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Miguel Gomes: The Maximalist

In his great 'Tabu,' the director offers more

Donna Reed, Whose Legs Took a Cannon Blast at Dana Point Tall Ship Fest, is Ready for 5k

Donna Reed, who is apparently not the America's sweetheart actress who passed away in 1986 but an American Tall Ship Institute spokeswoman, is running in a 5k race that raises money for her employer in four weeks.That is to be expected--until you discover Reed was the deck hand who had both of her l ... More >>

[UPDATED with More Details:] Bubba Watch 2012: Bill Clinton Reportedly Coming to Irvine Tuesday

See the update at the end of this post with more details on Bill Clinton's visit to Irvine.ORIGINAL POST, OCT. 19, 2:46 P.M.: Bill Clinton is reportedly coming back to Orange County.The 42nd president of these United States is said to be attending a post-(final, thank God)-debate rally somewhere on ... More >>

Seismic Tests for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Draw Surfrider and Fishermen Opposition

The San Clemente-based Surfrider Foundation came out strongly against underwater seismic testing off the Central California coast, an industry reaction to Japan's nuclear nightmare after a destructive earthquake.But in a case of groups at times strongly at odds finding common ground (or water, actua ... More >>

Katella High Students in Finals of National Cooking Contest RIGHT NOW

As I type, a group of students from Katella High School are prepping as California's entrant in the national Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) STAR culinary arts finals in Orlando, Florida. Let's all stop reading, close our eyes, collectively send good karma their...and back t ... More >>

Violent Crime Spikes in Anaheim But Down in Most of OC and Irvine Remains Safest U.S. City

What does Anaheim have in common with El Cajon, Temecula, Ventura and San Bernardino?I mean besides the exact same strip malls, fast-food joints and foreclosure signs.It's the distinction of being a Southern California city with more than 100,000 residents and a significant spike in violent crime.

Immigration Makes Us Safer, Richer and Better Able to Breathe: UCI Study

Well here's a timely UC Irvine study in light of today's Weekly cover package: The Southern California Regional Progress Report to be released next week shows the large influx of Asian and Latino immigrants into Southern California in the past 50 years has led to less crime, lower joblessness and ... More >>

Alyssandra Nighswonger Cycles Onward and Upward

[Locals Only] Long Beach singer/songwriter will tour the West Coast . . . on a bicycle

Man Overboard's Chain Reaction Show is Sold Out, But You Can Still Watch It TONIGHT

​Don't cry if you didn't get a Man Overboard ticket to the Chain Reaction show tonight in Anaheim. Thank your technology gods, because the band is streaming the show on ElectricVenue.com. Fans can log in at http://www.electricvenue.com/#/man-overboard-show/4559960491and watch the show for $2.99.&n ... More >>

Craftcation Time!

[Trendzilla] Do it yourself with everyone else in this out-of-county conference

Warped Tour to Stop at Irvine This Year

​Vans Warped Tour is doing OC locals a favor this year; it's making a stop at Irvin on June 21, a day before its Pomona show. Unlike previous years, they're lumping all the SoCal dates together instead of looping around and coming back towards the end of the tour; the tour's Ventura date is on Jun ... More >>

Want to Protest the Girl Scout Cookie Boycott? There's An App For That!

​Earlier this morning, Anne Marie posted about the Girl Scout Cookie ban proposed by a Girl Scout named Taylor from Ventura, California. It set my blood boiling, especially this quote:"But most disturbing to me and my family, is that they've also admitted to already have placed transgender boys th ... More >>

[VIDEO of Sea Lion Lunch:] Gray Whales Provide Killer Poses for Dana Point Excursions

​UPDATE, JAN. 4, 4:54 P.M.: Earlier this afternoon we shared Dana Wharf Sportsfishing video of a gray whale family frolicking in waters off the Orange Coast (see original post after the jump).But now for something completely different: video of whales killing a sea lion in front of a catamaran sai ... More >>

OC Sheriff's Officials Undergoing 40-Hour Training on How to Interact With the Mentally Ill

