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A couple of weeks ago, we discussed the Renaissance Blob, the strange cutout in SanTana's Renaissance Specific Plan that conveniently excluded the family businesses of Mayor Miguel “What's my Nickname?” Pulido and councilmember Vince Sarmiento from its boundaries. SanTana planning commissioner Sean Mill says city planners told him that the Renaissance Blob came about so …

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Final post in our Carlos Bustamante conflict-of-influenza series–for now… All this week we've focused on Carlos Bustamante, the SanTana councilmember who gladly takes money from people seeking something from the city, then votes favorably for his donors. Some readers have wondered about my focus, claiming he hasn't technically broken any conflict-of-interest laws, and that donations …

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About a month ago I wrote a story called Tough as Nails about a street performer down on the Huntington Pier Plaza named “Lucky” John Domingue. John was at his wits end because he kept getting run off the pier by Surf City's finest every time he performed his show, which basically consists of pounding …

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Friday night took Reid Sheldon to The Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest, where he noted three mid-set stage exits, an impromptu rap and two wardrobe malfunctions as he documented “death doo-wop” group Jail Weddings. Check out Reid's Last Night review (the first of many, we hope, for 2008) over here. Meanwhile, Gustavo Arellano took food …

Continue reading “What you missed over the weekend: Part IV”