Camp Pendleton

Nerdist Chris Hardwick Makes the Course of the Force to Comic Con 2012 in Less Than 12 Parsecs

"Wait, isn't a parsec a unit of distance and not time?" you ask. "Who gives a shit?" we say -- because it's all for charity. And also a reference to a fictional universe. But try telling that to all of the nerds, nerdists and nerdettes who showed up this week for the Course of the Force. Chris Ha ... More >>

KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez on His New Album: "I Am Moved By Single Moms, Moved By Junkies"

Each week as Monday night becomes Tuesday morning, KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez maintains a musical vigil over the airwaves. He mixes in everything from hip hop to house, along with smoothly articulated descriptions of these "samples and sounds." Today, sipping Intelligentsia coffee in broad daylight a ... More >>

CHP and Copter Catch Guy in High-speed 100-Mile Motorcycle Chase -- Then Guy Makes Out with His Girl

By Andra Lim Police chased a motorcyclist for 100 miles until he ran out of gas in northern San Diego County and began making out with his passenger on Sunday afternoon. It started when the California Highway Patrol tried to pull over the bike on I-5 in the San Fernando Valley, because the motorc ... More >>

Dunkin' Donuts Plans San Diego Branch

Dunkin' Donuts claims "America Runs on Dunkin'." Yet, its 6,772 U.S. stores are concentrated on the East Coast. An extra 2,988 are located in 30 foreign countries. Talk about false advertising. Yet, Dunkin' Donuts is now taking a step to living up to its slogan. The company has announced it will ope ... More >>

7 Camp Pendleton Marines Killed in Helicopter Collision Over Arizona

Horror at the Yuma, Arizona training range: Two helicopters reportedly collided around 8 p.m. last night during a training exercise, killing seven marines from SoCal. Though reports originally indicated that the marines were based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, located just east of La Jol ... More >>

San Onofre Nudists Hop Fence to Sunbathe on 'Camp Pendleton' Military Base, Complain of Peeping Police

nakedvolleyball.comIn the San Onofre glory days, naked volleyball games went unchecked (and rampantly sunburned).​The nudity laws in California, and on California beaches in particular, exist in a perpetual gray area -- a total headache for those who wish to live their lives outside the shackl ... More >>

Protesters Plan 'Go Topless Day' in Venice Beach, Because Aliens Told Them To

PHOTO BY ERIN BROADLEYThe Venice Beach Boardwalk is about to get a little weirder.​What could be more fun-lovin' and lighthearted than a local celebration of national Go Topless Day, in which a bunch of free-titted gals (save for pasties, some engineered to look "EXACTLY like nipples") march d ... More >>

Luke Monahan, Camp Pendleton Marine, Dies in 8-Story Fall From Hawaiian Hotel; Was Memorial Day Drinkfest to Blame?

tumblr via everythingmarinecorpsLuke Monahan in uniform​At only 19 years old, San Diego County's Luke Monahan had yet to put his Camp Pendleton Marine Corps training to use. But you could say he died in the field last Friday, in a freak fall apparently tied to the Corps' extracurriculars. Lik ... More >>

Terrorist Dry Run at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Complex in Southern California? Three Middle Eastern Men Try to Drive on Base

The Daily MailAhmad Rahmani Naeem, Vahik Petrossian and Sengekdi Avanosian.​A scary situation unfolded at Southern California's Camp Pendleton, one of the nation's largest military bases, over the weekend. Marine Corps officials are downplaying the events, but what happened at the San Diego ... More >>

Former NASCAR Driver Nabbed After High-Speed Chase Now Suspected Of Attempted Rape

​This is the story of a guy who really could get arrested. A couple weeks ago we told you the how a former NASCAR driver, despite getting away from authorities in a high-speed chase, got caught when the Corvette he was lead-footing croaked in an engine FAIL that would make BP proud. James Ed ... More >>

LAPD Officer Dies While Serving In Afghanistan

LAPDOfficer Robert J. Cottle.​Los Angeles police on Thursday said it learned through relatives that 45-year-old Marine Corps Sgt. Major Robert J. Cottle, a member of the LAPD's SWAT unit, was killed in combat in Afghanistan. It's not clear exactly how he died: The Los Angeles Police Department ... More >>

99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die

Fugu to foie gras, pizza to panuchos

Summer of Tough Love: Iraqi Double Agent Remains in Limbo

Queer Town: Equality California Urges Investigation into Gay Sailor's Death

Equality California, one of the most politically connected gay rights organizations in California, has issued a statement urging a "thorough investigation" of the possible murder of August Provost, a 29-year-old gay African-American sailor who was shot and killed at Camp Pendleton in Southern Califo ... More >>

The Undercover Iraqi Asset

An Iraqi double agent killed for America. But when he got left behind, a Marine stepped in

The Tortoise and the Tank Face Off at Fort Irwin

A battle in the desert over territory and resources, starring hard-shelled refugees, burger-loving insurgents and a couple of dazed road warriors

America's Next American Gladiators

Rome, by way of Venice (Gold's Gym)

Warrior on Trial: A Kilo 3/1 Marine Faces Criminal-Homicide Charges

Before Haditha: Jose Nazario came home from Iraq a hero for valor in the Battle of Fallujah. Now they're calling some of his actions criminal.

Full Metal Lotus

Returning California soldiers tap Buddhist meditation to overcome war’s psychological damage

Onward, American Soldier

Private First Class Mendoza goes to war

#1 Combo

A full serving of Rauschenberg, with a side of Youngblood and Hundley

Colors of Optimism

The immigrants’-rights movement energizes a nation

Great Urban Bike Rides

Pains of the Father

The death of Lance Corporal Jesus Suarez del Solar

10 Ways To Avoid a Fiery Descent Into Hell

Or, some really good charities that can use your help in 2005

Last Stand at San Onofre

Visit one of Southern California’s wildest and most famous surf spots — before it gets bulldozed for a toll road

Letters

Full Metal Jeer

God, the Marines and American Idol

An Open Letter to Mayor Hahn: Be Bold

Enemy Turf

Ladies and gentlemen, the resident of the White House