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January 15, 2012
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher on Peeing
In the 1990s, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher lobbied in Washington, D.C. on behalf of the Taliban at the exact time it harbored international criminal Osama bin Laden before the 9-11 terrorist attacks.Rohrabacher felt comfortable asserting in public that the American news media had unfairly smeared ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Occupy OC Protesters Duped For Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's Orange County Event
About 50 liberal Orange County activists protested a Republican event here tonight for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, but rallied at the wrong location.The error wasn't necessarily the activists' fault. The Walker event was scheduled for the private, Newport Beach offices of Orange County Republica ... More >>
Blogs
November 23, 2011
[UPDATED with UCI Chief "Appalled":] UC Protesters Get Help From Above to Stop Campus Cops' Baton Jabs and Pepper Spraying
UPDATE, NOV. 23, 10:24 A.M.: UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake has issued a statement where he says that he is "appalled" by the police response to peaceful demonstrators on other campuses as witnessed in recent YouTube videos. The brutal actions violate UC policies, procedures and the sense of ... More >>
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October 28, 2011
Hazem Chehabi, Syrian Consul General and UCI Foundation Chairman, Draws Another Protest
UCI.edu2010 UCI Medal Award winners Salma and Hazem ChehabiAfter a few months of monitoring and protesting against the Syrian government's mistreatment of its own citizens, some Southern California Syrians are turning their ire back at Newport Beach radiologist and philanthropist Dr. Hazem Cheha ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2011
Four Arrested at Occupy Orange County Santa Ana For Camping
Kevin Liu/OC WeeklyUPDATE: We've got images from the protest earlier today. Click to see the slideshow.We've got the names of the four protesters arrested for camping out in the name of Occupy OC at Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse: Iraq war vet Anthony Velloza, Shay Palmer, Timothy Craven, Osama ... More >>
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October 21, 2011
[UPDATED: Santa Ana Police Respond to Camping Request] Occupy Orange County in Santa Ana Tomorrow
Update, October 21, 7:50 P.M.: The Santa Ana Police Department sent out a press release this evening stating that Occupy Orange County protesters won't be able to camp on city property. The release states that though the police will continue to work with protesters to ensure their first amendm ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2011
Lawyers Guild Offers Assistance to Occupy Protest Groups
National Lawyers GuildAssemble the lawyers: The Mass Defense Committee of the National Lawyers Guild sent out a press release this morning announcing their intentions to help Occupy groups in what co chair Mara Verheyden-Hilliard called "The single largest support effort for protesters since the ... More >>
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October 17, 2011
Occupy Long Beach Protesters Arrested Yesterday for Camping
Occupy Long Beach via FacebookLooks like Orange County isn't the only local Occupy group not getting love from the police. Much like activists attempting to camp out in Irvine this weekend, Long Beach protesters in downtown's Lincoln Park got the bums' rush. A press release issued by the LBP ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Santa Ana Police Threaten Occupy Activists with Arrest
That whole "occupy" part of Occupy Santa Ana is proving to be a bit difficult. Santa Ana Police officials and City Attorney Teresa Judd met with members of Occupy Santa Ana yesterday and informed them that the municipal code doesn't allow camping on city property. The group initially planned to o ... More >>
Blogs
October 11, 2011
Orange County Labor Federation Keeps Protests Rolling
OC Labor Federation Official FlickrThe Register has reported yet another protest against the banking industry was held at the Chase branch located on Lincoln Ave. and Harbor Blvd. in Anaheim yesterday. The group of approximately 75 people, organized by the Orange County Labor Federation, rallied ... More >>
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October 7, 2011
Protesters Disrupt Bankers Meeting at Balboa Club
The LA Times is reporting that protesters disrupted a bankers conference held at a Newport Beach yacht club on Monday. According to Sgt. Steve Burdette, Newport Beach Police responded to the Balboa Bay Club Monday at 10 A.M., where a large group of protesters with a campaign known as ReFund Calif ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
Kelly's Army Strong
The eclectic mix of protesters demanding justice for Kelly Thomas still has battles to fight, even after two officers were charged in his death
News
September 22, 2011
Who's Gagging Whom In the Irvine 11 Case?
