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April 12, 2012
Investors Sue Coldwell Banker for $50 Million for Alleged Fund Scheme
U.S. District Court Judge Andrew J. Guilford in Santa Ana has ruled that a $50 million lawsuit against Coldwell Banker on behalf of 1,300 investors in seven real estate investment funds can move forward.Five plaintiffs are named in the suit that alleges an investment scheme was perpetrated by Real E ... More >>
Blogs
February 27, 2012
Broadcom Says SEC Probing Its Accounting
Irvine chip maker Broadcom, which has been no stranger to courtrooms thanks to shareholder lawsuits, complaints that caused one co-founder to step away as owner of his NHL team and a scandalous divorce involving the other co-founder and his love dungeon, may be back in legal hot water.The company ... More >>
Blogs
January 18, 2012
Farzin Bazshushtari, Data Storage Maker's Sale Director, Accused of Insider Trading
A 50-year-old Mission Viejo man charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with insider trading has agreed to pay more than $150,000 in penalties and surrendered profits to resolve the matter, the SEC announced.According to the complaint filed Friday in federal court, the SEC alleges sales ... More >>
Blogs
January 9, 2012
Trevor Noah Talks About America, Accents and Audiences
Trevor Noah is a big deal in South Africa, having starred on TV and worked with the best talents, but now he's taking his jokes to the States. He'll show the Irvine Improv how humor translates across the globe.
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January 5, 2012
The Muses
Hunger Artists Theatre Company
Blogs
November 22, 2011
A Tale of Two City Desks: Covering Occupy Campers vs. Black Friday Campers
My colleague Vickie Chang just posted an item with a photo that reminded me of something I'd meant to mention here earlier. Has anyone else caught the irony in recent TV news reports on Occupy campers vs. Twilight or Black Friday campers?
Columns
November 3, 2011
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
My colleague Vickie Chang just posted an item with a photo that reminded me of something I'd meant to mention here earlier. Has anyone else caught the irony in recent TV news reports on Occupy campers vs. Twilight or Black Friday campers?
Blogs
October 22, 2011
[UPDATE: Four Protesters Arrested] Occupy Orange County Takes Santa Ana and Finds A Republican!
Little boy protests corporate abuses in Santa Ana today.UPDATE: 11:44 P.M., OCT. 22: Click here for updates, including names of the arrested and what the group plans on doing next.UPDATE, 11:11 P.M., OCT. 22: Editor's note--Four arrests confirmed by Occupy OC organizer Alicia Rojas for resisting ... More >>
News
October 20, 2011
Occupy OC Plays the Percentages
[Moxley Confidential] Even Orange County has far more 99 percenters than 1 percenters. Can Occupy OC be part of effecting real change?
Blogs
October 20, 2011
Michael Franti on Occupy Wall Street, His New Album and Fostering Compassion Everywhere
A few weeks ago we caught up with socially conscious hip-hop/reggae artist Michael Franti days after he played at Occupy Wall Street. Spearhead's frontman and driving force has been an activist for more than two decades, and he showed up at the protest in pigtails and a tall-crowned cowboy hat ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
New (Fake) Ben & Jerry's Flavor: OccuPie Wall Street
Tauntr.comSpeaking of fake Ben & Jerry's flavors, this one is 99 percent awesome. Illustrator John Defreest created the conceptual OccuPie Wall Street, described as "apple pie ice cream with some other good stuff in there, we think. We're not really sure. No one can explain it to us." ... More >>
Film
September 15, 2011
'I Don't Know How She Does It' Sacrifices Nothing
In the fantasy adaptation, working moms can have it all
Blogs
August 8, 2011
Downgraded S&P Rating, China, Cuba, Obama, The Illuminati and Their Scary Ties to Newport Beach
As Republicans in Congress and Democrats in the White House argue over whose role in the debt-ceiling crisis led Standard & Poor's for the first time ever to downgrade U.S debt from an AAA to AA rating, evidence mounts that the cause for this possible push into a double-dip recession was bor ... More >>
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June 28, 2011
All Dean Goetz Wants for Christmas is His Two Blocks of Shares Daughter Unwittingly Tipped Him About
GoetzLet this be a lesson to all you law firm associates working on big corporate mergers: DO NOT leave your documents about the pending deal lying around the family home during the holidays--lest your personal injury attorney father scan them and wind up facing accusations of insider trading.Tha ... More >>
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June 1, 2011
