Amy Phan West to Challenge Rep. Alan Lowenthal in 2020

Orange County has long provided a cushy home for Republican wingnuts. Bob Dornan was the most famous, but there was also Dana Rohrabacher, Wally George, John Schmitz, and many other names that it’s probably best we try to forget. For many years, the Republican Party kind of shunted these people aside–never sanctioning them, but also …

MaxLove Project Helps Kids With Cancer Through Whatever It Takes—Including Cannabis

Inside a comfortable office located just outside the shadow of the massive Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) care facility sits Audra Wilford, founder of the MaxLove Project. The Orange-based charity works to increase the quality of life and reduce the health risks of all children fighting cancer in treatment and beyond. Since the foundation …

OC Reps Applaud Supreme Court Census Question Ruling

In a surprise ruling on the case of Department of Commerce v. New York, the U.S. Supreme Court today blocked the Trump Administration’s plan (at least, for now) to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. You can read more about the ruling in this Reuters story. In a non-surprise, Orange County’s Congressional delegation …

Persistence is Key to 3 Adults with High School Diplomas Through OC Library

Their families and children cheered as adults received their high school diplomas after months, and in some cases years, of school work at the second annual Career Online High School Graduation Ceremony. The three graduating students all completed OC Public Library’s Career Online High School program for the sake of their families. One student did …

The Troubador Theater Co. Brings Its Epic The Odd-Essy to Casa Romantica

Used to be a few things in Orange County theater were as reliable as right-wing nut jobs winning re-election: the Crystal Cathedral’s Glory of Christmas leading even Jesus to say, “Fuck this overwrought mess”; Hal Landon Jr. starring in South Coast Repertory’s A Christmas Carol (this December marks his final turn in an incredible 40-year-tenure); …