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Navel Gazing
2:48 pm
May. 24, 2013
Orange County News
Anaheim Joins Placentia, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Rancho Santa Margarita in Tonight's Checkpoint Derby; Cypress' is Saturday: Update See the update at the end of this post about Anaheim Police also announcing they'll run a DUI checkpoint tonight.ORIGINAL POST, MAY 24, 8 A.M.: Another long holiday weekend, another opportunity fo... More >>
Navel Gazing
1:55 pm
May. 24, 2013
Orange County News
Arrested Development Crime-iny: Infographic Karen Clark, who describes herself as a "freelance designer, writer, TV junkie," saw the Weekly's exhaustive coverage in anticipation of the new Arrested Development season coming Sunday and offer... More >>
Navel Gazing
12:08 pm
May. 24, 2013
Orange County News
Richard Alan Nolan, Hospital Nurse, Faces Trial for Alleged Sexual Assaults on Male Patients Trial was scheduled to begin today for Richard Alan Nolan, a nurse accused of sexually assaulting two male patients at Anaheim's Western Medical Center.Charged in 2010 with five felonies ranging f... More >>
Navel Gazing
11:35 am
May. 24, 2013
Orange County News
2 Fullerton Schools Locked Down as Cops Seek Intruder: Update See the update at the end of this post about the burglary.ORIGINAL POST, MAY 24, 11:24 A.M.: From City News Service:Two Fullerton schools are in lockdown as police search for a burglary suspect wh... More >>
Navel Gazing
10:47 am
May. 24, 2013
Orange County News
Tamra Barney Spin-off Extends Orange County's Real Housewives of Orange County Nightmare The long Real Housewives of Orange County nightmare not only continues, but it is also expanding, as Tamra Barney is getting her own Bravo spin-off.The untitled, unreal reality show will be the fo... More >>
Navel Gazing
9:15 am
May. 24, 2013
Orange County News
Aspiring Hip-Hop Rapper Sentenced for Role In Massive Identity-Theft Ring Aspiring Southern California hip-hop rapper Keley Bluez--crooner of the MySpace online wonder "(I Don't) Beg for Pussy"--has been sentenced to prison for his role in a multiyear, sophisticated, i... More >>
Navel Gazing
8:00 am
May. 24, 2013
Orange County News
Religious Facilities Burglaries: Robert Dennis, Fernando Flores Held, James Dorscht Sought The Irvine Police Department announced the arrest of two men and a warrant out for a third in the case of recent burglaries of religious institutions that has already resulted in the arrest of a f... More >>
Navel Gazing
7:30 am
May. 24, 2013
Orange County News
18th Street Gangster Who Used SUV As Lethal Weapon Wants Shorter Prison Sentence It's understandable that Ruben Roa keeps fighting his violent criminal convictions. Roa, a 28-year-old member of Orange County's notorious 18th Street gang, is in the early stages of prison sent... More >>
Navel Gazing
7:00 am
May. 24, 2013
Orange County News
Steve Lodge, Dirty Cop/Failed Candidate, Wants to Run for Anaheim City Council Again Steve Lodge, as readers will recall, embarrassingly finished fifth--even behind phantom AnaHyna Jennifer Rivera!--in the race for two open seats on the Anaheim city council last year. The local G... More >>
Navel Gazing
4:40 pm
May. 23, 2013
Orange County News
Justin Alvin Masao Tombleson Guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter in Fatal Stabbings; He Faces 34 Years for Prior Strikes: Update See the update at the end of this post about Justin Tombleson facing another trial for prior convictions that could send him to state prison for 34 years with a conviction.ORIGINAL POST, MAY 23, 3... More >>
Navel Gazing
2:29 pm
May. 23, 2013
Orange County News
OC Beaches Again Score Well on Heal the Bay Report Card (with Usual Bummer Suspects) Orange County beaches once again scored well on Heal the Bay's annual survey, with 95 of 102 testing spots being given an A or B during the summer. By the way, our county leads the state in number... More >>
Navel Gazing
1:40 pm
May. 23, 2013
Orange County News
