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July 21, 2007
Saturday's Headlines & Surprises
Saddle Sores: Supervisor John Moorlach hasn't been in office long but he could be the most revolutionary county politician since . . . well . . . we haven't had any revolutionary politicians on the board of supervisors. On Friday, Moorlach announced plans to cut pension benefits retroactively for c ... More >>
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September 14, 2007
Gracias, Frank Mickadeit...
...for acknowledging in his Orange County Register column today that the Weekly broke the Bishop Tod Brown molestation allegation five months ago. We e-mailed Mickadeit, his colleague Rachanee Srisavasdi, and Los Angeles Times Orange County editor (and former religion reporter) William Lobdell and ... More >>
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September 25, 2007
Tuesday's Headlines. No Surprises.
...for acknowledging in his Orange County Register column today that the Weekly broke the Bishop Tod Brown molestation allegation five months ago. We e-mailed Mickadeit, his colleague Rachanee Srisavasdi, and Los Angeles Times Orange County editor (and former religion reporter) William Lobdell and ... More >>
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November 19, 2007
Monday's Headlines & Surprises: Horny Priests and Eskimo kids
$50 million Eskimo Pie: Because its priests and missionaries sexually abused 110 Eskimo children from 1961 to 1987, the Jesuit order of the Roman Catholic Church has almost finalized a deal to pay $50 million to the victims, William Lobdell and Stuart Silverstein report in today’s LA Times. But � ... More >>
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December 16, 2007
Sunday's Headlines & Surprises: Poor Ho Chi Minh
Good Ink for the Sheriff! Norberto Santana Jr. and Tony Saavedra at the Register today find that “a $2 billion effort to deport immigrants has little measurable effect on crime or illegal immigration” and that government agencies “often work at cross purposes.” To prove their point, Santana ... More >>
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June 20, 2008
Lon Uso is a Luser
We met San Juan Capistrano councilmember Lon Uso a couple of months ago at the Friday morning coffee klatches organized by Capistrano Dispatch editor Jonathan Volzke and thought him a swell guy for daring to speak good about Mexicans in a room full of elderly, crotchety gabachos who didn't believe M ... More >>
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July 15, 2008
William Lobdell--Gone :-(
As noted below by Scott, William Lobdell has left the Los Angeles Times. And, as Scott noted, Lobdell was no ordinary reporter--the man was a multiple-award-winning titan, one of the best religion reporters ever to grace American newspapers, and definitely the best in covering the Gospel Swamp that ... More >>
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August 4, 2008
Print Journalism: The 8-track cassette of news?
William Lobdell, a veteran investigative reporter/editor in the Orange County wings of the Los Angeles Times media empire until he took a buyout last month, launched LOBDELL'S OC today. Lobdell says his blog will focus on news and observations concerning OC, but his inaugural post provided dark, if ... More >>
News
September 26, 2002
The Grainy Face of Corporate Evil
Does Bill Simon really believe hes been exonerated by a Republican judge?
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October 21, 2008
Goodbye Tony D. ... and the Pilot, too?
Sad news about a really good guy, Tony Dodero: the former editor-in-chief of the Newport Beach/Costa Mesa Daily Pilot is being let go as the director of news and online for L.A. Times Community News publications, which include the Pilot, Huntington Beach Independent and Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2008
Times OC Takes Another Big Hit
Los Angeles Times management has laid off two more veteran reporters in its already-decimated Orange County bureau, according to Times sources. The latest to leave will be Gil Reza and Christian Berthelsen, two outstanding veterans with long lists of accomplishments. Amazingly, the Times OC edito ... More >>
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March 2, 2009
This Week in OC Weekly
In "Hive and Seek" Gustavo Arellano discusses saving Orange County's bees--and possibly breaking the odd city code and state law in the process--with the Backyard Beekeepers.And R. Scott Moxley takes a look at what OC's Board of Supervisors has been doing with its loose change for the past few mont ... More >>
Columns
March 5, 2009
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
In "Hive and Seek" Gustavo Arellano discusses saving Orange County's bees--and possibly breaking the odd city code and state law in the process--with the Backyard Beekeepers.And R. Scott Moxley takes a look at what OC's Board of Supervisors has been doing with its loose change for the past few mont ... More >>
Culture
February 26, 2009
How William Lobdell Lost His Faith in Orange County
In "Hive and Seek" Gustavo Arellano discusses saving Orange County's bees--and possibly breaking the odd city code and state law in the process--with the Backyard Beekeepers.And R. Scott Moxley takes a look at what OC's Board of Supervisors has been doing with its loose change for the past few mont ... More >>
News
February 12, 2009
[Moxley Confidential] DA Tony Rackauckas Wins Civil Suit, Does Not Cry
In "Hive and Seek" Gustavo Arellano discusses saving Orange County's bees--and possibly breaking the odd city code and state law in the process--with the Backyard Beekeepers.And R. Scott Moxley takes a look at what OC's Board of Supervisors has been doing with its loose change for the past few mont ... More >>
News
December 18, 2008
When Mariners Church Fired Choir Director Bob Gunn for Being Gay, It Sparked a Six-Year Legal Battle
In "Hive and Seek" Gustavo Arellano discusses saving Orange County's bees--and possibly breaking the odd city code and state law in the process--with the Backyard Beekeepers.And R. Scott Moxley takes a look at what OC's Board of Supervisors has been doing with its loose change for the past few mont ... More >>
News
September 11, 2008
This Is Your Life: A Companion Guide/Shameless Propaganda for 'Orange County: A Personal History'
In "Hive and Seek" Gustavo Arellano discusses saving Orange County's bees--and possibly breaking the odd city code and state law in the process--with the Backyard Beekeepers.And R. Scott Moxley takes a look at what OC's Board of Supervisors has been doing with its loose change for the past few mont ... More >>
News
December 2, 2004
Poison Pen Pal
Judge Watsons letters display disorder in the court
Blogs
April 26, 2009
OC Author Celebrated By NY TImes!
