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Orange County

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Two-Year Citrus Quarantine in Eastern Los Angeles County

    We knew it was only a matter of time. After watching Brazil's and Florida's citrus get decimated by Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) -- to the tune of billions of dollars -- we knew that despite rigorous agriculture checkpoints, testing and restrictions, California would probably be next. The bug, the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Stupid Alleged Criminals of 2011: Our Top 5

    ​There were way too many stupid alleged criminals to chose from this year. So we'll kick off The Informer's 2011 year-end lists with a solid, entertaining Top 5 of reported retardos, from a suspect said to have videotaped his endeavor to the genius who is accused of putting his underage fantas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Southern California Blackouts in San Diego, South Orange County During Heatwave

    ​Updated at the bottom: As power seems to be coming back on, California electricity officials issue a "flex-alert" for the entire state. A power outage affecting all of San Diego County has been reported today, and now we're seeing tweets that the lights have gone out in Dana Point, Laguna Ni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Drug Delivery to Huntington Beach Intercepted During U.S. Open of Surfing, Authorities Say

    Jon ShafferA surfer at Huntington Beach.​Surfers have a certain reputation. Let's just say that, in California, they often enjoy the right to partake of legal medicine. But in-the-water delivery? That's ridiculous. Authorities say they stopped a small fishing boat after those inside had tried ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Millionaires Don't Pay Taxes? 1,470 of America's Richest Didn't, According to IRS

    MatMA free ride for some millionaires?​Southern California has more millionaires than just about anywhere else in the nation, with L.A. coming in at No. 1, Orange County at No. 4, and San Diego ranking No. 6 in cities with the most seven-figure-plus households in 2008. So maybe we should feel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Toll Lanes For Urban L.A. Freeways (10, 110) See Groundbreaking Today: Will You Pay?

    Mayor Villaraigosa, Mark Ridley-Thomas and Richard Katz at the groundbreaking.​Are you ready to pay to use carpool lanes, L.A? They've been a failure in terms of getting people to ride together. And the just-ended program that allowed 85,000 hybrid-car owners to purchase permits for them on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    NorCal Teen Does Time in O.C. Juvenile Hall for Dirty Dancing at Disneyland's ElecTRONica

    Watch it, buddy.​If only we'd known, through the many excruciating grind seshes of youth, that we had the power to send those randy 17-year-olds -- boners pressed painfully into our backsides -- straight to juvie for one long, cold weekend of regret. Alas. At least now we can live vicariously ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    PCH-Adjacent Homes Up in Smoke in Spectacular Sunset Beach Fire

    KTLA NewsFire in the O.C.​Update: This thing had more legs than Beyonce -- and it kept going overnight. Details at the bottom of the next page. A wild blaze right on the edge of the Pacific ocean claimed one home and appeared to damage another in Orange County's Sunset Beach this afternoon. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    405 Freeway Tagged With 'R.I.P. Osama'

    Orange County RegisterOsama love?​Not everyone in the Southland was popping champagne, flying flags out the sunroof and swapping Obama's the Man memes following last night's triumphant news from Washington -- that al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden had officially been eradicated from the face ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Rave Called 420 Festival in Orange County Sees Gatecrashing But Only One Arrest [Video]

    YouTubeGatecrashers at the 420 Festival.​Gatecrashers attacked the latest mega-rave in Southern California, last weekend's 420 Festival in Orange County's Santiago Canyon, recalling images of last summer's embattled Electric Daisy Carnival at the L.A. Coliseum. But the one-day event was other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Chefs' Toys Opens in Torrance

    ProfessorSalt.com​ A new commercial restaurant supply house soft-opens today in the shadow of the 405 and 110 freeways. Orange County-based Chefs' Toys stomps a footprint in the South Bay, and sets up across the street from Restaurant Depot, the wholesale-only warehouse store where many restaurant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    '420 Festival' Rave in Southern California Called Out by Narconon For its Drug Undertones

    420 Festival happens Saturday.​Ah, 420, the stoner's holiday, especially here in Southern California. Time to roll one, kick back, and blow doughnuts. It also brings us the annual 420 Festival, a rave that this weekend finds its home near Irvine Lake in Orange County. Fair enough, except t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    Flickr/dubh​ What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Kim Rebar Henry, Middle-Aged O.C. Woman, Allegedly Moonlights as Racist Graffiti Artist

