Subject: Malibu

• Sheriff Loses Battle To End Federal Case

  A U.S. District Court in Los Angeles has refused Sheriff Michael S. Carona’s demand to dismiss a First Amendment complaint filed by former Carona challenger, ex-sheriff’s Lt. William Hunt, according to a press release issued this morning by Silver, Hadden, Silver, Wexler & Levine. Hunt attorney Richard A. Levine says it’s possible now that Carona will be “held accountable for abuse of office and for interfering with the constitutionally protected free speech of Mr. Hunt.” Hours aft

  October 5, 2007

• Your heroes: Cal inmates?

  "Thank you heros" read a the words in neon orange, painted onto a plank propped against the corner of Modjeska Canyon Road and, ominously, Shadowland. The spelling was off, but the sentiment was genuine. Photographer Christopher Victorio and I stood with our cameras at the side of the road, watching as two L.A. County Fire vehicles drove past the thank you note, each full of California inmates clad in orange. Moments earlier, fire crew supervisor and 25-year LAFD vet Curt Hummel stopped to c

  October 26, 2007

• Sunday's Headlines & Surprises: The Shame of Wayne Gross

  Dana Point Gets a Celebrity! Earvin “Magic” Johnson and his wife, Cookie, have purchased a $7.6 million gated-community “vacation” home in Dana Point, according to the Times. Though “Hot Property” reporter Ruth Ryon didn’t share more details about the location, you can assume it’s at the oceanfront Headlands, property owned for decades by the Chandler family, longtime owners of Ryon’s employer. Anyhow, real estate agent Shelley Brown told the paper that Johnson, who lives most

  November 18, 2007

• 2.4 million reasons to check your state taxes REALLY carefully!

  Just got your W2? Wondering how long you can leave it this year before working out how much of your I-can-see-why-I'm-not-living-in-Malibu income you owe the Governator and the feds? Well, there's some bad news from Sacramento you need to be aware of before you have an even worse day than necessary. The state agency that prints tax forms has distributed about 2.4 million screwed-up versions of Schedule CA (540), California Adjustments. If you're not aware of it, it could cost you a bundle. (

  January 23, 2008

• Japanese Motors in Vice's Grip Now

  July 15, 2008

• Drinkin for Jesus

  December 28, 2000

• Women Beater Aids Steve Young's Campaign?

  Relax. It's not what it seems. New campaign-finance disclosure reports filed today in Washington, D.C., show that Irvine attorney Steve Young, a Democrat, has collected an impressive amount of contributions in his uphill bid to unseat Representative John Campbell. Included in the $64,555 Young (pictured) has raised since July was a $2,300 contribution from Jason Luna, the San Diego man who beat 100 women earlier this year to become the first million-dollar winner on NBC's 1 vs. 100. Young

  October 15, 2008

• Just Like Rainforests in a Glass

  September 25, 2003

• Surfrider Flush With Cash, Not Without Controversy

  Sacramento correspondent Brian Joseph had an interesting post on the Register's OC Watchdog blog last week about the explosive growth of the San Clemente-based Surfrider Foundation. Confirming with a group that follows the membership and money generated by nonprofits, Joseph reported that Surfrider has quadrupled in size since they started the battle against extension of the 241 Foothill-South toll road.In 1997, before the toll-road controversy, Surfrider reported revenues of about $1 million. I

  April 13, 2009

• Letters From OC Weekly Readers

  January 1, 2009

• Shwayze Carries the Fruity-Drink-Soaked Banner for 'Douche Rap'

  December 25, 2008

• Getting Hounded

  December 4, 2008

• Party Balls

  September 11, 2008

• Despite the Labels and Levity, the Big-Screen 'Sex and the City' Is a Poor-Man's Knockoff

  May 29, 2008

• [Web Exclusive!] Summer Grows Up: The Season of Big-Budget Bangs Uses Its Brain

  May 15, 2008

• Tooting Our Own Horn

  November 1, 2007

• The Fire of the Century . . . of the Year

  Hellish fires now, Sahara Desert later, says UCI doom prophet Mike Davis

  November 1, 2007

• Furious and Curiouser

  Orange County falls deeper into the infamous Malibu Ferrari crash

  August 16, 2007

• New Reviews

  We recommend: Americanizing Shelley, Civic Duty,

  May 3, 2007

• John, Long Gone

  A final introspective, before the Sympathy records founder moves
  

  February 1, 2007

• Commie Girl

  Pots of Gold: At the end, theres the Rainbow

  November 30, 2006

• This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

  November 30, 2006

• Trendzilla

  If I were kiiiiing of the forrrrrest

  November 9, 2006

• Commie Girl

  July 27, 2006

• Get Out!

