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Spotted for sale last night in one of those SanTana produce trucks the city's pocho City Council so hates was a Kellogg's Corn Flakes box with pictures of salsa legend Celia Cruz and Chicano labor icon Cesar Chavez. We figured it was pirateria, something as authentic as sidewalk CDs or swap meet Bar ... More >>
Orange County's favorite pastime besides bashing Mexicans is bashing Stanton, and there was a doozy of a wallop in yesterday's LA Times story on Bill Hunt's demotion. To quoth San Clemente councilmember Wayne Eggleston: I wouldn't want to stop in Stanton, much less patrol it That's the same we fee ... More >>
A couple of weeks ago, this infernal blog reported on G. Wayne Eggleston, the San Clemente councilmember who memorably told Los Angeles Times reporter Garrett Therolf, "I wouldn't want to stop in Stanton, much less patrol it," claimed he was misquoted and then told OCBlog readers to "not co-operate ... More >>
Mark Taggatz, who identifies himself as the president of a company called Aquentium, Inc., has invited the Weekly to Palm Springs at the end of this month for Media Day-Housing Invention for Disaster Relief. "We will be unveiling our newly developed housing solution for disasters," Taggatz writes. " ... More >>
Wondering about that sorta creepy neighbor who’s still talking about last summer’s SoCal wildfires? The guy who barbecues outdoors a whole lot more than seems normal? Pretty soon, you should be able to go online and see if he’s among the arsonists registered with Orange County police depart ... More >>
Of all the trendy foods to hit L.A. recently, nothing has intrigued me more than Kyochon Chicken, fried chicken as done by Koreans. Jonathan Gold's Pulitzer-prize winning taste-buds swears by it ("Current fried chicken mecca", he writes), while food bloggers, Chowhounds, and Yelpers alike have gon ... More >>
Owners of the Plaza Court Apartments in Stanton agreed to dish out $618,000 to settle a fair housing lawsuit with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), it was announced today. After investigating numerous complaints that management at the 120-unit complex was discriminati ... More >>
Jake Wager picked up the daily newspaper that Aug. 16 Saturday morning and could not believe what he read. The owners of the Plaza Court Apartments in Stanton agreed to dish out $618,000 to settle a fair housing lawsuit with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the Fair ... More >>
Jake Wager picked up the daily newspaper that Aug. 16 Saturday morning and could not believe what he read. The owners of the Plaza Court Apartments in Stanton agreed to dish out $618,000 to settle a fair housing lawsuit with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the Fair ... More >>
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After seeing Gustavo's two wonderful lists, I've decided that I want to play, too!Here are ten of my favorite dishes of 2008, in no particular order: - Tuna danish at 85°C Bakery Café in Irvine. - Rice and beans at Baja Fish Tacos in Santa Ana. - Tau hu ky at Com Tam Tran Quy Cap in Fountain ... More >>
The expansion of Smart & Final Extra! continues apace with the opening of a sixth OC (and 13th overall) location in Stanton on Wednesday 18 February.Offering even lower prices than the regular Smart & Final warehouses, the Extra! stores are larger (the Stanton branch covers a massive 27,000 ... More >>
The expansion of Smart & Final Extra! continues apace with the opening of a sixth OC (and 13th overall) location in Stanton on Wednesday 18 February.Offering even lower prices than the regular Smart & Final warehouses, the Extra! stores are larger (the Stanton branch covers a massive 27,000 ... More >>
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The delectable saga of Thai Nakorn enters its third act
Dec.27 - Jan. 2
Keep It Up. You Rock. Dont Ever Change. All That Crap.
The Last Gangs Brenna Bishop will be bluntshe wants you to play bass in her punk band
Free Mammogram Screenings
'Nice Job Crapping All Over the Drummer, Bung-hole'
You cant afford it here either
Fine dining arrives in Stanton thanks to Park Ave.
A wealth of new local blues CDs
A wealth of new local blues CDs
Always bringin me down!
Always bringin me down!
Newport Beach battles seedy Stantonboth win!
Newport Beach battles seedy Stantonboth win!
Newport Beach battles seedy Stantonboth win!
