Fullerton

The Adolescents' Lead Singer Fights For His Kid

For the past two years, Tony Brandenburg -- lead singer of seminal Fullerton punk band The Adolescents -- and his wife have been caught in a struggle with their community school board and parents from Sierra Madre School in Pasadena, whom they claim discriminated against their special needs son. On ... More >>

Comic-Con Fashion: Jaw-Dropping Costumes Made From Your Free Tote Bag

By Eve Weston and Zachary Pincus-Roth The most ubiquitous objects at San Diego Comic-Con aren't iPhones or Storm Trooper helmets or even comic books -- they're the free Warner Brothers tote bags you get at registration. The bags are so huge that if you don't manage to locate a late-minute hotel roo ... More >>

Soba Sojibo: The Slick Noodle

Soba -- those delicate, earthy strands of pasta you find floating in a bowl of hot broth or piled onto flat bamboo trays -- is one of the most difficult creations in a Japanese noodle chef's repertoire. Since the ash-colored buckwheat flour from which they're made contains almost no gluten, soba noo ... More >>

Kelly Thomas Suit Alleges Jeremy Popoff's Slidebar Phoned in False Report About Homeless Man

A bombshell of a lawsuit against a Fullerton bar claims that a manager made a false report to police in order to shoo homeless man Kelly Thomas away from the business. Thomas, of course, was fatally beaten by cops that night last summer, leading to charges, including murder and involuntary manslaug ... More >>

Kelly Thomas Beating Video: 'Dad, They're Killing Me'

Read complete coverage of the beating and trial from our sister publication OC Weekly. Gut-wrenching security video of the Kelly Thomas beating by Fullerton police was aired in court today. Officer Manuel Anthony Ramos faced charges of second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter; Corporal Ja ... More >>

Cassette Tapes Are Back. Ask Your Mom to Mail Your Old Jambox.

"I grew up collecting and listening to cassette tapes and records," said Phil Shaheen, drummer for Los Angeles indie band Tijuana Panthers. "I like the fact that cassettes are in again and that cool little labels are putting them out." The band released its album, Max Baker, as a limited-edition tap ... More >>

GV30: An Epic Interview With Social Distortion's Mike Ness

​See also: Goldenvoice: The Hazy Punk Rock Early Days. Founder Gary Tovar recalls the unlikely beginnings of the influential concert production company Thirty years in, Social Distortion are as vital and voracious as ever. Their shows continue to sell out, and their material still speaks to p ... More >>

Food News Roundup: Donut Robots, Gingerbread Typewriters What To Do With A Million Coffee Beans

Flickr/jazzylolobaking Christmas cookies​Consumer Reports: Ways to conserve energy in the kitchen during the holidays. BBC News: Does your kid like to watch Hayao Miyazaki movies more than eating actual food? Maybe if you spent 2 hours making your kid's lunch in the shape of Totoro (or Barac ... More >>

Antoine Denell Jordan, 1980s Sex Monster Who Raped USC Women at Knifepoint, Moves Near Fullerton Colleges

HomefactsAntoine Denell Jordan, serial rapist, now lives near Fullerton college students.​Watch out, women of CSU Fullerton and Fullerton College (and anyone else who lives in the area, really). Antoine Denell Jordan, the 50-year-old sex offender convicted in 1983 of multiple counts of violen ... More >>

James Van Doren of Vans Shoes Fame Dies, Leaves Legacy of Iconic SoCal Board Sports Brand

Fast Times at Ridgemont High soundtrack​If you needed to place an iconic artifact of Southern California boarding culture in a time capsule, a pair of Vans shoes would certainly do. Alongside the skateboard, a modification of roller skates, the modern surfboard, invented by L.A.'s Bob Simmons ... More >>

Dragonslayer: Interview With Director Tristan Patterson

Jay Cicinelli, ex-LAPD Officer, Charged With Manslaughter in Kelly Thomas Beating; Fullerton Cop Manuel Ramos Gets Murder

fullertonsfuture.orgThe Orange County DA says ex-LAPD cop Jay Cicinelli went rogue.​The Orange County District Attorney has handed surprisingly harsh charges to two of the six cops who allegedly beat mentally ill homeless man Kelly Thomas, 37, to death in July. Fullerton officer Manuel Ramos ... More >>

