Friday, Aug. 17 Wes Brawler, Rodney Moon & The Little Dippers, 8 p.m., $5, 21+, The Wayfarer, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa (949) 764-0039, www.wayfarercm.com. Armored Saint performing “Symbol of Salvation in Its Entirety,” 7 p.m., $25, all ages, House of Blues Anaheim, 400 W. Disney Way, Anaheim (714) 778-2583, www.houseofblues.com/anaheim. The B-Sharps OC […]
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OC Weekly’s Exclusive 2018 U.S. Open Recap Coverage!
With 5 minutes left in the men’s final of the U.S. Open of Surf, Kanoa Igarashi needed a 7.41 to take the lead from Griffin Colapinto. The waves were had been relatively flat that afternoon in Huntington Beach, and the likelihood of a good three to five foot set was fading as the clock ticked […]
Thread Cred: How ASICS Found Footing in Irvine and Jumped Into the Music World
[Editor’s Note: This is a new monthly column where The Weekly dives into local streetwear, music, art, and culture. Our goal is to highlight brands and companies making an impact in their respective industries that call Orange County home.] The sneaker game is booming in 2018, from footwear connoisseurs and work out enthusiasts, to […]
Witnesses Recount Plane Falling Out of Sky Before Fatal Crash in Santa Ana
Shortly after noon on Sunday, the control tower at John Wayne Airport received a distressed call demanding an emergency landing coming from a twin engine Cessna inbound from Buchanan Field Airport in Concord, California. Minutes later, at roughly 12:38 p.m., the Cessna crashed into a red Chevrolet sedan parked outside of Staples off Bristol across […]
Sen. John Moorlach Says Divert $621 Million From High-Speed Rail Project to Fight Wildfires
John Moorlach, an Orange County Republican state senator from Costa Mesa, used a July 30 editorial in the San Francisco Chronicle, to advocate ways to help California fight an increasing number of deadly fires, including, for example, shifting $621 million this year away from the ridiculous boondoggle known as Gov. Jerry Brown’s high-speed rail project. […]
Runaway June Makes the Country Pilgrimage Back to OC
Despite only having a handful of songs available for public consumption, the ladies of Runaway June have already seen the kind of success that most country artists only dream about. With singles like “Lipstick” and “Wild West” each cracking the Top 50 for Billboard’s country charts, the Nashville-based trio has been so busy with tours […]
Little Saigon Identity Thief Craves High-End Stolen Products, Ignores Surveillance Cam
If you’re an identity thief, make sure you abuse your victims inside surveillance-camera loaded shopping areas, which is exactly what federal officials claim Orange County’s Khanhloc Pham did this year in Las Vegas and at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. According to a United States Postal Inspection Service report, Pham—a Garden Grove resident already […]
Chinese Communist Spy Stealing U.S. Military Technology Pleads Guilty in OC
A 33-year-old Chino Hills resident—who provided accounting services for American aerospace companies, including U.S. defense contractors—pleaded guilty this week in Orange County to illegally transferring sensitive military technology to the People’s Republic of China. Si Chen (a.k.a. Cathy Chen) sent advanced radar, military-grade communications jammers, low-noise amplifiers and Ka-band space communications to Hong Kong in […]
OC Grand Jury says Orange County Emergency Operations Center is Vulnerable in Emergency!
High atop Loma Ridge is the Orange County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Consider it the main command center during a big disaster. From there, 150 or more emergency responders and public officials can coordinate efforts to deal with anything ranging from a major earthquake to a mass shooting. It’s hard to overstate the facility’s vital […]
Toll Road-ed: What’s Your Malfunction?
Is the Transportation Corridor Agency–aka. the TCA/Toll Roads–maneuvering to become a permanent transportation authority similar to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)? Some prominent lawyers and South Countians feel it is. Dan Bane, an attorney representing San Clemente residents who oppose the TCA and SR-241 extension, certainly believes this is so. According to Bane, and […]
On Independence Day, What are your Police Doing?
