Robert Acosta

The OC Weekly Reader On the Iraq War: Our Coverage Over the Past Decade

I still remember where I was when we first started bombing Baghdad in 2003--at some concert with some chilanga at the late, great Key Club in Los Angeles, still just a freelancer for this infernal rag. Everyone at the Weekly opposed the Iraq War, because we knew it was unjust, would accomplish nothi ... More >>

The Little People's Park Riot of 1978

The scene that set the stage for Anaheim Latinos' eternal mistrust of police

[Sprawl of Sound] OC Weekly's Music Editor Bids Farewell, Bittersweetly

[Sprawl of Sound] Mike Conley, 1959-2008

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'I had a swarm of bees in my side yard one time and called vector control to get them. "Sorry sir, we dont do that. You will have to call a beekeeper for that." I should have told them they were fire ants; maybe they woul

He Ain't Marching Anymore

Robert Acosta leaves the Iraq anti-war movement to heal himself

Peace and Video Games

A visit to an Army recruiting station

Latinos We Like

And the Food They Love

Ill Fold Your Teath Back for You'

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Hail the Hesitant Hero

Robert Acosta joined the Army looking for a life. Thanks to an ambush in Iraq, he found it