Kelly Thomas Beating: Veth Mam Had Earlier Clash With Fullerton Cops That Was Caught on iPhone Video, And Now He's Suing

Alex Stouffer​On a night when Fullerton hired Michael Gennaco, head of the Los Angeles County's Office of Independent Review, to look into the death of homeless man Kelly Thomas following a clash with Fullerton cops, police in the Orange County city confirmed to City News Service that it has l ... More >>

Kelly Thomas Beating Death Prompts Hacker Group Anonymous to Target Fullerton Police Website

Alex Stouffer​Update: So far no sign of a Fullerton police website take-down, but the group was busy shutting down a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) website up north today. First posted at 11:27 p.m. Saturday. The hacker group Anonymous has announced that it would take down the Fullerton Police ... More >>

Fullerton Police Brutality: Beating Victim Kelly Thomas' Dad Finds YouTube Video of Familiar Scenario

OC WeeklyRon Thomas, left, schools protesters.​The sickening death of homeless and mentally ill man Kelly Thomas, 37, at the hands of six Fullerton policemen has gone national, as meticulously detailed by our sister paper, the OC Weekly. And no one has been more active in letting the world, al ... More >>

Fake Marijuana Dispensary Set up by Trio That Ambushed Pot Supplier For $20,000 Worth of Weed

Greencross AuklandA green cross like this was part of a set up, cops say.​Three enterprising men stole $20,000 worth of weed from a cannabis courier yesterday, and you won't believe how they did it: Cops in Fullerton allege the trio painted a green cross on the wall of a random building and h ... More >>

Jay Cincinelli, LAPD Cop Taken Off Duty After Injury, One of Fullerton Officers in Deadly Confrontation With Kelly Thomas

fullertonsfuture.orgJay Cicinelli.​One of six Fullerton cops placed on paid leave following a confrontation that left a 37-year-old homeless man dead in the street is a former LAPD officer who lost use of one eye in a 1990s shooting that put him on that department's permanent disabled list. T ... More >>

Kelly Pham, UCLA Student From La Mirada, Killed in Saturday-Night DUI Crash

FacebookKelly Pham's profile picture​A young UCLA graduate who had reportedly just been accepted into the university's law school was killed in a brutal crash during the wee hours of Sunday morning. The victim, 21-year-old Kelly Pham, was riding in the passenger seat of a 2006 Mazda driven by ... More >>

Cocaine Worth Nearly $1 Million Allegedly Found on L.A. Man After Fullerton Police Dog Alerts

Fullerton PDMueller.​A Pacoima man on probation for -- you guessed it -- a narcotics rap was stopped by the wrong cop this week. Because Officer Jonathon Miller of the Fullerton Police Department brought along Mueller, a drug-sniffing dog eager for his first big bust. The pooch went to work, ... More >>

Lawn Mowing Under the Influence: 5 Great Beers for Summer

WineGourmet / http://winegourmet.wordpress.com/​ In much of the nation, the ground has only recently thawed and temperatures still dip down to horrifying depths. (A high of 47, is that some kind of sick joke? How could anyone live like that?) Meanwhile, here in Elysium it's already hitting 90 ... More >>

Fullerton Phi Sigma Kappa Brothers Stabbed at Cinco de Mayo Party

Google MapsTeri Place in Fullerton.​For some frat guys in Fullerton, Cinco de Mayo wasn't the fun-loving, beer-consuming, quasi-holiday it should have been. Not after a six to eight men walked up to two Cal State Fullerton Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity brothers and stabbed them about 1:40 a.m. t ... More >>

Joseph Mahon's Burger Parlor: His Permanent Fullerton Burger Pop-up

A. ScattergoodJoseph Mahon in the Bastide kitchen​ The trajectory of a fine dining chef these days is circuitous -- see: Ludo Lefebvre -- more often than not encompassing pit-stops, pop-ups, food trucks, food festivals, fried chicken epiphanies, grilled cheese sandwich trophies, then back to b ... More >>

