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CALPERS CEO and Sen. John Moorlach to Talk Socially Conscious Pension Investing
John Moorlach and Marcie Frost are not running against one another for office, but they are poised to take different sides on a public policy issue they will discuss Thursday in Huntington Beach. Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) is the state senator for the 37th district that stretches from Huntington Beach south to Three Arch Bay and […]
Gavin Newsom Brings His Campaign for Governor to Orange Thursday
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, who hopes voters in November will promote him to governor, is coming to Orange Thursday afternoon. The Democratic Party of Orange County hosts a meet and greet with the candidate at UA Local 582 Plumbers & Steamfitters Union Hall, 1916 W. Chapman Ave., Orange. Doors open 3:30 p.m. for the event that […]
A Tale of Two Shitties: OC Prospects for Rent Control and Luxury Housing
The Orange County Business Council recently released the results of a poll that is claimed to show that a November ballot measure to expand the authority of local governments to enact rent control on homes and apartments would fail if Orange County voters voted right now. The survey about the so-called Affordable Housing Act, which […]
Orange County Federal Judges Upheld on Thailand Slave Labor Cases
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today affirmed two Orange County federal judges’ dismissal of lawsuits against Mars, Inc. and Nestlé USA, Inc. for not informing American customers that their seafood products originating from Thailand “may be the result of forced labor” and tied to “human trafficking.” Plaintiffs in the cases […]
2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2.0T Ultimate Reporting for Workhorse Duty, Sir!
The base model 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, which is smaller than the regular three-row seating Santa Fe, boasts good safety scores, nice interior features, sporty (!) exterior touches like a rear spoiler, a 2.4-liter I-4 engine–and all of it for just shy of $25,000, making it a relatively affordable SUV. If you don’t mind adding […]
Dr. Edward Michael Linzey Surrenders Medical License Due to Competency Issues
An Irvine obstetrician-gynecologist surrendered his license to practice medicine due to “mental or physical illness affecting competency,” according to the Medical Board of California. With their signatures to a state acceptance letter in May, Dr. Edward Michael Linzey and his attorneys Dennis K. Ames and Pogey Henderson agreed to the license surrender and the facts […]
San Juan Capistrano Intervenes in Lawsuit Over Weekly Public Records Request
A battle in San Juan Capistrano over public records is heating up with the city taking the unusual step of intervening in an even more unusual lawsuit filed against councilwoman Pam Patterson by a political ally. Back in April, the Weekly requested two-and-a-half months worth of correspondences from Patterson under the California Public Records Act (CPRA). While […]
CEMEX USA and Clean-Water Advocates Reach Pollution-Fighting Agreement
The CEMEX USA building materials company has essentially agreed to clean up its act in Orange County and elsewhere in Southern California to settle a dispute with regional clean-water advocacy groups. Orange County Coastkeeper and Los Angeles Waterkeeper filed a complaint in early 2017 that claimed stormwater from CEMEX facilities in Irvine, Compton and Fontana […]
Toll Road-ed: What’s Your Malfunction?
Is the Transportation Corridor Agency–aka. the TCA/Toll Roads–maneuvering to become a permanent transportation authority similar to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)? Some prominent lawyers and South Countians feel it is. Dan Bane, an attorney representing San Clemente residents who oppose the TCA and SR-241 extension, certainly believes this is so. According to Bane, and […]
What First Defeat of DOJ Suit Against State’s “Sanctuary” Laws Means for OC
By Abigail Marin “Standing aside does not equate to standing in the way.” United States District Judge John A. Mendez’s words in response to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ lawsuit deeming California’s “Sanctuary State” laws as “actively obstructing federal law enforcement” helped deliver the federal legal challenge its first defeat in court on Thursday. Mendez kept […]
White Supremacist Fight Club’s Apparel Company is Based in Huntington Beach
With a design of a mountain range, tent, and an axe, a shirt for sale on The Right Brand’s online store seems as innocuous as the clothing company’s name. There’s no affront fascist imagery but the words “Alpine Division” scrawled across the shirt offer a clue for those versed in the military history of Benito […]
Police Sergeant Allegedly Drove Cal State Fullerton Patrol Vehicle While Drunk
A police sergeant was charged Thursday with driving a Cal State Fullerton patrol vehicle under the influence of alcohol, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office. Arraignment for Sgt. Thomas Henry Higgs is set for Aug. 2 at the North Justice Center in Fullerton. The 59-year-old faces misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of […]
Andrew Eric Mongerson Accused of Trying to Torch Homeless Men at Their Tent
A 29-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to throwing a Molotov cocktail at two homeless men at their tent in Anaheim. Andrew Eric Mongerson of Garden Grove had been charged Tuesday with felony attempted arson, assault with a deadly weapon and possession of flammable material. Mongerson made an incendiary device around 1:30 p.m. June 27, […]
Dana Watch: Rouda v. Rohrabacher
The final primary-election count from the Orange County Registrar of Voters determined that Democrat Harley Rouda received the second-most votes in the 48th Congressional District race and will thereby face incumbent Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-Putin’s massage table) in November. Fellow Democrat Hans Keirstead had the most second-place votes after the June 5 Election Day ballots […]
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Raining Fish [Hey, You!]
Near the end of a long, lovely beach day, we were beyond relaxed. Until a loud splop! hit the sand right in front of us. I was jerked out of my reverie and looked to see what had dropped, what someone had thrown. What the what? It was a fish—a 6-inch perch or something. It’s raining fish?!? My other half said he […]
Political Fútbol: Uruguay vs. France
URUGUAY UPDATE: The first question about this country, the second smallest in South America, is how does one pronounce its name? Do it mellow, my friend, mellow. Mellow just like its flag, which is a gorgeous deep blue and white with a humanoid sun-god creature in the left panel that seems lifted from a Santana […]
Thanks to Dr. Daniele Piomelli, Big Things Are Happening at UC Irvine’s New Center for the Study of Cannabis
Irvine is mostly known for its pristinely manicured lawns, cookie-cutter houses, and a 10 p.m. nightlife curfew. In other words: surburbia at its dullest. But as of a month ago, the city will also be known for something else: UC Irvine’s Center for the Study of Cannabis, a multidisciplinary program that blends the schools of […]
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It Got Better [Savage Love]
In a recent column, you said you never hear from married couples whose sex life got better and more frequent over the years. Well, now you have. My wife and I were married 24 years ago, and we are currently having more and better sex than we did in the first years of our marriage. […]
On Independence Day, What are your Police Doing?
On Independence Day, it’s fitting to check where we are as a nation when it comes to police state tactics. Clip your seatbelt and let’s travel to Garden Grove. In mid-October 2016, Abdelnaser Elmansoury, who’d done nothing wrong, found himself unnecessarily pummeled by unapologetic police. Elmansoury drove to his business on Katella Avenue unaware that […]
33 Percent of Americans are Less Proud to be American Due to Donald Trump: Data
On this Fourth of July, 33 percent of Americans say Donald Trump has them feeling less proud to be an American, according to new data released by a Bay Area public relations. The findings from San Francisco boutique PR agency Bospar indicate that Trump has 24 percent of Americans feeling more proud and 44 percent […]
CalTrans’ Laguna Canyon Road Project Flummoxes Laguna Canyon Foundation
As Liam Blume just reported in the Weekly, Orange County’s most controversial road remains the proposed extension of the 241 toll road into San Clemente–but gaining fast is the proposed $39 million expansion and extension of the 133, a.k.a. Laguna Canyon Road. CalTrans is proposing widening the 133 at El Toro Road, extending the second […]
