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Wahoo's Expands Menu: Meet The Citrus Slaw Taco

"So what's new about these?" said our friend as the food came out. After 24 years of consistency with tacos, bowls and burritos, we were at Wahoo's inside Fashion Island having a beer (thank you, full bar), waiting for dinner. Turns out 2013 would be more than a silver anniversary for a quick-servic ... More >>

What Did People Buy On Record Store Day at Coachella?

By: Ryan Cox While we're covering weekend two of Coachella, it's no surprise that the Zia Records' pop-up store was swarming with eager music lovers on Saturday for Record Store Day, hoping to scoop up some of those re-released and hard to-find aural gems. Hell, people were just eager to spend hard ... More >>

Irvine City Employees Doing Just Fine, Thanks!

For those disenchanted by reports of continued high unemployment, sequestration and the devaluation of your hard earned dollars, take heart, apparently it's not all doom and gloom. According to a study conducted by the California Public Policy Center (CPPC), we in the media haven't been entirely vig ... More >>

The 20 Greatest Ranchera Singers of All Time, No. 10-1

See also:*The 20 Greatest Ranchera Singers of All Time, No. 20-11*The 20 Greatest Songs of Vicente Fernández: The Complete List*Antonio Aguilar, Ranchera Legend, Gets Giant Statue of Him Unveiled in Los Angeles; His 10 Greatest Songs!*The 10 Best Songs of Ramon Ayala, Conjunto Norteño Legend and A ... More >>

Top 10 Skateboarders That Became Musicians

Skateboarding and music mingle nicely, from the soundtracks of skate videos to the shredders themselves hitting notes. For some skaters, it's hard to say what comes first, the music or the maple. It's not uncommon while learning about a band to find that a member or two has skateboarding in their pa ... More >>

Blowing Smoke: OC Weekly's Top Ten Marijuana Stories of 2012

2012 was a busy year for marijuana. It began with what looked like the beginning of the end of the medical marijuana industry in California and ended with the legalization of recreational weed in both Colorado and Washington State. Looking back through the posts in Navel Gazing's Cannabis Chron ... More >>

Oakland Pot Dispensary Ruling Could Curtail Federal Crackdown

Anybody notice that ever since Obama was re-elected, all's been quiet on the federal marijuana crackdown front?Maybe all those conspiracy theorists who claimed that Obama would move to legalize marijuana during his second term, or at least back away from the crackdown his administration launched in ... More >>

Coopy Boyer Accused of Posing as Model Photographer to Snare Teen Girls

I'd heard that a photographer had been arrested for sending sexy texts to two teen girls he'd met on the street and asked to model for him, but I resisted writing about it.Then I saw his smirky police mugshot at right, and I resisted writing about it.But, goddamn, when I learned his name is Coopy Bo ... More >>

OC Weekly Reader Wins Plane Ticket for Winning "Guess Where?" So Many Times!

You might remember our interview earlier this year with Diana Hsue (now Lin, because she got married--congrats!), faithful SaFII reader who dominates our weekly "Guess Where?" contest. She has literally won every possible prize we have--tickets to movies, to plays, to OC Weekly events, my books, cal ... More >>

Junior Watson Gets High on Jump Blues

The Founding Member of the Mighty Flyers continues to sail toward cult status

Over the Weekend: Braid - Glass House - 8/17/12

See Also:*Post-hardcore band Braid Shout Down Obstacles to Come Out of Retirement* How Alabama Shakes Turned a Shitty Career Break Into a Major Score* Bloc Party Speaks: Why Bringing Their Guitars to HARD Summer is a Gutsy MoveBraidThe Glass House 8/17/12Friday night saw the freshly-reunited 90's po ... More >>

Bill Lockyer and Nadia Maria Davis Lockyer, California Democratic Power Couple, Split Up

State Treasurer Bill Lockyer has reportedly filed for divorce from his wife Nadia Maria Davis Lockyer, formerly an Alameda County supervisor, Santa Ana Unified School District trustee and rising star in the California Democratic Party.The veteran 71-year-old politician cited "irreconcilable differen ... More >>

FBI Busted SoCal Cocaine Dealer Gets A Huge Break

Because Miguel Angel Dominguez didn't use violence and quickly admitted his role in a Mexico-California-Washington cocaine distribution network cracked by FBI surveillance teams monitoring cells phones, federal prosecutors were willing to chop five months off a proposed 46-month prison sentence. ... More >>

Bruce Springsteen Announces SoCal Date; Eight Potential Guests To Join Him Onstage

​Though there have been rumblings for some time, Bruce Springsteen and what's left of the E Street Band will be returning to Southern California for the first time since 2009's Working on A Dream tour. Springsteen will be playing at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on April 26 with tickets to go on-sa ... More >>

Seal Beach Massacre Tied to Grief Over Issues Like Global Warming

​A Global Warming is Real contributor has drawn a connection between the grief people feel over environmental issues and the Seal Beach hair salon massacre. Carlyle Carsh puts that head-scratching theory forward in her weekly Musings of a Malcontent column titled "Put Down the Gun and Breathe."

