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March 26, 2009
Voice of the Forest
Bowers Museum
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August 8, 2006
SpongeTodd: Mr. Spitzer masters the freebie
Proving once again that the driest of bureaucratic documents often contain the most interesting things, Judy Lin of the Sacramento Bee digs through the disclosure forms that state lawmakers are required to file and discovers: ... from January 2005 to June 30, 2006, groups with business at the Capito ... More >>
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October 13, 2006
Prop 90: Enriching the Rich, Making Us Their Bitch
Congressman John Campbell (R-Irvine Company) has signed on to support Proposition 90, the Taxpayer Trap Initiative (or Save our Homes, if you're gullible). This is no surprise; back in September 2005, Prop 90's main backers poured $120,000 into Campbell for Congress, the campaign committee formed to ... More >>
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April 5, 2006
Slumlord Moonbeam
Do not continue reading if, like millions who clamor for the latest Multihousing Professional magazine, you do not want to know what's in the March/April 2006 issue. The cover boy is former California Governor/current Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown, whose face is fuzzed out enough to make you wonder if h ... More >>
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October 18, 2006
You've Been Warned: Pacific Legal Foundation, CATO Institute come to Chapman
Someone from the Chapman U Federalist Society asked that we notify our readers about the event we're going to notify you about in a couple secs. But, as we explained to the chap/chapette, we will not be able to notify readers in the print edition about this event because we got the notice from the F ... More >>
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December 24, 2007
Register, Times Slam Santa Ana Good--And a Challenge
If there's one thing that Orange County Register editorial writer Steven Greenhut hates more than Sheriff Mike Carona, it's city-controlled urban planning, and he ripped SanTana officials a new one and then some yesterday in a piece blasting the city's much-ballyhooed Renaissance Specific Plan. Prop ... More >>
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January 17, 2008
Why Santa Ana Natives Fear the Hipsters
Tonight, SanTana officials hold yet another meeting for their much-vaunted, much-derided Renaissance Plan. A slew of different interests will attend, from loft dwellers who want to turn Orange County's largest city into another Aliso Viejo to activists who fear the Plan's gentrification purposes to ... More >>
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February 5, 2008
"We Do Gentrification Right!"
The Measure D gap has shrunk--a tiny amount, but shrunk. The No on Measure D crowd are getting more optimistic. They have no other choice. "We already saw the bulldozers driving up Flower Street," Orange Juice blogger Thomas Anthony Gordon cracks. I tell them to pray hard, or to at least move to Ana ... More >>
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July 18, 2008
Gary Quite Contrary
As the video from June 26 reveals, Gary Rapport is ultra sincere as he tells a business group how important entrepreneurism is to the future of Wood River Valley, Idaho. But the newly hired Ketchum Community Development Corporation executive director abruptly resigned his post on July 8. And now the ... More >>
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November 4, 1999
Virtual Tax
Cox and Packard find a war they can winagainst a nonexistent tax
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November 22, 2001
Stealth Wealth
Developer Don Koll is bankrolling a Newport Beach 'environmental' campaign
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March 27, 2003
Dollars and No Sense
Developer Don Koll is bankrolling a Newport Beach 'environmental' campaign
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October 24, 2008
OC GOP Goes Back to Its Mexican-Bashing Roots in Fullerton City Council Race
In my latest book, I devote a chapter to the many sins of the Orange County Republican Party but also hinted that they were finally evolving from the slimeball campaigns of the past when it came to scoring easy points off of demonizing Mexicans. Specifically, I pointed to the 2006 Tan Nguyen affair ... More >>
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January 30, 2009
Koo's Now Booking Shows at Santa Ana's Yost Theater
Chris Ziegler reported for us back in October about Koo's returning to Santa Ana and taking over programming at the long-dormant Yost Theater, and now shows are beginning to pop up on the venue's schedule. It's a move that generated some degree of grousing--particularly around November's SoundDownto ... More >>
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March 30, 2009
OC Toilet-to-Tap Plan Wins Funding in Omnibus Package
Included in the land- and water-conserving Omnibus Public Land Management Act signed into law today by President Obama is a bill providing $6 million in federal funding to help finance future phases of the Orange County Groundwater Replenishment Project--a.k.a. the "toilet to tap plan." The pr ... More >>
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December 25, 2008
Mike Pace
Brea Improv
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May 16, 2002
Great Pork
Agrans plan for a Great Park will make Don Bren a far richer man
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August 16, 2007
Dying Another Day
‘Spy-Fi’
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December 18, 2003
German Healthcare, Santa Ana Politics
‘Spy-Fi’
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March 8, 2007
Decadence
Web Exclusive! The result of an art conference, Catalyst 18s Wonder-Room has a little of everything
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August 17, 2006
Diary of a Mad County
Aug. 9 - Aug. 15
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June 8, 2006
The CPCs Hidden Empire
Where might you get ticketed by the Citation Processing Center
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December 25, 2003
German Healthcare, Santa Ana Politics
Where might you get ticketed by the Citation Processing Center
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June 13, 2002
Letters
Where might you get ticketed by the Citation Processing Center
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June 6, 2002
Yes, In My Back Yard
California Fair Political Practices Commission investigates Garden Grove mayor
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November 8, 2001
Spin Recycle
Truth still grounded after El Toro approval
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April 20, 2000
Shut Em Down!
