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  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    OC Muslims Connect With Japanese-American Internment Struggle at Manzanar

    John Asanuma was 11 years old when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, paving the path for mass imprisonment of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor. The Los Angeles native, and his parents were sent to Manzanar in 1942--one of the largest camps housing more than 120,000 Ja ... More >>

  • News

    January 26, 2012

    Little Arabia Grows Up

    Can one of the country's largest Middle Eastern neighborhoods patch up its rivalries to become OC's next famous ethnic enclave?

  • Music

    December 15, 2011

    Gary Tovar Has His Goldenvoice

    The iconic concert production company birthed Coachella, helped punk-rock luminaries early in their careers—and isn't done yet

  • Food

    October 27, 2011

    Mozza Offers Pizza By Batali

    Mario Batali and Nancy Silverton's long-awaited Newport Beach outpost of their pizza hut finally opens

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Carson Palmer, QB Pride of Santa Margarita High, Reported Traded to Oakland Raiders

    ​Those unnamed sources who know everything about everything before you or I say Santa Margarita Catholic High School quarterback stud turned USC star turned Cincinnati Bengals first round pick turned Bengals tackling dummy Carson Palmer has been traded to the Oakland Raiders. If that's true, it's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    A Brief History of Tamales in Santa Ana

    ​You know that book about the history of Mexican food in the United States that I mention in every other post? I released a brief, brief preview of it in the Food section of today's Los Angeles Times, specifically on the tamale wagons that ruled the streets of Southern California in the late 1890s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Lakers Return to Honda Center Oct. 19

    ​The Lakers are down 2-0 to the Mavs, and if they lose tonight in Dallas all hope will be lost for a three-peat.Speaking of elimination, the Honda Center in Anaheim won't be the home of an NBA team for at least another season.Are you ready for some basketball?

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Transition Laguna Beach: Changing OC's Food Sources, One Garden At A Time

    Courtesy of Transition Laguna BeachIt doesn't get more local than your own backyard.​We're mocked a great deal in Orange County for our love of chain restaurants, convenience food and cheap, Sysco-type food. It doesn't seem to matter that our tastes mirror those of the rest of the country--the poi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Can You Rap Like Ms. Krazie?

    ​Do you think you've got what it takes to rap with Ms. Krazie? Well, mujeres, now is your chance! Female fans of the rapper have until the end of this week to throw their rhymes into the ring for an opportunity to record with the artist on her next studio album. The month-long "Rap Like Ms. Krazie ... More >>

  • News

    August 26, 2010

    Forever Scared

    Herman Atkins is still trying to pick up the pieces 10 years after he was freed from imprisonment on phoney rape charges

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2009

    Healthcare Workers to Protest Job Cuts at Kaiser Orange County

    Coming to Anaheim Thursday.​Kaiser Permanente employees will picket outside the Kaiser Orange County facility Thursday to protest the health behemoth's plans to slash 1,350 jobs in coming months.Kaiser workers in purple shirts are scheduled to chant, carry signs and speak with patients about the e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Can "PETA Girls Gone Wild" DVDs Be Far Behind?

    Courtesy of Vegan Mel's MySpace pagePETA's Melissa Sehgal (right), who also goes by "Vegan Mel," demonstrates against McDonalds.Melissa Sehgal, who vows to strip down to a nude body painted like a tiger and confine herself to a cage with a banner above reading, "Wild Animals Don't Belong Behind Bars ... More >>

  • Film

    March 26, 2009

    In the Latest Round of Effects vs. Storytelling, Effects Win Big in 'Monsters Vs. Aliens'

    Courtesy of Vegan Mel's MySpace pagePETA's Melissa Sehgal (right), who also goes by "Vegan Mel," demonstrates against McDonalds.Melissa Sehgal, who vows to strip down to a nude body painted like a tiger and confine herself to a cage with a banner above reading, "Wild Animals Don't Belong Behind Bars ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Warped Tour to Launch in Pomona This Year, Lineup Announced

