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The Santa Ana City Council met on Tuesday night for another four-hour doozy of a meeting. The council was supposed to take action on three cannabis items: Ordinance Amendment No. 2017-03 to create chapter 40 in the city’s municipal code to regulate commercial, i.e. recreational cannabis; an “in-lieu fee agreement,” or added tax, to mitigate any …
It’s only a matter of time before the culture of swipe-right romance invades the music world. Last year, the Pew Research Center released a study that said 15 percent of people in the U.S. have used online or mobile dating platforms to hook up, start a relationship or get married (and that’s just the people …
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Save the Waves Film Festival 2017. Save the Waves Coalition’s ninth-annual film fest kicks off its West Coast tour with surf, adventure and other documentary films, plus live music from Trouble In the Wind and a raffle at intermission. Showing are Keith Malloy’s Fish People, which follows a cast of characters ranging from surfers to …
Continue reading “Looking for a Girl With Green Eyes [Special Screenings, Nov. 2-9]”
Sushi Near Me is a restaurant that serves quick, well-made sushi at reasonable prices. Unstuffy and bright, it’s made for the search-savvy Google Generation. But ironically, the restaurant is impossible to find on any search engine. No really. Try it. Type in “Sushi Near Me” and your results will list every other sushi joint that’s …
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A diverse Orange County jury this afternoon issued a $6 million judgment in a civil lawsuit stemming from a Southern California white supremacist’s 2015 murder of a 22-year-old Iranian-American student in a Laguna Niguel bar. The results, however, won’t likely satisfy Shayan Mazroei’s grieving parents, Shahzad and Hamid. They sought $39.5 million for the loss …
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North County Democratic congressional candidate Phil Janowicz’s campaign manager resigned in the face of allegations of sexual harassment from his time as executive director of the Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC). Meanwhile, evidence has surfaced about what fueled some complaints about Erik Taylor, the now former campaign manager. Here is the full statement from …
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It’s disheartening to know that most of the nutrient companies—even the “organic” ones—are owned by Scotts Miracle-Gro, a company that has had a partnership with Monsanto for more than two decades. GMO, chemical-ridden cannabis is a trend and challenge of the future, which is why using ethical organic-nutrient companies is of massive importance. Dr. Earth’s …
See the entry for Best Wine Shop, substitute “wine” for “cheese,” and the results are the same except for the six-pack, which Old Vine TOTALLY should do. 2937 Bristol St., Ste. A102, Costa Mesa, (714) 545-1411; www.oldvinecafe.com. Readers’ Choice: Center Street Cheese Shop
If you’re still standing at the bar, hoping to get lucky, you’re doing it all wrong. Gone are the days when you spent upward of $100 on drinks just to head to the motel and be disappointed by some wack sex or wake up with some unsightly bumps on your junk. Instead, find someone via …
In anticipation of recreational marijuana becoming legal for adults in California starting Jan. 1, this year’s annual OC Weekly Best Of Issue for the first time featured an entire category of cannabis entries. Find the issue on your nearest newsstand and flip to page 156, where you’ll see a full-page photograph of Lexi, our official …
Due to what everyone involved hopes is past drug and alcohol abuse, an Irvine doctor will have his medical practice monitored, according to the Medical Board of California. The board recently imposed an Interim Suspension Order on the medical license of Dr. Brent Edward Silvers, who specializes in podiatry and internal medicine. Silvers, whose physician’s …
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Last month, El Mercado Modern Cuisine in downtown SanTana celebrated one year of alta cocina desmadre. To mark the occasion, go visit, because not enough of y’all do: I’m there three times a week, and I’m usually alone at the bar. Tell you what: you see me there, mention this review and I’ll buy you …
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