Irvine is Top OC City in LGBT Equality Rankings But Much Improvement Needed

Which is the gayest Orange County city? I would have put my money on Anaheim, because of Disneyland, or Huntington Beach, with all the MMA gyms, but actually it’s Irvine, according to a new report. The Portland, Oregon-based Equality Federation on Thursday released its 2015 Municipal Equality Index, which rates cities nationwide based on municipal …

Christmas Packages

How funny, really, are dick pics? Millions of them must be snapped and shared each year, as inducement or harassment, celebration or shaming. Perhaps Harper's Index could tell us the tonnage of coal mined each year to power the transmission of American crotches. So when a dick pic turns up in a raunchy R-rated comedy, …

Legal Battle Over Placentia Gang Injunctions Kicks Off

An overflow crowd congregated in the hallway outside of Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter J. Wilson's Santa Ana courtroom for a pair of hearings on two new gang injunctions in Placentia. Inside his quarters, Deputy District Attorney Lisa Grossman finally spoke on the gang injunctions her agency had previously been mum on–and she went …

Accused Murderer Awaits Execution While OC Prosecutors Hide Exculpatory DNA

At the age of 5 on Nov. 15, 1984, Jerrod Hessling witnessed the murder of his family’s live-in babysitter, Linda Faye Rodgers. Jerrod watched the killer strike Rodgers with a metal chain, drag her to the master bedroom inside his ranch-style residence on the 1700 block of West Wilshire Avenue in Santa Ana, and then …

Police Doctored Report, Prosecutor Lied In Wild Attempted Murder Case Near Disneyland

Honest judges across the nation would be alarmed by the corruption that tarnishes Orange County’s criminal-justice system. Unlike fictional TV court dramas, the process isn’t being subverted by stereotypically devious defense attorneys. Though District Attorney Tony Rackauckas insists policing moves that tainted dozens of cases were accidental errors, evidence continues to mount that cheating against …

Watch The Black Cat at Chapman U with Boris and Bela's Kids Tuesday!

Yes, Halloween is over. Yes, you're starting to see tinsel line department stores everywhere now. But don't fork over your leftover trick or treat candy to the neighbor kids just yet, as Chapman University's Dodge College will be hosting a screening of the 1934 horror classic The Black Cat Tuesday November 3 at 1pm at …

Readers' Choice Winners 2015

We had our say, but you, gentle readers, get the last word. Behold, your choices for the Best of 2015! *     *     *     *     *     * SHOPPING N SERVICES *     *     *     *     *     * BEST ADULT STORECondom Revolution1777 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa, (949) 646-1967; conrev.com. BEST APARTMENT COMPLEX TO LIVEDowntown Santa Ana Artists Village300 …

El Nido Mobile Estates Residents Win Battle Over Massive Rent Hike

Residents of El Nido Mobile Estates in San Juan Capistrano can rest easy–in their homes, too! After a nearly six-month battle between the park residents–all seniors, a number of them low-income–and owner Richard Worley, who informed the residents in May that their space rents would ratchet up to $641 per month starting in September, the …

Steven Bren (Irvine Co. Chairman Donald's Son) Takes Top Spot on State Tax Delinquent Listicle

I don't know if the listicle craze is still a thing–I'm not much of a reader–but just in case it is let us note that the son of a Newport Beach billionaire (and most mega of Orange County mega-developers) finds himself atop a new list. Not that Irvine Co. chairman Don Bren's son Steven, whose …