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The Windy Ridge Fire is 80% contained, according to the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), and is expected to be fully contained sometime tomorrow. The OCFA recommends checking news radio stations– KFWB (AM 980), KNX (AM 1070), KFI (AM 640)– for the latest updates on the fire. Or you can call the Orange County Operational …
“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money”, runs the quip that is the only reason most people who remember Senator Everett M. Dirksen remember him at all. And news of the Great Park in this morning's Times brings that quote, if not Everett M., to mind. Orange County's Great …
I know this is in Upland, and I know Upland is far, and I also know that I can't make it tonight because of a previous engagement. BUT Tonight you can see a shit-ton of sandblasting superstars: BARR, John Thill, AM, and This Song is a Mess but So Am I. Just drive out there …
For those who have followed the twisting path of the proposed Foothills South toll road– ably plotted on this blog and in the pages of the Weekly by Alex Brant-Zawadzki and others– the latest report in the Times will come as no surprise. For more than a year, transportation planners have said that preparations for …
Best known for his work in bands like the Nation of Ulysses and the Make-Up, Ian Svenonius has taken his academic-minded persona to television with a show called Soft Focus. On it, Svenonius interviews fellow musicians like Will Oldham and Ian MacKaye. Topics range from vaguely serious discussions of music and culture to talks of …
Truthy and hard-hitting as ever, last night Stephen Colbert took on the burning question: is OC Congressional Rep. Loretta Sanchez a whore? You can find his answer (no) here. Look for Last Night's Highlights, and scroll down to California Values Watch: Sanchez. Those interested in Stephen's answer and his explanation of how the question started …
The Beast, the alt paper that howls at the world from the wintry, chicken wing-splattered wasteland that is Buffalo, now has the 2006 version of its always entertaining 50 Most Loathsome People in America online. The list of the loathsome features those you might expect (Bush, James Dobson, Ryan Seacrest), some you might not (Jesus …
See if by reading its opening paragraph you can guess what sets this story by the San Francisco Chronicle's Greg Lucas apart from the raft of other stories about universal health care that have been appearing in the papers. Trying to forge a consensus among dozens of powerful special interests, the Legislature will begin work …
Two quick notes on Iraq. First, in an interview broadcast on last night's 60 Minutes, President Bush was asked “if he owes the Iraqi people an apology for botching the management of the war”. His response, “Not at all”, will come as no surprise to anyone who has noticed over the past six years that …
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Over on CNN.com there's plenty of coverage on the ice storm. If you haven't heard, a massive weather system caused chaos and death from Texas to Illinois, then relocated towards New England. Thousands upon thousands are without power, 36 are already dead, so naturally I'm going to make a snarky editorial comment about CNN's coverage. …
Daily Rotten is one of the great websites on Earth–the Drudge Report for non-Coast to Coast weirdos, for fans of stories involving faked dildo rapes, all things Haidl, and men regretting not punching Bob Hope in the face when they had a chance (needless to say, Daily Rotten picks up at least one Weekly story …
… or maybe not. The AP reports: Evangelical broadcaster Pat Robertson said Tuesday that God has told him that a terrorist attack on the United States would cause a “mass killing” late in 2007. “I'm not necessarily saying it's going to be nuclear,” he said during his news-and-talk television show “The 700 Club” on the …