Approved Redistricting Maps Favor California Democrats, Help OC Dems, Too

​Well, things are looking up for California Democrats. The latest round of congressional and state legislative redistricting maps, which the California Citizens Redistricting Commission approved this morning, favor Democrats--at least according to a couple of different news sources. In h ... More >>

Kanye West Jay Z = The Throne: They're a Hip-Hop Supergroup About to Go on Tour

​Now they've done it. Jay-Z and Kanye West have formed a hip-hop supergroup called The Throne. And yes, there will be an album, and yes, there will be a tour called (wait for it) Watch the Throne. It will be available digitally on August 8, exclusively on iTunes. On the same day, tickets will be ... More >>

Snakebit Drifters at La Cave Saturday Night

Kim Conlan​Snakebit Drifter with Alejandro Pareja April 9th, 2011 La Cave, Costa Mesa After circumventing the D.U.I. checkpoint on Newport Blvd. and 17th St., I pulled into a parking space at La Cave. As I walked in, I expected to see the dinner crowd making their exit, but every last table in ... More >>

Little Saigon Bids Farewell to a Beloved Troubadour

Grace LeTue Tri Nguyen (Laguna Niguel) and Nhan Vo (Virginia)​Yesterday, Little Saigon was struck by the abrupt passing of a generational icon. An illustrious composer and prominent player in Vietnamese-American media, Quang Duc Nguyen died early Sunday morn ... More >>

Food Profiling: Uncle Iceberg's Hawt Products

​Is it hipster salad dressing?  No. Maybe it's cool and refreshing?  Not that either. So what is Uncle Iceberg's? It's comparable to the balsamic vinegar in a caprese salad--that extra 'oomph' to make mozzarella and tomato sing. The slogan says it all: "The most miraculous hawt sauce eve ... More >>

Washington Post Thinks Higher-End Pho Is a Revelation--HAHAHAHA!

Photo by Das Ubergeek​What is it about the national media that gets Vietnamese-food trends laughably late and wrong? If it's not The New York Times "discovering" Sriracha and bánh mì, it's the Washington Post devoting way too many words to some D.C.-area chefs who, as the headline puts it, "put ... More >>

Five OC Restaurants and Trends that Should be at the New John Wayne Airport Terminal

Flickr user b r e n t​There's a bit of a controversy brewing over two proposals vying to get the food concession contract at John Wayne Airport as it prepares to open its latest terminal next year. One, HMS Host International, has the current contract and proposes to change up the offerings to ref ... More >>

Sunday News Notes

​News highlights include:Meg Whitman's cash is buying her second placeCathleen Decker of the LA Times reports that new polling shows Jerry Brown gaining a "slight edge" over Meg Whitman and that Barbara Boxer has "opened a wider margin over GOP nominee Carly Fiorina in the race for U.S. Senate. ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Prop 8 Overturned

​UPDATE: More details on tonight's celebratory rally (see end of post) . . .In a landmark case, Proposition 8, the 2008 California voter initiative that outlawed gay marriage, was overturned. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco ruled that the voter initiative is unconstitution ... More >>

Ride Michael Jackson In Sacramento

Flickr user InkyhackThe Balloon Samba in San Jose last year​Still not over the King of Pop's passing? Maybe you can pay tribute by riding amusement rides from Neverland Ranch--only seven hours away in Sacramento's California State Fair. The State Fair's carnival will feature four rides purchased ... More >>

Taco Bell Crime of the Week!

​This one is worthy of The Smoking Gun. Simply put: if you're driving a stolen vehicle, DO NOT GO THROUGH DRIVE-THRU.

NarcoTunes

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, this is your Mexican regional music on drugs

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

Gettin' Made: and Makin' Magic

Mama's Magic Studio is the work of stay-at-home mom Jen Johnson from up north in San Jose. When she's not chasing after the little ones, she's crafting up a storm for her Etsy shop. Autumn Sunshine bracelet by Jen Johnson of Mama's Magic Studio​ I know it feels like far from autumn during t ... More >>

Remembering Janice Lowry Gothold

Few local artists provoked as much outpouring of good vibes as Janice Lowry Gothold, whom God called to her reward Sept. 20. The woman, a continual presence in our pages and Best of OC 2007 winner for Visual Art, was a walking smile, a gal with so much talent that the Smithsonian has her personal jo ... More >>

Videos come back to MTV

Well, kinda...For those who can stay up late, MTV has announced a novel concept called AMTV. The show, which airs from 3-9 a.m. Monday through Thursday, does nothing but air music videos for six hours. Call me crazy, but this might be the start of something new. I mean, I could even see this expandi ... More >>

Indie Vs. Major: Who's Got the Flavor

Urban music in 2006 was typified by what it wasnt as much as what it was

All Hands On Deck

Sea Wolfs piratical wear is having the best year ever

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from OC's best damn dining guide

To Soar On

Ray Barbee and his mild guitar

A Few Words on Why Tom Umberg Doesnt Want Campaign-Finance Reform

Pura Vida Costa Rican Cuisine

Best Dining

Faster & Furiouser

Darrell Issa has moved from alleged car theft to stealing the Govs mansion

Diary of a Mad County

Everyones a Friggin Critic!

Mmmmmm, Subjugation

Banh mi and tortas: The French connection

Waiting for Spitzer

Republicans dance like lesbians at convention in San Jose!

Wide Open Spaces

Fletcher Harrington knows gunslingers and whores

We Love to See You Wretch!

An Open Letter to the John Wayne Airport Commission

Letters

Sequelitis Hits Gaming!

Are megamergers healthy for the industry?

Letters