  June 29 - July 6: Handjobdrugscum
  

  June 29, 2006

• Trendzilla

  May 18, 2006

• Requiem for Surfing's Black Knight

  March 16, 2006

• Trendzilla

  March 2, 2006

• Get Out!

  January 12, 2006

• Dead Hot Crazy

  November 24, 2005

• Step Into Liquid, Bro!

  October 27, 2005

• Taste the Sand

  August 11, 2005

• Kill the Cougar

  June 10, 2004

• Vacuuming in the Nude!

  May 29, 2003

• Each year, its a little less wonderful

  May 29, 2003

• Summer Eats (Drinks)

  July 25, 2002

• Plenty Trepidatious

  November 15, 2001

• Charles Marowitz

  September 14, 2000

• Pacific Rim Job

  August 3, 2000

• I'll Tumble for You

  July 27, 2000

• The Beet Goes On

  July 8, 1999

• Trout Mess Replica

  June 3, 1999

• Summer Beach & Beer Guide

  June 3, 1999

• It's No Red Bull: Harbor High Seeks National Surf Crown

  Newport Harbor High School's surf team has a chance to be crowned the national champion as it competes in the Red Bull Riders Cup National Championship this weekend at Upper Trestles at San Onofre State Beach south of San Clemente. Harbor High's Sailors, who were the Orange County Regional Champion, are scheduled to compete in the second heat of the day against Satellite High School, the Central Florida Regional Champ, at 1 p.m. Saturday. Opening up the competition at 10 a.m.

  June 5, 2009

• Surfrider Goes Upcoast and Inland to Celebrate 25 Years, Honor Pearl Jam, Incubus, David Chokachi

  Future Keepers of the Coast awardees Pearl Jam.​Surfrider Foundation celebrates its 25th anniversary not in Orange County where it's been headquartered for years or in the Malibu of its roots, but upcoast and inland to the big city that rhymes with "Moss Fangeles."

  August 17, 2009

• Wax On, Wax Off: The Black Hole Surf Shop Makes Waves in Costa Mesa Scene

  ​Friday, August 28th: Black Hole Surf Shop Opening Reception"I can remember your name if I just stop trying," he said, "don't tell me. I can get it if I just stop trying." He was a sixty-something man known locally as "The Dude." Sabre Vision makes a pair of sunglasses called The Dude, named after him. He is thin and tall and has shoulder length white-gray hair under a large trucker hat. He rides a skateboard. Next to him was a group of young girls, maybe six at the oldest. Next to them was a

  August 31, 2009

• Wax On, Wax Off: Surfrider Foundation Celebrity Expression Session recap and Hurley Pro update

  ​The surf was uneventful at best at last weekend's Surfrider Celebrity Expression Session in Malibu. But even with not-so-great conditions, a chance to ride First Point with nobody out is a rare treat, no matter how famous you are. Surfer celebs come in all shapes and styles, ranging from Jason Mraz to actor Eric Balfour of numerous television and pop film appearances, to Jane's addiction bassist Eric Avery.

  September 18, 2009

• Menu For Newly Opened Fish Grill Factory in Santa Ana

  Edwin Goei​Back in May I chronicled the closing of a sushi joint on Bristol Street, a block or so away from South Coast Plaza. I entitled it "Blue Fish, We Hardly Knew Ye". Later in August, Lesley had the scoop: another fish-centric restaurant was going to take it's place. After a while it became evident that it wasn't just going to be another sushi joint, but an American fish grill cut from a similar cloth as the ever popular California Fish Grill chain.

  October 20, 2009

• Drink of the Week: Sexy Alligator at Beachfront 310

  ​ If the bartender tells you this drink is meant to be downed in one go, don't listen. Most regular patrons of the Beachfront 310 Bar & Grill on Huntington Beach's Main Street have wrestled with the Sexy Alligator and can tell you from first-hand experience that even though the drink is pushed as a shot, it's way more manageable when sipped as a cocktail. The bartenders might also insist that the ingredients of this signature cocktail are a secret, but they're not difficult to make out on

  October 30, 2009

• Wax On, Wax Off: Surfing, Violence and You (Pt. 2)

  Flickr user MikeBaird I've continued to ask local surfers to share their thoughts and experiences on surfing-related violence in Orange County. Here are some additional thoughts that have come in since yesterday: "Orange County is just as bad as anywhere else. Some 40 year old man tried to drown me at the [Huntington] Pier when I was 16. I dropped in on him and called him a kook, but I was just a kid." "It seems like there is a link between poverty and violence and we live in a bubble

  October 30, 2009