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The great telenovela that is the Orange Juice! blog (the Weekly's Best Blog for 2007) continues. A week after the SanTana city council booted Juicer Thomas Gordon from a gang commission, and colleagues Art Pedroza and Luis Rodriguez resigned in protest, longtime SanTana activist Sean Mill returned today from a Mexico vacation to blast the …
NEWPORT BEACH CHRISTMAS BOAT PARADE OF LIGHTS, 6 p.m. Newport Harbor comes alive with decorations. Homes, yachts, docks, whole landscapes are transformed into a magical holiday experience. Newport Landing Sportfishing, 309 Palm St #A, Newport Beach SING WE ALL NOEL: A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS, 7:30 p.m. Enjoy an evening of Christmas classics performed by its …
The Republican Party of Orange County's Weekly Squeeze e-letter (guys: drop the cutesy orange metaphor, por favor) tells me today that longtime local GOP activist Kathy Tavoularis is now Executive Director of the California Delegation to the 2008 Republican National Convention. “A well organized delegation is extremely important for our candidates and delegates, and Kathy …
Straight out of Seattle, the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show opened its doors in Long Beach Friday and promptly shut Sunday. Weekly web photographer Christopher Victorio snuck in and drooled over the endless eye candy – such as this fully customized 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa sportbike. More pictures here. The Boat Parade of Lights aka “A …
MEET ¡ASK A MEXICAN! WRITER GUSTAVO ARELLANO, 6pm Buy his book and meet him as well! Shore Books Art Gallery, 4270 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach Ca. (562) 424-5052 CHRISTMAS WITH THE ALLEY CATS, 8pm Get in the holiday season with this performance. The Curtis Theatre, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea CLOWNZILLA: A HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA, 8pm …
The Dec. 4 death of UGK rapper Pimp C (Chad Butler, 33) in Los Angeles' Mondrian Hotel has prompted much mourning and reminiscing. Our sister paper Houston Press has a substantial coverage of the much-respected H-town MC on its blog. Along with UGK partner Bun B, Pimp C helped to bring Southern rap to prominence …
KFI finally uploaded our Mexican's 11/30 show in three parts: “Assimilation debate,” “Illegals and crime” and “Ask a Mexican.“ Leave it to KFI to label the first two segments in such a way. Don't be fooled, Gustavo talks about way more than that and plays some awesome music. He also slams the phone on some …
What do Mike Carona and Rudy Giuliani have in common? Ties to former cocaine smuggler Florida billionaire Hank Asher, reports ABC News: Asher, aka H.A. in the indictment, allegedly gave Carona's wife (and former Assistant Sheriff George Jaramillo's wife) a $15,000 diamond-studded gold Cartier watch. “Asher is not charged with any crime in the indictment. …
Continue reading “Wednesday's Headlines. No Surprises: Carona + Giuliani?”
Kid Sister nails it. Sassy Chicago MC and URB magazine cover star Kid Sister looks poised to blow up any week now. This video—with cameo by Kanye West—won't hurt her chances with the cuticle-blingin' demographic. The single is out now on DJ A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs' Fool's Gold label (A-Trak produced it). Check out the …
Continue reading “Kid Sister's “Pro Nails” Scratches Its Way Into Your Mind”
It was hard to top last year’s party on that beautiful boat in Newport, but this Saturday the OC Weekly Holiday Party N Fashion Show hit an all-time high with one of the best parties of the holiday season (if I do say so myself). Britney Spears may have been a no-show, but that didn’t …
Recent news that Archdiocese of Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony claims he was assaulted by someone angry with his treatment of sex-abuse survivors brings back memories of my own obnoxious attack on His Eminence over the rapes of innocents. It was in October of 2005, and I was spending a week in Los Angeles as …
The most common question I received all weekend, after I appeared on KFI-AM 640 to ply my ¡Ask a Mexican! spiel: How the hell did I smuggle myself onto the KFI airwaves? Tequila? Are they sponsoring my citizenship? Tamales? Chalk it up to luck, idiocy, and graciousness. A couple of months ago, I received an …