Pete Weitzner

The Newly Dumbed-Down 'DayBreak OC' Is the Funniest OC-Centered Sitcom Since 'Arrested Development'

Democrat Boss (& Daybreak OC) Clueless on Cultural Reference

During Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church Obama-McCain interviews earlier this month, the pastor asked McCain to identify the “three wisest people that [sic] you know that you would rely on heavily in an administration.” McCain quickly named General David Petraeus and Lindsey Graham, a Republica ... More >>

The Media-O-Meter: Reggie Thievery; Desperate Mickadeit; Blind Item Bonanza

BITE ME! The Orange County Register blatantly steals ideas from other publications! Not that that's too shocking--the Reggie has been lifting from the Weekly for years without giving us credit, and the rare times they have, it usually takes the form of some vague "other media outlets" brushoff ... More >>

Pete Weitzner...or Wietzner...or Witesner...or

Guess I missed this, so who knows how long it's been up, but if you go to the Daybreak OC biography page right here, you'll notice the curious spelling of co-anchor Pete Weitzner's name at the top of the page. That's because, as of 3:50 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, IT'S SPELLED WRONG. It's not W ... More >>

Reg-O-Meter© -- Week Ending May 3

●We’ll dispense with the usual rundown of all things eye-rollingly wretched in the Reggie this week—our way of being nice, what with the new round of departures at OC’s largest-circ fishwrap just announced. So we won’t even get into that intellectually-challenging poll where the Reggie a ... More >>

[Moxley Confidential] Chi Mak, an OC-Based Spy for Communist China, Looked Like a Bumbling Nerd

●We’ll dispense with the usual rundown of all things eye-rollingly wretched in the Reggie this week—our way of being nice, what with the new round of departures at OC’s largest-circ fishwrap just announced. So we won’t even get into that intellectually-challenging poll where the Reggie a ... More >>

Introducing the Reg-O-Meter©!

●We’ll dispense with the usual rundown of all things eye-rollingly wretched in the Reggie this week—our way of being nice, what with the new round of departures at OC’s largest-circ fishwrap just announced. So we won’t even get into that intellectually-challenging poll where the Reggie a ... More >>

Thursday's Headlines & Surprises: Criminal Miscalculations

California's New Math: The LA Times reports today that state prison officials miscalculated the sentences for not 25 or 50 or 100 but for 33,000 current inmates. According to judges, officials have been applying the "wrong formula." Writes reporter Michael Rothfeld, "The sentencing errors range fro ... More >>

Carona in Cuffs!

Sheriff Mike Carona, facing federal criminal corruption charges, turned himself in early this morning at the Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse in downtown Santa Ana. Later in the afternoon, Carona, along with his wife Debbie and mistress Debra Hoffman, appeared in the courtroom of Judge Robert Block ... More >>

OC's Scariest People

Our Congressional delegation tops this year’s list of 33 villains (31 for October, plus two more to get to the Dia de los Muertos, ese)

Thursday's Headlines & Surprises: Darth Vader Chases Janet Nguyen

Our Congressional delegation tops this year’s list of 33 villains (31 for October, plus two more to get to the Dia de los Muertos, ese)

"Only in New Jersey!"

And other important "local" stories on Daybreak OC

Monday's Headlines & Surprises: Laguna prefers goats on grass

Mexicans are safe on this one: A report issued recently to the Laguna Beach City Council found that goats will clear vegetation from fire-sensitive slopes for a cost of $198,000 per year, while juveniles working off a crime in the county’s Probation Department would require $385,000. A consultant ... More >>

So Long, OCN

Were again the bastard stepchild to LA