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Garden Grove City Council

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2007

    Tuesday's Headlines & Surprises: Rohrabacher Joins ACLU?

    Dana Adopts ACLUish Torture Position! At an Oct. 12 rally, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Skipped Vietnam Combat Duty) repeatedly blasted solitary prison confinement. “Long periods of solitary confinement are considered torture,” Rohrabacher said to a tiny Huntington Beach crowd that looked st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2008

    I Ask for the Journalism Gods To Rain Bad Karma

    Perhaps its the Makers Mark that the Weekly's late, great Commie Girl bought me, but when someone at Pangea yelled "There's the news camera!" I sprung into action, Besides making ridiculous faces and pretending to get in a fight with Garden Grove City Council candidate Paul Lucas (who maintained his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2008

    First OC Book Signing for Orange County: A Personal History Mucho Success

    With apologies to Orange County Register sports genius Randy Youngman, notes, quotes and observations from my Sept. 18 book signing at the Yost Theater for my new book, Orange County: A Personal History: *About 500 people showed up to hear my lecture! About 500! I add the qualifier because the Yost ... More >>

  • News

    July 5, 2001

    More Freebies for the Rich

    Garden Grove bends over for hotel developer, gives workers the shaft

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2008

    Boss Tran Tries to Rule the Little Saigon Airwaves Again

    Chris Prevatt at The Liberal OC posted a fascinating piece over the weekend about efforts by Assemblymember Van Thai Tran to muzzle a critic on the Little Saigon airwaves. Reading excerpts from Tran's cease-and-desist letter to radio host Do Son was deja-vu all over again for me. In late 2003 and e ... More >>

  • Columns

    February 14, 2008

    Letters from OC Weekly readers

    Chris Prevatt at The Liberal OC posted a fascinating piece over the weekend about efforts by Assemblymember Van Thai Tran to muzzle a critic on the Little Saigon airwaves. Reading excerpts from Tran's cease-and-desist letter to radio host Do Son was deja-vu all over again for me. In late 2003 and e ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 31, 2008

    Letters

    'He will have had a greater positive impact in people's lives than some judgmental, morally superior journalist who can only throw barbs to build himself up at the expense of one who has passed away'

  • Features

    January 17, 2008

    Dammit, Janet!

    Why do Supervisor Janet Nguyen's former supporters in OC's Republican power structure hate her so much?

  • Features

    March 30, 2006

    Season's Greetings!

    Our Annual Guide to the Angels

  • Features

    March 30, 2006

    Good Grief!

    Curt Pringle, our biggest loser

  • News

    October 13, 2005

    Agran on the Warpath

    Indians are the new bogeyman in the war against an already defeated airport

  • News

    June 30, 2005

    Losers Again

    Communists, Bush defeat Little Saigon in human rights war

  • Features

    October 21, 2004

    Best of OC 2004: Part 4

    Communists, Bush defeat Little Saigon in human rights war

  • Columns

    August 26, 2004

    Diary of a Mad County

    Communists, Bush defeat Little Saigon in human rights war

  • Features

    November 20, 2003

    Where Have All the Blowhards Gone?

    An Iraq invasion retrospective!

  • Features

    November 6, 2003

    The Thin Boo Line!

    Orange Countys 31 scariest cops!

  • Features

    October 30, 2003

    Best Politics, Art, and Outdoor Sports

    Orange Countys 31 scariest cops!

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    Bad News: Everybody Wins

    Orange Countys 31 scariest cops!

  • Columns

    August 12, 1999

    Selling Out

    Its a witness and a hoot

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    ACLU Lawyer Honors: So LA. Who Needs 'Em? Oh, Wait ...

    Courtesy ACLU/SCBelinda Escobosa Helzer, staff attorney for the ACLU/SC, fights for Quan Am Temple. Hey, where's her award?Normally, we'd blow off the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California's 15th annual Law Luncheon on June 19. It's on a Friday, which is when we normally catch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Garden Grove Residents Reminded of $1,000 Firecracker Fine as Tet Nears

    ​Little Saigon's Tet Festival is Friday through Sunday (the actual Vietnamese New Year), so the Garden Grove Police Department issued a reminder to the community that the city imposes a $1,000 fine on those who set off illegal fireworks.

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    17 of 19 Defendants Pleaded Guilty in Little Saigon Gaming Machine Case

    ​Seventeen of the 19 people swept up in last spring's crackdown on illegal gambling machines in Little Saigon have reportedly pleaded guilty to misdemeanors.Charges were dismissed against an 18th arrestee, California Café manager Anh Viet Quach, 34, of Westminster, while Cafe Miss Cutie owner Ha ... More >>

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