The First Amendment, academic freedom and Islamophobia collide in an OC courtroom
Blogs
July 8, 2011
[UPDATED with UCI Nixing Meeting:] Dr. Hazem Chehabi Urged to Cut Ties With Syria's Brutal Regime or Step Down From UC Irvine Foundation Board
UPDATE, JULY 8, 5:25 P.M.: Syrian freedom activists say that when they protested at UC Irvine the morning of June 9, a campus official promised a future meeting with an associate chancellor to discuss what they consider a troubling relationship between Syria's brutal regime and Dr. Hazem Chehabi, ... More >>
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June 9, 2011
[UPDATED with UCI Promising Meeting:] Dr. Hazem Chehabi Urged to Cut Ties With Syria's Brutal Regime or Step Down From UC Irvine Foundation Board
UPDATE, JUNE 9, 4:31 P.M.: This morning's rally at UC Irvine targeting Dr. Hazem H. Chehabi--the UCI Foundation's president-elect, Syria's honorary consul general in Newport Beach and a prominent Orange County philanthropist and nuclear medicine specialist--went "smooth," according to an organize ... More >>
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May 30, 2011
Avalon Bar's Anti-Sobriety Protest Friday Night
Ryan RitchieLest anyone think the cops don't know what's happening on the streets, read this: Avalon Bar's anti-sobriety protest was slated to begin at 9 p.m. Friday. And it did. By 9:05, there were four people holding signs that read stuff like "There's a party in my pants" and "I'm drunk." Ther ... More >>
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May 27, 2011
Avalon Bar Hosts Anti-Sobriety Protest Tonight
Let's toast to anti-sobriety!It's about time someone stood up to the powers that be and demanded change. And I'm not talking about that sort of change that gets thrown on campaign posters only to be forgotten once elections are finished. I'm talking real change, the sort that requires protests to ... More >>
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March 25, 2011
[UPDATE: OC Democrats Blast Pauly] Video Captures Protesters, Politicians Berating Muslims at Yorba Linda Charity Function
UPDATE, MARCH 25, 4:40 P.M.: The Democratic Party of Orange County has weighed in on Villa Park City Councilwoman's Deborah Pauly's harsh remarks at an anti-Muslim rally in Yorba Linda last month. (Welcome to the party, folks!)As you might expect from a party philosophically opposite of a teabagg ... More >>
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March 2, 2011
Supreme Court Rules for Reverend Fred Phelps' 'God Hates Fags' Picketing Outside Military Funerals
The Reverend Fred Phelps' God-Hates-Faggetry that plays out outside military funerals, political conventions and Rent productions at Corona del Mar High School won U.S. Supreme Court protection this morning.Justices voted 8-1 to uphold an appeals-court ruling that threw out a $5 million judgment ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
Egyptian Rebellion Inspires Hip-Hop Solidarity Song
Tens of thousands of Egyptian workers left work on strike today, bolstering the 16th day of protests against the regime of Hosni Mubarak and pressing for the president's immediate resignation. North American hip-hop artists, inspired by the persistence of the people in Cairo's Tahrir Square, hav ... More >>
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July 10, 2010
Protest Outside Angels Stadium Before Tuesday's All-Star Game Seeks to Move Next Year's All-Star Game from Mexi-Hating Arizona
The sporting eyes of America will focus on Anaheim this Tuesday for the baseball All-Star Game--so what better time to schedule a protest against Arizona's retrograde, anti-Mexican, pro-Arpayaso policies than just before the game?A Facebook page called "Move the 2011 All Star Game out of Arizona" ... More >>
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June 11, 2010
Seal Beach Neighbors to Protest BP and Arco
Residents of the Bridgeport neighborhood in Seal Beach have previously warned those living along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline that they may have a long wait before British Petroluem (BP) cleans up its oily mess. The Orange Countians know because they have been fighting BP for years over contamina ... More >>
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April 24, 2010
Joe Arpaio Visits Santa Ana Cholo Bar, Gets Protested, Ducks OC Weekly Questions!
Photo by Beth StirnamanArpayaso, CCIR head witch Barbara Coe, and Hunt: Who is the biggest clown?The big protest against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio--in town because OC sheriff's candidate Bill Hunt has a massive man-crush on America's Most-Corrupt Sheriff--is supposed to be happening outs ... More >>
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April 8, 2010
Dueling Protests: Two Groups Picket OC Superior Court
Christopher VictorioTwo groups with quite different agendas but upset at the same thing--Orange County's justice system-- joined forces today at OC Superior Court in Santa Ana, carrying signs and chanting slogans in an effort to alert the public to problems inside OC's main courthouse. In front o ... More >>
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September 30, 2009
Healthcare Workers to Protest Job Cuts at Kaiser Orange County
Coming to Anaheim Thursday.Kaiser Permanente employees will picket outside the Kaiser Orange County facility Thursday to protest the health behemoth's plans to slash 1,350 jobs in coming months.Kaiser workers in purple shirts are scheduled to chant, carry signs and speak with patients about the e ... More >>
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August 4, 2009
Sanchez Navigates I've-Got-Mines to Get to Newport Beach Cash
Sanchez: Slummin'.Following the lead of politicians of every stripe, Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) swooped down on GOP-friendly Newport Beach Tuesday morning to blab, push cold eggs around her plate and, most importantly, pick up hard campaign cash at the Balboa Bay Clu ... More >>
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June 18, 2009
Flags at Local Iran Street Protest Spark Debate
Photos by Christopher VictorioThe controversial flag flies in Irvine Wednesday.Alexandra Zavis and Paloma Esquivel blog in the LA Times that the appearance of the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag at U.S. rallies "is stirring tension between Iranian expatriates who come out to express solidarity w ... More >>
