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Christopher Jordan Dorner $1 Million Split Injunction Request Denied by Judge: Update

See the updates at the end of this post about one of the eight parties shut out from the $1 million Christopher Dorner reward going to court to stop the distribution of funds today, and a judge in Los Angeles shutting him down.The Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday released a three-judge pane ... More >>

The 20 Greatest Ranchera Singers of All Time, No. 10-1

See also:*The 20 Greatest Ranchera Singers of All Time, No. 20-11*The 20 Greatest Songs of Vicente Fernández: The Complete List*Antonio Aguilar, Ranchera Legend, Gets Giant Statue of Him Unveiled in Los Angeles; His 10 Greatest Songs!*The 10 Best Songs of Ramon Ayala, Conjunto Norteño Legend and A ... More >>

Christopher Jordan Dorner Manhunt Reward Fund to Get $100,000 Boost from City of Irvine

When Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Police Chief Charlie Beck announced a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of then-living fugitive Christopher Jordan Dorner on Feb. 10, they were surrounded by other city and police officials from LA, Irvine, Riversid ... More >>

Chris Dorner Affidavit: Randal Quan Called Irvine Police the Night His Daughter and Would-Be Son-in-Law Were Found Slain

Randal Quan, the father of one of the first murder victims pinned to rampaging LAPD washout Christopher Jordan Dorner, called the Irvine Police Department watch commander right after initial media reports of two people being killed at a condo complex Feb. 3 out of fear his daughter may have been one ... More >>

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck Puts His Officers and Victims in Orange County First and Foremost

Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck held a wide-ranging press conference this morning on the Christopher Jordan Dorner case, which plunged Southern California into a nightmare after the former La Palma resident is believed to have killed an Irvine couple out of revenge before taking the ... More >>

Christopher Dorner, Ex-Cop & Irvine Murder Suspect, Allegedly Declares War on LAPD in Manifesto Outling Department Corruption

Southern California law enforcement is on high alert tonight as one of its own has turned the tables on police and declared in a chilling manifesto, "You will now live the life of the prey . . . You have misjudged a sleeping giant."Those are the alleged words of 33-year-old Christopher Jordan D ... More >>

Orange County CVS Pharmacist Admits Aiding Middle East Terrorists, Faces Feb. 15 Sentencing

Despite initially claiming post-2011 arrest innocence and implying that the FBI had manufactured a false case that she aided Middle East terrorists, an Orange County pharmacist has pleaded guilty and faces sentencing next month.Turkey native and legal U.S. resident Oytun Ayse Mihalik of La Palma wor ... More >>

OC GOP's Apocalypse Now

The party's over for Republicans in Orange County and California

Robert Avery McClain, Deputy-Turned-Sadistic Torturer, Leads the Prison McChain Gang

Former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy Robert Avery McClain--not to be confused with Orange County Sheriff's Deputy Jennifer Tamara McClain, who is accused of sexing up a white supremacist inmate at Orange County Jail, nor Jennifer McClain, the La Palma woman popped this week for burglarizing gy ... More >>

Breaking Down the 47th Congressional District Primary, One Vote and Dollar at a Time

Peter Mathews is a Cypress College political science professor, so who better to break down the 47th U.S. Congressional District primary? His interest extended beyond academics. The Democrat was among eight candidates on the ballot for the redrawn district that includes Cypress, Rossmoor, Stanton, W ... More >>

Oytun Ayse Mihalik, Turkish National Living in OC, Accused of Funding Pakistan Terrorists

​Ah, Pakistan, that U.S. . . . ahem . . . ally with the homegrown terrorists trying to blow up American soldiers and citizens abroad. Let's us keep those special friends in mind while checking out this: Oytun Ayse Mihalik of La Palma has been indicted on federal charges of providing material suppo ... More >>

[UPDATED with Girl Relative Victim Revealed:] Christopher Raymond Olague, Calvary Chapel Pastor, Accused Anew of Child Molestation

​UPDATE, NOV. 29, 2:38 P.M.: We noted yesterday that many commenters to our original post on Christopher Raymond Olague's child molestation arrest defended the Calvary Chapel pastor and demonized the 8-year-old girl who was allegedly paid $40 not to say anything about being victimized. We wondered ... More >>

Ronald Reagan Statue is Not Enough: 5 More Ways Park Can Honor the Gipper

​A bronze statue of Ronald Reagan was dedicated at Bonita Canyon Sports Park in Newport Beach Sunday. (Bonita Canyon Sports Park, where have I heard that name before? Oh yes, HERE, in a post about Newps dumping its former city attorney for allegedly getting in a DUI wreck near the park.)Dana Rohra ... More >>

Claude Lee Coker, 80-Year-Old Molester of Little-Girl Relatives, Gets 15 Years to Life in Prison

