Buena Park

Gustavo on The Tom Leykis Show NEXT WEDNESDAY for Monthly ¡Ask a Mexican! Hour!

It's never too early to shameless self-promote an appearance, so guess what I'm doing? If it's the end of the month, that means I'll be appearing on the last Wednesday of the month on The Tom Leykis Show from 3 p.m to 6 p.m.--the first hour devoted to Tom and I discussing the news of the month, the ... More >>

Richard Curtis Morris Jr. Guilty of Hit on Strip Club Owner During "Mickey Mouse Mafia" Days

The Weekly now has an eighth example of Orange County strip club-related mayhem.But it happened way back in 1987.The addition to our "From the Vaults" list comes courtesy of a 59-year-old man being convicted Tuesday of slaying the owner of the Mustang Topless Theater and raping his girlfriend in the ... More >>

[UPDATED with Victims and Property Reunited:] Julio Cesar Pachas Allegedly Had Sex with Minor, Porn of Her and Tons of Stuff Stolen from Cars Now on View (No, Not the Porn)

See the update at the end of this post detailing how many theft victims were reunited with their property at today's police viewing and how you can check if your stolen stuff remains.ORIGINAL POST, JAN. 9, 12:30 P.M.: Julio Cesar Pachas is "one of the most prolific vehicle burglars the Garden Grove ... More >>

[UPDATED with New Arrest Totals:] Tis the Season to be Boozy and Patrolled and Stopped

ORIGINAL POST, DEC. 21, 8:56 A.M.: The Costa Mesa and Garden Grove police departments are conducting DUI checkpoints tonight, while one goes up in Huntington Beach Saturday night. None of the agencies is revealing the location of the mandatory motorist stops aimed at removing impaired and unlicensed ... More >>

Daniel Edward McDermott, Albuquerque Man, Arraigned for 24-Year-Old Cold Case Rape and Murder

A 44-year-old man charged with the 1988 rape and murder of Buena Park resident Gehimne Chandler is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow at the Central Jail in Santa Ana. Daniel Edward McDermott, faces one felony count of murder with special circumstances. The 44-year-old McDermott, was ... More >>

Esteban Campos Cops to Being Phony Baloney Dentist

Esteban Campos pleaded guilty in Orange County Superior Court Wednesday to representing himself as a dentist despite having no license to practice and of stashing a large inventory of dental narcotics and other drugs.The Buena Park 47-year-old was sentenced to 30 days in jail, five years of probati ... More >>

[UPDATED with I.D.:] Terry A. Newhouse Commits Suicide After 7-Hour Standoff with Police at Balboa Coves

See the update at the end of this post identifying the deceased as Terry A. Newhouse.ORIGINAL POST, OCT. 2, 11:36 A.M.: One does not normally associate the tony Balboa Coves gated community--where current real estate listings show homes going for $1 million to $3 million each--with the kind of vio ... More >>

Where Are the Female MCs in OC?

When considering the hip-hop scene in OC, one question arises over and over again. Where are the women on the mic? Of course, there are other elements to the culture -- DJs, B-girls, etc -- but these days MCs are front and center. When women from outside OC come to do shows, the local talent that se ... More >>

Sobriety Stop Tonight in Buena Park, Saturday in Garden Grove; Costa Mesa Eyes Motorcycles

There's mucho police enforcement going on along Orange County streets, starting tonight with a DUI/drivers license checkpoint in the 8000 block of La Palma Avenue in Buena Park from 7 p.m. through 2 a.m. Saturday. The Garden Grove Police Department holds its own on an undisclosed stretch of that cit ... More >>

[UPDATED with Startling Diego Alejandro Figueroa Photo:] Fullerton Police Shoot Aurelio Paul Ramos-Navarette Dead

UPDATE, MAY 16, 1:28 P.M.: The Fullerton Police Department's booking photo for Diego Alejandro Figueroa has been released. The 22-year-old was one of two suspected gang members in a stolen pickup that led police on a high-speed chase and crashed before Figueroa's partner, according to cops, opened f ... More >>

[Updated: Meeting Cancelled] Registered Sex Offenders Not Meeting at Buena Park Church?