​After Kelly Thomas, a schizophrenic man who lived on the streets of Fullerton, died at the hands of Fullerton policemen in July, there was one thing just about everyone--the victim's family, protesters, the city council and law enforcement officials--agreed on: Law enforcement could use more trai ... More >>

[UPDATED with Conviction:] Michael Theodore Pines, Attorney Who Advised Rene Hector Zepeda to Break Into Foreclosured Newport Coast Home, Guilty

​UPDATE, SEPT. 1, 6:03 P.M.: San Diego attorney Michael Theodore Pines was found guilty by a jury in Newport Beach today of attempting to illegally break into a foreclosed Newport Coast home. Convicted of one misdemeanor count each of vandalism, attempted second degree burglary, the attempted una ... More >>

420 Times Expands Circulation to Orange County

​Starting with this month's issue, which hit the streets on July 15, The 420 Times, Southern California's premiere glossy magazine dedicated to "alternative healing," will finally be available in Orange County. According to a press release just issued by the company, anyone eager to get the latest ... More >>

KFC Celebrates National Fried Chicken Day With SoCal Special

KFC website​Have you gotten your fill of All-American fare yet? Hot dogs, hamburgers, apple pie, indigestion, etc.? If you haven't, well, this deep-fried bargain has your name all over it.TODAY is National Fried Chicken Day, and the Kentucky Fried family is looking to draw your artery-clogged self ... More >>

The Bad Rabbits Talk Origins and How Touring Makes You Gay at the Warped Tour

Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyAt the Warped Tour in Ventura​Join the Urban Nomad as he profiles old friends and rising stars Bad Rabbits on Vans Warped Tour in Pomona. They discuss their origins, how to take control of an indie music career, working with Teddy Riley and Chino Moreno of the Deft ... More >>

Orange County Gets Its Own Version of the Edible Magazine Empire

​If you've been to enough farmers' markets, you'll eventually encounter a magazine called Edible, pertaining to the area the farmers market serves: Edible Los Angeles. Edible San Diego. Edible Ventura. Edible Coto de Caza--kidding!Kind of. This month sees the debut of Edible Orange County, our ent ... More >>

Orange County Is Top Gun in Crime Guns Traced Here on Per Capita Basis

​When it comes to the total number of guns used in crimes, more can be traced to Los Angeles County than any other in Southern California, but on a per capita basis, Orange County is tops.That's the conclusion of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and rep ... More >>

Warped Tour Annouces 2011 Dates

​The dates for the 2011 edition of the Warped Tour have been announced; this year, it kicks off in Dallas. There's no information on venues or performers yet, but  the tour will be in Pomona July 1, San Diego, August 9 and LA on August 10. Tickets are already available for $45--you can buy t ... More >>

Are Medical Marijuana Dispensaries a Convenient Target Now That Prop 19 Failed?

Illustration by Jay Brockman​Yes, short-term memory is challenging for many of you. But try extra hard thinking back to the not-so-distant past when marijuana legalization in California seemed to be a lock. Alas, Prop 19 was smoked in the statewide election earlier this month.Is it possible that t ... More >>

Election Monitor Named for People's Republic of Orange County

​An election monitor has been appointed for the People's Republic of Orange County. No, Jimmy Carter isn't coming Tuesday.  Assistant United States Attorney Dennis Mitchell, as he has done before, will serve as the District Election Officer for the Central District of California, which includ ... More >>

Prescription Drug Take Back Hauls in 2,700 Pounds of Meds in OC

​We previously reported Nadya Suleman hauled in $2,600 at her Saturday garage sale in La Habra.The same day, local law enforcement agencies collected prescription drugs voluntarily given up residents. If cops got a dollar for each pound of medicine they took in, they would have beat Octomom.