    Anaheim Police DepartmentKim Rebar Henry probably hates you​Holy freakshow. We didn't give the January spree of nine highly offensive tags in Orange County much of a thought, back at the time of their inception -- probably just some young punk trying to get back at the world for not giving a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Cockroaches Found in Orange County Prison Food (No, the Other Orange County)

    Flickr/Still BurningA prison cell​Multiple news outlets are reporting that on Saturday morning, inmates at an Orange County prison found cockroaches in their food. Fortunately for California prisoners and their families, this roach infestation took place in the other Orange County, in Florida. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Sad Day For Potheads In SoCal: O.C. Bans Dispensaries In Unincorporated Areas Too

    O.C. bans pot shops in unincorporated areas ... too.​Orange County banned pot shops in its unincorporated areas the same day L.A. County did the same thing. Sorry, dispensaries. The O.C. Board of Supervisors' vote was the same as L.A.'s too: 4-1. Eerie (not irie). So now if you need your "m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Orange County Considers Outlawing Pot Shops In Unincorporated Areas

    themadpothead​When it comes to pot shops, Orange County isn't exactly green with envy over the city of L.A's title as marijuana dispensary capital of the nation. In fact, the county's staff has recommended that O.C. outlaw pot shops in unincorporated areas of the county. The O.C. Board of Sup ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Lawrence Joseph Brown, Convicted Of Raping 7- And 8-Year-Old Girls, Scheduled To Be Back On SoCal's Streets Wednesday

    Lawrence Joseph Brown is headed back to the streets of SoCal.​In the Department of Really!? this one ranks at the top. Lawrence Joseph Brown raped two young girls -- ages 7 and 8 -- so disgustingly we can't even begin to describe his crimes here. But after receiving a 49-year sentence for th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    SoCal 'Kush Expo' Will Let You Smoke Weed On-Site -- In O.C.

    FacebookKush Expo promises the L.A.-O.C. area's first pot-convention smoking lounge.​Earlier this week Gov. Arnold Schwarzengger said on the Tonight Show that, in California, "No one cares if you smoke a joint or not." That pronouncement just might be put the test this weekend as the Kush Exp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Water-Quality Testing At California Beaches Down; Public Health At Risk?

    Flickr via irene​ Health officials have reduced bacteria testing at California beaches, a move that has resulted in fewer closures, but one that could also be putting more beach-goers at greater risk when it comes to contaminated water, according to the Los Angeles Times. The number of annual ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2010

    UCLA: More Angelenos Without Health Insurance

    ​Nearly 29 percent of residents of L.A. County younger than 65 didn't have health insurance at some point last year, according to a new UCLA study. That's a staggering 2.7 million people and was significantly higher than the statewide average of 24.3 percent. Researchers blame the recession, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    O.C. Pot Shops Facing Closure Appeal Case To Federal 9th Circuit Court

    ​A quartet of Orange County pot shops have appealed their case, which seeks to avoid closure at the hands of the cities of Costa Mesa and Lake Forest, to the federal 9th Circuit court, the Daily Pilot reports. The appeal comes after a U.S. judge denied the plaintiffs' case earlier this month, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Anatolian Culture & Food Festival Today Through Sunday

    Anatolian FestivalNow is the time to explore the cuisine of Anatolia​ Eating too much of the same old Italian, Chinese, Mexican and Japanese food lately? Well from today through Sunday, you can head over to the Orange County Great Park in Irvine for a wide range of Anatolian food at the Anato ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Cities May Close Down Pot Shops, SoCal Federal Judge Rules

    ​A bid by four medical marijuana patients to prevent a pair of Orange County cities from closing down medical pot shops was denied by a federal judge in Santa Ana Monday, according to the Orange County Register. The foursome had argued that the Americans with Disabilities Act protected their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Today In WTF: Craigslist Ad Sends Peeping Toms To O.C. Home

    ​You're at home making dinner and you notice someone looking in your window. Scary. Then you get knocks on the door. Couples are kicking the dirt in your front yard. The phone rings off the hook. WTF? This actually happened when someone posted a fake Craigslist ad putting up a couple's 2,800 ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 15, 2010

    Petros: Stuck in the Middle With You

    And I'm wondering what it is we should do

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Ask Mr Gold: Stuck in the Middle With You

