Anaheim Rejects District Elections

At the Los Angeles Times, " Anaheim City Council votes down district election proposal ." I wrote on this previously, " Anahe...

Anaheim's Political Segregation

More on the recent crisis in Anaheim, at LAT, " In Anaheim, voting by district could alter the power dynamic ." The discussion is ...

Protesters Disrupt Chick-fil-A Grand Opening in Laguna Hills

At the O.C. Register, " Gay youths protest at Laguna Hills Chick-fil-A ." This is how stupid these people are: Locally, Cathy'...

Social Unrest Exposes Long-Simmering Ethnic Divisions in Anaheim

Anaheim's a large urban area with a huge minority population, especially Latino (53 percent of the population) --- it's like Santa A...

Anaheim Shooting Protest Turns Violent

The local  channel   KCAL 9 had live coverage last night. The police presence was massive, with essentially SWAT-style gang units out in fro...

Second Fatal Shooting in Anaheim Weekend Unrest

Jeez, it's getting to be a long, hot summer out in Anaheim. At the O.C. Weekly, " Anaheim Police Kill Second Man on Sunday ," ...

Anaheim Places Officers on Leave After Fatal Shooting

At the Los Angeles Times, " 2 officers placed on leave after fatal shooting in Anaheim ." And at the O.C. Register, " 2 offic...

100-Pound Mountain Lion Captured in Orange County

This was a few days ago, but amazing. The local news reports said that the coyote tried to drive off the mountain line, seen at the video. T...

'Settle Down': No Doubt's First Single in 10 Years

These guys are cool. Of course, they're from the O.C., so natch. At London's Daily Mail, " The return of No Doubt: Gwen Stefani...

Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo Bring It Home for the Angels

From Bill Shaiken, at the Los Angeles Times, " Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo are bringing it home for Angels ." To say Mike Trout and...

Radical Activists Seize on San Onofre in Post-Fukushima Attack on Nuclear Energy Programs

This plant has been around as long as I can remember. I've always been personally fascinated with it, and nuclear energy generally, and ...

The Southern California Chevelle Camino Club 15th Annual Car Show

Here's  the link to SCCCC website. I was out in Los Alamitos this morning. My buddy Greg Joseph invited me. Here's his 1971 Dodge C...

Buena Park Police Hit and Run Video

We're seeing more of these brazen hit-and-run attacks. See the Los Angeles Times, " Hit-and-run caught on tape; Buena Park police l...

Fullerton Voters Recall Three Council Members After Beating Death of Homeless Man Kelly Thomas

This is a big story, making the front-page banner headline at this morning's  Orange County Register , " Fullerton recalls 3 counci...

The O.C. Republican Party Embarrasses the Conservative Voter Foisting Establishment Candidates Into Our Faces

This is the most amazing letter to the editor. Wow! See the Orange County Register, " Supervisor candidate Deborah Pauly a clear conser...

Musta Been Those Throwback Uniforms: Pujols, Callaspo Lead Angels in Powerhouse Win Over Mariners 5-3

I was tweeting this out a bit yesterday. The Angels wore old minor league franchise uniforms for their game in Seattle, and boy, they ought...

Angels' Mike Scioscia Could Be On the Way Out at Anaheim

He's had a long run. See the reports, at Chicago Tribune , " Scioscia no longer all powerful with Angels ." And at the Los Ang...

Orange County Woman Burned After Rocks Spontaneously Ignite in Her Pocket

This is a trip. At the Los Angeles Times , " Mystery of beachgoer's flaming rocks remains unsolved ": What could possibly caus...

'Little Boys Playing Politics': O.C. GOP Establishment Smears Villa Park Councilwoman Deborah Pauly

I saw this first at the Los Angeles Times , " Mailer with George Wallace image backs O.C. supervisor hopeful ." This is the first ...

Fullerton Cops to Stand Trial in Kelly Thomas Beating Death

The video's from last year, when the story first hit the news, and there's full raw video here . And from yesterday's Los Angele...