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Westminster

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Erick Catalan was Wrongfully Gunned Down by Huntington Beach Police, Mother Claims

    After Huntington Beach police gang unit officers made a traffic stop in Westminster that resulted in John Andrew Torres, 26, of Fullerton, and Erick Catalan, 20, of Long Beach, being shot dead Nov. 1, 2011, "official" explanations for the police engagement kept changing.That's the kind of thing that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Mysteries of Anaheim: A Chinese Boneyard Without Any Bones?

    ​Among the many jewels in OC's collection of body depositories, Anaheim Cemetery is perhaps the shiniest. Established in 1866, its soil is fertilized by the area's earliest pioneers. Home to the first public mausoleum on the west coast, (take that, Rose Hills), its garden of crooked headstone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Atheists Unveil Valentine's Day-Tinged Billboard

    ​You don't really need an occasion for Backyard Skeptics to unveil a provocative billboard, but the Fountain Valley-based group of atheists and assorted non-believers do have a special Valentine's Day version going up in Westminster with this message:"Atheists make better lovers--after all, no one ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Stephen John Frea Held for New Year's Eve Stabbing Outside Goat Hill Tavern

    ​2011 began in Orange County with Robert Sickles, 27, of Mission Viejo, being stabbed to death outside a New Year's Eve party in a Costa Mesa hotel.2012 almost began the same way, with a different victim, of course, but in the same city, only 4 1/2 miles from the New Year's Eve 2011 attack.

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2012

    Most "Outrageous" Lawsuits List Forgot Orange County's Notorious Contribution

    ​A national business lobbying group issued a year end report of its "most outrageous" lawsuits filed in 2011.Included on the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform's list is a woman who sued for $5 million because she was cheated out of an 80-cent refund; kids who sued their mother for not includ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    [UPDATED with Yorba Linda and Lake Forest Votes:] Hugo Godinez, Sex Offender Busted in County Park, is Ammo for Two More Cities Considering Bans

    ​UPDATE, NOV. 16, 4:05 P.M.: The Yorba Linda City Council voted unanimously Tuesday for an ordinance on first reading to keep registered sex offenders out of city parks unless they first get permission from the Brea Police Department, which also patrols Yorba Linda.The ordinance would be enacted 3 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Horrible Home For Sale Photo of the Day!

    Snaps photos with tongue​In 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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    [UPDATED with SJC Spooked:] Banning Pervs in Parks Sweeps OC

    ​UPDATE, AUG. 17, 11:17 A.M.: It's become so routine it's lost its news value: The District Attorney's office announces it's sending a rep before the latest of the 7,000 city councils in Orange County considering a ban on sex offenders in local parks modeled after the county law co-written by DA T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Fruit Flies Back in OC to Bedevil Jerry Brown

    ​The bane of Jerry Brown's first go-round as governor is back.It's a teeny-weeny, eensy-weensy fruit fly. Actually, it's two of them, found in Westminster earlier this month. They join two more trapped in the Anaheim-Yorba Linda area near the end of June and start of July.How can four fruit flies ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    [UPDATED with Victim's Death:] Leovardo Vera Bustos, OC Homicide No. 33: Dies From Single Punch Outside Nightclub

    Medina-Perez​UPDATE, 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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    [UPDATED with Conviction:] Christopher Dai-Ichi Yu Murdered Woman Dragged Through Streets

    ​UPDATE, JUNE 9, 6:45 P.M.: A Fountain Valley teen has been convicted of the gruesome murder of a 48-year-old woman whose arm and purse straps became entangled with a car that dragged her for almost a mile through the streets of Westminster last year.Christopher Dai-Ichi Yu, 18, faces life without ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    [UPDATED with First Four Convictions:] 19 Arraigned for Providing the Loosest Slots in Garden Grove

    ​UPDATE, MAY 25, 5:15 P.M.: Four of the 19 defendants have already been convicted in the case of illegal gambling at Garden Grove cafés. Pleading guilty today to one misdemeanor count of possession of an unlawful gaming device, one misdemeanor count of possession or control of a slot machine, a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2011

    Circus Vargas

    Westminster Mall

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Freethought Conference in Land of No-God Billboard