On Independence Day, it’s fitting to check where we are as a nation when it comes to police state tactics. Clip your seatbelt and let’s travel to Garden Grove. In mid-October 2016, Abdelnaser Elmansoury, who’d done nothing wrong, found himself unnecessarily pummeled by unapologetic police. Elmansoury drove to his business on Katella Avenue unaware that […]
OC Man Looked for Love in China but Found Misery
Orange County’s Thomas Burton initially thought he’d found true love in China but quickly discovered he’d entangled himself in a nightmare with his bride, Juxia Qin. Qin appeared loving until she landed a Los Angeles International Airport in Jan. 2012 with a conditional entry K-1 visa and after arrival “immediately . . . turned into […]
Toll Road-ed: San Clemente Sues, and Bartlett’s Push for the 241
On June 20, the City of San Clemente filed a lawsuit against the Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA)–the agency tasked with the construction of O.C.’s toll roads–in an attempt to force the agency to disclose how much it has spent on pro-toll road lobbying groups. By San Clemente’s estimation, the TCA has spent upwards of $20 […]
World Cup 2018: Mexico and Korea, Unlikely BFFs
In the world of dynamic duos, you’d probably put Batman & Robin at the top, followed by Burt & Ernie, Thelma & Louise, Rick James & Charlie Murphy, peanut butter & jelly, and Tom & Jerry. How far down the list do you have to go to find Mexico & Korea? Before Wednesday, this partnership […]
Federal Judge Said the “C” Word Wrecked California Trial
Not many lifetime presidential appointees publicly admit they made a major mistake in a trial, but U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter, the senior member of Orange County’s federal bench, is a rare, courageous breed. In a surprise ruling today, Carter conceded he erred in an April civil trial between defense lawyer James Crawford […]
CHP Wins Approval for Letting Motorists Soil Themselves
The U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer didn’t violate a female driver’s constitutional rights by detaining her from a restroom while she suffered from severe diarrhea, a move that caused, well, a mess. In June 2014, successful San Diego businesswoman Toni Antonellis had been […]
The Best Concerts in OC June 22-28
Friday, June 22 Long Beach All-Stars, Fayuca, Califa, 8 p.m., $5, 21+, The Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600, www.observatoryoc.com. The Gospel Swamp, Lanitarians, Polly Esther, Tokyo Lucky Hole, 8 p.m., $5, The Wayfarer, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa (949) 764-0039, www.wayfarercm.com. Mike Eldred Trio, 8 p.m., Free, all ages, The […]
Tiger Army’s Cover of Lana Del Rey Embraces a Dark Paradise
Nick 13 knows what’s expected of him and the rest of Tiger Army, and although he’s generally happy with it, he likes to surprise people sometimes. So when the band was approached about putting out a quick EP featuring a cover song, the songwriter knew he wanted to take things in an unexpected direction. This […]
SoCal Reality Check for Donald Trump’s Border Wall Musings
There’s a strip of Southern California oceanfront real estate that for decades has been a continual Orange County landing spot for immigrants traveling from Mexico and Central America by boat to enter the U.S. without government approval. Federal government officials charged with protecting borders know this fact well, but, regardless of presidential administration, continuously appear […]
Plaintiff: Irvine Cops Beat Me For Being Black Man in Public Park
If 23-year-old Jazwan Orejel is right, aggressive City of Irvine police officers found him guilty of an imaginary offense: being black while sitting on a public park bench and minding his own business. In a lawsuit filed this month inside Orange County’s Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse, Orejel claims “hostile,” racially-motivated cops approached him on the […]
Dutch Video Game Music Composer Joris Hoogsteder Finds Opportunity in OC
Three years ago, a devoted love for composing brought Joris Hoogsteder from the Netherlands to Orange County. He has completely immersed himself in his passion, earning his masters in Composition and Theory from Cal State Fullerton, working at Moonwalk Audio with the renowned composer Adam Gubman, and freelancing. Since living in OC, he has composed/arranged […]