May. 16, 2013
Orange County News
Nicolas Cendoya, Kyndall Jack Again Off the Hook for $160k Trabuco Canyon Rescue Tab
By Matt Coker
See Update No. 2 on page 2 about the Orange County Board of Supervisors deciding behind closed doors not to charge the rescued hikers for the $160,000 in various government costs.See Update No. 1 ... More >>
Navel Gazing
7:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Orange County News
OC Register to Begin Weekly Paper Covering Santa Ana
By Gustavo Arellano
You young'uns don't remember this, but the Orange County Register began life as the Santa Ana Register, and was named that until about the 1960s. Its focus was on SanTana, and because it was the b... More >>
Feature
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Orange County News
Could Gerrie Schipske Be Long Beach's First LGBT Mayor?
By DAVE WIELENGA
"My dad and mom met at the Pike," Gerrie Schipske began. For the broadly accomplished, 62-year-old, Long Beach City Councilwoman, that was the... More >>
Moxley Confidential
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Orange County News
Did Lawrence Anthony Witsoe Receive the Dumbest Bribery Conviction in California History?
By R. SCOTT MOXLEY
Veteran Orange County criminal defense lawyer Lawrence Anthony Witsoe closed his eyes and remained motionless late Tuesday afternoon as a court... More >>
News
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Orange County News
Orange County Bids Farewell to Storefront Marijuana Dispensaries
By NICK SCHOU
The medical-marijuana bubble has officially burst in California. Until recently, anyone with a $20 doctor's note and a hankering for Hindu Kush... More >>
Navel Gazing
3:30 pm
May. 15, 2013
Orange County News
Jose Moreno, Los Amigos President, Seeks to Honor Retiring Anaheim Police Chief
By Gabriel San Roman
Early on during the six-hour long Anaheim city council meeting last night, retiring police chief John Welter received a formal recognition from the dais. His nine-year career as head of the force... More >>
Navel Gazing
2:15 pm
May. 15, 2013
Orange County News
SoCal Edison Girds Public For Summer Power Outages
By Nick Schou
Uh, this doesn't sound good. A day after federal judges ruled that Southern California Edison (SCE) can't reopen its troubled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) without a full public r... More >>

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Could Gerrie Schipske Be Long Beach's First LGBT Mayor? Could Gerrie Schipske Be Long Beach's First LGBT Mayor?
By DAVE WIELENGA

"My dad and mom met at the Pike," Gerrie Schipske began. For the broadly accomplished, 62-year-old, Long Beach City Councilwoman, that was the beginning—the chance interaction of a couple of… More >>

Did Lawrence Anthony Witsoe Receive the Dumbest Bribery Conviction in California History? Did Lawrence Anthony Witsoe Receive the Dumbest Bribery Conviction in California History?
By R. SCOTT MOXLEY

Veteran Orange County criminal defense lawyer Lawrence Anthony Witsoe closed his eyes and remained motionless late Tuesday afternoon as a court clerk read a series of guilty verdicts against him… More >>

Orange County Bids Farewell to Storefront Marijuana Dispensaries Orange County Bids Farewell to Storefront Marijuana Dispensaries
By NICK SCHOU

The medical-marijuana bubble has officially burst in California. Until recently, anyone with a $20 doctor's note and a hankering for Hindu Kush could walk into his or her corner marijuana dispensary—one… More >>

SoCal Police's Blood Money SoCal Police's Blood Money
By MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN

Dec. 12, 2010, was a reasonably nice day in Long Beach, hitting a high of 64 degrees. On that late-Sunday afternoon, the streets of Belmont Shore were full of people… More >>

Jason Troia Won't Stay Quiet Jason Troia Won't Stay Quiet
By LP HASTINGS

"Long Beach is a blue-collar town," Jason Troia stresses. "It always has been. We're a port town, and our aviation-maintenance program is in the top 5 percent to 10 percent… More >>

One Last Lee Mallory Alert! One Last Lee Mallory Alert!
By VICTOR D. INFANTE

We won't have Lee Mallory to kick around anymore. To be fair, Mallory—a veteran professor of English as a second language at Santa Ana College and a mainstay on the Orange… More >>

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