UPDATE: Janice Bellucci, state organizer for Reform Sex Offenders Laws, says the meeting has been cancelled.A pastor at a Buena Park church where the California chapter of the Reform Sex Offender Laws said it was scheduled to meet Saturday says she knows nothing of the group and doesn't know why the ... More >>

Warning: St. Patrick's Day Weekend Sobriety Checkpoints in Mission Viejo and Buena Park

​Drink your green beer with the Jameson shot add-ons, but be aware that the coppers are roaming the streets with extra vigor this weekend.Sobriety checkpoints are scheduled tonight in Mission Viejo and Saturday night in Buena Park. Meanwhile, officers from the CHP, sheriff's department and various ... More >>

Cooking: Chez Panisse--But What's a Panisse?

Dave LiebermanPanisses and some dandelion--yes, dandelion--empanadas I made the other day.​You've all heard of Chez Panisse, Alice Waters' breakout restaurant in Berkeley. You can't have avoided mention of it--and it is, to be fair, an outstanding restaurant. But if you aren't French, specifically ... More >>

Nails: Yes, They're Tough

[Locals Only] The Buena Park thrash outfit thinks about what you think they'd think about Metallica

Christopher Raymond Olague, Calvary Chapel Pastor, Accused of Molesting Girl, Paying Her Hush Money

​A Calvary Chapel church pastor and youth soccer coach has been arrested for allegedly picking up an 8-year-old girl for a play date with one of his five daughters but instead driving her to a Huntington Beach park, molesting her and giving her $40 not to say anything.She did.Christopher Raymond O ... More >>

Brian H. Lee, OC Homicide No. 30: Allegedly Killed Over Debt

Elbert Kyung Ma​Brian H. Lee was leaving 24 Hour Fitness near the Buena Park Mall around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday night when he was attacked next to his vehicle in the parking lot.The attack was swift, vicious and orchestrated, rendering Lee defenseless, although he was able to scream for help. The 22-y ... More >>

A Fast Food Rereview: Fatburger

Edwin Goei​I know not why the Fatburger franchise is in trouble or what set of wrong-headed decisions or circumstances led them to file for bankruptcy protection a few years ago. In this writer's humble opinion, Fatburger is still one of the best fast-food burger joints we have. Now that the fe ... More >>

The More, The Merrier

[Locals Only] For Marcia Ford, it don't mean a thing if you ain't got an 18-piece band

3.7 Quake Shakes North OC and Long Beach

​I was sprinkling a light dusting of blueberries and Trader Joe's Organic Granny's Apple Granola on top of my bowl of Kashi Heart to Heart Honey Toasted Oat cereal at 9:06 this morning when it sounded as if something was trotting across the attic over the kitchen cabinets.My wife in bed with a col ... More >>

Welcome to Buena Par--OUCH!

​An older model Honda sedan crashed into the "Welcome to Buena Park" sign at the Beach Boulevard exit of the 91 freeway Saturday evening.Cops did not describe the damage to the illuminated sign hanging from two large pillars as a result of the 6 p.m. mishap.That, of course, means we are free to sp ... More >>

Superior Chicharrones

Edwin Goei​Name: Superior Chicharrones - Original Pork Rinds Origin: U.S.A. Found at: Superior Super Warehouse, Buena Park Cost: $1.19 Ingredients: Pork Rinds, Salt.

Cindy Crawford Arrested for Prostitution!

