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Just as we suggested after the Banning Ranch Coastal Commission hearing last September, the fight for the 401-acre chunk of land in Newport Beach still isn’t over. Last Wednesday the California Supreme Court heard arguments from the Banning Ranch Conservancy, a non-profit dedicated to the preservation and maintenance of the property, and the City of …
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Another year, another overview of what Americans can expect with Mexican food this year. But instead of telling ustedes what’s going to be hot this year, how about we tell hipster chefs what’s not. The following are trends that long ago left the realm of paisas and has obsessed foodies for years, leading to all sorts of tasteless …
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Welcome to our annual Top 5 countdown, where most of our our SAFII writers tell you what impressed them over the past year! Here, head wino Gustavo Arellano tells you what he loved—enjoy, and drink up! 2016 further solidified Orange County as a serious drinking town, but it was a year in transition. Familiar names …
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Although Huntington Beach may be known as the surfing capital of OC (and arguably the world), it's also home to the only snowboard factory in Southern California. But rather than crafting snowboards to ship out to various shops and online retailers, the guys at Signal Snowboards are working with a different model. Instead of forcing …
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The stoner stereotype has always been that potheads don’t give a shit about the food they eat. (Harold and Kumar’s journey to White Castle really didn’t help). But the reality is that a lot of people who love THC also enjoy taking care of their bodies, too. Unfortunately, the one thing that sucks about eating …
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Perhaps you're not the best person to ask, being a cis white man, but as a queer woman of color, the election had an extremely detrimental effect on my relationships with my white partners. I love and care for them, but looking at those results has me wondering why the fuck they didn't do better …
'Tis the season for all things shiny and sparkly, from tinsel on the trees to the sequins on gaudy Christmas sweaters. Besides thigh-high boots, my favorite winter look is a pair of extremely glittered eyebrows. While they're not strictly holiday-esque, glitter brows seem as in vogue during this time as faux fur coats. The best …
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Limp-fisted Democratic Party opponents have not done it. Term limits he himself championed when first elected to Congress in 1988 have not done it. (He has been reelected every two years since.) And too-close associations with slimeballs like Mike Carona, Dave Garofalo, Jack Abramoff, Jeffrey Ray Nielsen, Joseph Medawar and even his felony fraudster wife …
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I'm a very sex-positive girl, and I finally convinced my boyfriend to open up about his fetishes. I could tell he was ashamed and torn about sharing them with me, but I've been with my fair share of guys and surfed the net for years, and I was convinced nothing would shock me. Well, it …
Groan all you want about President-elect Donald Trump. After all, we certainly are. But there's a silver lining to the orange cloud of despair headed toward the White House. He's giving songwriters of the world four years of endless material. Which is why we've chosen to grab you by the ear pussies and make you …
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You are the doctor who gave me the results of my colonoscopy right after the procedure, while I was still under twilight anesthesia. So you don't want me to drive, but you can give me your diagnosis while I'm experiencing mild amnesia from a sedative? This reminds me of the optometrists who dilate your pupils, …
One August morning in the waning years of the previous century, Jerry Garcia died. On that Wednesday night, a motley contingent of actors, musicians and poets staged an impromptu memorial at a theater in downtown Fullerton. The cops were eventually called, and that gathering factored in that troupe getting bounced from the space. But, damn …
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