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  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Joseph A. Fletcher Was 2nd Highest Paid Muni Worker in State as Santa Ana's City Attorney

    ​City Attorney Joseph A. Fletcher left the cracked streets of Santa Ana a January ago with more than $605,000 in salary, severance and benies, and new data released by the State Controller show that brought him this "distinction":Fletcher earned more in 2010 than any other municipal employee in Ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Edelmira Corona, Final Player in Bizarre Family Murder Plot, Lucky to Get 14 Years in Prison

    ​Edelmira Corona was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in state prison, closing the book on the murder-for-hire case reportedly born from co-worker Deborah Ann Perna's jealousy and hatred toward her brother, who was taking the reins of the family trucking business. The only one of six defendants who d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2011

    Toni Monroe Talks Big Girl Cookies Fresh Out The Oven

    ​Toni Monroe may claim to be the "Biggest Bitch in the Game," but she's not what we'd classify as a bitch at all. She is a woman on a mission, and that mission is to go hard. Releasing Big Girl Cookies: First Batch on January 5, this West Coast native's mixtape features DJ Crazy Toones, Kurupt, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    DJ Quik On Eazy-E: "I'm Living the Way I Am Because I Knew Eric Wright"

    Kevin Scanlon​DJ Quik (aka David Blake) started making great music in the early '90s, and has been pumping out hits ever since. But Quik's been controversial over the years and has gone through his share of highs and lows. Now, though, he seems more confident in his skill than ever, which only ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    [UPDATED with I.D.:] Joseph Hyungmin Son of Austin Powers Fame Accused of Killing Cellmate

    Joseph Hyungmin Son​UPDATE, OCT. 13, 8:36 A.M.: The cellmate who rapist and torturer Joseph Hyungmin Son is accused of killing has been identified as Michael Thomas Graham, 50, of San Luis Obispo County, according to Wasco State Prison officials.Graham was beaten to death, the Kern County coroner' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Joseph Hyungmin Son, Dr. Evil Henchman Random Task in Austin Powers, Gets Life for Torture

    ​Hollywood actor and mixed-martial arts fighter Joseph Hyungmin Son, who played Dr. Evil's henchman Random Task in the 1997 comedy Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, has been sentenced to life in prison for torturing a Huntington Beach woman on Christmas Eve 1990. Orange County Superior ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Steven Bickel, OC Prosecutor, Target of Hit by Quadruple Murderer, LA County DA Alleges

    ​Los Angeles County prosecutors claim a Whittier man facing the death penalty for fatally shooting four people tried to arrange a gang hit on Steven Bickel, an Orange County deputy district attorney attached to the Welfare Fraud unit.The allegation was made Monday during the penalty phase of 37-ye ... More >>

  • News

    September 30, 2010

    The Cannabis Candidate

    Dispensary owner and Costa Mesa City Council aspirant Sue Lester is ready to 'raise my hand and do what I can for what I think is right'

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Airport Airspace Changes Prompted by Mid-Air Collision Warnings Come in for Criticism

    ​Looking up at the skies over north Costa Mesa a couple weeks ago produced a most disturbing site: a JetBlue plane making its normal descent into Long Beach Airport was passed maybe 100 feet above by another airliner heading for either LAX or the landing line at John Wayne Airport. Maybe that's a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Rapper Game Tweets "Rampage Jackson is an Orange County HOUSE WIFE"

    ​"Rampage Jackson is an Orange County 'HOUSE WIFE'. I'm from the streets champ, I mean chump!!! Lose lips sink ships....... #checkyaself 10:01 AM Aug 4th via web." That was a tweet rapper Game directed at Irvine Ultimate Fighting Championship brawler and Orange County roa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Was Obama An Extra In The Video For "Whoomp (There It Is?)"

    ​[via Gawker]The biggest thing on the Interwebz this weekend was a story going around that President Obama was in Tag Team's 1993 hit song "Whoomp (There It Is)." According to Gawker, the whole conspiracy theory has appeared everywhere, from the hip hop message board Tha Corner, the message board ... More >>

  • Music

    December 10, 2009

    Ice Cube On Being the Architect of Gangsta Rap

    ​[via Gawker]The biggest thing on the Interwebz this weekend was a story going around that President Obama was in Tag Team's 1993 hit song "Whoomp (There It Is)." According to Gawker, the whole conspiracy theory has appeared everywhere, from the hip hop message board Tha Corner, the message board ... More >>

  • News

    April 30, 2009

    The FBI, the Islamic Center of Irvine and Craig Monteilh: Who Was Conning Whom?

