Thuy Vo Dang is the curator of the UC Irvine Libraries’ Southeast Asian Archive, co-author of the 2015 book Vietnamese in Orange County, and, as of today, the newest member of the John Wayne Airport Arts Commission. We recently spoke about her interest and experience in the arts, her goals for airport arts commission, and […]
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Accused Killer at Maryland Newspaper Engaged OC Weekly
The man police arrested on June 28 for the lethal mass shooting at a Maryland daily newspaper repeatedly engaged OC Weekly as he stalked a daily reporter who’d left the Capital Gazette and landed at the Orange County Register. Twitter records show Jarrod Ramos, the accused killer of five people in Annapolis, reached out to […]
OC Weekly Earns Los Angeles Press Club Honors
At the Los Angeles Press Club’s 60th Southern California Journalism Awards last weekend, OC Weekly’s R. Scott Moxley won three honors, including Best Columnist. The judges wrote that Moxley Confidential represents “a classic example of good, old-fashioned muckraking and watchdog journalism.” Moxley also won honors for News Feature (Forensic Science Deception in SoCal Murder Trials) […]
Brea Burghers Try to Clear Name of Klansman Who Has School Named After Him, But Fail
In the ongoing fight to rename William E. Fanning Elementary School in Brea, a report written in November cast doubt on the historical veracity that its namesake once belonged to the Ku Klux Klan. Many years ago, the Weekly wrote about Fanning’s Klan past after his name appeared on a membership list of Orange County Klukkers […]
The Weekly's A-to-Z Guide to Being Undocumented
Hola, gentle readers! I'm OC Weekly editor Gustavo Arellano, here to introduce this wonderful graphic novella about the realities of living life as an undocumented person in the U.S. But instead of having an anchor baby like me tell you, I turn the pen over to two awesome activists: Prerna Lal and my former KPFK […]
Gabby Gaborno Keeps the Motor Running
It's weird to hear the front man of one of the rowdiest, roughest bands in OC history trip out about a couple of cuss words. On the phone with his 4-year-old son sitting next to him, Mike "Gabby" Gaborno of the Cadillac Tramps is waxing nostalgic about his band's heyday in the early '80s. Though […]
Best Of: ApOCalypse Survival Guide
Dec. 21, 2012, came and went with nary an end of the world, as conspiracists had long claimed the Mayan Long Count calendar promised. The world responded with a collective yawn—just as the Trilateral New World Illuminati Freemasons want us to. Fact is—and not to get too Ecclesiastes on y’all—the seasons come, and the seasons […]
Thanh Ha's Crepe Expectations
You're one of two kinds of bánh xèo eater. Are you the kind that takes a whole leaf of lettuce to wrap a shard or two of the crispy Vietnamese crepe and its fillings, rolling it up with herbs to make a makeshift burrito? Or do you just put it all into a bowl and […]
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[VIDEOS:] Fashion Island Shooting Horror Captured; More on Suspect Marcus Gurrola
Click here for charges filed by the DA against the suspect that could result in 115 years in prison. Marcus Sarinana Gurrola, the Garden Grove 42-year-old accused of firing more than 50 semiautomatic gun rounds into the sky and ground at busy Fashion Island Saturday, was “destitute” and venting his life problems,” according to the […]
This Week in Food: A Fantasy Dining Room, Where to Bring a Can to See Some Cans, and How to Navigate the Best Liquor Store in Tijuana
This week's dining digest brings you a rather wide spectrum of nummy bits – from the silly, the sad, and the nostalgic, to the healthy and the gut bombs. Let's take a look, shall we? First, we're happy to have Edwin back and blogging up a storm. His food review looked inside Au Naturaw in […]
Denis Lyons, ex-OC Roman Catholic Priest, Must Register as Sex Offender For Sex With Second Grade Boy
A onetime prominent priest with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County finally will pay for repeatedly molesting a seven-year-old boy inside a parish rectory and church sacristy in the 1990s. According to prosecutors, Denis Lyons pleaded guilty in March and last week received his punishment: one year in jail, five years of formal probation […]
