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Groups Sign a Letter Urging UCI Cut Ties with Syria's Honorary Consul General

Several organizations have signed an open letter addressed to the UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake demanding the immediate removal of a Syrian diplomat from the UCI Foundation's board of trustees. The letter was sent two weeks after the student government voted in favor of legislation calling for Dr. Hazem Chehabi's resignation. Chehabi is Syria's honorary …

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Registered Sex Offenders Unite: Group Seeking Legislative Reform to Meet at Buena Park Church

Registered sex offenders rejoice! The California chapter of the Reform Sex Offender Laws organization will have its first Orange County meeting later this month in Buena Park. The national organization attributes much of its growth to the late Tom Reeves, a founding member of the North American Man/Boy Love Association. ] Reeves, who also went …

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Owen Youngman on Brother Randy, Axed Reg Sportswriter

As we reported yesterday, veteran sports columnist Randy Youngman was among nine  five staffers (damn, gotta pay attention to the boss's updates) laid off by the Orange County Register. Four empty positions won't be filled.   Longtime readers of Youngman enjoyed his “Pickin' and Grinnin'” contests, but I always fancied his jabs at Keith Olbermann.  From an …

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OC Vietnamese Community Group Sued By Fired Whistleblowers For Illegal Retaliation

Three former veteran employees who say they uncovered and complained about financial fraud, embezzlement and flagrant mismanagement at the Vietnamese Community of Orange County, Inc. (VNCOC) before they were fired have filed lawsuits claiming illegal retaliation. The ex-employees–Donna Mai Le, the organization's senior accountant; Anh Nguyen, a manager and project director; and Lan Dinh, a …

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Hawaiian Revolving Sushi Chain Opens First California Store In Santa Ana

As Dave reported back in November, Genki Sushi–the revolving sushi chain that practically owns the revolving sushi market in Hawaii (there are 10 on the small island of Oahu alone)–is now open, taking over a defunct Sanrio store at MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana. The restaurant, which by the way is not affiliated with a …

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[UPDATED with Already Out of Jail:] Jeffrey Hubbard, Ex-Newport-Mesa Schools Chief, Gets 60 Days, Probation, Restitution

UPDATE, FEB. 27, 1:58 P.M.: After serving four days of his 60-day sentence, former Newport-Mesa Unified School District superintendent Jeffrey Hubbard was reportedly released from jail early this morning. The judge had previously indicated Hubbard would be freed by mid-March due to overcrowding. That must be some seriously fucked-up overcrowding. ] Actually, its a seriously …

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Kelly Thomas Beating Video Shown to his Father but not Mother Due to Court Battle

The lawyer for the mother of Kelly Thomas, the 37-year-old homeless man beaten to death by Fullerton police officers last July–told a judge today that District Attorney Tony Rackauckas is playing “inexplicable” games with his client's victim rights to access prosecution evidence. According to Cathy Thomas attorney Brian N. Gurwitz, the DA privately offered in January …

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On the Line: Lisa Fontanesi of Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, Part Two

In Part One of our Q&A with Lisa Fontanesi, we learned about the mission of the Jamie Oliver Food Revolution, in particular how the Santa Ana community differs from the other places the mobile teaching kitchen has stopped. Today, we learn more about how our subject got started on her path in the first place. …

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James Corbett, “Jesus Glasses” Teacher, Wins Divine Non-Intervention of U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court refused Tuesday to hear an appeal in Capistrano Valley High School's “Jesus Glasses” case. That means the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision last year that exonerated European history teacher James Corbett stands. The end! ] Corbett's former student, Chad Farnan, revealed that while he was a student in an advancement …

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Taher Herzallah, “Irvine 11” Defendant, is Unrepentant at UC Santa Barbara

“My people are being killed, my people are being oppressed, I'm going to do everything I can do to stop this. I'm not going to follow a form of protest that fits the status quo that allows my people to be oppressed.” —Taher Herzallah, one of the so-called “Irvine 11,” speaking at UC Santa Barbara …

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