​With a Virgil, Vernon and Clarence on the family tree, it would not surprise me if there is also a Claude dangling somewhere from it. And the sunspots on top of the fellow's head at right do resemble those on the noggins' of my father and recently departed uncle.But other than that, no, ass-wipes ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Tustin, Cypress, La Habra, Costa Mesa, Dana Point and Garden Grove Hold DUI Checkpoints Tonight, a Bunch More Follow Through the Holidays

​Update, December 17, 2:46 p.m.: Irvine Police announce a DUI checkpoint for Saturday night (weather permitting). Details on next page.Update, December 17, 12:11 p.m.: Two more DUI checkpoints will be held tonight, in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach.The Seal Beach operation runs from 6 tonight ... More >>

Jollibee's Coming to Anaheim, Or: Can We Finally Get Around to Calling a Part of Anaheim Little Manila?

I knew that the Filipino chain Jollibee (it's mascot is above, rocking the Bieber and Beyoncé) was interested in coming to Anaheim months before its official announcement last week, but couldn't spill the deets due to...well, I can't even say that! It's a good thing, of course, and represents the s ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Election 2010: Coker is Spun, Polled, Teabagged

​1:28 p.m.: Orange County agreed with state voters on most ballot initiatives, although more of us did want to keep choking on polluted air until the unemployment rate drops and most like the state budget approval process to remain fucked-up, thank you very much (probably because many are philosop ... More >>

Dueling Dishes: Battle Sisig

Edwin Goei Sisig from Ellen's Pinoy Grille​ Only a few dishes in all of Filipino food, an under-appreciated and misunderstood cuisine in the States if ever there was one, can be said to have crossed over. It could be argued that adobo has made it, and perhaps also the crispy, taquito-thin e ... More >>

Honda Center Debuts Revamped Food Offerings

Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyArena food tastes better when garnished with Canuck tears.​Q: What's better than an awesome cheesesteak at OC's home of hockey?A: An awesome cheesesteak with a Ducks home victory on top. Cue the Bro Hymn!

Rapist/Killer Edward Patrick Morgan Wins Supreme Court Point

Eddie Morgan​You've probably never heard of Edward Patrick Morgan, a onetime La Palma and Anaheim resident who charmed his way into the lives of awestruck young Orange County women with smooth talk, model good looks, perfect hair and a fat-free ripped 5-foot-8, 200-pound physique.But Morgan is a m ... More >>

Battle Seolleongtang: Anna's vs. Jang Mo Gip

Flickr user thedelicious​You could be excused for never having heard of seolleongtang. It isn't on the radar for most people who are just starting to delve into Korean cuisine, because it's never sold in barbecue restaurants or soon tofu places. You could be excused for not knowing how to pronounc ... More >>

Authorities Trumpet Largest Orange County Curfew Sweep

​About 300 officers from 20 law enforcement agencies made sweeps through various Orange County communities last night and early today and swooped up 67 kids in violation of city curfew laws, the District Attorney's office announced. Curfews begin at 10 or 11 p.m., depending o ... More >>

Crime Time: Toys 'R Us Jerk-Off, Fake Cops, Gangbangers, Breakdancers and Son of a Real Housewife of OC

7-Eleven surveillance screen grab courtesy Anaheim Police Department. All others courtesy of Orange County Sheriff's DepartmentClockwise from top left: Justin Buseth is accused of breaking into a home and doughnut shop in Dana Point; Daniel Chomina has a long record and faces several felony charges; ... More >>

Disneyland Goes Goth and Iowans Cower

Photo by Stephanie Anne RicherOh, to be queen and Goth for a day!On her blog The Digital Hairshirt, Santa Ana family law attorney and hobbyist photographer Stephanie Anne Richer has a fun account and some great photos (including this one here) from Bats Day, the annual Goth get-together at Disneylan ... More >>

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Santa Ana Bores Forbes

Santa Ana, boring? Our hopping county seat, where dudes kidnap boys, bullets rain from the sky, the Cham live free, municipal workers are laid off as trash fees rise, violent crime has dropped but still rules the county, air conditioners are cranked up to 11 in January, Lamborghini dealerships come ... More >>

Reaching Maximum Capacity, and Then Some, at Ellen's Pinoy Grille in La Palma

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Harald Martin: Mexican Lover?

Turns out everybody's favorite Mexican-suing, rape-victim-blaming, Zapatistas-supporting school trustee is actually Anaheim's only defender of poor, hopeless Mexicans--and he's getting hell for it. At least that's how Harald Martin describes himself. In a long, rambling letter sent last Friday to an ... More >>

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Partying, Drinking, Death

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Funniest Line of the Year

It comes in the middle of a Daily Pilot story today about an incident that wasn't very funny at all: 23-year-old white supremacist Ronald Bray of Huntington Beach is accused of a hate crime for allegedly punching the face of a wheelchair-bound black man outside a Costa Mesa convenience store early F ... More >>

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