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LA Archdiocese Files Shows–Again–How John Urell Covered Up for OC Pedo-Priests

In the spring 1992, a huge controversy emerged at St. Joseph Elementary School in Placentia, as parents and teachers were up in arms against the Diocese of Orange and principal John Ruhl. The former Vicentian was apparently a Grade-A douchebag, physically and verbally assaulting female teachers, and parents wanted him gone. Monsignor John Urell, secretary …

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Gabrielle Jane Nestande of Powerful Orange County GOP Family Assaulted in Texas Jail

Gabrielle Jane Nestande, the former Newport Beach deb and California GOP family scion, was reportedly assaulted Saturday in a Texas jail where she is near the end of a 180-day sentence for criminally negligent homicide. A fellow inmate in the Travis County Correctional Complex allegedly hit Nestande on her “head, face and body with closed …

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VIDEO: OC Weekly Catches Man Stealing Whiskey From Desks of Reporters!

About a year ago, I wrote about a mysterious bourbon pirate who was going around our office and stealing swigs of Kentucky hooch from our private stashes. Bastard polished off a bottle of Elmer T. Lee, went through half a jug of Woodford Reserve, and even broke into the cheap-ass Jim Beam. And while everyone …

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Beverly and Monnie Skinn are Mom and Daughter Found Dead in Stanton: Update

See Update No. 2 at the end of this post with the I.D.'s of the dead women. Update No. 1 has a sheriff's official saying autopsies on the mother and daughter were inconclusive as to cause of death. ORIGINAL POST, AUG. 28, 10:26 A.M.: Imagine the “Crime-iny” category above with a question mark after it …

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Five Great Summer Movies You Might Have Missed (And Can Still Catch!)

As another summer movie season characterized by cynicism and excess draws to a close, there are few activities less valuable or interesting than complaining about it. The blockbusters arrived, flattened cities, vomited effects, deafened with explosions, made money, didn’t make enough money, pleased populist critics, displeased elitist critics, and finally receded, with a promise to …

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Chris Kluwe, Former Weekly Cover Boy, One Step Closer to Being the Oakland Raiders' Punter; Matt Leinart Shuffles Off to Buffalo

So flipping the channels Friday evening, I stopped on my beloved Raiders, noticed the score was 17-0 in the first quarter and assumed it must've been a repeat of a game from last season. Nope, the Silver and Yeech were just on their way to a 34-26 exhibition thumping by Da Bearz. One thing that …

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Canstruction, a Charity Project Showcasing Structures Made Entirely of Canned Foods, Comes to South Coast Plaza This Week

We've never seen canned tuna like this before. Canstruction is a national charity contest for which teams of architects, engineers, designers and students build structures made entirely of canned foods donated by members of the community. The results can be mindblowing–masterpieces have included the Mona Lisa, a shark and, right here in OC, a giant …

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Did Judge in Santa Ana Toss the Smoking Gun in Federal Defect Case Against Toyota?

You can't blame U.S. District Judge James Selna for wanting an end to the long, complicated unintended acceleration class-action litigation against Toyota, the Japanese automaker that landed in the federal courthouse in Santa Ana due to its U.S. headquarters being in Torrance. Selna, who last month agreed with Toyota to sign off on a $1.8 …

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'OC-centric': Got Next

Theater is only as relevant and contemporary as the new plays it produces, which may be one reason why Orange County theater suffers from bipolar disorder. On the manic end of the spectrum is South Coast Repertory, an internationally acclaimed foundry of new plays and play development. On the depressing side is nearly everything else. …

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Color IQ You Right

You know how there's a crazy contraption at Home Depot that can scan any item—a piece of fabric, a flower, a box from Tiffany & Co.—and computerize the color measurements to produce the exact shade of paint? Ladies, that technology now exists for your face. Sephora has teamed up with Pantone, the world's color authority, …

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