In "War & Water" Matt Coker interviews Hasan Nouri, the developer who pitched plans to stabilize Aliso Creek and his native Afghanistan, but no one listened. News
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Hasan Nouri was the on the Weekly's Dec. 12, 2008, cover for raising awareness about the plights of his native Afghans and Orange County's polluted Aliso Creek. Manager of the Stormwater Engineering Division of URS Corp. in Santa Ana and recipient of civil engineering's prestigious Herbert Hoover Medal for humanitarian work, Nouri years ago co-founded International Orphan Care, which first helped children who lost their parents amid endless war in Afghanistan before being expanded to other count
Rep. Laura Richardson (inset), Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Rep. Ed Royce, together at last.If the goal of a press conference is to produce a "big announcement" that makes news and warrants coverage--the usual reason one calls a press conference in the first place--then the Iran Supporters Network failed Friday evening at Irvine City Hall. But if the idea was to bring local politicians, community leaders and the Iranian American community together, engage in some spirited preach
