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March 27, 2006
Police Put the Smackdown on Mexican Kids
Getting calls from my various Chicano yaktivist pals, and they're saying the kids are marching out of Westminster, Garden Grove, and Anacrime. Reports of police beating up kids on Bristol and Warner in SanTana, although the kids supposedly through rocks. Pendejos. Off to take pictures. . .
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July 17, 2006
The Dreaded Gay-Hispanic- Vietnamese Agenda Spreads!
Frequent Clockwork and Blotter commenter El Serracho just received a little present from a Westminster school district parent: hate mail. Someone named Stephanie Erickson apparently googled herself and found her name referenced on a blog post about the Westminster school board rescinding Dr. Kim Oan ... More >>
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June 29, 2008
Huong Huong: Food-To-Go, Ready When You Are
Say you've been invited to potluck but you can't cook. Or your family's hungry, and you don't have much time or money to burn. There are a myriad of options, of course, most of them involving take-out. But for my hard-earned cash, there's Little Saigon's food-to-go shops -- establishments that ex ... More >>
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September 5, 2008
Two Shot in Alerto's Mexican Food Parking Lot
According to KTLA News, there was a gun fight overnight at the Alerto's Mexican Food parking lot in Westminster. Two people were shot, one critically.
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April 8, 1999
Red Menace
According to KTLA News, there was a gun fight overnight at the Alerto's Mexican Food parking lot in Westminster. Two people were shot, one critically.
News
July 12, 2001
Fit to Be Hog-Tied
Westminster cops still use controversial technique on combative drug users despite a 1998 death while in custody
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February 18, 2009
Why Doesn't Westminster Commemorate Mendez vs. Westminster?
A faithful reader recently wrote in a question for my ¡Ask a Mexican! column wondering why the city of Westminster doesn't acknowledge Mendez vs. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case that allowed Mexican kids to attend school with their white peers and served as a precursor to the much-more ... More >>
Music
September 6, 2007
Getting Socked
Westminster’s 50th Anniversary Sock Hop
Food
April 5, 2007
Grub Guide
Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide
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October 20, 2005
Westminster
Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide
Food
March 24, 2005
Banh Mi, Dont Be a Hero
Trawling for the countys best Vietnamese sandwiches
Food
August 5, 2004
La Vie en Fusion
Feast on French-Vietnamese veggie love at Chez Rose
Columns
April 10, 2003
Coming Soon to Westminsters Giant Screen
Feast on French-Vietnamese veggie love at Chez Rose
Features
October 17, 2002
Westminster Rock City
DJ Jasper brings Detroit techno home
Food
February 21, 2002
Suzie Wong Meets Lazy Susan
Peking Restaurants wheels of fortune
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September 27, 2001
Westminster
Phuo Loc Tho
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July 19, 2001
Beating on the Gooks Not All Bad
The Weeklys I Wanna Be a Register Columnist Competition
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January 6, 2000
Bottom of the Mailbag
The Weeklys I Wanna Be a Register Columnist Competition
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May 18, 2009
Another Froyo Fix: Yogurt Passion Opens in Irvine
It's the third OC location for the self-serve, Irvine Company-owned venture (the others are in Fountain Valley and Westminster). It's on the site of the Tropical Smoothie Café that shuttered last year.So, what sets Yogurt Passion apart from its competitors? Not a lot, as far as we can tell, althoug ... More >>
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June 25, 2009
The Other Other White Meat at Zen Vegetarian
It's the third OC location for the self-serve, Irvine Company-owned venture (the others are in Fountain Valley and Westminster). It's on the site of the Tropical Smoothie Café that shuttered last year.So, what sets Yogurt Passion apart from its competitors? Not a lot, as far as we can tell, althoug ... More >>
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June 11, 2009
[Hole In the Wall] Wolfies Deli Is Almost Famous
It's the third OC location for the self-serve, Irvine Company-owned venture (the others are in Fountain Valley and Westminster). It's on the site of the Tropical Smoothie Café that shuttered last year.So, what sets Yogurt Passion apart from its competitors? Not a lot, as far as we can tell, althoug ... More >>
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October 15, 2009
Incoming: Alesana, Anthony Green at the Glass House
Oh boy. Look at these dudes."Post-hardcore." Post, hard, core. Three words that, at one point, wouldn't have made a lick of sense when placed together. But now, it's almost impossible to imagine them without each other. What a world.
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November 5, 2009
OC's Famous Desegregation Case Finally Gets Its Historical Due, But One Family Feels Left Out
Oh boy. Look at these dudes."Post-hardcore." Post, hard, core. Three words that, at one point, wouldn't have made a lick of sense when placed together. But now, it's almost impossible to imagine them without each other. What a world.