U.S. Open of Surfing: Protesters, Activists, Snakes Square Off on PCH

​​Visitors to the U.S. Open of Surfing hoping for a relatively friendly, laid-back atmosphere were instead greeted Saturday by several dozen protesters, Christian activists and a fucking boa constrictor over the course of the day on Saturday.Many of the most vocal groups set up at the inter ... More >>

U.S. Open of Surfing: Spicoli Sighting

The waves and weather were perfect yesterday for the second round of the men's surf competition at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach. The conditions were so perfect that Jeff Spicoli of Ridgemont High was on hand to soak up some of those tasty waves himself.Spicoli, more recently known as ... More >>

Gettin' Made: Gimmie Some Sugar, Robot

This summer's been a little strange in terms of the weather--June gloom seems like it's hanging on for dear life, and it sometimes feels like spring, not summer. When it's nice and breezy like this, I love taking a good walk around the block. Birds singing, neighbors have gardens in bloom, and butte ... More >>

See You At The Liquid Aloha Fest! Lee Koch Wants To Go Tanning With George Hamilton

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Thrice Cancel Tour

[Mental Notes] Also: Killingtons still good, Aushua come to senses and change name, Factory Records opens

Thrice Cancels Tour

Local boys Thrice canceled its tour with co-headliners Manchester Orchestra and O'Brother because of a family emergency, which means no shows from now through May 9. Photography by Fever Dragon​

Gettin' Made: Who You Callin' Cheap?!?

Tassel Earrings Sky Blue by Nina of Pretty Cheap Jewelry​Nina, the Ventura-based artist behind Pretty Cheap Jewelry has one mission, and that mission is simple: create great work at inexpensive prices. This self-proclaimed "Frugal Artisan" makes jewelry as a creative outlet to offset her technical ... More >>

The County is Orange But Many Jobs Are Green

​Most of our legislators dispute climate-change science, many of our residents drive big gas guzzlers and the environmentalism of many of our "environmentalists" does not extend beyond their own communities.And yet, Orange County is a national leader when it comes to green jobs, according to new d ... More >>

[Sound Guy] Cold War Kid Matt Aveiro Makes a Movie

News and New Material from Matt Costa

A few things have happened since we last checked in with Brushfire artist and Huntington Beach resident Matt Costa. Though he's been MIA for the last few months, it seems like he's back, but not without a few new developments. His Facebook page just posted this semi-new (recorded in August, it s ... More >>

Incoming: Matt Costa at Detroit, Morrissey at the Fox Pomona

​It may be late Friday afternoon, but there's still some stuff to talk about. Like a couple of big new shows coming our way.

Wanted: Spaceballs Fans to Find the Mystery Obscenity

Either an evil crew in "Spaceballs" or Black and Decker corporate dickwads.William Medina, 25, believes he got sacked from a Black and Decker warehouse job in Rialto because the company brass misinterpreted a 14-word message he posted on Twitter. He explained to the San Bernardino Sun that he recent ... More >>

Last Night: TV on the Radio at Glass House

Last Night:  TV on the Radio and Free Moral Agents at Glass HouseBetter Than: Trying to literally watch t.v. on a radio.Download: Dear Science by TVotR...as if you already haven't.    It's rare and weird to feel a sense of victory going to a concert before it even starts. But as the c ... More >>

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

Out of the Ashes

The delectable saga of Thai Nakorn enters its third act

Letters

'Kate Carraway... You obviously wouldn't know good music if it slapped you in the face. Idiot.'

This Newsrack Will Self- Destruct in Five Seconds...

Color us crazy, but we'd have thought someone would have raised an ethical concern or three after the Los Angeles County Sheriff's arson squad blew up an LA Times newsrack in Santa Clarita on Friday. The concern we refer to is not whether deputies were under orders from the Sheriff Lee Baca to get b ... More >>

Creative Type

Glann Hening

Just Like High School

Mad-dogging

Surf Shitty

Here we come? Why?

Get soft on Crime

National group lauds OCs youth-crime prevention program

What's Buzzing Through the Skulls of Orange County

Monster In a Box

New evidence that school really can make you sick

It's a Buy.com Market!

Eyes are on Aliso Viejo company