    For the third straight year, the Vans Warped Tour--46 dates in 2009-will be kicking off at the Pomona Fairplex, this time on June 26. Pre-sales for tickets start April 1 (not a prank), with the "regular" on-sale date being April 18. They've also announced the list of bands performing, though we don' ... More >>

  • News

    March 19, 2009

    [Versión En Español] ¿Dónde en el Mundo Está Edgardo Jiménez

    For the third straight year, the Vans Warped Tour--46 dates in 2009-will be kicking off at the Pomona Fairplex, this time on June 26. Pre-sales for tickets start April 1 (not a prank), with the "regular" on-sale date being April 18. They've also announced the list of bands performing, though we don' ... More >>

  • News

    March 19, 2009

    A Priest the Diocese of Orange Admits Faced an Abuse Accusation Is Still in Ministry In Spain

    For the third straight year, the Vans Warped Tour--46 dates in 2009-will be kicking off at the Pomona Fairplex, this time on June 26. Pre-sales for tickets start April 1 (not a prank), with the "regular" on-sale date being April 18. They've also announced the list of bands performing, though we don' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Hey, Federales: Don't Forget the Pedo-Priest Protectors from the Diocese of Orange!

    When I heard late that the United States Attorney's office is investigating Archdiocese of Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony for his role in covering up the rapes committed by his priest, I attributed it to a hallucination brought on by last night's episode of Lost. But here's the Los Angeles Times ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2008

    Orange County Bishops and Their Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card: A History

    I'm getting disappointed with Diocese of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown. As of recently, I've been reporting more on the kooky actions of former Orange bishops, whether it was homo-hating or homo-hypocrisy, than the current head of the county's Catholics. So it hurts me to report that the latest in Oran ... More >>

  • Features

    May 22, 2008

    When San Juan Capistrano Boots Ignacio Lujano From His Orange Groves, OC's Citrus Era Will End

    I'm getting disappointed with Diocese of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown. As of recently, I've been reporting more on the kooky actions of former Orange bishops, whether it was homo-hating or homo-hypocrisy, than the current head of the county's Catholics. So it hurts me to report that the latest in Oran ... More >>

  • News

    March 6, 2008

    Controversial Developer Robert Bisno Brings His Grease-a-Palm Politics to Santa Ana

    I'm getting disappointed with Diocese of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown. As of recently, I've been reporting more on the kooky actions of former Orange bishops, whether it was homo-hating or homo-hypocrisy, than the current head of the county's Catholics. So it hurts me to report that the latest in Oran ... More >>

  • Features

    February 14, 2008

    How Robert Zilliott's alcohol-monitoring anklet led to a painful run-in with Laguna Beach cops

    I'm getting disappointed with Diocese of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown. As of recently, I've been reporting more on the kooky actions of former Orange bishops, whether it was homo-hating or homo-hypocrisy, than the current head of the county's Catholics. So it hurts me to report that the latest in Oran ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2007

    Sunday's Headlines & Surprises: OC Inspired Space Travel?

    California's Police State: Imagine you are a suspect and the police take your entire statement out of context by secretly recording only snippets that seem to incriminate you in a crime. Can’t happen? Think again. California police officers have won the right to selectively tape you. It’s the R ... More >>

  • Features

    September 27, 2007

    Bad Moves

    The bishop broke his covenant. The former chancellor broke down. But the truth about the Diocese of Orange's sex-abuse scandal is emerging in court anyway

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2007

    New PR Flack For OC Diocese, Same Idiocy

    Long-time observers of the Catholic Diocese of Orange pedo-priest scandal no doubt remember Father Joseph Fenton, the former director of communications who was an unrepentant asshole and didn't mind using sex-abuse survivors when convenient for Bishop Tod. D Brown. He's no longer the Orange diocese' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2007