    ​[via Gawker]The biggest thing on the Interwebz this weekend was a story going around that President Obama was in Tag Team's 1993 hit song "Whoomp (There It Is)." According to Gawker, the whole conspiracy theory has appeared everywhere, from the hip hop message board Tha Corner, the message board ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2009

    600 Years for the Long Beach Freeway Rapist

    Eight years after Daniel Sanchez became known as the "Long Beach Freeway Rapist" for his calculated, brutal rapes against mostly teen-aged women along the 710 freeway, he was sentenced to 615 years and nine life sentences in prison. Sanchez refused to go into court yesterday morning to face his vict ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2009

    Last Night:"Quik's Groove" at The Grove

    Last Night: "Quik's Groove" featuring DJ Quik and um...some other people. Friday Mar. 13 at The Grove of AnaheimBetter Than: Getting a flat tire in a bad neighborhood.  Download: The new "Fuck Y'all" single by DJ QuikBetween the soft, melodic rise of string ensembles and the thumping energy of ... More >>

  • Music

    August 14, 2008

    Arabian Prince's Electro Legacy Gives Gangstas Something 2 Dance 2-Again

    Last Night: "Quik's Groove" featuring DJ Quik and um...some other people. Friday Mar. 13 at The Grove of AnaheimBetter Than: Getting a flat tire in a bad neighborhood.  Download: The new "Fuck Y'all" single by DJ QuikBetween the soft, melodic rise of string ensembles and the thumping energy of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2007

    Rob Liefeld shoots on Alan Moore

    “This could be an entire other article, sell this to Wizard magazine, 'Rob Liefeld goes after Alan Moore'” -- Rob Liefeld, during our interview for this week's cover. Since I don't work for Wizard, and this particular tangent didn't make it into the paper, you're gonna get it here, because it's ... More >>

  • Features

    August 2, 2007

    Ronny

    Santa Ana teenager Ronny Rios has fought his way into contention for the U.S. Olympic boxing team. He didnt do it alone

  • Columns

    January 25, 2007

    Diary of a Mad County

    Jan. 17-Jan. 23

  • Music

    November 23, 2006

    U Shoulda Seen Him On Billboard

    Jud Nesters hot hip-hop single debuts at No. 4

  • News

    August 31, 2006

    News

    Jud Nesters hot hip-hop single debuts at No. 4

  • Features

    September 8, 2005

    Stories That Made a Difference

    And some we regret

  • Music

    August 25, 2005

    Bo$$ Dogg

    Is Snoop selling out or just selling?

  • Columns

    December 9, 2004

    Letters

    Is Snoop selling out or just selling?

  • Features

    May 27, 2004

    Post-Industrial Grease Monkey

    Jesse James and the gradual degreasing of the West Coast Chopper

  • News

    January 22, 2004

    High Frequency

    A local minister has his sights on Orange County community radio

  • Features

    November 6, 2003

    The Thin Boo Line!

    Orange Countys 31 scariest cops!

  • News

    August 7, 2003

    A Tale of Two Shootings

    When it comes to cops and crew-cut Latinos, justice isn't blind -- it's suspect

  • Film

    April 3, 2003

    Schedule of Events

    When it comes to cops and crew-cut Latinos, justice isn't blind -- it's suspect

  • Film

    October 3, 2002

    The Untouchables

    Biggie & Tupac doesnt solve anything

  • Music

    July 26, 2001

    Bring Yer Own Blues

    Big Time fest goes small time

  • Culture

    April 26, 2001

    Insane!

    Designer John Brown is positive about one thing: Hes going to be wildly successful

  • Music

    June 22, 2000

    Big Respect

    The Up in Smoke tour means hip-hops all grown upand safe

  • Culture

    May 20, 1999

    Black and Brown and Blue All Over

    A Soldier's Play is too at-ease, Two Sisters sparkles

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