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April 27, 2009
Slideshows: The Faint and Ladytron at the Grove of Anaheim, Protest the Hero at Chain Reaction
How was your weekend? Really? To shreds, you say? Well, us, we took in some shows, like the Faint (from Omaha!) and Ladytron (from Britain!) at the Grove of Anaheim on Saturday night (read Ned Raggett's interview with Ladytron here) and Canadian prog metal dudes Protest the Hero at Chain Reaction on ... More >>
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February 26, 2009
A Fortuitously Timed Tax-Denying Conference Comes To Our Tax-Hating County
Man met bril / Flickr / Creative CommonsSpotted on the commute to Weekly world headquarters today: a brown Dodge pickup whose back window read, in blue electricians-tape lettering, "TAX REVOLT!" Spotted on Red County and Orange Juice Blog: recall fever against all the Republicans who supported the s ... More >>
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December 29, 2008
Little Gaza Protest: the More Things Don't Change
Here is a photo from the protest at the "Little Gaza" area of Brookhurst Street over Israel's violent actions against Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip.But here's the twist: photographer S. Twair did not snap the shot during Sunday's demonstration, which drew about 200 people over four hours pro ... More >>
News
October 23, 2008
[Election 2008] Ron Kovic's War on War
Here is a photo from the protest at the "Little Gaza" area of Brookhurst Street over Israel's violent actions against Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip.But here's the twist: photographer S. Twair did not snap the shot during Sunday's demonstration, which drew about 200 people over four hours pro ... More >>
Blogs
August 29, 2008
Go Help the Saints this Weekend
Since we're all staycationing this Labor Day weekend, make yourself useful and show up to Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church in SanTana. That's where SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) members will be leafleting outside from 9 a.m. through 11 p.m. to protest the kid's-glove trea ... More >>
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April 17, 2008
Tony Rackauckas Hunting Commies in Little Saigon?
The Weekly never passes up on an opportunity to make fun of our favorite local lawman—favorite, now that Sheriff Mike Carona's out of the picture, that is—Tony Rackauckas. So when we saw this item on the fiesty and irreverent Bolsavik blog by ex-Nguoi Viet Daily News managing editor Hao-Nhien Vu ... More >>
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February 24, 2008
Live Review: Ludacris on 02/23
Review, video and photos by Patrick Chavis. Ludacris, Pacific Division Walter Pyramid, Cal State University Long Beach February 23, 2008 A night of protests, hos and intellectual conversation in the LBC: isn’t that what hip-hop’s all about? The opening act—Pacific Division from Palmdale, ... More >>
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September 28, 2007
Conviction Overturned for OC's Most Famous Anarchist
Three years ago, Orange County's most famous anarchist pleaded no contest to several felonies relating to his alleged attempt to blow up La Habra's Moose Lodge in 2002. On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court overturned Matthew Gordon "Rampage" Lamont's conviction, arguing that police violated La ... More >>
Features
August 16, 2007
Red Scare in Little Saigon
Le Vu's Viet Weekly newspaper endures OC's latest anti-communist witch-hunt
Blogs
June 22, 2007
Friday's Headlines
Anger in the air:Vietnamese-Americans are expected to gather in Dana Point tonight to protest the presence of Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet - who many have human rights and religious freedom questions for. Desegregation entry "festive" after all: Earlier in the week, we noted that a Huntin ... More >>
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May 1, 2007
'D-port! D-port! D-port!'
Illegal immigrants, legal immigrants, minutemen, and anarchist ninjas all gathered together, and the American flag was more popular than on the Fourth of July. The May Day rally and march in downtown Santa Ana drew a crowd of between 1,000 and 3,000 people, according to a police estimate. Cops on h ... More >>
Blogs
April 4, 2007
Foxes, Henhouses, and the Fashion Police
Just like breaking a leg can take your mind off a toothache, the major traumas the Bush administration has inflicted on the body politic make it easy to forget the lesser damage it's doing. Or, as Ruth Marcus puts in her column in today's Washington Post, "The tornado of disastrous headlines - ... More >>
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March 27, 2006
Here Come the Mexican Walk-outs!
Am sure you know about the mass immigrant rallies that bloomed across the country this past week. Now, the marchers visit Garden Grove. Just got word that high school students are walking out, and that cops are handing out tickets to jaywalkers--we're looking at you, Officer J.S. Perkins! How long b ... More >>
News
January 19, 2006
Razin' La Raza
Whether posing as protesters or cutting off speeches, OC police clamp down on immigrant-rights activists
News
September 19, 2002
Is There Something Wrong With These People?
Chapman University janitors stage one-day strike
Columns
December 27, 2001
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Chapman University janitors stage one-day strike
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June 14, 2001
No Food to Free Willy
Eco-activist fasts 31 days to protest Navy sonar linked to sea-mammal deaths
News
June 1, 2000
Working for Beans
Demo at Diedrich Coffee is no Battle in Seattle
Columns
February 3, 2000
Good Times
Remembering the days when gay clubs were cool with everybody!
Columns
December 16, 1999
The New New World Order
Legal demonstrators, the Idiot Party and Arthur Carmona
News
May 6, 1999
Hearts and Blinders
The propaganda war continues in Little Saigon
Columns
April 15, 1999
Letters
The propaganda war continues in Little Saigon
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