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Anyone who has ever cringed their way through adolescence can tell you that eighth grade—that in-between age when you’re not a child anymore and not yet a full teenager—is hell. It’s hard to recall any movie that has tapped into that agony as astutely as Bo Burnham’s comedy Eighth Grade. Starring Elsie Fisher as a …
Continue reading “Eighth Grade Is a Top-Notch Look at Teen Angst in the Social-Media Age”
RECAP: Well, it was a World Cup that many said was the best, most exciting ever. The proof was in the fact that old favorites (Brazil, Germany) were upset, small upstarts (Belgium, Croatia) flourished, and many matches were decided by dramatic penalty-kick shootouts, the stupidest way of deciding a contest this side of the Electoral …
First-time candidate Harley Rouda narrowly leads 30-year incumbent Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-Putin’s push poll) in the 48th congressional district race, according to poll results released this morning. New Jersey-based Monmouth University Polling Institute is conducting polls in hotly contested congressional districts around the country, including California’s 48th district, which had been solidly Republican-leaning for decades. …
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We all made choices as teenagers that make us cringe whenever we reflect on life. From bad haircuts and clothing choices to the bands we thought we’d LOVE forever– everyone has skeletons in their closet. I was fortunate enough to move pretty far away just before graduating high school, so nobody who lives near me …
Continue reading “Classic Stoner Anthems (And Why They Actually Suck)”
The Orange County Business Council recently released the results of a poll that is claimed to show that a November ballot measure to expand the authority of local governments to enact rent control on homes and apartments would fail if Orange County voters voted right now. The survey about the so-called Affordable Housing Act, which …
Continue reading “A Tale of Two Shitties: OC Prospects for Rent Control and Luxury Housing”
Bruce Houlihan enjoys puzzles, but the Orange County Crime Lab director is purposely failing to solve one of the biggest riddles of his career: Why did his office quietly give conflicting, pro-prosecution, expert testimony in two cold-case, rape/murder trials? Houlihan met that question—pending at least since 2016, when the Weekly revealed the controversy—with palpable silence …
Continue reading “Crime Lab Director Says Too Busy to Search for Forensic Science Errors”
The cannabis industry is currently in a state of flux, which inevitably means most businesses are in a state of panic. It’s essentially been this way since the onset of the Medicinal And Adult Use Regulatory And Safety Act (MAUCRSA). But the industry recently faced another deadline implemented by the Bureau of Cannabis Control …
Continue reading “Cannalysis Labs Brings Science To Santa Ana”
January 1, 2018, was the day commercial, and adult-use cannabis became legal in California. On the consumer side of regulation, the last seven months have been peachy—what’s not great about walking into any (legal) dispensary and waltzing out with a party bag of flower, edibles, concentrates and more? On the business side of the law, …
Continue reading “More Than A Lab: BelCosta Defines Cannabis Testing Standards”
The final primary-election count from the Orange County Registrar of Voters determined that Democrat Harley Rouda received the second-most votes in the 48th Congressional District race and will thereby face incumbent Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-Putin’s massage table) in November. Fellow Democrat Hans Keirstead had the most second-place votes after the June 5 Election Day ballots …
In Texas, Missouri and Tennessee, barbecue tends to happen when you least expect it. You can be driving, minding your own business, when the aroma of brisket suddenly wafts into your open window. I’ve gone to those states specifically to eat barbecue at restaurants such as Pecan Lodge in Dallas’ Deep Ellum; Killen’s in Pearland, …
Continue reading “The Q Joint in Costa Mesa Smokes the Competition”
On this Fourth of July, 33 percent of Americans say Donald Trump has them feeling less proud to be an American, according to new data released by a Bay Area public relations. The findings from San Francisco boutique PR agency Bospar indicate that Trump has 24 percent of Americans feeling more proud and 44 percent …
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It should be a rule that when the Fourth of July falls on a weekday you’re obligated to take the rest of the week off– you know, in celebration of ‘Murica’s Independence and stuff. In all fairness, America deserves a few breather days to recuperate after the all the insanity that’s transpired since, well, January 1, …
Continue reading “Cannabis Almanac: Your Guide To SoCal’s High Life July 4-8”