    Photo credit: Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menu​Dear Mr. Gold: I should probably be sent to therapy for attempting this in the first place, but I'm going on a first date with someone from Orange County. Since I pack a passport when I have to go east of the 405, obviously there is no way ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Attorney General Jerry Brown Slows Down Early Releases

    Jerry Brown.​California Attorney General Jerry Brown effectively tapped the brakes on early releases from local jails by issuing an opinion that a parole reform law designed to get convicts out earlier does not apply retroactively to time served. As a result, those behind bars will have to wai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Granny Can't Grow Pot In South O.C. Community Garden

    ​The senior-living community of Laguna Woods in South Orange County has been a must-stop location for Republicans raising money and running for office. It's a conservative enclave in a conservative part of a traditionally red county. But sprouts of green have been cropping up as some of its re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Teens Find New Way To Recycle Christmas Trees -- Surf On Them

    KTLA News​We're glad a new generation of Southern Californians has discovered fresh ways of going green. In Orange County, a group of teens has been spotted surfing discarded Christmas trees -- tying them up to the back of a vehicle while one of the brave ones sits or stand on it as the driver ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Peanut Butter Wolf's Got Shows (In Different Area Codes): Nine Gigs, Nine SoCal Codes, All 90s Music

    Following on the heels of his two previous marathon DJ gigs (eight gigs in a row last year, seven the year before), Peanut Butter Wolf has announced a nine-night tour of the nine area codes stretching from Los Angeles, Orange County to the Inland Empire. Each night the resident Stones Throw DJ will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    (Vlad and) The Impalers Looking for a Few Good Fan Videos

    Heela Naqshband For those who love mashing up your music collection with video footage, Orange County punks (Vlad and) The Impalers wants your YouTube clips. The band, in connection with Geykido Comet Records, is hosting a video contest for "I've Got the Man on My Back," taken from last year's self ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Hospitals Blocked From Skid Row Dumping City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo has secured protocols -- and a $1.6 million settlement -- with Orange County's College Hospitals to prevent them from future patient-dumping on L.A.'s Skid Row. Associated Press, City Attorney's OfficeHate Tags A white Los Alamit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Orange County's Pink Slips

    The O.C. Register reports online that Orange County's top five employers have announced they will lay off 2,500 employees in the coming year. The full list is topped by Irvine's J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, which plans to issue 514 pink slips, with Aliso Viejo's Marvell Semiconductor Inc. only sacking on ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 18, 2008

    New Moves

    The O.C. Register reports online that Orange County's top five employers have announced they will lay off 2,500 employees in the coming year. The full list is topped by Irvine's J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, which plans to issue 514 pink slips, with Aliso Viejo's Marvell Semiconductor Inc. only sacking on ... More >>

  • LA Life

    September 11, 2008

    Pachuco: The Linguistic Origins

    Plus, the story on Orange County's ahistoricity

  • Calendar

    September 11, 2008

    The Answer Man

    Plus, the story on Orange County's ahistoricity

  • LA Life

    December 27, 2007

    ¡Ask a Mexican! Asking for It

    Frequently asked questions for the Mexican

  • News

    November 1, 2007

    Air Inferiority

    Is “Run!” the new strategy against firestorms on California's urban fringe?

  • Stage

    September 28, 2006

    Sphere of Action

    Is “Run!” the new strategy against firestorms on California's urban fringe?

  • News

    August 17, 2006

    Soulless Converts

    L.A. tries to deal with the rush on condos

  • Music

    July 14, 2005

    Snakebites

    L.A. tries to deal with the rush on condos

  • News

    December 9, 2004

    Turn That Smile Into a Brown

    How the Orange bishop put the deal together

  • News

    November 25, 2004

    Patriot Act

    "Forged in fire" fighting for gay rights in O.C., WeHo mayor John Duran isn't afraid to speak out

  • Music

    May 10, 2001

    Starters Alternators

    "Forged in fire" fighting for gay rights in O.C., WeHo mayor John Duran isn't afraid to speak out

  • News

    August 10, 2000

    Them

    California takes on the Fire Ant

  • Stage

    December 2, 1999

    The Right Stuff

    California takes on the Fire Ant

  • News

    November 19, 1998

    Conservative Collapse

    From Gingrich to Lungren, the right is routed

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