Joe Dunn

How I Found Out About the Lost Mexicans of the Bastanchury Ranch

If you don't already know, I'll just say it here: we at the Weekly love to tell the hidden history of Orange County, those stories that never made it into the master narrative, whether it's its about the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, the Orange County chapter of the Black Panther Party, the Great Flo ... More >>

OC Young Democrats Reject Tom Daly's State Assembly Candidacy

​At one point in modern Orange County history Anaheim's Tom Daly was considered the biggest rising star in the local Democratic Party.That sentiment ended in 1996 with the stunning emergence of Loretta Sanchez, then an unknown character who toppled legendary, Republican Congressman Robert K. Dorna ... More >>

Has the Decline of the Register Created Space for Nonprofit Site the Voice of OC to Put Down Roots?

[BEST OF OC] El Profesor (the Professor): Erwin Chemerinsky

Another Voice May Enter OC Investigative Journalism Fray

State senator-turned-media-baron Joe Dunn With the Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times experiencing shrinking staffs and budgets, another player may fill the perceived investigative news vacuum. The Times reports: A group that includes former state lawmakers, high-profile ... More >>

Despite Obnoxious Protesters, OC Gay Marriage Rally Inspires Crowd

Photo by Christopher VictorioRich Cook leads Men Alive at gay marriage rallyWhile famed conductor Rich Cook directed his singing group Men Alive in the harmonious, sweet sounds of "Marry Us," an overly-tanned and hairy, fat, middle-aged bald man wearing shorts and a tank top held a handmade poster ... More >>

Get Liberally Thrashed this Thursday

What with a Sheriff retiring, a Governor supporting a toll road through a reserve AND a state beach, not to mention the imminent thumping of the Chargers by the as-yet undefeated Patriots. . . . . .who doesn't have a reason to drink liberally? Stop by Memphis Bar in Santa Ana at or around 8:30 to ... More >>

Thursday's Headlines & Surprises: Carona Camp Says FBI Case "Trash"

Hookers take cash too, Mikey: Dana Parsons writes today that “the good news for [indicted OC Sheriff Mike] Carona is that the government doesn’t always win.” But Parsons says the “bad news” for Calamity Mike is that the feds take their “sweet time putting public corruption cases togethe ... More >>

Wednesday's Headlines & Surprises: Safer Teen Sex in OC?

Lots of Unprotected Fornications in SD: The San Diego Union-Tribune reports this morning that youths ages 15 to 24 in our southern neighbor county had a whopping 85,000 cases of chlaymdia, gonorrhea and AIDS in 2005. How’s that rank? Well, according to the newspaper, researchers at the Cali ... More >>

Not a 'Stiff,' Nor a 'Loser'

WEB EXCLUSIVE! The OC Weeklys Statewide picks

Black Gloves, Brown Camry, Bad Case.

The Orange County District Attorney's office has declined to prosecute a Santa Ana health care activist for a bizarre case of road rage. Dr. Michael Fitzgibbons, a mild-mannered whistleblower who had criticized patient care at Santa Ana's Western Medical Center, was arrested two weeks ago for waving ... More >>

Commie Girl

Hooray for the Evil Queen! Crazy sex, evil, awards top local communists perfect month!

Election Results

Since the world didn't live up to the expectations of nervous Christians and end yesterday, we now have to turn our attention to counting the ballots from yesterday's primary. (Lazy goddamn Antichrist, always making more work for me...) Matt Coker's bold electoral prediction proved corrected. Asses ... More >>

Dem Bones

First there was yesterday's Election Day lunch--the GOP-heavy shindig where Weekly editor Will Swaim only got halfway through the hilarious speech I wrote for him because he was shuffling back and forth between pages and so lost my text and thus never got to the payoff, "Thank you, ladies and gentle ... More >>

Commie Girl

Baby Needs a Ball Gag: The silly season starts strong in OC

Commie Girl

Imagine Me on a Bus!

Stop us if youve heard this one before . . .

Political Transvestism, Puma Killing, and The Blotter's Clairvoyance

Political transvestism and puma killing are in the news today, and both were implicit in posts on The Blotter yesterday. Coincidence or clairvoyance? Yesterday's first Blotter post dealt with the investigation by State Senator Joe Dunn (D-Garden Grove) into the California National Guard's spying o ... More >>

Protecting California from Grannies

State Senator Joe Dunn's (D-Garden Grove) investigation into the California National Guard's spying on political activists was featured on the KGO evening news yesterday. Whether the story on San Francisco's ABC affiliate will help raise the profile of the investigation remains to be seen, but this ... More >>

Tax Man Tran

Republican Van Tran talks tough on taxes, spends freely

Tour of Booty

Times reveals Umberg sex scandal, Register gets the real dirt

This Is How They Do It About the O.C.

Three newspapers, three parachute dispatches, three laughers

Now With Less Chaudhuri!

Physician forced out of deal for three OC hospitals, still has mitts on one

Boy-Buggering Bingo!

10 unlikely winners and losers in the Orange Diocese sodomy sweepstakes

Not a Dunn Deal

State Senator Joe Dunn says hes ready to investigate controversial hospital deal

Letters

The Times They Are A-Changin . . . Back!

The GOP gets funky, by which of course we mean they smell

The Case for Governor Tom McClintock

Why progressives should vote for the most conservative candidate in the race to replace Gray Davis

Pete Wilson on Steroids

Cruz Bustamante on Arnold Schwarzenegger, the GOP and John and Ben

That Could Be Anyones Ass in That Photo

There are Democrats, I tell you, lurking in our hills

Letters

Letters

Are OCs Democrats Dunn?

Landslide 2002

What we saw on election night

Endorse-O-Matic!

Capitol Idea!

Commie Girl in Sacramento

In the Sewage Pipeline

Anti-dumping bill picks up steam

Drugs Are Bad, Mmmmkay?

People I want to fight!

Clubbed!

Old bags, 1. Hipster girl, 0. Big cans, 2

Mammaganza!

Everyones a racist! Oh, yes, you are!

United We Brand!

So a priest, an imam and a Buddhist guy make a long-distance phone call . . .

Drinkin for Jesus

And thanks for not hurling on the Indiana Jones Adventure!

Letters

Behind the Smoke

Measure G to the countys poor: Go to the end of the line, and wait there for 20 yearsagain

The Kid is Free!

Arthur Carmona released from jail 10 years earlyand two years too late

You Are Surrounded by Idjits, Mostly

Our cruel but insightful wrap-up of OC Elections

Way Far Right

Likely new chairman promises to make state GOP the Party of God

And Out the Door You Went

October-December

Letters

'YOU'RE A SCUMBAG!'

Bob Dornan brings out the worst in me