Wonders Her Hair's Role In Losing BIllWilliam Lobdell, the voice you regularly hear discussing Orange County issues with Steven Greenhut of the Register and our very own Gustavo Arellano on KPCC-FM, won a positive review of his book in today's New York Times. "There are many great books about findi ... More >>
Blogs
May 12, 2009
As Stephen Smith Leaves Town, Irvine's "Tattler" Calls on Others to Step Up
Stephen C. Smith calls on others to keep tabs on Irvine City Hall.CORRECTED!Lost in Santa Ana a few months ago, half paying attention to the street signs and half to Larry Mantle's KPCC interview show blaring out of the car speakers, I heard the host steer his Orange County "roundtable" guests--Oran ... More >>
Columns
August 19, 2010
Latter-Day Mexicans
[¡Ask a Mexican!] South of the border Mormons redux
Blogs
February 24, 2011
William Lobdell, Greatest Religion Reporter Ever, to Speak at Tapestry UU Congregation in Mission Viejo this Sunday
Next to non-pedophile apologist Catholics, my favorite group of religious-minded folks are Universalist Unitarians, who ground their radical politics on Jesus and a hella other traditions. I've spoken at four separate congregations in the area, and spoke for the second time at Tapestry in Mission ... More >>
Blogs
March 3, 2011
Newport Beach Independent Publisher Quits Job, Cites Ethical Breaches
According to a story that ran yesterday in the Daily Pilot, Tom Johnson, who published the Newport Beach Independent and Laguna Beach Independent since last June, has quit the job. Allan Simon, a businessman who owns both papers, refused to comment for the Pilot story except to say, "It's a ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
[UPDATED AGAIN: Event TONIGHT, Now SRO and with New Guests] KPCC's AirTalk With Larry Mantle to Host Special on Santa Ana's Gentrification Wars March 28
UPDATE: All seating for tonight's event is GONE; there is a waiting list, but the better bet is to show up and stand in the aisles to listen. Show up early--doors open at 6 p.m.Also, there are one-and-a-half replacements. Taking the place of Downtown Inc. is SanTana councilmember Busty Bustamante ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2011
[UPDATED: Corrections] Daily Pilot Columnist William Lobdell Joining City of Costa Mesa as Communications Director
UPDATE, MARCH 22, 9:42 P.M.: William Lobdell contacted the Weekly and pointed out that a few of our facts were incorrect. He is currently on a 90-day contract with the city, so the $150,000-plus is overstating. After his initial contract, if he and the city choose to continue on together, another ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2011
The Path to Transparency: Costa Mesa Discovers Social Media
Costa Mesa is finally onboard. One week into its top-dollar investment in a communications director and the city of Costa Mesa now has its own (active) Twitter and Facebook accounts. Congratulations, you're now where most of America was in 2008.Okay, that may have been a bit harsh a critique ... More >>
Blogs
April 18, 2011
[UPDATED: Mayor's Bar Vandalized; OCEA Comment] The Beat Goes On: Hundreds Turn Out to Voice Outrage Toward Costa Mesa City Council
Chasen Marshall/OC WeeklyMayor Gary MonahanUPDATE, APRIL 18, 5:57 P.M.: After closing time on Saturday evening, someone sent a message to Costa Mesa's mayor, Gary Monahan at his place of business, Skosh Monahan's. The means of communication? A brick through the front window, with a note attached ... More >>
Blogs
April 15, 2011
Union Commercial Takes Aim at "Pay and Perks" of Costa Mesa's Top Officials; City Disputes Facts
While the city of Costa Mesa continues its rapid pace of releasing Tweets and Facebook updates, the union-supported, citizen group, Repair Costa Mesa, has put out its second TV commercial. This one targets the city's top seven bureaucrats, which the commercial claims make $1.5 million in "pay and ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
Costa Mesa Chronicles: Councilman Accused of Chest-Bumping and the OCEA Funds an Audit
The Costa Mesa City Council and its residents can't seem to figure out how to get along. Mayor Gary Monahan was once the focalpoint of scorn, but now that unwanted attention has shifted to Councilman Steve Mensinger, after reports of a physical confrontation (of sorts) th ... More >>
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July 8, 2011
Despite "Financial Crisis," Costa Mesa Council Spending Continues--Record Legal Counsel Fees and Lobdell's Contract Renewed
The spending continues.For all of its talk of a city-wide "financial crisis," the Costa Mesa City Council doesn't seem to believe its own spending needs to be curtailed. In two recent developments, the council went 54-percent over its legal fees budget in 2010-11 and the city signed another 90 ... More >>
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July 22, 2011
Master-Manipulator Barry Minkow, Former Business Partner of Costa Mesa PR Man, William Lobdell, Gets 5 Years For Insider Trading
Via LA WeeklyBarry Minkow: he prays to the almighty dollar.Barry Minkow has long been all about making money. He's good at it. At 16, he appeared to have started a carpet-cleaning business called ZZZZ Best, worth hundreds of millions of dollars that turned out to be an elaborate Ponzi scheme. He ... More >>
News
September 1, 2011
It's Gotten Costa Messy In Costa Mesa
Scenes from the civic dissolution of America's latest public-employee battleground

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