Paul Lucas

Orange County Bids Farewell to Storefront Marijuana Dispensaries

But they're not shutting down without a fight

OC & Riverside Democrats Struggle to Reverse California's Potpocalypse

When it comes to mainstream American politics, usually it's the Libertarian Party that one would associate with a pro-marijuana (medical or otherwise) agenda, but now you can add the Democratic Party to that very brief list. To wit: in Riverside, the very town whose fight over a local ban on marij ... More >>

Democrats Proudly Wear the Union Label

Above the “Teamsters Local 952 Orange County and Vicinity” logo on the wall behind the speaker’s podium at the Orange union hall on Marks Way is the image of two horse heads. Instead of suggesting that represents the calling card of some syndicates that have been known to associate with labor ... More >>

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

This Week in the OC Weekly

Democratic Candidate Paul Lucas Says He's Still in Trouble for Playing Footsie With Republicans

I Ask for the Journalism Gods To Rain Bad Karma

Perhaps its the Makers Mark that the Weekly's late, great Commie Girl bought me, but when someone at Pangea yelled "There's the news camera!" I sprung into action, Besides making ridiculous faces and pretending to get in a fight with Garden Grove City Council candidate Paul Lucas (who maintained his ... More >>

A conversation with Paul Lucas

IBEW hall, nine-ish... Would-be Garden Grove City Council member Paul Lucas notices my "Vote for LYT" shirt... "What the hell's LYT?" "My initials" "Oh, are you Luke something something of the OC Weekly?" "That's me" "You're not what I pictured." "Dare I ask...?" "I thought you'd look like Nick Sc ... More >>

Dammit, Janet!

Why do Supervisor Janet Nguyen's former supporters in OC's Republican power structure hate her so much?

Less than an hour until the polls close...

... and I'm soooooo confused. I was out of town last Thursday through Sunday, and when I returned there were 17 messages on my phone from the likes of Pete Wilson, Dick Ackerman, Hillary Clinton, someone yammering about Jessica's Law, the Nguyen running for an OC school board seat and his partner in ... More >>

Attention, Anaheim!

WEB EXCLUSIVE! Your guide to some of the locals in the Happiest City on Earth

Commie Girl

Good Clean Trashy Fun: Happy Halloween, y'all

Commie Girl

Where Everybody Knows My Name: Take that, Gustavo!

Commie Girl

Blame Baseball: While most Californians were watching the Dodgers, democracy died a little in HB

Commie Girl

Freedom Costs a Buck-O-Five: Ladies and gentlemen, your Labor Day weekend!

Commie Girl

You Know Whos Not a Criminal? Paul Lucas is everywhere but jail

O, America . . .

Reflections on Election Day, 2004