Woodbridge

Jarrid Thomas Baldogo, Tennis Instructor, Held for Alleged Lewd Conduct with 13 y.o. Student

A private tennis instructor was arrested Thursday afternoon for alleged lewd conduct with one of his 13-year-old students. Jarrid Thomas Baldogo, 29, is believed to have had inappropriate physical contact with the student between February and April of this year, but police fear there may be other vi ... More >>

Assi Natural Market Opens In Irvine

Assi, the Korean market that replaces Stein Mart in the Woodbridge neighborhood in Irvine, is having its grand opening this Thursday, March 28 at 9:00 a.m. There will a ribbon-cutting by Irvine Mayor Steven Choi, live entertainment and giveaways, including rice cookers and other household appliance ... More >>

Ladera Ranch: Wholesome Community or Den of Crime?

In keeping with its fine tradition of serving as a civic booster for Orange County, the Orange County Register recently discussed the safety of Ladera Ranch in spite of the master-planned community's recent troubles. Blasting the words "Very Safe" in the headline, the Feb. 26 article offered assuran ... More >>

Todd Robert Sousa, Paroled Sex Offender, Accused of Sex with Second Girl Swim Student

Todd Robert Sousa, a former youth swim club coach who owned a swimming school with his wife, was reportedly jailed Wednesday on suspicion of having sex with an underage girl who took lessons from him.That's especially rough for the 38-year-old Irvine father--and son-in-law of a retiring Laguna Hill ... More >>

Jana Marie Spires Gets Jail, Rehab, Probation to Avoid Prison for Being Irvine's Serial Arsonist

​Jana Marie Spires, a 39-year-old Irvine resident, convicted serial arsonist and previous Weekly Ugly Police Mugshot of the Week model, has been sentenced to a year in jail, a year in a residential drug treatment program and registration as an arsonist for a series of fires she set beginning in th ... More >>

Woori: Another Korean Supermarket To Open in Tustin Where Freshia Failed

​Will the third time be the charm? Those who live and shop in Tustin know that the supermarket space on Redhill and Walnut has changed hands more than a library book. Up until a few months ago, it was Freshia, a Korean supermarket. Before that it was called HK Market, the Korean market that preced ... More >>

Jana Marie Spires, Suspected Serial Arsonist of Irvine and One Ugly Police Mugshot Model

​Jana Marie Spires has been tied by authorities to a half-dozen fires in Irvine over the past 10 months, but missing from the list of charges is suspicion of posing for one ugly police mugshot.I mean, look at that kisser. Don't bother throwing the book at her, someone already has!At the 39-year-ol ... More >>

Dueling Dishes: Battle Irvine Mexi-Chains Outposts!

​Though Irvine has risen in the past decade as one of the county's best dining cities, chains still rule the land of Agran--and they propagate like Tribbles. Proof in point: two Mexican chains opened their doors in the past month: Chipotle in Westpark and Chronic Taco in Woodbridge. Both offer m ... More >>

The Band Formerly Known as the Jakes Take the Stage as Young the Giant

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 >>

Another Day, Another Cell Tower Rejected

Joshua Peters / LunchboxUnlimitedThe proposed Woodbridge (Irvine) cell-tower mentioned in the opening to the cell-madness story in the latest Weekly has, unsurprisingly, been canned. As our story noted, residents were skeptical when T-Mobile presented its plan in an informational meeting on April 29 ... More >>

Cell Phone Towers Make Waves, Angry OC Residents Cry Cancer

Body Language Exposes Deception in Irvine Safe Water Presentation

Last week we blogged that Navy and Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) officials had declared Irvine's drinking water safe at a presentation before the Orange County Great Park board--despite an acknowledged polluted plume under parts of the city and its source, the former El Toro Marine Corps A ... More >>

Navy, Water District Officials Swear Irvine's Drinking Water Now Safe

Irvine City Council members say they hear from residents convinced that unsafe levels of trichloroethelyne (TCE)--a volatile organic compound linked to cancer, other nasty illnesses and death--is in their drinking water. Those fears lead to media-fueled alarm, public confrontations and snarky blog p ... More >>

To Do Tonight 5/19

Karaoke Madness, 9 p.m. Oh the madness! Hogue Barmichael's 3950 Campus Dr. Newport Beach, CA 92660 949-261-6270 Joyride Mondays, 8 p.m. I can ride the joy with no handlebars. The Pike Bar & Grill 1836 E. Fourth St. Long Beach, CA 90802 562-437-4453 Neil Verni, Until 7 p.m. Laguna Beach artist Neil ... More >>

Eight Is Enough

One man has four girlfriends and eight children, all of whom live in separate houses within four miles of each other. In Utah? No, Irvine

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Alpha Dog, Borat, Casino Royale

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Special Screenings

Movie of the Week: La Belle et le Bete (Beauty and the Beast)

Special Screenings

Movie of the week: Peel: The Peru Project

Dancing around a great problem at The Great Park

The El Toro Shuffle? The Great Park Gavotte? The Irvine Ranch Water District Toxic Waltz? We should come up a name for the little dance. It's a simple four step dance, and very familiar one. Scientists point out a looming environmental threat and call for government action. The Bush administration, ... More >>

Don Brens Phallus Complex

Billionaire Builders Disregard for Family Planning Evident in His Bedroom and Developments

Diary Of A Mad County

The Doctor (Death) Is In

A Weekly guide to 10 Dr. Deaths

I Know Where You Lived Last Summer

Woodbridge is still a scary place

Thinking About Tang

And Dave Chappelle quiets an Irvine riot

Waterworld

Wavy Navy Gravy

El Torosunderwater toxins spook Irvine

Fill 'Er Up

Even Jesus wouldn't try Irvine water district's plan to turn crap into tap