​Yes, the acting career never took off for Cindy Crawford and she's known mostly these days as an infomercial pitchwoman. But who knew times were so tough for the former international supermodel that she'd have to resort to prostitution at a day spa in a busy Buena Park strip mall?Check that: the ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Celebrate Your Freedom at a DUI Checkpoint

​UPDATE: Irvine PD reveals location of its checkpoint (detaIls after jump) . . .Is there a better way to celebrate your freedom than involuntarily stopping for a government enforced sobriety checkpoint?

[CORRECTED, UPDATED:] Walter Knott Elementary School May Close

CORRECTION: Knott's Berry Farm officials say they have "no intention of buying, leasing or renting" the Walter Knott Elementary School site.UPDATE: The district has scheduled a community meeting to discuss the possible closure (details on both below) . . . Walter Knott, flamer​A Buena Park element ... More >>

Wiley Drake Prays for 219 Congress Members to Die

Gustavo ArellanoWiley Drake, saint coach​Buena Park radio pastor Wiley Drake grabbed headlines last year for calling on his supporters to pray for Barack Obama to die. Now he has extended that Christianly action to the 219 members of the House of Representatives who voted for the health-care ... More >>

Ethnic Eating 101: Korean, Part 1

phy @ flickr.com CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Korean restaurants have Seoul... get it?​Welcome to the new year of Ethnic Eating 101! Sorry for the unannounced hiatus; I was hung over--tequila is a delicious but cruel potion.While the wonders of Vietnamese cooking could fill up half a year's posts, the Vietnames ... More >>

It's a Wiley World After All

Welcome to Wiley World.​Lilly Fowler of Salon.com recently parachuted into "Wiley World."That would be the nickame for the domain of pastor Wiley Drake of the First Southern Baptist Church of Buena Park. As Clockwork and other Weeklings have blogged since President Barack Obama's election, Drake h ... More >>

Locals Only Extra! MP3: He's Not Gay, 'Saving James'

This week's Locals Only spotlights pop punk trio He's Not Gay, a band with the type of name that you have no choice but to pay at least some attention to them--and thankfully, they're worth it. They're from Buena Park, clearly establishing them as the most exciting thing to come from the city since ... More >>

Pastor Wiley Drake Has Obama-Death-Prayer Competition

Pastor Steven Anderson with a future mind ripe for polluting.First Southern Baptist Church of Buena Park pastor Wiley Drake now has high-profile competition when it comes to praying for President Barack Obama's death. Pastor Steven L. Anderson of Tempe, Arizona's Faithful Word Baptist Church- ... More >>

This Week in the OC Weekly

In "Good Medicine" Daffodil J. Altan interviews Mary Jo Frawley of Doctors Without Borders, who may live in Sunset Beach, but her head and hart are in Sri Lanka, Somalia, Mexico, Angola . . . News has Daffodil J. Altan explaining how Santa Ana Unified School District offers a lesson in upgrading and ... More >>

To Do Tonight 10/13

Myspace Music Presents Goldrush featuring: Santogold, Mates of State, Low vs. Diamond, Alice Smith, 8 p.m. Woot woot! $22.50-$25.50 House of Blues 1530 S. Disneyland Dr. Anaheim, CA 714-778-2583 Karaoke Madness, 9 p.m. O the madness! Hogue Barmichael's 3950 Campus Dr. Newport Beach, CA 949-261-627 ... More >>

[Summer Guide] Simple Pleasures

Thursday's Headlines

Millions for motels: Buena Park is buying run-down motels on Beach Boulevard in an attempt to curb crime in the area — supposedly giving parolees and probationers fewer living-space options. Long Beach claims Sochi: The Russian city just nabbed the 2014 Olympic bid, and LB is calling Sochi its "s ... More >>

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from OC's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Orange County's best damn dining guide

You Make Us Feel

Once again, its Orange Countys Sexiest People!

Trouble With Cats

How a strip-club love triangle landed an OC man in federal prison

Diary of a mad county

Orange County, California: 2001

Letters

CINEMA NON-VERITE

Re-creating Re-creations

Guilty Pleasures

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