All Day Santa Ana Summer Festival Puts the Movement in Music
An ambitious cultural undertaking is set to take place in downtown SanTana this Saturday as musicians, poets, activist organizations, speakers, DJs, dancers, artists will congregate for the Música en Movimiento Music and Arts Festival. The event sways heavily on local Orange County talent with acts coming from the diverse genre realms of hip-hop, son jarocho, […]
The Complete Bros' Guide to the U.S. Open of Surfing
This weekend, the surfing world will descend upon Huntington Beach for the U.S. Open of Surfing . . . and that's about all the non-sporting OC resident knows about it. We might be familiar with names—Kelly Slater, right? Brett Simpson? Rob Machado?—but what about the rest of the circus? Thankfully, our own Jay Brockman is […]
Lola Gaspar: The Santa Ana Redemption
Gustavo Arellano first wrote about Lola Gaspar four years ago, when our food blog was still young and the restaurant had just opened. He weaved a brutal account of the inattentive service, the exorbitant $9 tacos trios, and a toothless habanero salsa that he likened to pasta sauce (and even included a YouTube video of […]
Democracy Now! Covers Anaheim Police-Shooting/Brutality Controversy
With Theresa Smith (mother of Caesar Cruz, gunned down by Anaheim police in 2009) and our very own Gustavo Arellano as guests, Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! dedicated a lengthy segment this morning on Anaheim's weekend of outrage following the officer-involved killings of two Latino men, Manuel Diaz and Joel Acevedo. Goodman noted at […]
OC Weekly Dominates 2012 OC Press Club Awards with 16 of 'Em!
Last night, the Orange County Press Club held its annual awards ceremony at Encore Dinner Theater in Tustin, and in-between a hoppin' swing music set, a pretty good four-course dinner, reporters gossiping, and way too many smoke breaks to count, there were awards handed out–and, surprise, surprise. your favorite infernal rag dominated. Like last year. […]
Taqueria Tapatia Owner Shien Wong Sentenced For IRS Evasion
The owner of two popular Santa Ana restaurants has been placed on two years of federal probation after admitting that he tried unsuccessfully to trick the Internal Revenue Service on $16,000. Shien Wong–a native of Taiwan and owner of Taqueria Carniceria Tapatia and Taqueria Tapatia–was arrested by federal authorities in March and eventually admitted that […]
OC Weekly Nabs Seven Awards at LA Press Club Affair Honoring Woodward and Bernstein
Celebrities and reporters gathered Sunday night at the Millennium Biltmore's Crystal Ballroom in downtown Los Angeles for the 54th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards and OC Weekly staffers grabbed seven honors. Three of the Weekly's awards were for first place: Michelle Woo for Best Personality Profile, Lilledeshan Bose for Best Entertainment News or Feature, and […]
Is It Okay For Chefs To Cash In on Another Cultures' Food?
That's the question tackled in a Gilt Taste piece that's been making rounds and stirring debate over what can (or should) be claimed as American cuisine. Food writer Francis Lam penned a New York Times story titled, “Cuisines Mastered As Acquired Tastes.” It was all about how some American-raised chefs are being hailed as ambassadors […]
Barely Legal Summer!
“Welcome to the insane asylum!” read editor Gustavo Arellano's email the day I was hired as the Weekly's editorial assistant. “What does he mean by 'insane asylum'?” I wondered. Every newsroom has its bouts of insanity: Fires break out; police officers beat the life out of homeless men; and reporters run amok asking questions, demanding […]
OC Weekly Staffers Named Finalists For 2012 LA Press Club Journalism Awards
Los Angeles Press Club judges have named five members of the OC Weekly newsroom as finalists for the 54th SoCal Journalism Awards in categories that directly compete with The Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times. The recognition isn't new: Over the years, the Weekly has won more than a dozen LA Press Club awards. […]