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November 10, 2009
Crime Time: Creepy Toys, Slick Bank Robbers, Egged On Victims, Dog-Beating Dipshits and At Least [Alleged] Criminals Still Read Newspapers
It's the Weekly's weekly roundup of local police calls and assorted mayhem.MONDAY, NOV. 2". . . and I don't like you!" "I'm Talking Tina . . . and Things Are Going to Be Different Around Here" A woman called 9-1-1 around 3:45 in the morning to say she heard a baby toy go off downstairs in her hom ... More >>
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November 12, 2009
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
It's the Weekly's weekly roundup of local police calls and assorted mayhem.MONDAY, NOV. 2". . . and I don't like you!" "I'm Talking Tina . . . and Things Are Going to Be Different Around Here" A woman called 9-1-1 around 3:45 in the morning to say she heard a baby toy go off downstairs in her hom ... More >>
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December 10, 2009
Garden Grove Holds Yet Still More DUI Checkpoints and Laguna Beach Joins in the Fun
Garden Grove Police had such a swell time at its Dec. 4 DUI checkpoint that it will have its officers "saturate" the city looking for drunks behind wheels on Friday before conducting another checkpoint on Saturday. Hick.
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December 18, 2009
[UPDATED:] Drunk Drivers Targeted in Anaheim-Westminster-Costa Mesa Triangle This Weekend
If you're getting your drink on in Anaheim or Costa Mesa tonight or Westminster tomorrow night, beware: the cops have DUI checkpoints set up.UPDATE: In addition to all the towns mentioned in Spencer's post and, according to someone commenting on this one, Fountain Valley, the Irvine Police Departmen ... More >>
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January 13, 2010
Life on the Veg: Hue Style Noodle Soup at Brodard Chateau
Grace Le"Hue" Style Vegetarian Noodle Soup A swankier spin-off of its Westminster counterpart, Brodard Chateau specializes in Asian fusion, but essentially Vietnamese cuisine. Despite what you may expect, this actually leads to some pretty great perks. For example, you don't have to put in any of ... More >>
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February 4, 2010
Dessert of the Week: Crème Brûlée at Lua Bistrot
Grace LeCrème Brûlée So, at most restaurants the most you can hope for is a complimentary after dinner mint or, if you're lucky, a fancy pants restaurant might cough up a chocolate square to soften the blow of the bill. Well, at Lua Bistrot, a brand-spankin'-new Vietnamese and French fusion re ... More >>
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March 18, 2010
Helena Nguyen of Westminster Dairy Wasn't Selling Milk to Minors, Police Say
Courtesy of Westminster Police DepartmentHelena Nguyen is accused of selling alcohol to minors.Westminster Police say "numerous tips" from parents, children and school officials throughout Orange County led to a sting operation that netted Westminster Dairy owner Helena Nguyen for allegedly selli ... More >>
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June 14, 2010
Thank God It's Monday: This Week's Shows
Today we're recommending something slightly different: bowling. That truly American pastime- just ask Homer Simpson-remains straightforward at its core, but the trappings have changed with the years; some will still remember the legendary and now sadly long gone Kona Lanes in Costa Mesa and its s ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
[UPDATED:] Lior Bitton, LA Jeweler Allegedly Filed False Report of $99,000 Diamond Theft
Update, December 2, 9:20 a.m.: Earlier this year, Westminster police arrested 36-year-old Los Angeles jewelry store owner Lior Bitton, who was accused of fraudulently collecting more than $99,000 from his insurance company after falsely reporting a 4.21 carat diamond stolen. Now, the Orange Cou ... More >>
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January 3, 2011
Gustavo and Eddie Lin Make KCRW's Good Food List of Best 2010 Segments!
Just like the headline says--I for my discussion of the seven-course goat feast at Binh Dan in Westminster; Eddie for a luxe lonchera ride-along and his legendary retelling of eating his wife's placenta. Enjoy!
