Subject: Chula Vista

• Idiot OC Register Letter of The Millennium

  This paper has rightfully dinged the Orange County Register's readers over the years, specifically their insane Letters to the Editors that have advocated everything from darkie-dumping to homo-hating to machismo and, always, always Mexican-bashing. But a letter this past Sunday by Lou Shaver of Irvine tops anything this longtime Register reader/critic has ever read in the paper for absolute stupidity. What set Shaver off was news that the indefatigable Sandra Robbie is seeking to make Californ

  December 19, 2007

• Radiohead's N. American Tour Dates Announced

  Closest the British mope-rock kings come to OC is a two-date run at Hollywood Bowl, Aug. 24 and 25. Pre-sale tix are available April 9 and general on-sale April 12. Grizzly Bear support Aug. 3-15, Liars Aug. 19-28. Radiohead have good taste. August 1 - Lollapalooza - Chicago, IL August 3 - Verizon Wireless Music Center - Indianapolis, IN August 4 - Blossom Music Center - Cleveland, OH August 6 - Parc Jean Drapeau - Montreal, QC August 8 - All Points West Music & Arts Festival/Liberty State Pa

  April 7, 2008

• A Picture's Worth a Thousand Whoop-Asses

  An anti-abortion activist taking photographs outside a controversial Santa Ana family planning clinic suffered minor injuries Saturday afternoon after being attacked by a physician who obviously did not appreciate having his picture taken. According to Santa Ana Police records, Howard Tendai Pfpajena, 66, was arrested on suspicion of assault and battery about 12:30 p.m. near Fourth and Sycamore streets. Online Christian and pro-life news services that earlier today reported [here and here] on t

  August 5, 2008

• A League of His Own

  December 5, 2002

• Throw It All Away

  August 28, 2003

• Santa Ana Bores Forbes

  Santa Ana, boring? Our hopping county seat, where dudes kidnap boys, bullets rain from the sky, the Cham live free, municipal workers are laid off as trash fees rise, violent crime has dropped but still rules the county, air conditioners are cranked up to 11 in January, Lamborghini dealerships come and go (with $12 million missing), community college football players rape unconscious teens (allegedly) and Mexican gang bangers with designs on taking over LA's street drug trade get popped--THAT SA

  January 13, 2009

• Ex-Owner of Santa Ana Abortion Clinic May Be Jail Bound

  LifeNews.com reports the owner of a chain of women's health clinics that caters primarily to Latinas - which until recently included Clinica Medica Para La Mujer at 120 W 5th St., Santa Ana, the site of an alleged assault by a physician on a pro-life photographer we blogged about in August - is likely headed to prison for up to 10 years.  Bertha Pinedo Bugarin, 48, (shown at left) pleaded no contest in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday to seven felony charges including pretending to be a

  December 5, 2008

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] The Never-Ending Navidad

  December 25, 2008

• Stereotype OC Positive

  March 31, 2005

• It's a New Day, Caulifornia

  October 23, 2003

• Goat Spine And More

  August 7, 2003

• 3BD 3BA Underwater

  February 6, 2003

• Confessions of a Border-Jumping Drug Smuggler

  September 5, 2002

• Surf City Gets New Launderer

  November 8, 2001

• 'Noise and Chaos'

  July 27, 2000

• Notes From the Revolucion

  September 2, 1999

• Unified, Schmunified

  April 1, 1999

• Crime Time: Small Fries, Bad Tenants and the Church Lady

  It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--small fry edition . . . MONDAY, JULY 20Artist's rendering of Bank of America robber. He may belong to that notorious street gang, the Lollipop Kids.​Watch Those Kids at the Playground A 3-year-old boy was at the playground in Ponderosa Park in the 2100 block of South Haster Street, Anaheim, with his 11-year-old sister and 12-year-old cousin, their moms keeping an eye on them. As the littlest one slid down the slide around 10:30 a.m., a m

  July 28, 2009

• Last Night: No Doubt, Katy Perry, the Sounds at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

  No zoom on the iPhone, folks!​Last Night: No Doubt, Katy Perry, the Sounds at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine; August 4, 2009.Better than: The three previous No Doubt shows at Verizon. Maybe. Actually, they were probably all equally fantastic, unless you hate Katy Perry.Number of dudes dressed up in Alice in Wonderland-esque garb like Gwen Stefani in the "What You Waiting For" video: Only spotted one. Which was plenty.Do you enjoy...joy? Well, you'd probably have had a swell time at the

  August 5, 2009

• The Zeros Coming to Alex's Bar

  ​The original line-up of one of Southern California's first punk bands, the Zeros, is playing Alex's Bar in Long Beach Aug. 21. Before punk became synonymous with mohawks and chains, the genre was like a sped-up version of '60s bubblegum rock (basically, what the Ramones did). The Chula Vista -based quartet was often called the Mexican Ramones and are credited as the first band from the San Diego area to play LA clubs. The members have reunited in the past, but the last time that happened was

  August 11, 2009

• Outgoing: Aerosmith Cancel Remainder of their Summer Tour

  ​Sorry, classic rock fans. Steven Tyler falling off the stage in a much-publicized incident at a concert last week in Sturgis, South Dakota means that Aerosmith has to cancel the remainder of their summer tour with ZZ Top. Logically, this includes the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine date scheduled for August 23. Ticket refunds are available at the point of purchase.In cheerier news, despite Depeche Mode canceling shows including tonight's at the Cricket Wireless Amphitheater in Chula V

  August 14, 2009

• Indictment: Jewelry Store Robberies Lead to Wider Crime Ring

  ​Alonso Jose Lopez, a 31-year-old resident of Vista in San Diego County, got Navel Gazing mentions here and here, but he'd no doubt prefer those over the his latest mention: in an Orange County grand jury indictment unsealed today that identifies him as one of nine San Diego criminal street gang members who are among 11 people charged in a recent crime spree in Tustin, Laguna Beach and San Diego County.

  November 16, 2009