Personnel Changes

[UPDATED with Board's Memories:] Chuck Smith--No, Not That Chuck Smith; We Mean the Former County Supervisor--Dies

See the update at the end of this post about county supervisors remembering Smith before adjourning today's Board meeting in his honor.ORIGINAL POST, OCT. 1, 2:18 P.M.: Charles V. "Chuck" Smith, who as an Orange County supervisor during the Weekly's toddler years became our face for good (advocating ... More >>

McDonald's New CEO Described as a "Teddy Bear Of A Man"

​McDonald's has announced it is bringing on a new CEO come July when Jim Skinner, its current CEO, retires after 7 years at the helm. When Don Thompson, the 48-year-old Chief Operating Officer who oversaw the successful roll-out of its McCafe concept, takes over, he does so after working his ... More >>

Former TBN Finance Head: Board Illegally Took $50 Million; Attorney Grabbed Breasts to "See How They Feel"

​A former executive for the Trinity Broadcasting Network has accused the company of illegally funnelling more than $50 million in charitable assets to its board of directors. In a federal lawsuit, Brittany Koper, granddaughter of TBN founders Paul and Jan Crouch and the former chief financia ... More >>

Schuller Shakeup at Crystal Cathedral: Reverend Robert's Daughter 'Temporarily' off board

​The Crystal Cathedral announced in a statement Wednesday that Senior Pastor Sheila Schuller Coleman is temporarily leaving the board of directors. "The leadership changes to the Board of Directors for Crystal Cathedral Ministries are temporary and we believe that they will be good for the Cr ... More >>

Why Does John Urell, Pedo-Priest Protector Supreme, Sit on the Board of a Catholic School?

​If there were justice in this world, Monsignor John Urell would've been in San Quentin long ago, in prison in a culture where child molesters and their protectors aren't welcomed with open arms like they are at the Diocese of Orange. But there is no justice, and so not only does John Urell remain ... More >>

City Plays Favorites With Nonprofits

The environmental group with a connection on the council pays very little rent, the 'controversial' Latino-outreach group pays much more

[BEST OF OC] El Profesor (the Professor): Erwin Chemerinsky

Old World Village's Rep As a Haven for Skinheads Is the Least of the Huntington Beach Oddity's Problems

Auto Industry's Demise is Orange County Great Park's Gain

No one is buying cars in this country. That means new cars aren't leaving dealer lots. That means U.S. ports are getting backed up with cars that, at least temporarily, have no place to go. And that means ships bringing these cars into those ports are getting backed up as well.Gee, if only there was ... More >>

Flush TwiceIts a Long Way to Huntington Beach

Why wont the sanitation district clean up the massive sewage plume off the countys coast? Follow the money

Toll Road Collision

Two San Clemente city officials took more than $40,000 from the countys toll road agency

They Froze Silva's Brain

Head Supervisor lacks the vision thing