Orange County's Annual Hate Crime Report is Totally Gay (as in Being Increasingly Victimized) The Orange County Human Relations Commission issued an annual report this morning that finds "violent" hate crimes against gays and lesbians nearly doubled here from 2011 to 2012 but, overall, hat... More >>
Navel Gazing
1:30 pm
May. 23, 2013
Orange County News
Legendary LGBT Activist Cleve Jones to Speak at Cal State Fullerton TONIGHT!! Oh, hell yes! Cleve Jones, the legendary LGBT activist is coming to speak at Cal State Fullerton's Titan Student Union tonight. Sometimes, Orange County, sometimes we're not sleeping under the r... More >>
Navel Gazing
10:23 am
May. 23, 2013
Orange County News
Save San Onofre Coalition Files 2 Lawsuits to Stop Foothill/Eastern (241) Toll Road Extension The Save San Onofre coalition filed two lawsuits in San Diego Superior Court Wednesday aimed at stopping what it considers the first five-mile segment of a 16-mile toll road that would ultimately ... More >>
Navel Gazing
9:20 am
May. 23, 2013
Orange County News
Laguna Beach Homeless Shelter Residency Rule To Get Greater Federal Court Scrutiny A federal judge in Orange County ruled this month that a homeless man in Laguna Beach who complained about alleged police harassment and city-sponsored discrimination has lost all of his claims e... More >>
Navel Gazing
9:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Orange County News
Long Beach Airport Fares Remain Lowest in State, Second-Lowest in Country Average domestic air fares at Long Beach Airport have been the lowest in California and second-lowest in the U.S. for eight consecutive quarters, according to the Department of Transportation. Dur... More >>
Navel Gazing
8:30 am
May. 23, 2013
Orange County News
Albert Pujols, the Angels' 10-year, $240 Million Man, None and Done? When Albert Pujols signed with the Anaheim Angels of Anaheim in December 2011, some baseball experts wondered what kind of production the 33-year-old would give in the later years of his 10-year, ... More >>
Navel Gazing
7:30 am
May. 23, 2013
Orange County News
OC Weekly Gets Nominated for a Hell of a Lot of Awards for LA Press Club, Association of Alternative Newsweeklies! As editor of this infernal rag, I have a hard policy about awards: screw' em. I'm convinced that most national judges will always pass us over and not even bother with our stories because they ass... More >>
Navel Gazing
7:26 am
May. 23, 2013
Orange County News
Stephen Disney and His Free Disneyland Passes Were Not All They Were Cracked Up to Be Boasting he was an heir and member of the famed family, Stephen Disney gave Disneyland passes to a nonprofit. For validation, all one needed to do was look at his driver's license and W-2 tax for... More >>
Navel Gazing
7:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Orange County News
Emigdio Vasquez, Legendary Chicano Artist, to Be Honored This Weekend in Santa Ana with Prestigious Award I've been a fan of legendary Chicano muralist Emigdio Vasquez even longer than I knew who he was. The Alcoholics Anonymous in Anaheim where I'd accompany my dad from my toddler years through my t... More >>

From the Print Edition

Yes, We Have No Bluth Co. Banana Stand Yes, We Have No Bluth Co. Banana Stand

To promote the new season of Arrested Development dropping Sunday, Netflix took the Bluth's Original Frozen Banana stand on the road and over an ocean, beginning earlier this month in… More >>

Fantasy Bluthball: We Draft Locals for Arrested Development Roles

Real A.D.: George Bluth Sr.Character: Patriarch of the Bluth family. Founded the Bluth Co. land-development firm. Stole millions. Unlawfully built houses in Iraq for Saddam Hussein. Incarcerated for a year.… More >>

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

"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?

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

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

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

"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 >>

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