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  • News

    June 4, 2009
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    January 18, 2008
  • Columns

    October 7, 1999

    Sallys!

    Rockers golf badly, spark up and drive fastall for the kids

  • Culture

    January 25, 2001

    Burns, Baby, Burns

    She shows up right before scenes explode

  • Unknown

    March 13, 2003

    Could It Be . . . Satan?!?

    She shows up right before scenes explode

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2008

    To Do Tonight 10/22

    Wayne Brady, 8 p.m. He's got a singing career now. $32.50-$35 House of Blues 1530 S. Disneyland Dr. Anaheim, CA 714-778-2583 The Elvis Show, 9:30 p.m. The self-proclaimed “greatest Elvis impersonator in Fullerton, Brea and Whittier,” Kirk Wall knows how to rock that white sequined jumpsuit like ... More >>

  • Columns

    March 26, 2009

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    Wayne Brady, 8 p.m. He's got a singing career now. $32.50-$35 House of Blues 1530 S. Disneyland Dr. Anaheim, CA 714-778-2583 The Elvis Show, 9:30 p.m. The self-proclaimed “greatest Elvis impersonator in Fullerton, Brea and Whittier,” Kirk Wall knows how to rock that white sequined jumpsuit like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Blast from the Past: Another Connection Between Anti-Semitic KPFK Host and La Voz de Aztlan

    Perhaps the best exposé on the Jew-bashing, gay-trashing website La Voz de Aztlan was published in 2002 by the now-defunct New Times Los Angeles. This is where we got the information that sole writer Hector Carreon (last name has Jewish roots) worked in Buena Park. The article hasn't existed online ... More >>

  • Columns

    March 19, 2009

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    Perhaps the best exposé on the Jew-bashing, gay-trashing website La Voz de Aztlan was published in 2002 by the now-defunct New Times Los Angeles. This is where we got the information that sole writer Hector Carreon (last name has Jewish roots) worked in Buena Park. The article hasn't existed online ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 6, 2008

    Wild Palms

    Poncho Sanchez

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    December 14, 2000
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    July 24, 2008
  • Music

    January 24, 2008

    Give the Po' Girl a Break(beat)

    DJ Shynepne is a jill of all trades behind the decks

  • Columns

    January 4, 2007

    Commie Girl

    Do You Hear the Drums, Fernando? We look under rocks in Joshua Tree

  • Features

    October 19, 2006

    Wanda Brainard

    The knitting instructor shares some of her favorite things

  • Features

    October 20, 2005

    Sunset Beach

    The knitting instructor shares some of her favorite things

  • Culture

    June 30, 2005

    !Caliente! !Caliente! !Caliente!

    Ranking the new Latino glossies

  • Film

    January 6, 2005

    Sock It . . . To Me!?!

    Niels Muellers The Assassination of Richard Nixon

  • Features

    November 18, 2004

    The Big Nowhere

    Why does so much good music come from this place?

  • Features

    May 20, 2004

    Summer Guide

    Its very hot right now. Heres why

  • Columns

    January 15, 2004

    Letters

    Its very hot right now. Heres why

  • Music

    November 13, 2003

    Get Everywhere

    The Willowzs positively possibly true tales

  • Features

    October 30, 2003

    Best Shopping and Porn

    The Willowzs positively possibly true tales

  • Columns

    September 5, 2002

    Diary of a Mad County

    The Willowzs positively possibly true tales

  • Music

    May 16, 2002

    Bored to Death

    The Voids cure the suburban yawns

  • News

    March 14, 2002

    Nixon Bug

    Now whoever bugged the Whittier College newspaper knows all about the booty

  • Music

    December 20, 2001

    A Walrus Shrugged

    AWOL One, the rapper laureate of La Habra

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    Adventures in Chasing Kogi

    Edwin Goei Saturday, April 25, 2009 -- A day in which I attempt to hunt down the Kogi Korean BBQ taco truck.  Here's how it went down: 12:12 p.m. I get an e-mail tip that Kogi's going to be in Buena Park tonight, at the same location they ended up in last Wednesday night. I am eating car ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2009

    This Week In Food

    This week, in SAFII:Edwin continued to stalk the Kogi Taco Truck, bringing us exciting news of its impending arrival in Lakewood twice this week (including Saturday). I revealed that Fresh & Easy has no further plans to expand locally in the near future, following big losses in its US operations ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2009

    Calling All Loquat Tree Owners!

    Ernest Miller is a cook at the Disneyland Resort who also blogs at Culinary Safaris and is enrolled alongside my chica in the Master Food Preserver that has me going to San Bernardino more times than any non-909er should ever have to. He has an interesting request for SAFII readers: anyone has loqua ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Crime Time: No Incidents at Home Plate Before Angel Game

    Photos by Professional Services Responder George Ridley Olszynski, Lewellyn, Palmer and Hutchens play hardball.This week's Weekly round-up of local police calls is illustrated with a photo of Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, Anaheim Police Sgt. Greg Palmer, who is president of the Anaheim Pol ... More >>

  • Music

    September 10, 2009

    Henry Clay People Rule LA With a Sound Made Possible by Yorba Linda

    Photos by Professional Services Responder George Ridley Olszynski, Lewellyn, Palmer and Hutchens play hardball.This week's Weekly round-up of local police calls is illustrated with a photo of Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, Anaheim Police Sgt. Greg Palmer, who is president of the Anaheim Pol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    The Littlest Viking at Bull Bar, Long Beach

    Ask guitarist Ruben Cortez of Whittier's the Littlest Viking to deconstruct his music and he'll flash a boyish smile and tell you he simply writes pop songs. "I could play all of our songs as pop-punk versions," he says.Never mind that the music is instrumental, and laden with math rock sensibilit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Task Force Raids La Habra Grow Room, Arrests 3, Seizes 60 Marijuana Plants

    View Larger Map A group a group that included La Habra police, Placentia police, Orange County and Anaheim SWAT and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement raided a La Habra warehouse Thursday and seized 60 plants from a marijuana grow room. Three were arrested.