    ​Atheists, skeptics, humanists, church-and-state separatists and others punching cards for one-way trips to H-E-DOUBLE-MATCHSTICKS gather in Irvine this the Lord's Day to get their godless freak on.Sunday's second annual Freethought Alliance Conference at the Hilton Irvine presents 11 secular spea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    DUI Patrols Intensify for Cinco de Drinko

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Graffiti in Santa Ana: "Obama Lies"

    ​What is it about Orange County and illogical graffiti? You'll remember Michelle's post yesterday about the pendejo who tagged "Osama Forever" yesterday off the 405 Freeway in Westminster. This morning, in SanTana's ritzy Floral Park neighborhood, someone tagged "Obama Lies" on perhaps the most pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    See Video of Sylvia Mendez Receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom From Obama

    ​Last year, it was announced Sylvia Mendez would be among the recipients of the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom. Tuesday, President Barack Obama bestowed the nation's highest civilian honor to the 74-year-old Fullerton resident and other Medal of Freedom recipients.See video of the White House ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2010

    A Year of Navel Gazing: The Virtual Orange County

    Looking back at 2010 on our news blog, one Top 10 List at a time

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    A Tale of Two Daily Columnists on Mendez, et al v. Westminster, et al

    ​It's always great to see daily newspapers cover historical events, especially Orange County ones, especially those long-neglected like the Mendez, et al v. Westminster, et al. case. But there's a right way to do such coverage, and a lazy way, as we have long posited. And such nuances were on full ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    Juan Carlos Villanueva Wins This Week's Ugly Police Mugshot Competition

    ​It be interesting to know what goes through the head of someone about to have his/her police mug shot snapped. Do you think, "Should I go with the Magnum or the Innocent Until Proven Guilty pose?" Is it best to evoke fear? Sadness? Regret? Bad-assness? Crazy-sombitchness?Here's but a taste of Jua ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2010

    Sylvia Mendez Rightfully Gets Presidential Medal of Honor, Obama Administration Wrongly Names Mendez, et al v. Westminster, et al Case

    ​Congrats goes out to Sylvia Mendez, the daughter of Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez, the parents who joined four other Mexican parents in Orange County to sue the Westminster, Garden Grove, El Modeno (now part of Orange) and SanTana unified school districts for their Mexican-only schools. Earlier th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Coyote Sightings, Pet Attacks Prompt Warning

    Monday morning, the Westminster Police Department received a report of another in a spate of recent coyote attacks, with a pet cat losing its life in the 6600 block of Bestel Avenue.As a result, the force is warning about increased coyote activity and the need to keep beloved house pets close.

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Edgar Antonio Lucha, the Alleged Nude Burglar of Westminster, is Behind Bars (and Clothed)

    ​An anxious public can breathe a sigh of relief.Westminster Police say the nude burglar is behind bars.

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Leo Carrillo, Gonzalo Mendez, Frank Palomino, Carey McWilliams, and Lame-O Westminster/Garden Grove Unified School Districts

    ​The recent push by activists to have a school in the Orange Unified School District named after local civil rights pioneer Lorenzo Ramirez reminded me that the Westminster Unified School District still hasn't named a school after its famous civil rights pioneer: Gonzalo Mendez, who along with Ram ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Flier of the Week: The Toleys Farewell Show at The Bomb Shelter, July 17

    ​Wouldn't it be great if all mediocre LA rock bands could bow out with such panache? 

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Lior Bitton, LA Jeweler Accused of Filing False Report of Theft of $99,000 Diamond

    Diamond.info​Jeweler Lior Bitton should change his name to Liar Bitton, according to Westminster Police.The 36-year-old owner of Los Angeles-based gem wholesaler Pacific Diamonds & Gems was arrested for allegedly inflating the loss he suffered after one of his couriers was robbed in January in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    ¡Ask a Comida Critic!--Any Ecuadorian Restaurants in OC?

