OC Makes History With First Needle Exchange Program

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has approved the first-ever Orange County Needle Exchange Program (OCNEP). Starting on February 20, the exchange will be held every Saturday for the next two years at the Civic Center in Santa Ana.  Needle exchanges are public health programs where people who inject drugs can safely dispose of …

OC Makes History With First Needle Exchange Program

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has approved the first-ever Orange County Needle Exchange Program (OCNEP). Starting on February 20, the exchange will be held every Saturday for the next two years at the Civic Center in Santa Ana.  Needle exchanges are public health programs where people who inject drugs can safely dispose of …

PLACAS Shows the Parallels Between Street Gang Civil War and Greek Tragedy

Seventeen times over the past several years, Ric Salinas has been forced to wear long-sleeved shirts, even in the cruel February heat of Southern California. It’s not that Salinas, one of the three pillars that the Chicano comedy troupe Culture Clash is built upon, is afflicted with cold intolerance: he just doesn’t know if his …

10 Foods You’ll Miss When You Move Out of Southern California

If, for some reason, you ditched Southern California’s palm tree-lined streets and sunny weather for some other part of the world, there’s one thing you inevitably miss: the food. This realization occurs the week before your one-way flight to wherever, where life becomes a Top Chef-esque countdown of eating all of your favorite meals. Whether …

10 Foods You’ll Miss When You Move Out of Southern California

If, for some reason, you ditched Southern California’s palm tree-lined streets and sunny weather for some other part of the world, there’s one thing you inevitably miss: the food. This realization occurs the week before your one-way flight to wherever, where life becomes a Top Chef-esque countdown of eating all of your favorite meals. Whether …

‘Uncle Creepy’ Ian McCall Trains for His Comeback While Dealing With His Biggest Enemy: Himself

“Nicknames are fucking stupid,” says UFC flyweight Ian McCall. “If you gave yourself a nickname, that’s fucking stupid. I say that with all due respect, but you’re a douche.” This is the part in the story—way up here—in which we must disclose that McCall has a nickname, one of the most notorious in MMA: “Uncle …