Green Party candidate Medea Benjamin brings trade politics to OC
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July 30, 2009
Downtown Santa Ana Loncheros Find an Ally Against Renaissance Plan
Taco Man appreciates those who help his preparers... My cover story on Orange County loncheros sparked an outraged letter from Sean Mill, longtime SanTana activist, sometimes-blogger for the wonderfully libelous Orange Juice!, and current SanTana planning commissioner. What got his attentio ... More >>
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August 10, 2009
Embattled County Planning Director Announces Retirement
Bryan Speegle, director of Orange County Public Works and head of a planning department that was recently lambasted in a government audit and blasted by county supervisors, has announced his retirement, according to a statement from the county CEO's office."County Executive Officer Thomas G. Mauk ha ... More >>
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January 1, 2010
Obama, Economy, War, Swine Flu, Iran Election Crack Alamanac's Top 10 News Topics of 2009
Here are The World Almanac and Book of Facts Top Ten News Topics of 2009:1. Obama Presidency Begins. With the U.S. at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and facing its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, Barack Obama swearing in as the nation's 44th president Jan. 20 in Washington, DC.her ... More >>
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January 6, 2010
Clippers Commentator Allegedly Stole $735,000 From Retiree With Inoperable Brain Tumor
NBA.comMike SmithWith seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Los Angeles Clippers are pulling off an improbable victory over the Los Angeles Lakers--and Mike Smith is helping to call the action alongside Ralph Lawler on Fox Sports West.Nice work if you can get it--especially when you are facing ... More >>
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January 14, 2010
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Concert
Barclay Theatre
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January 27, 2010
Experts Kick Around Obama's State of the Union Speech
Photo by Pete SouzaThe PrezIf you drop what you're doing and head over to Fullerton right now, you can catch a live viewing of President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech followed by a forum examining what the leader of the free world just said.The global anti-poverty group ONE in Orange C ... More >>
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February 20, 2010
The Freudian Slip in Santa Ana's Re-Renaissance Plan
Don Papi Pulido: Can't his peons keep their mouths shut?Just printed out the massive environmental impact report on SanTana's Transit Zoning Code, the euphemistic name for city staffer's supposed replacement for their controversial Renaissance Specific Plan, a replacement so laughable it'll forev ... More >>
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February 23, 2010
The New and Improved Huntington Beach! (With Interest)
The new Huntington Beach?After having received the unanimous approval of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission in January, an ambitious proposal to remake the city's main corridor is scheduled to go before the City Council on March 1. Many suspect the plan will get the council's nod as well. T ... More >>
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May 14, 2010
Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day
Headline: Toxic Water Threatens NeighborhoodEditor's Note: The following comments only make sense (within the context of the Register's hate-filled readership) because the neighborhood is in Santa Ana. Comment by whattoodoo: You know what they say, "Don't drink the water in Mexico."Comment by j ... More >>
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June 9, 2010
Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day
Headline: Orange Backs Arizona's immigration stanceComment by okkosrobot: its time for a wall building party
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July 21, 2010
Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day
Headline: Man Bites Ear in Fight Over Parking SpotComment by getalifeyou: They take our Country, they take our jobs, they take our medical benefits and now they want to take all the parking spots? Comment by thomas09: More third world values on display in Santa Ana...