Pissed-Off CSU Fullerton Students Sleep Over at Langsdorf Hall After University President Refuses to Sign 'Sacred Trust' Declaration

Shakin' things up at CSUF​Update: After three nights of back cramps, the students released a joint "Statement in Defense of Public Education" with President Gordon this afternoon. The difference, according to the Times: It "does not outline any policy initiatives or make any promises regarding ... More >>

More Adventures in Beer: Bootlegger's Brewery 3rd Anniversary Celebration

Tod MesirowThe taproom at Bootlegger's Brewery​ Our fair city has long been regarded by outsiders as something of a craft beer wasteland, a rocky patch full of Bud-Miller-Coors between the fertile hop fields of San Diego and the Bay. Standing within the county's limits, though, it is clear th ... More >>

Jose Guadalupe Jimenez Allegedly Raped 12-Year-Old While He Was Dressed as His Clown Alter Ego 'El Tin Larin'

YouTubeEl Tin Larin.​Updated after jump: Prosecutors file more charges against "El Tin Larin." An alleged clown rapist on the loose for 9 years was behind bars this week. Authorities claim 41-year-old Jose Guadalupe Jimenez, who performed as a clown under the name El Tin Larin, raped a 12-ye ... More >>

Shooting Leads L.A. Deputies to $1 Million in Marijuana in La Habra

Troy HoldenEven though it's practically legal, weed still sometimes inspires violence.​Eh, who called the cops? You're fired! Nothing like 911 call to harsh the mellow of what might appear to be marijuana-related gun play in beautiful La Habra (home of Octomom, BTW) recently. Turns out an ... More >>

Orange County Drive-Thru Robber With Plastic Bag On Head Nabbed After Another Failed Stick-Up At Jack In The Box

uncoverage.netWould you give this man your money?​It was one of the Weekly's best-loved robberies: when an unidentified man with a bag on his head tried to rob a Wendy's drive-thru in Fullerton last Tuesday. The man infamously pointed his gun at the employee and demanded money. Her reaction? ... More >>

Events: Bock Fest Coming to LA on Jan. 15

To the delight of local hop heads, Los Angeles is finally becoming a beer town. Maybe it always has been, but in typical Angeleno style: springing up haphazardly, secreted in obscure niches, resistant to easy discovery. Good beer can always be found for those willing to put in the effort. What abo ... More >>

SoCal Snowboarder Crashes, Dies At Mountain High Resort

Mountain HighAnother boarder gets out of the trees​Updated after jump: Coroner confirms that boarder was not wearing a helmet, and more details, including the exact slope where he died. Originally posted Dec. 28 at 12:20 p.m. Yesterday evening at 6 p.m., just after the sun went down at the M ... More >>

Is Wearing A Helmet While Snowboarding Worth Looking Like A Total Nerd?

FlynetIf Pam Anderson doesn't have to wear one, why should we?​The San Bernardino coroner announced last night that the Fullerton snowboarder who died at Mountain High resort on Monday was not wearing a helmet. A Weekly reader called Mt High Local commented on the original Weekly report, sayi ... More >>

Fullerton Man With Plastic Bag On Head Tries To Rob Wendy's Drive-Thru; Server Shuts Window, Walks Away

uncoverage.netAlso good for rainpocalypse​There are probably way more important things to talk about today, like the hundreds of Angelenos stranded at U.S. airport gates, why William & Kate spent Christmas apart or the impending end of the world, but this one is just too good to pass up. The ... More >>

Meet Arthur Hartunian, Your Napa Valley Armenian Italian Limoncello Maker

Napa Valley Limoncello​An Italian will likely tell you lemons makes all the difference in a good limoncello. You want Femminellos or Amalfi Sfusatos. And they must be from Italy, of course. But Arthur Hartunian, the man behind Napa Valley Limoncello, is Armenian. And he lives in California. So ... More >>

DMV Employees Arrested For Allegedly Selling IDs To Undocumented, Brokering Fraudulent Vehicle Titles

​Four Southern California-based DMV employees were arrested as part of an alleged scheme to issue false driver's licenses and titles for people, including the undocumented, who otherwise shouldn't otherwise have them, the department announced Thursday afternoon. The investigation involved "st ... More >>

Hiss and Pop: The Cassette Revival Is Upon Us

Really

Coke's Freestyle Soda Machine Printers: One Step Closer to "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot."