  • News

    June 17, 2010

    Killing for the Cartel

    Police believe East LA high-school dropout Jose Saenz has killed a good friend and the mother of his daughter

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2010

    Just Work It Baby: Three Ways To Experience Theater In Its Rawest Stage

    ​The Breath of Fire Latina Theatre Ensemble is community theater in its finest mode. No, not the kind of stale community theater that churns out tried and true middle-of-the-road fodder, but a theater that cares as much as its surrounding community as it does in getting that community's asses in i ... More >>

  • Food

    September 9, 2010

    Puffy the Magic Taco

    [Hole In the Wall] Arturo's Puffy Tacos may be in Whittier, but La Habra loves it all the same

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    BREAKING: Arrest Made in Case of Missing Placentia Woman

    Lynsie Ekelund​UPDATE, 8:45 P.M.: OCDA ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE ON THE CASE TODAY. SEE BOTTOM OF POST FOR DETAILS.After nine years of investigation and fears the case had been forgotten, an arrest has been made in the disappearance of Placentia resident and Fullerton College student Lynsie Ekelund. ... More >>

  • News

    November 11, 2010

    Lynsie Ekelund's Accused Killer Awaits Arraignment

    Chris McAmis confessed to murdering the Fullerton College student in 2001. Their families now try to come to grips with the news

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    JV, Hip-Hop Queen, Still Shines Her Light

    myspace.com/therealjv​Jennifer Velarde etched her initials into hip-hop history as the first Chicana rapper to ever put out an album. Signed to Thump records, JV hit the scene in 1994 with her first single (and title track to the album) "Nayba'hood Queen." Backed by the subwoofer-stressin' bass be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Chris McAmis' Arraignment on Murder Charge Delayed

    ​Accused murderer Chris McAmis requested a new arraignment date today via his public defender, Leslie Gordon, at the Los Angeles Superior Court in Whittier. Commissioner Armando Moreno granted the request and set a new date for March 22, though he warned there would be no further continuances.

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    [UPDATED] Chris McAmis Enters Not Guilty Plea in Lynsie Ekelund Killing

    ​UPDATE, MARCH 22, 12:44 P.M.: Today, after months of delays, 32-year-old Christopher McAmis entered a plea of not guilty to allegedly murdering and attempting to rape Placentia woman Lynsie Ekelund a decade ago. This was McAmis' fourth appearance at the Superior Court in uptown Whittier since his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Local Record Review: 'The Lovers in Spain' by Riley and the Roxies

    ​Riley and the Roxies The Lovers in Spain EP http://theloversinspain.com The duo of singer/songwriter Spencer Riley and producer Wes.--yes, with a period--who make up Riley and the Roxies are their own kind of border crossers, with roots and connections on either side of the LA/OC divide; the two ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Voodoo Fix: 'Voodoo Describes What We Do as a Band'

    ​Voodoo Fix, made up of Abe Rivers, Scott P, Captain Willy, Demario Dunn and Doc Russell, mixes blues, folk, and funk in their debut, Not For Nothing. There's a record release party in Irvine's Anthill Pub (4200 Campus Dr.) today; check out how it was made and a pretty cool video after the jump.

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Hatch Your Plans For Finding and Roasting Hatch Chiles in OC This Month

    Dave Lieberman​It's Hatch chile season! If you've never had the long, green, hot cousins of the Anaheim chile that grow in southeastern New Mexico, now's the time to try them. They make awesome green chile, of course, fantastic Ortega burgers and they're sublime stuffed with cheese, battered and d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    OC Pioneers Who Were Klan Members: William F. Espolt, Jr., La Habra Banker/Citrus Grower

    ​William F. Espolt, Jr. was quite the busy bee in his day. He was the chair of the La Habra Midway Oil Company, which sought out black gold up in them thar hills, and a stockholder in two banks. His father was one of the founders of the La Habra Citrus Assocation, and Billy also followed in daddy' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Leo James Zabala Jr. Accused of Posting Craigslist Personals Seeking Sex With High School Girls

    ​After a personal ad posted Sept. 6 in Craigslist's Orange County "Casual Encounters" section offered to pay high school girls $60 for intercourse and $40 for head, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alerted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Ahmad Mabrok Accused of Being Naked Hummer Limo Thief

    YouTubeThey call him the streak.​A thief was fully clothed when he stole a Hummer limo at gunpoint in Irvine Saturday night.But, as a helicopter officer informed after the man who led cops on a bi-county chase jumped out of the stretch in Whittier and started running, "He's naked!"

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Blood Donors Urgently Needed For Deputy's Prematurely Born Baby

    Aiden needs your help now.​The Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs (AOCDS) is asking Southern California residents to urgently donate blood for the prematurely born baby of a decorated deputy.Aiden, the infant, was born a whopping three months early on Dec. 20 and, in preparation for expe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Reps. Gary Miller and Ken Calvert Get Their Assets Handed Back to Them

    ​The Washington Post compared the annual financial disclosure reports filed by every member of Congress over the past decade to various public records and discovered that nearly 50 senators and House representatives directed millions of dollars in earmarks to projects that could either enhance ... More >>

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