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  • Calendar

    May 3, 2012

    Latin American Famiy Festival

    Bowers Museum

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Tracy Ramon Seward, President David Palmer Lookalike, Admits to Robbing, Hostage Taking

    ​A dead ringer for 24's President David Palmer in a dark suit and tie with a white collared shirt walked into a Lake Forest Payday Loan store around 9 a.m. on June 10, 2009, pulled out a loaded semi-automatic handgun and held it at the head of a 61-year-old customer. He ordered the teller to empty ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Starbucks Supports Gay Marriage

    ​Even if their coffee's not really your thing, this might warm you up to the StarCorp. The company has come out in support of Washington State legislation that recognizes marriage equality for same-sex couples.Here's the letter sent out to nearly 150,000 employees: 

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Carla Ann Brennan Pleads Guilty to $262k Student-Loan Scam, Gets 7 Years in Joint

    ​Carla Ann Brennan, who vaulted to first runner-up in one of last year's Ugly Police Mugshot of the Week lists with the pose at right, was sentenced to seven years in state prison after pleading guilty today to stealing $262,000 from at least five unsuspecting students by taking loans out in thei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Will Dream Act Passage Prompt OC Protest of Gov. Jerry Brown?

    ​Despite its reputation as a right wing political stronghold, Orange County of recent times has been a hotbed of progressive activism. You name the subject--war, gay rights, Islamophobia, corporate power, racism, animal rights and the environment--and local liberals have consistently hit the stree ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Carla Ann Brennan Accused of Using Stolen Student Loan Funds to Repay Tax Fraud Restitution

    ​The evidence at right would indicate Carla Ann Brennan is a strong contender for Friday's semi-regular Ugly Police Mugshot of the Week feature. Believe it or not, there's an uglier one coming. But Brennan deserves some kind of recognition if the charges against her are true. Most brazen alleged g ... More >>

  • Columns

    June 9, 2011

    Ah, the Why-Can't-They-Just Wait-in-Line Myth!

    [¡Ask a Mexican!] And the securing-the-border myth! In the same week!

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    [UPDATED with Conviction:] William Warren Baker Pleads Guilty to Ponzi Scam, But Where's His Mom?

    No, PONZI scheme ...​UPDATE, MAY 20, 4:30 P.M.: Orange County sheriff's investigators went to investigate a missing person and found a vast Ponzi scheme.Laguna Niguel house flipper William Warren Baker, 59, pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $900,000 from investors in a Ponzi scheme by fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Resistant Culture Headlines Benefit Show for OC Dream Team

    Lalo AlcarazImagine they are mohawks​ The DREAM Act is back in the news and a show this Friday in Fullerton featuring Resistant Culture will benefit the local efforts of the Orange County Dream Team. The federal legislation providing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrant youth who at ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2011

    Benefit Show for Japan

    Alex's Bar

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Were You Ripped Off by Hoang Quoc Tathanhlong, Fake Financial Planner Who Allegedly Preyed at Funeral Home?

    ​Hoang Quoc Tathanhlong, 49, of Westminster, lied about being a certified financial planner while working at a funeral home and stealing more than $650,000 from a widow through fake investments before using the money for his own personal expenses, including buying himself a Mercedes-Benz, prose ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Loretta Sanchez Seeks Faster IRS Review of Orange County Pension Plan Changes

    ​Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) is calling on Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to expedite Internal Revenue Service review of Orange County's proposed changes to its employee pension program--not because she believes the IRS will expose flaws but because she's kinda sorta for it and kin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2010

    The Vandals

    House of Blues

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Newport Beach Research Firm Predicts It's Going to Get Ugly for Future Retirees

    ​A Newport Beach investment management firm predicts many Americans are heading toward a retirement disaster and don't even realize it. At least those folks shouldn't feel alone: many of those running big pension funds also don't know "we're headed for a retirement train wreck and it's going to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2010

    Sunday News Notes

    Rizzo: I've been sodomized!​Local news highlights include:Ex-Bell city manager says he is a rape victimIn case you haven't heard: Robert Rizzo, Bell's city manager who paid himself $1.5 million annually, was sexually assaulted. Yep, and Rizzo is naming names. The perpetrator? The LA Times, he says ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Samuel Eliezer Herr, OC Homicide No. 22: Shot, Dismembered, Body Parts Spread Around

    Courtesy of Costa Mesa Police DepartmentSammy Herr went from murder suspect to murder victim.​Originally believing Samuel Eliezer Herr to be the prime suspect in the murder of 23-year-old Irvine resident Juri Julie Kibuishi in his own apartment (see OC Homicide No. 19), Costa Mesa police detective ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Healthcare Celebration Today, Healthcare Protest Tomorrow