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February 4, 2011
[UPDATED] Lior Bitton, LA Jeweler Who Filed False Report of Diamond Theft, Ordered to Pay $99,000
UPDATE, FEB. 4, 4:30 P.M.: Do you spell that name "Lior" or "Liar"?Lior Bitton, who owns a Westminster jewelry store, accepted a plea deal today that had him declaring his guilt to falsely reporting a 4.21 carat diamond had been stolen and fraudulently collecting more than $99,000 from his insura ... More >>
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April 5, 2011
Attempted Kidnapping Near La Quinta High School Concerns Cops
Have you seen the fellow at the right? I mean, picture that face on a real-life face first. (He's not made of charcoal.) For a larger view, continue past the jump. The Westminster Police Department is concerned a fellow matching this description is getting quite brazen in his attempts to pull fem ... More >>
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May 27, 2011
[UPDATED with Enactment Cheered:] Westminster Jumps Aboard Bandwagon Banning Pervs in Parks
Erin RunnionUPDATE, MAY 27, 3:40 P.M.: An Orange County supervisor, the district attorney and perhaps the most famous mother of a local crime victim today applauded Westminster officially enacting a ban on registered sex offenders from city parks.Cheers from Supervisor Shawn Nelson and District A ... More >>
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May 19, 2011
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May 31, 2011
[UPDATED with ID's:] Vanessa Munoz, OC Homicide No. 21: 2nd Murder-Suicide Victim in 2 Days
DMVVanessa MunozUPDATE, MAY 31, 12:58 P.M.: The woman who was killed in Thursday night's presumed murder-suicide in the 6100 block of Navajo Road in Westminster has been identified as Vanessa Munoz, 23.The doctor's office employ and her unemployed 34-year-old brother, Frank Munoz, had been arguin ... More >>
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June 3, 2011
[UPDATED with More Guilty Pleas:] 19 Alleged to Have Provide Loosest Slots in Garden Grove
UPDATE, JUNE 3, 4:57 P.M.: Two more defendants have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the multi-agency sweep of Little Saigon cafes alleged to have operated illegal gaming machines.Hien Thanh Thi Nguyan, 41, of Garden Grove, and Quy Huu Tran, 61, of Santa Ana, both pleaded guilty to misdem ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
[UPDATED with SJC Law on Agenda:] Banning Pervs in Parks Sweeps OC
UPDATE, JUNE 22, 10:09 A.M.: While expressing some concern the county pervs-in-parks ban is too broad, the San Juan Capistrano City Council did decide Tuesday night to bring a local ordinance back for a vote July 5.Among the options the city with huge swaths of open space will explore are applyin ... More >>
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July 27, 2011
[UPDATED with Orange Ordinance Set To Pass] Orange, Westminster Consider Ban on Red Light Cameras
UPDATED, JULY 27, 11:59 A.M.: The ordinance that would ban red-light cameras in Orange passed yesterday with a preliminary 5-0 vote. A second reading will take place at the Aug. 9 City Council meeting.ORIGINAL POST, JULY 26, 8:00 A.M.: Those paranoia-inducing red light cameras may be sh ... More >>
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July 29, 2011
[UPDATED with Early RSM Nod:] Banning Pervs in Parks Sweeps OC
UPDATE, JULY 29, 9:41 A.M.: The Rancho Santa Margarita City Council voted Wednesday night to move ahead with a ban on registered sex offenders in city parks that is similar to the county law enacted in April.The council agreed that banning only those who have preyed on children would leave kids v ... More >>
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September 9, 2011
Sobriety Checkpoint in Westminster Saturday Night
Yes, remaining sober in Westminster is a chore, but if you plan on drinking and driving through that fair city Saturday night, you may want to ditch the drinking part until you reach your destination.Police there are running a sobriety checkpoint at Westminster Boulevard and Magnolia Street from ... More >>
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September 16, 2011
Sobriety Checkpoints in Buena Park Tonight, Westminster Saturday Night
Sobriety checkpoint fever heats up tonight in Buena Park and Saturday night in Westminster.Buena Park Police's DUI/drivers license stop will be at the intersection of Stanton Avenue and Beach Boulevard from 7 tonight to 3 a.m. Saturday. Cops there note that over the past three years, DUI collisio ... More >>
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September 30, 2011
[UPDATED with 2 Freed:] Steven Rineberg's Taxicab Confession Leads to Bank Robbery Arrest
UPDATE, SEPT. 30, 2:24 P.M.: Man, Danny Bonaduce has really sunken to . . . er, check that. This is Steven Christopher Rineberg, the 53-year-old Mira Loma resident accused of robbing Saigon National Bank in Westminster, boasting about it to a cabbie who ratted him out and then getting arrested in ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
[UPDATED with MV Action:] Steven James Dietrich is Put Away Under Westminster Sex Offender Ban Hours Before Los Al Votes for One
UPDATE, OCT. 20, 3:16 P.M.: Our last post about the Los Alamitos City Council approving on first reading an ordinance--based on the county's--banning registered sex offenders in parks left you hanging about what the Mission Viejo City Council did the same night. The South County town's council vo ... More >>
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October 26, 2011
Dennis Koire, OC Homicide No. 54: Succumbs to Injuries From Valentine's Day 2010 Shooting
Courtesy of OCDAPasquel Raul LoeraFifty-year-old Dennis Koire was in a coma for the 13 months after he was shot in the head on Feb. 14, 2010. The Westminster man succumbed to his injuries this past March.In announcing the death penalty will be sought for Pasqual Raul Loera, who is also accused of ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
17 of 19 Defendants Pleaded Guilty in Little Saigon Gaming Machine Case
Seventeen of the 19 people swept up in last spring's crackdown on illegal gambling machines in Little Saigon have reportedly pleaded guilty to misdemeanors.Charges were dismissed against an 18th arrestee, California Café manager Anh Viet Quach, 34, of Westminster, while Cafe Miss Cutie owner Ha ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
[UPDATED with Afghan Marine Similarities:] Soraya Faroqi and Her Unborn Child, OC Homicides Nos. 64 and 67: Boyfriend Ahmad Siddiqi Held in Stabbing Deaths
Ahmad SiddiqiUPDATE, DEC. 22, 2:12 P.M.: U.S. Marine Cpl. Ahmad Siddiqi cut a plea deal in an insurgent beating case last year that prevented him from being deported back to his native Afghanistan, where he was sure the Taliban would kill him. If he's the same Ahmad Siddiqi sitting in Orange Cou ... More >>
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