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July 26, 2010
It's a Different Court for Mike Smith, Clippers Commentator Accused of Ripping Off Retiree
Trial before a jury is scheduled to begin Tuesday in Santa Ana for Los Angeles Clippers color commentator Mike Smith, who pleaded not guilty in January to charges he stole $735,000 from a retired school teacher with an inoperable brain tumor.If Smith--a 44-year-old a former Clipper player who l ... More >>
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September 22, 2010
Loving, Loathing, Ignoring Medical Pot Clinics
Several Orange County cities outright ban 'em, the County of Orange looks the other way at 'em and our neighbors in Long Beach hold lotteries to allow 'em.'em are medical marijuana dispensaries, and as California marches toward possible legalization of the devil's weed this November, existing cli ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
Oliver Stone's South of the Border Out on DVD
South of the Border, Oliver Stone's documentary about the leftist revolution in several South American countries, wasn't exactly embraced by critics when it hit theaters in June. Entertainment Weekly summed it up as "rose-colored agitprop."
News
December 2, 2010
Mexican Macroeconomics
Do undocumented migrants steal jobs from American workers?
Blogs
December 3, 2010
UPDATED: Artists in Santa Ana Artists Village in Revolt over Proposed Valet Service for Area, Cry Gentrification, Laugh at Laguna Beach
Updated, with new info on the bottom:For years, people have accused the artists in the SanTana Artist Village, that heavily subsidized attempt by Mayor Don Papi Pulido and others to bring "culture" into the city, of gentrifying the downtown. Now, some of those artists are accusing the city of fin ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
RIP Santa Ana's Calle Cuatro (a.k.a. Fourth Street), 1916 (?)-2011
A couple of weeks ago, the carousel near the intersection of Fourth and Spurgeon streets in SanTana was unceremoniously dismantled. It had entertained thousands of kiddies over the years, but it didn't fit in with the plans of SanTana's Brave New Urbanists, who have salivated for decades at the t ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
[UPDATED: Shop Owner Response] Surf Shop Survives: Frog House Clears First Hurdle, Has More Challenges to Overcome
Chasen Marshall/OC WeeklyThe shop is small, but its roots in the Newport surf scene are deep.UPDATE, MAY 12, 5:03 P.M.: It's been a mentally draining--and sometimes sleepless--past six months for T.K. Brimer, owner of the Frog House in Newport Beach. Up until Tuesday night, when a city council vote ... More >>
News
July 14, 2011
El Centro Cultural de Someplace Else
The nonprofit community center got a last-minute extension, but its supporters are still crying 'gentrification'
Music
July 28, 2011
The Yost Theater Is Ready for Its Closeup
The renovated, revamped venue is ready for its grand reopening. So why aren't all of its downtown Santa Ana neighbors celebrating?
Blogs
September 4, 2011
[UPDATE: Notes from the Protest] Anti-Gentrification Protest to Hit Downtown Santa Ana TOMORROW, During Art Walk
Photo by Carlos CorderoThe Don Papi in his latest conquered territory...UPDATE: For a group that's about to get booted from its space due to gentrifiers, members and friends of the Centro Cultural de México had a gay old time yesterday at their anti-gentrification protest during the SanTana Arti ... More >>
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October 31, 2011
Santa Ana's Gentrification Wars Get Solid Write-Up in the New York Times
What was...We have trashed the New York Times' coverage of Orange County so many times that I can't even remember them--hell, you can start with this piece about OC's food scene, written by Southern California correspondent Jennifer Medina. But Medina is a dogged reporter, and in today's Times pe ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
OC Pioneers Who Were Klan Members: Arnold F. Peek, Santa Ana Butcher
When the Brave New Urbanists talk about the good old days of SanTana, the days before Mexicans destroyed the Golden City, they inevitably point to people like Arnold F. Peek. Like the Brave New Urbanists, he wasn't originally from the area, hailing instead from Kansas. Like the Brave New Urbanist ... More >>
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