​ Any of you guys try the new Coca Cola "Freestyle" machines yet? These are the super futuristic touchscreen soda machines that give you 100 flavors of Coke products that are made by a printer. Yes, a printer. I don't understand it. I had to read the description several times. Frankly, it scar ... More >>

Burger Records and the Lo-Fi Cassette Revival

We at West Coast Sound get a ton of mail, most of it consisting of CDs, press kits, and the occasional piece of vinyl. It arrives by the mound in those postal service bins, and though we love free stuff as much as the next music geek, all those plastic squares containing plastic circles pile high on ... More >>

Today In WTF: L.A. Tornado Warning Issued (UPDATED

​A tornado warning for south central Los Angeles County has been canceled Tuesday afternoon, but another was issued for southeastern Orange County, southwester Riverside County and northwestern San Diego County. This as the second of three successive winter storms hit the Southland Tuesday. T ... More >>

Got a Black Flag Bars Tattoo? Get It Photographed for Art Book This Weekend

Barred for life? Black Flag's four bars, that is? Philadelphia writer Stewart Ebersole invites tattooed fans of the legendary hardcore band inked with their famous Raymond Pettibon-designed logo to be a part of his upcoming book Barred for Life (estimated publication in 2010). ****More hardcore th ... More >>

The Game Within (Or, Beer Pong, a Pissing Good Time)

Two Girls, Many Cups: SoCal Beer Pong Open Tournament Photos

This is what it's like at a Beer Pong tournament. (You can read about it in our A Considerable Town section.) These shots are from the Southern California Beer Pong Open in Fullerton. Lots of beer. Lots. I'm getting drunk just looking at these. Lester "Facetime" Marks earned his nickname by popping ... More >>

Synthpop Goes Acoustic: Impromptu YouTube Cover of "Living in Oblivion"

The nice thing about sticking with MySpace is that, occasionally, one of the hundreds of bands that have somehow ended up on your friend list will post an interesting bulletin. Such was the case Friday night when Fullerton-based synthpop band Anything Box alerted their fans to an acoustic cover of t ... More >>

Accused Nick Adenhart Killer: 'Not Guilty'

City News Service reports that Andrew Thomas Gallo, the 22-year-old San Gabriel man accused of driving the car that killedFullerton P.D.Andrew Thomas GalloL.A. Angel's pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others, pleaded not guilty in a Santa Ana court today. Gallo, who is being held in lieu of $2 million ... More >>

What's New in the 714: OC Openings, Anniversaries, Disney Food Fest and a Hot-Dog-On-a-Stick Digression -- Should Guys Really Wear the Sexy, Multicolored Uniforms? And Does Hot Dog Batter Work as A Facial Mask?

Matador snap Anyone who's done serious eating in and around Orange County's South Coast Plaza knows that the well-heeled mall's food offerings go way beyond your basic Hot Dog on a Stick. (PS: Anyone who thinks that only the ladies can wear the iconic rainbow-brite outfits, check out Frank Furter ... More >>

Today in Photographs: March 4, 1941

  Santa Fe Railroad Bridge collapses into the L.A. River during a late winter storm. No injuries occurred because damage to the bridge was discovered in time. Eastern trains were re-routed through Fullerton.Photo: LA Public Library Collection

Big Bang Theorists

Gun politics make strange bedfellows -- ask the Fullerton-based California Rifle and Pistol Association. CRPA strictly monitors all perceived threats to Californians' right to bear arms -- and sometimes finds itself cheering on court case whose litigants it might otherwise cross the street to avoid. ... More >>

Medeski Martin & Wood to Steam the Fonda

Ask Mr. Gold

A Kilo Full of Kryptonite

Big Joe Bralic thought he was Superman. Then the Canadian tried to do a drug deal in L.A.

I See Lowbrow People

SHAG and Mark Ryden included. Plus, Terry Schoonhoven and Burnett Miller, RIP

Not Necessarily the Usual Suspects