Congressman Ed RoyceCranks who wouldn't know true socialism from extreme botulism get to take some swings at Rep. Ed Royce (R-Fullerton) beginning this afternoon. Royce holds a 1 p.m. town hall in the Buena Park Senior Activity Center, 8150 Knott Ave. (just south of La Palma), Buena Park. It's ac ... More >>
Here's government-sponsored motivation for you to make it safely to Thanksgiving. The Orange County Sheriff's Department announced this morning that its "DUI Task Force" will conduct "roving patrols" in Stanton and Villa Park on Friday, November 20. Deputies will target areas that attract drunks ... More >>
[Sex Issue] Our guide to the steamiest-and not so steamy-municipalities
(photo by Christopher Victorio)Newcomer Pham (right) came within one vote of blocking Tran's (left) CRA endorsementInside a packed Costa Mesa hotel ballroom yesterday, Orange County's most enthusiastic conservative political activists met to hear candidate speeches and issue endorsements while pa ... More >>
Edwin GoeiThere's one less Korean fried chicken joint in OC these days. Kyochon, which opened sometime in the summer of 2008 inside Stanton's Freshia Market, has recently closed up shop.
Despite some recent inconsistency, the New American fare here still satisfies
UPDATE: Former cop Kevin Michael Sianez, who failed to show up for his Tuesday arraignment, turned himself in (updates throughout). After Kevin Michael Sianez failed to show up for his scheduled arraignment Tuesday morning on a 63-count criminal complaint that alleges the former Santa Ana and Sta ... More >>
At the most recent meeting of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Sheriff Sandra Hutchens got the five supes to approve $77 million in annual police service contracts with 11 cities throughout the county.That amount represents a slight increase (primarily due to deputy benefits) over the last ... More >>
We told you here about alleged puppy pimper Kevin Michael Sianez, the former Santa Ana and Stanton police officer slapped with a 63-count criminal complaint claiming he defrauded clients as an unlicensed private investigator and intimidated his detractors.Oh yeah, and then there's the misdemean ... More >>
Failed conspiracy?A California court of appeal has handed a proposed Stanton strip club a victory over city officials and a Christian church which a three-justice panel decided had conspired to block the adult business from gaining a license to operate a no-booze, nude female dance club.According ... More >>
Flickr user Phillie CasablancaThe big story in the OC food world was the $5 million class-action lawsuit against Taco Bell alleging the chain sells fake beef, but other, better things happened this week. After the jump!
I mean, it's not like your favorite outpost of alternative newsiness is bastardizing the Mexican Army's unlikely victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, with "Cinco de Drinko" listings. Er, check that.Anyways, in other Cinco de Drunk Tank news, the countywide "Avoid the 38 ... More >>
Dave LiebermanIt's not exactly a secret that I love Thai Nakorn in Garden Grove and Stanton. My happiest lunches are when I open the menu to the page marked "Thai Nakorn Special", close my eyes, and point. Crispy catfish and shredded mango salad? Yes, please. Dry-fried, sausage-stuffed squid? YES ... More >>
Medina-PerezUPDATE, JULY 26, 7:44 A.M.: 24-year-old Westminster resident Leovardo Vera Bustos has died from the brain injuries suffered after sustaining a single punch in front of La Barca NIght Club in Stanton on July 5.Bustos fell backward, hit the ground hard, lost consciousness and never reg ... More >>
If you're getting your drink on in Stanton and/or Villa Park tonight, be advised to have a designated driver along.The Orange County Sheriff's Department this morning announced roving DUI patrols in those contract cities.
Medina-PerezUPDATE, AUG. 5, 10:19 A.M.: As expected, amended charges have been filed against 24-year-old Oscar Raul Medina-Perez in the death of Leovardo Vera Bustos, who died from brain injuries two weeks after taking a single punch in front of La Barca Night Club in Stanton on July 5.However, ... More >>
A Stanton man was being arraigned this afternoon for allegedly climbing through the bedroom window of a former neighbor and into the bed of a 10-year-old girl. Cesar Sotelo, 22, could get up to six years in state prison if convicted, and prosecutors were scheduled to ask a judge in Westminster t ... More >>
Snaps photos with tongueIn California, would-be Realtors have to pass an examination to obtain a valuable, state-issued license.But there is no requirement that practicing Realtors know a damn thing about how to activate a camera.Or how to take a decent photograph.This fact can have tragic if hil ... More >>
Snaps photos with tongue; nabs commissionIn California, would-be Realtors have to pass an examination to obtain a valuable, state-issued license.But there is no requirement that practicing Realtors know a damn thing about how to activate a camera.Or how to take a decent photograph.This fact can h ... More >>
Snaps photos with tongue; nabs commissionIn California, would-be Realtors have to pass an examination to obtain a valuable, state-issued license.But there is no requirement that practicing Realtors know a damn thing about how to activate a camera.Or how to take a decent photograph.This fact can h ... More >>
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