    ​From the free-for-all that is my Facebook page: Where is a good Ecuadorian restaurant in OC? Preferably CM or Santa Ana. I watched Anthony Bourdain's show about Eduador and I'm more than ready for some yummy soups, stews and ceviches. I'm sure your friends know all the best places, right? THANKS! ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    New Joint To Sell Funnel Cakes In Tustin

    Edwin Goei​I wish I could say that I saw this coming. Even as I flippantly predicted that funnel cakes might just be the next food fad to hit it big in my review of Q Restaurant in Westminster (which serves funnel cakes and crawfish), I really didn't expect to see any more funnel cake joints ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day

    ​ Headline: 15 Year Old Girl Shot in Huntington BeachComment by fcprop: North OC has pretty much been engulfed by Los Angeles and now central OC is threatened. Honestly, we are to blame also. Everyone keeps seeking out brand new homes in other locations vs. redeveloping the inner core. Area's [sic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    6 Charged in $650,000 American Express Travelers Check Fraud

    ​Six people--including a boyfriend and girlfriend and mother and daughter--were charged today with stealing more than $650,000 from retail stores by using hundreds of forged American Express travelers' checks. Between December 2008 and this month, Tyrone Donte Gray, 33, and his girlfriend Tyrica J ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Roving Patrols to Catch Drivers Under the Influence of Eggnog

    Toni Blay on flickr, Creative Commons.​We already warned you about DUI checkpoints to be held in Anaheim, Costa Mesa and Westminster this weekend. If you saw that post and thought "Merry me, I don't live in central county so I can go crazy with the hard cider in my hatchback tonight"... we've got ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2009

    Vang Pao's Exoneration Brings Joy to Hmong Community

    The phone has been ringing off the hook at the Westminster home of Vang Pao, the former CIA-backed Laotian Secret Army general Nick Schou wrote about. That's because the federal government late last week dropped charges claiming the 79-year-old in poor health tried to o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2008

    To Do Tonight 7/31

    The phone has been ringing off the hook at the Westminster home of Vang Pao, the former CIA-backed Laotian Secret Army general Nick Schou wrote about. That's because the federal government late last week dropped charges claiming the 79-year-old in poor health tried to o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2007

    Idiot OC Register Letter of The Millennium

    This paper has rightfully dinged the Orange County Register's readers over the years, specifically their insane Letters to the Editors that have advocated everything from darkie-dumping to homo-hating to machismo and, always, always Mexican-bashing. But a letter this past Sunday by Lou Shaver of Irv ... More >>

  • Columns

    September 6, 2007

    Letters

    I hate Mexicans

  • Music

    August 16, 2007

    Aural Reports

    Making Strange Waves: The Growlers mix surf rock, gypsy, folk, reggae--and green consciousness

  • Food

    April 5, 2007

    Grub Guide

    Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2006

    "This is America, Not Vietnam" and Other Pearls of Wisdom from Westminster's Idiot Mayor

    Dunno what they put in the boba in Garden Grove and Westminster, but something's gotta explain why its geriatric gabacho elected officials say the darndest things about Vietnamese. In September, GG councilmember Harry Krebs had to apologize after telling councilwoman Janet Nguyen he couldn't explain ... More >>

  • Food

    August 18, 2005

    This Week in Ice Cream and Other Frozen Delights

    Dunno what they put in the boba in Garden Grove and Westminster, but something's gotta explain why its geriatric gabacho elected officials say the darndest things about Vietnamese. In September, GG councilmember Harry Krebs had to apologize after telling councilwoman Janet Nguyen he couldn't explain ... More >>

  • Columns

    August 4, 2005

    !Ask a Mexican!

    Dunno what they put in the boba in Garden Grove and Westminster, but something's gotta explain why its geriatric gabacho elected officials say the darndest things about Vietnamese. In September, GG councilmember Harry Krebs had to apologize after telling councilwoman Janet Nguyen he couldn't explain ... More >>

  • Columns

    July 29, 2004

    Letters

    Dunno what they put in the boba in Garden Grove and Westminster, but something's gotta explain why its geriatric gabacho elected officials say the darndest things about Vietnamese. In September, GG councilmember Harry Krebs had to apologize after telling councilwoman Janet Nguyen he couldn't explain ... More >>

  • News

    May 6, 2004

    Gays 1, Phobes 0

    The passion of the Westminster school board

  • Columns

    April 8, 2004

    Diary of a Mad County

    Diary of a Mad County

  • Features

    October 24, 2002

    W

    Diary of a Mad County

  • Features

    October 24, 2002

    M

    Diary of a Mad County

  • Features

    September 27, 2001

    Tustin

    Not full of hot air

  • Food

    September 6, 2001

    Power Plants

    Vien Huong gets the most out of vegetables

  • Features

    January 6, 2000

    MORE DIRT, PLEASE

    Re-creating Vietnam

  • News

    March 18, 1999

    Guerrilla in the Midst

    The man behind the human-rights rhetoric

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