SEC Posts Complaint Against mUrgent Corp., Accused of Running Boiler Room and $10 Million Scam
The Securities and Exchange Commission has posted online the complaint filed in Santa Ana federal court against mUrgent Corp., a Santa Ana Internet marketing firm for the restaurant and hospitality industry that is accused of using high-pressure sales tactics to defraud investors "in a $10 milli ... More >>
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May 23, 2011
Walll Street Journal Grumbles About Cupcakes About a Year After the Trend
Time was when the Wall Street Journal was a respected paper: always with a business-friendly, mostly conservative point of view, but one at least respected. But ever since Rupert Murdoch acquired it a couple of years ago, it has ditched the gravitas for the sort of knee-jerk captain-of-industry p ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
USDA Pushing for School Districts to Buy Food from Local Farmers
Photo by Das UbergeekFrom the Irvine Farmers' Market: Will Organic Pears Make it into SanTana Unified?Jamie Oliver and Michelle Obama, take note: the United States Department of Agriculture has just announced that it's implementing a rule that is "encouraging" school districts to buy from local f ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
Billionaire Henrys, Nicholas and Samueli, Move to Settle Broadcom Shareholder Suits
"The Henrys," as Henry T. Nicholas (right) and Henry Samueli are known, had their billionaire asses saved in 2009 when a federal judge accused the prosecution of misconduct and eventually dropped all charges against Broadcom's co-founders. The judge also disappeared the case against William Ruehl ... More >>
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March 10, 2011
Trading Places
Regency South Coast Village
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March 8, 2011
Barney Frank Drops Octobomb (Again)
Is Rep. Barney Frank becoming like your grandpa who keeps repeating the same story, over and over?The Massachusetts Democrat elicited some laughs and headlines last week for comparing the largest country on the planet to La Habra's world-famous mother of 14, Nadya Suleman.But, while getting the l ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
El Super Goes On a Purchasing Rampage
When I lived in North Hollywood, we were equidistant from two Mexican-owned markets: Vallarta and El Super. When we moved here to Anaheim, the Vallartas were replaced with Northgate González, but there was only one El Super, on McFadden in Santa Ana.Lately, though, the simple sign ("cuesta menos ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
6 Steps to Make Ronald Reagan Park a Reality
Twice motions were made Tuesday night to name a local park after Ronald Reagan, and twice the Newport Beach City Council voted that idea down. "We'll bring this back in some form or fashion, somehow," vowed Mayor Keith Curry, the politico pushing for a park named after the Gipper.Six easy steps w ... More >>
Film
September 23, 2010
'Wall Street' Bailout
Oliver Stone's sequel lets the bad guys off easy
Columns
September 2, 2010
The Mexican Migra Blues
[¡Ask a Mexican!] Are you a vendido or a Manchurian Mexican?
Blogs
August 5, 2010
Larry R. Crowder, Joseph R. Porche Busted by SEC for Alleged Green-Energy Investment Scam
A Securities and Exchange Commission complaint filed Wednesday alleges two Orange County men operated a boiler room that used millions raised for green-energy investments to fuel their lavish lifestyles.Larry R. Crowder, 53, of Newport Coast, and Joseph R. Porche, 51, of Aliso Viejo, ran the sc ... More >>
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April 21, 2010
Barbara Coe Now Against Bill O'Reilly Because He's Not a Birther
O'Reilly: Now on Coe's shit list, which makes him somewhat more tolerable...In the twisted, irrational world of the Know Nothings, egos and out-and-out weirdness will create foolish, unwarranted rivalries that inevitably lead to the group's downfall. Here in Orange County, of course, you have Min ... More >>
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March 25, 2010
Teabagging Chuck DeVore
Photo by John GilhooleyDoes Chuck DeVore have an app for teabagging?Assemblyman Chuck DeVore (R-Irvine), who's in the middle of a longshot bid to become your U.S. senator, is cooing about his impending endorsement Sunday from the Tea Party Express, the national conservative movement that helped s ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
Labor Rally Chastises Greed of Chase and Bank of America
The reckless greed of Wall Street banks such as Chase and Bank of America has wrecked the American economy and kill American jobs, claims the Orange County Labor Federation, which leads noontime rallies today in front of branches of both banks in Santa Ana.