    ​Supporters of the historic healthcare reform bill signed into law by President Barack Obama will gather in front of the Garden Grove district office of Rep. Loretta Sanchez this afternoon to thank Orange County's only Democratic member of Congress for her yes vote on the controversial legislation ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    [UPDATED:] Trabuco Canyon's Lila Rizk Guilty in Massive Real Estate Fraud

    UPDATE: At her sentencing in a Los Angeles federal court today, Trabuco Canyon's Lila Rizk received a three-year prison term for her role in a massive mortgage fraud scheme that caused tens of millions of dollars in losses to federally insured banks.​A federal jury on Aug. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    Real Estate Appraisal Execs Tied to Daniel Sadek Charged With Fraud

    Sadek​Daniel Sadek can't seem to keep himself out of the crime files lately.A couple weeks ago it was an armed invasion of the former sub-prime mortgage king's Newport Coast home.Today, the owner of an Irvine real estate appraisal firm associated with Sadek--who September's Vanity Fair ranked No. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Gettin' Made: Craft Workshop Wednesday at The Kids are Alright

    Crayon Fawns by, you guessed it, Crayon FawnIf you don't have plans Wednesday night and are tired of the summer re-runs on tv, you should make haste for The Kids Are Alright in downtown Long Beach. Kim Kessler, owner of bridal boutique Kiki's Originals, will be teaching a do-it-yourself leather cuf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2009

    It's a Quick Read 22: Weekend and Monday Edition

    Orange County Register: Robbins: The chance of dying in Orange County from a natural disaster is relatively low. This is based on a study Fox News cheerily lables "the death map." . . . Wisckol: A 59-year-old Aliso Viejo woman's description of kissing President Barack Obama on his cheek at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2008

    Chris Gaffney has liver cancer

    Chris Gaffney, who for years has been pretty much OC's go-to guy for quality country music playing, singing and songwriting, has been diagnosed with liver cancer. And, like far too many musicians, he needs help to pay for his very costly chemotherapy treatments. Even though Gaffney has health insura ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 6, 2007

    Fabulous!

    Delta Work’s Big Fat Drag Show

  • News

    November 8, 2007

    Taken to School

    Judge dismisses a multimillion-dollar lawsuit by professors alleging class-hour fraud against Chapman University

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2007

    Beach Break: Cheap drugs

    Who doesn't like cheap drugs? Nobody that's who! So lets all jump up and click our heels together in glee because the city of Long Beach has introduced a drug card program that will reduce prescription medication costs by up to 75 percent for its residents! Oh the joy of it all! The UNA Rx Card is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2007

    Everything Old is New Again

    See if by reading its opening paragraph you can guess what sets this story by the San Francisco Chronicle's Greg Lucas apart from the raft of other stories about universal health care that have been appearing in the papers. Trying to forge a consensus among dozens of powerful special interests, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2006

    Indonesian Earthquake Relief

    For anyone interested in helping the victims of the massive earthquake in Java, globetrotting raconteur and author of the forthcoming Prisoner of Trebekistan, Bob Harris has helpfully posted on his blog a list of charities assisting the survivors. Bob's post also touches on some of the questions you ... More >>

  • News

    August 8, 2002

    It's the Economy, Stupid

    For anyone interested in helping the victims of the massive earthquake in Java, globetrotting raconteur and author of the forthcoming Prisoner of Trebekistan, Bob Harris has helpfully posted on his blog a list of charities assisting the survivors. Bob's post also touches on some of the questions you ... More >>

  • News

    July 25, 2002

    Reform-School Congress

    For anyone interested in helping the victims of the massive earthquake in Java, globetrotting raconteur and author of the forthcoming Prisoner of Trebekistan, Bob Harris has helpfully posted on his blog a list of charities assisting the survivors. Bob's post also touches on some of the questions you ... More >>

  • Columns

    February 21, 2002

    Welcome to Jesusville

    For anyone interested in helping the victims of the massive earthquake in Java, globetrotting raconteur and author of the forthcoming Prisoner of Trebekistan, Bob Harris has helpfully posted on his blog a list of charities assisting the survivors. Bob's post also touches on some of the questions you ... More >>

  • News

    March 1, 2001

    A Systematic Rip-Off

    Already accused of bilking tenants, developer Argyros may have targeted Vietnamese-Americans

  • Features

    December 14, 2000

    Gifts for the Starving Student

    Already accused of bilking tenants, developer Argyros may have targeted Vietnamese-Americans

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