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La Palma

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Accused Orange County Terrorism Suspect: FBI is Using Secrecy to Mask a Bad Case

    A lawyer representing an Orange County CVS pharmacist accused in 2011 of lying to the FBI about her role in funding international terrorism claims the government's case is weak and that prosecutors are abusing foreign intelligence secrecy rules.Defending Oytun Ayse Mihalik against the charge when th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    [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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    You May Not Know Your Future, But Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Does

    ​Roy Reynolds is a Fountain Valley-based pollster with a bug up his ass about the Southern California Association of Governments.Thank God.For those who have never heard of SCAG, it is, as Reynolds puts it, "an unelected, unrepresentative pseudo-government-like group" that "we must tolerate in our ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    [UPDATED with Final Tallies:] Fourth of July Surprise! Stepped Up DUI Checkpoints and Patrols

    ​UPDATE, JULY 6, 10:38 A.M.: The Avoid the 38 DUI Task Force just released the final numbers from the holiday weekend past's three sobriety checkpoints and multiple DUI saturation patrols countywide.From 12:01 a.m. Friday through midnight Monday, officers representing 38 county law enforcement age ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    [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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    [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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    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!

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Top 10 OC Public Elementary Schools*

    ​OK, we've given you the top 10 public schools in Orange County on the high school and middle school levels.**based on the California Department of Education's just-released Academic Performance Index (API) rankings, which are derived from statewide test scores. What follows are the 10 best OC ele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    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 >>

  • Columns

    April 30, 2009

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    Ex-LAPD Cop Admits Guilt in OC Kiddie Picture Arousal Case

    A visibly nervous Ralph Cameron Lakin II (pictured) stood out this morning in Superior Court Judge Steven Bromberg's courtroom not just because he wore a natty suit (tan slacks, green coat and floral-patterned tie), but also because the other criminal defendants awaiting attention were hoodlums or ... More >>

  • Food

    December 18, 2008

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

    A visibly nervous Ralph Cameron Lakin II (pictured) stood out this morning in Superior Court Judge Steven Bromberg's courtroom not just because he wore a natty suit (tan slacks, green coat and floral-patterned tie), but also because the other criminal defendants awaiting attention were hoodlums or ... More >>

  • Columns

    April 24, 2008

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    A visibly nervous Ralph Cameron Lakin II (pictured) stood out this morning in Superior Court Judge Steven Bromberg's courtroom not just because he wore a natty suit (tan slacks, green coat and floral-patterned tie), but also because the other criminal defendants awaiting attention were hoodlums or ... More >>

  • Columns

    October 11, 2007

    Letters

    OC Weekly is a stupid tabloid for journalists/writers who could never make it to a real newspaper!

  • News

    August 16, 2007

    The Martin Chronicles

    Onetime ally turns against controversial Anaheim school trustee Harald Martin

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2007

    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 >>

  • Music

    August 10, 2006

    Partying, Drinking, Death

    Lee Artavia and Jake Snyder of IVEBEENSHOT

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2006

    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 >>

  • Features

    October 20, 2005

    Anaheim

    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 >>

  • Features

    October 21, 2004

    Best of OC 2004: Part 1

    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 >>

  • Food

    July 1, 2004

    My City Kicks Your Citys Dining Ass

    Dont trust the Times or Pringle: Anaheim is OCs best dining burg

  • Music

    July 1, 2004

    Here Comes A Regular

    Jumping off at Cliffs

  • News

    June 3, 2004

    FDA FUs Plan B

    Plan Your Unplanned Sex Accordingly

  • Features

    October 30, 2003

    Fox on Box Shocks, Rocks!

    TVs The O.C. best captures whats really real about our town

  • Features

    October 30, 2003

    Best Dining

    TVs The O.C. best captures whats really real about our town

  • Food

    March 6, 2003

    Eat That Turo-Turo, White Boy!

    Grilled pig cheeks and La Palma lumpias at Ellens Pinoy Grille

  • News

    August 8, 2002

    Waive Goodbye

    How inland cities killed sewage dumping

  • Music

    May 16, 2002

    Bored to Death

    The Voids cure the suburban yawns

  • Columns

    January 17, 2002

    Diary of a Mad County

    The Voids cure the suburban yawns

  • Columns

    January 4, 2001

    The Year in Bits: January- June

    The Voids cure the suburban yawns

  • Features

    January 4, 2001

    Year in Review

    The Voids cure the suburban yawns

  • Columns

    January 4, 2001

    Year in Review

    The Voids cure the suburban yawns

  • Features

    October 26, 2000

    1: Shall We Begin?

    The Voids cure the suburban yawns

  • Features

    September 14, 2000

    Exclusive Interview!

    We found someone as old as the Weekly

  • Columns

    July 13, 2000

    Surf and Turd

    We found someone as old as the Weekly

  • Features

    July 1, 1999

    Summer Eats

    Part Two

  • News

    September 17, 1998

    45 rides. 16 hours. One man. Disneyland in a day!

    Consider your origins: you were not made that you might live as brutes, but so as to follow virtue and knowledge.
    ---Dante

  • Columns

    September 10, 1998

    Smile, You're on Candid Camera

    Consider your origins: you were not made that you might live as brutes, but so as to follow virtue and knowledge.
    ---Dante

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