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January 14, 2010
Costa Mesa Is On the Verge Of Paying One Cop $23,000 a Month
R. Scott MoxleyThe sky's the limit for police pilot K.C. Gleason.Calling its proposal a "potential savings," the Airborne Law Enforcement Services (ABLE) is contemplating giving one Orange County police helicopter pilot two taxpayer-funded paychecks totaling more than $23,325 a month for the next ... More >>
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October 29, 2009
The New Economy Will Run On ChuckBucks
If Chuck DeVore, the State Assemblyman from Irvine, wins the seat he seeks in the U.S. Senate, can he fix the financial woes of California and the country?All signs point to yes, given his campaign's latest innovation: ChuckBucks.The dollar is kind of done, don't you agree? DeVore might be on to ... More >>
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September 10, 2009
Coin, Stamp and Collectibles Expo
Long Beach Convention Center
Blogs
August 19, 2009
Ex-Coto de Caza Fraudster Gets 27 Years in Federal Pokey
Former Coto de Caza resident golf equipment company CEO Colin Nathanson was sentenced today to 27 years in federal prison for his admitted masterminding of a multifaceted fraud scheme that bilked hundreds of victims out of approximately $55 million. ... More >>
Blogs
August 11, 2009
Californians Fare Best in NRDC Oil-Dependence Rankings
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) just concluded a press conference in Washington, D.C., where the environment protectors released a report ranking states by: a) how vulnerable its citizens are to the combined effects of the economic downturn and changing oil prices and, b) significant ... More >>
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July 20, 2009
Shamed ex-SEC Chairman Chris Cox to Float Not on Ice Floe But Orange County Republican Party Boat
John McCain wanted Christopher Cox fired as the George W. Bush-appointed chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Los Angeles Times opined that Cox's chairmanship will be characterized by missing the signs that Wall Street was poised for a meltdown, noting the critics who said Cox's l ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2009
Orange County May Become the Avis of Municipal Bankruptcies
Since 1994, Orange County has held the . . . um . . . honor of having achieved the . . . erm . . . distinction of the largest municipal bankruptcy in history, a $1.64 billion financial fuck-up that has managed to stick like Roger Maris' single-season homerun record.But the seemingly unbeatable alway ... More >>
Columns
May 7, 2009
[Hey, You!] Bond. Series E Bond
Since 1994, Orange County has held the . . . um . . . honor of having achieved the . . . erm . . . distinction of the largest municipal bankruptcy in history, a $1.64 billion financial fuck-up that has managed to stick like Roger Maris' single-season homerun record.But the seemingly unbeatable alway ... More >>
Blogs
February 6, 2009
Newport Beach Financial Whiz Warns of 'Mini Depression' Unless Trillions Spent
A Newport Beach executive has got President Obama's back, saying the U.S. may slump into a "mini depression" unless policy makers spend trillions of dollars to spur growth. "This economy needs support from the government, a check from the government in the trillions," Bill Gross, the co-chief invest ... More >>
Blogs
December 22, 2008
As Cox Takes More Heat, a Bizarro World Blast From the Past
The hits keep coming for embattled Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox, the former local congressman (R-Newport Beach). Amid the Bernard L. Madoff scandal, Cox last week publicly blamed his staff for not vigorously investigating complaints against the fraudster. Today, we hea ... More >>
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September 11, 2008
The Precious
Gold Fever
Calendar
August 7, 2008
Willkommen, Bienvenue
Cabaret
Blogs
July 27, 2008
Last Night: International Pop Overthrow @ Fitzgerald’s
International Pop Overthrow Festival at Fitzgerald’s on July 26 Better Than: Bingo night at the old folks home It’s hard to imagine that in a constant media barrage of the Avril Levines, Jonas Bothers, and Simple Plan’s of the world, the pop rock genre has anything to offer besides an endles ... More >>
Columns
December 20, 2007
Hey, You!
Coin Flipper
Blogs
September 3, 2007
Chris Cox Finally Speaks The Truth!
For more than a decade, I've slammed Christopher Cox, the current chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), for a long list of political misdemeanors. Cox has a shameful record of representing the financial interests of the elites, but if Jeremy Grant with FT.com is right, the ex-N ... More >>
Blogs
March 7, 2007
Squeezing Money from Corpses in Irvine
That companies which use magical accounting practices to rewrite history to fatten the bank accounts of their executives would try to squeeze money from corpses isn't really too surprising, but it is still disgusting. And it's happening in Irvine. The Wall Street Journal reports that dozens of co ... More >>
Music
August 8, 2002
Pump It Up!
That companies which use magical accounting practices to rewrite history to fatten the bank accounts of their executives would try to squeeze money from corpses isn't really too surprising, but it is still disgusting. And it's happening in Irvine. The Wall Street Journal reports that dozens of co ... More >>
Columns
March 15, 2001
Letters
That companies which use magical accounting practices to rewrite history to fatten the bank accounts of their executives would try to squeeze money from corpses isn't really too surprising, but it is still disgusting. And it's happening in Irvine. The Wall Street Journal reports that dozens of co ... More >>
News
February 1, 2001
Cox Proposes $6,000 IRS Loophole!
You just have to be a rich white guy to get it
Music
August 3, 2000
Revenge of the Archies!
Pop bands rule at the IPO
Columns
June 29, 2000
Such a Deal!
Pop bands rule at the IPO
News
June 24, 1999
Unhealthy incomes
Too many of OCs best-paid executives work for HMOs
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