    The Annotated Bishop Brown Deposition

    Today, Orange County Superior Court Judge Gail Andler ruled that a Sept. 10 deposition of Catholic Diocese of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown for the Jeff Andrade case be released to the public. As a public service announcement, the Weekly presents an annotated version after the jump with beaucoup hotlin ... More >>

  • News

    July 5, 2007

    Pole Cat

    OC portable-pole mogul Keith Scheinberg has turned brass into gold

  • Features

    July 5, 2007

    The General's Last Stand

    Vang Pao devoted his life to fighting communism in Laos—until his onetime ally, the U.S. government, arrested him

  • Columns

    May 3, 2007

    Letters

    'You reduce yourselves to the blogs of housewives with a useless degree in art or literature when you write such cleverly worded nothingness. Fuck you'

  • News

    December 7, 2006

    Silk Stalkings

    Woman imprisoned for terrorizing ex-lovers and threatening their girlfriends is now free

  • Columns

    October 26, 2006

    Letters

    'The real issue is not the motives of the Gunther-the-Terribles but the thousands of California business establishments that refuse to comply with the ADA until a Gunther-the-Terrible comes along and sues'

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2006

    Wheelchair Posse Pal Blasts Weekly

    Angelucci and Gunther: Snakes of a Feather... Marc E. Angelucci, a Los Angeles attorney who has helped David Allen Gunther file lawsuits against small businesses, doesn't know the difference between the Weekly and the Register. This only highlights his trouble seeing reality. Along with a series o ... More >>

  • News

    October 12, 2006

    The New Crips

    An ex-drug dealer and burglar leads a wheelchair posse terrorizing Southern California businesses. Would you believe he has the law on his side?

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2006

    Hypocrites Unite!

    As everyone surely now knows, The Drudge Report has solved the Mark Foley mystery. As you know, Republicans are all about taking responsibility for one's actions. As they demonstrate here, they are indeed taking responsibility--for having an innocent "prank" about pedophilia (nice sense of humor, gu ... More >>

  • Music

    September 28, 2006

    New Song

    Better things for Cold War Kids

  • News

    December 15, 2005

    The Damning Documents

    Better things for Cold War Kids

  • News

    December 15, 2005

    The Damning Documents

    Father Eleuterio Ramos: Read All About "It"

  • Columns

    August 4, 2005

    Aug. 4 - Aug. 11

    Father Eleuterio Ramos: Read All About "It"

  • Food

    July 14, 2005

    The Asian Persuasion

    Great Asian restaurants, and the Asians (and Chuck Devore) who love them

  • News

    March 10, 2005

    Hello, San Diego!

    Schwarzenegger chugs through Santa Ana aboard the middle-brow express

  • Columns

    May 29, 2003

    The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Miss Chile Pepper 2003!

  • Columns

    February 28, 2002

    Im a Puss

    But sos Governor Gray Davis

  • Columns

    November 22, 2001

    Gaddi Damn it

    But sos Governor Gray Davis

  • Features

    April 5, 2001

    This Could Be the Year Register Reporter Robin Hinch Gets to Know You

    But sos Governor Gray Davis

  • Features

    October 26, 2000

    9: Obsequiotic Achievement in Getting Jiggy as All Hell

    But sos Governor Gray Davis

  • Features

    July 27, 2000

    'Noise and Chaos'

    Relish on the road with Warped

  • News

    June 29, 2000

    Get soft on Crime

    National group lauds OCs youth-crime prevention program

  • News

    July 15, 1999

    Rim Job

    Hoop dreamers try to defy the odds

  • News

    June 24, 1999

    Follow the Bouncing Car

    Hoop dreamers try to defy the odds

  • News

    March 25, 1999

    Is That a Badge in Your Pocket? Or are you just happy to see me?

    Are OC's cops a little too excited about busting men for gay sex?

  • News

    August 13, 1998

    Three Strikes Stinks!

    Death, taxes and the self-inflicted stupidity of Three Strikes

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