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Mariachi Sol de Mexico's Jose Hernandez Brings Youth Showcase and Competition to OC for the First Time!

See Also:*Mariachi Divas Party With WeeMan in Their First Music Video*Teen Prodigy Genesis Codina Adds a Youthful Grito to Anaheim Mariachi Festival*¡Viva Los Muertos! Mariachi Celebration in AnaheimJose Hernandez, founder of Mariachi Sol de Mexico, has been twice nominated for a Grammy award and p ... More >>

John Manly Defeats Another Pedophile Priest in a California Courtroom

John C. Manly--arguably California's best dirty priest hunter--scored another courthouse victory last week in Stockton when a jury sided with the Newport Beach lawyer's civil case against a priest who raped an alter boy 20 years ago.A Modesto Bee article describes how some community members are upse ... More >>

[UPDATED with Conviction:] Manuel Raul Orozco, 2010 OC Homicide No. 29: Gunned Down Near Friendship Park

​UPDATE, SEPT. 12, 8:16 A.M.: Charged as an adult last year at the ripe young age of 14--the lowest age allowed under law--Andrew Cervantes was convicted last week of second degree murder and gang sentencing enhancements for gunning down Manuel Raul Orozco, 17, steps from his Santa Ana home and Fr ... More >>

A Brief History of Tamales in Santa Ana

​You know that book about the history of Mexican food in the United States that I mention in every other post? I released a brief, brief preview of it in the Food section of today's Los Angeles Times, specifically on the tamale wagons that ruled the streets of Southern California in the late 1890s ... More >>

It's Gotten Costa Messy In Costa Mesa

Scenes from the civic dissolution of America's latest public-employee battleground

AIFF Dishes Out Its First Awards--Mostly to Folks Without Films Entered in Competition

​"Mr. Sorvino?"Pause a beat which, coupled with the tone of the curt answer, indicates the veteran character actor does not always have positive encounters with strangers in restrooms."Yes," Paul Sorvino quickly blurts out, his eyes fixed on the automatic faucet and soap dispenser he is heading to ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Manuel Raul Orozco, OC Homicide No. 29: Gunned Down Near Friendship Park

UPDATE: A second 14-year-old has been arrested for murdering Manuel Raul Orozco (updates throughout) . . . ​Manuel Raul Orozco, 17, was just steps from his Santa Ana home about 5:30 p.m. June 22 when he was approached by two younger teens on bicycles.A gun was whipped out, a shot was fired into O ... More >>

At the Farmers' Market: The First Burlat Cherries

That's right, folks, cherry season is just about upon us. Every year, the first cherries start from the Imperial Valley and work their way up through Leona Valley, on up as far as Stockton before they start departing our markets in early August.Dave Lieberman​

Pavement at Fox Pomona Tickets Go On Sale Tomorrow

​You can quit pinching yourself. It's really happening. Pavement is in fact reuniting (no fisticuffs or band members backing out yet!) and, lo and behold, Pomona is one of the cities the band will grace with its hyper non-sequitur lyrical wowee-zowee. Thanks Coachella!

Wax On, Wax Off: Mammoth Mountain is a Northern Outpost of Southern California

Flickr user jcookfisherLast week's storms brought the mountains to life for snowboarders all over Southern California. With well over 14 inches at local spots like Baldy, Mountain High and Bear, people grabbed their boards and headed for higher altitudes. Mammoth Mountain, the southern part of ... More >>

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Pumping Dollars

In a state which has had as governor both Pete Wilson and Gray Davis, two men who could squeeze campaign contributions out of a stone, it would take a very special politician to set a new standard for money grubbing. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a very special politician. A story from The Associated P ... More >>

The Distance Between Things

Who knew Newton's laws of motion applied to flying politicians? Consider the case of President Bush, Governor Schwarzenegger, and Newton's third law, which states: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." President Bush flies into California to campaign for two Republican poli ... More >>

The Year in Letters

You know who else had lots of supporters? Ted Bundy

Letters

Girls Gone Not So Wild

Debunking the Playboy-OCC urban legend

Less Is More Once More

Chicas Custom Cycles in Huntington takes bikes back to the future

Jailhouse Iraq

Brutalizing inmates is a proud American tradition

The Buffalos Extinct

Long live Grant Lee Phillips

Whats the Frequency, Sheriff?

OCs top cops should face facts about teen crime

Polyester Road Diaries

My life in the bush of filmic ghosts