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The New Black and Other Docs Ask, 'Why Has Black Been Made the Face of Homophobia?'

There's a gorgeous moment in Yoruba Richen's documentary The New Black, currently playing the film festival circuit, in which two young, black, lesbian activists canvass an inner-city black neighborhood to drum up support for the gay-marriage initiative that was on the ballot in Maryland's 2012 statewide election. The women approach a group of young men …

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Early Bird Cafe To Open Second Location in Yorba Linda

Early Bird Cafe, Fullerton's neighborhood diner serving up dishes that speak to the soul (hello, pork belly benedict with Sriracha hollandaise), is opening a second location in Yorba Linda, complete with a full-service coffee house. It is expected to open this fall. According to Early Bird's Facebook page, the coffee roastery will be the first …

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Matthew Weaver of Huntington Beach Gets a Year for Trying to Rig College Student Election

A Huntington Beach High School grad, who pleaded guilty in March to trying to rig a student election at Cal State San Marcos in San Diego County, was sentenced Monday in federal court to a year in federal custody. Matthew Weaver, 22, in March 2012 tried to win the student council president election that would …

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BREAKING: AQMD Board Votes 7-6 to Impose New Restrictions on Beach Bonfires

BREAKING, JULY 12, 1 P.M.: The South Coast AQMD Governing Board just voted 7-6 to impose new restrictions on beach bonfires. More details at the bottom of the next page. ORIGINAL POST, JULY 11, 3:05 P.M.: Proponents (professional and otherwise) of beach fire rings are lighting a fire under the public to attend Friday morning's …

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Rosa Romero, Found Dead in Her Apartment, Was Awaiting a Massage Client: Update

See update at the bottom of the next page on the victim being a massage therapist who had a client coming to the residence she shares with her husband and children. ORIGINAL POST, JULY 8, 8:48 A.M.: Two family members who went to Rosa Romero's apartment in the 1000 block of West Broadway in Anaheim …

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Nothing's Shocking: What Does it Mean for a Film to Be Transgressive Today?

In 1997, the programmers of the Making Scenes queer film and video festival in Ottawa, Ontario, received an unmarked package in the mail. It contained a videotape of an original film and no return address or contact information of any kind. The film, a five-minute short shot on video in color and credited only to …

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Ron Dermer, New Israel Ambassador to U.S., Would Also Likely Get a Chilly Irvine Reception

Israel today named a replacement for Michael Oren, the ambassador to the U.S. whose appearance at UC Irvine in February 2010 sparked what would become an international incident and debate over the freedom of speech. Ron Dermer, a former adviser on U.S. affairs to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an organizer for Mitt Romney's trip …

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