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April 23, 2012
Marijuana Vending Machine Debuts in Southern California
Marijuana advocates have been whining a lot lately about federal crackdowns on California pot businesses. A Southern California company called Dispense Labs might have just come up with a solution: A cannabis vending machine:
Blogs
October 12, 2011
Seal Beach Beauty Salon Massacre: Eight Killed, One Wounded
Chris Carlson/APUpdated at the bottom: The suspect has been identified in reports. First posted at 3:29 p.m. A man opened fire at a beauty salon on Seal Beach this afternoon, killing eight six and wounding one three others, authorities said. Police first received calls of shots fired about ... More >>
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September 20, 2011
Lewis Lee, O.C. 22-Year-Old, Dies After Taking Acid, Running Around Naked, Jumping Out of Moving Car
OC RegisterLSD victim Lewis LeeThe drug-fueled death of young Cypress man Lewis Lee on September 6 has ignited a familiar debate on the Orange County Register's comment board: Should acid, that peace-loving Burning Man staple borne of the 1960s flower-child movement, be considered as dangero ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2011
Robert Rizzo's House for Sale: Drop $1 Million on Huntington Beach Mansion Haunted by Ex-Bell City Manager
Oh, the memories at 1935 Lake Street.Unsurprisingly, Robert Rizzo, the slimy Bell politician who was (allegedly; LOL) paying himself $800,000 per year with a $1 million pension, didn't think it wise to live among his duped constituents. So he settled for a $1.13 million mansion in Huntington ... More >>
Blogs
August 11, 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
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
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 12, 2011
In-N-Out Opens First Texas Locations
Flickr user thomashawk Irvine-based In-N-Out Burger opened their first two Texas stores this week, to much fanfare and long lines. How long was the line? Youtube user armenw estimated 150 cars parked outside the Allen, Texas, location five minutes before the doors opened. Youtuber kylycorey shot ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2011
Bikini Coffee House Crackdown Proposed For Garden Grove: Cops Want Less Skin, More Skim
Cafe Miss Cutie / FacebookGo Lakers (next season).Update: Bummer gentlemen. The Garden Grove City Council passed the stricter rules for bikini coffee shops last night in a 4-0 vote. The Orange County Register. This is a travesty, and we want all red-blooded men to protest. We speak, of cour ... More >>
Blogs
May 2, 2011
Kevin Wolfe Pochter -- Hiker Accused of Killing Old Friend at L.A. Forest Campground -- Leads Sheriff on 'Armed and Dangerous' Manhunt
Los Angeles County Sheriff's DepartmentSuspected friend-killer Kevin Pochter: On the loose in the San Gabriel MountainsThis guy's good. After allegedly murdering "lifelong friend" Dean Ron Albert, 53, deep in the Angeles National Forest on Thursday, Huntington Beach resident Kevin Wolfe Pocht ... 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
March 4, 2011
Roadside Heist in Santa Ana: Masked Robbers Demand Cash From Women With Flat Tire
The beginning of a horror movie.OK -- is it just us, or is there something majorly fishy about this story? The Santa Ana Police Department reported a theft yesterday from the shoulder of West Barbette Avenue, where a couple of women had allegedly just been stripped of thousands of dollars in ... 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 youHoly 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
February 11, 2011
Disneyland Trip From Hell: Quadriplegic Stuck on 'It's a Small World' Ride for 40 Minutes
Satan's little helpersWe're pretty sure we had a nightmare about this. But for quadriplegic Jose Martinez, who made the mistake of taking a nice, relaxing trip to Disneyland in November 2009, there was no waking up from the terror: Due to a computer glitch, his "It's a Small World" boat got ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Visits SoCal, Says We Get All the 'Illegals' Because 'Nobody Enforces the Law Around Here'
Joe."America's Sheriff" Joe Arpaio was in the area this week to speak at the Nixon Presidential Library & Museum, and he didn't waste too much time insulting Southern Californians. The Maricopa County, Ariz. lawman known for his support of Arizona's controversial immigration law and for hous ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2011
Death on Valentine's Day for California Governor Jerry Brown? Graffiti, Swastikas Pop Up in Santa Ana (PHOTOS)
Santa Ana Police DepartmentWell, this is creepy. Santa Ana makes national headlines this morning as the host of two separate death threats on brand-new California Governor Jerry Brown. (And the OC Weekly had it first!) At West Alton Avenue and South Greenville Street, someone spray-pa ... More >>
Blogs
January 14, 2011
Van Lines Say More People (Who Can Afford Movers) Coming To California
Welcome to California, Oklahomans.If you agree that California knows how to party, perhaps you're not alone. America's major moving van lines, United, Atlas and Allied, report that the Golden State, despite its subprime-housing crisis, a state government that's billions underwater and a rece ... More >>
Blogs
November 22, 2010
Orange County Considers Outlawing Pot Shops In Unincorporated Areas
themadpotheadWhen 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
(Video) DUI Suspect's Car Crashes Into Police Cruiser In Laguna Beach, Then Smashes Into Pole
Orange County RegisterPoor Prius.It's customary in news stories, even casual, bloggy ones, to assume that one is innocent until proven guilty. It's a good way to go because a) it could be true and b) we could be sued. But here's one guy who's testing the limits of journalistic convention. E ... More >>
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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 >>
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October 29, 2010
California 'Governor' Jerry Brown Will Call Special 2011 Election To Raise Taxes, Says Gloom Meister Gray Davis
Via OC RegisterVia the mayorsam blog via the Fresno Bee, that super-upbeat, super-flashy guy, gloomy Gray Davis, is saying that California Governor Jerry Brown, um, probable governor, will immediately set a Special Election to ask Californians to raise taxes. God, which is worse? Another spe ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2010
The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories
SapphireBlue22stack of newspapersWhat'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 ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
Great Moments In Innovation: OC Register Gives Meg Whitman Plastic Surgery Tips
OC RegisterColin Stewart has some advice for Meg WhitmanWe have seen the future of journalism, and it involves the guy on the right giving out plastic surgery advice to politicians. Today's installment finds Colin Stewart, the Orange County Register's "innovation columnist," surveying plastic sur ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Barry Minkow 2.0
L.A.'s fraud king is back — and taking the media for another ride
Blogs
October 14, 2010
Keith Richard Yackey, Imperial Stars' Co-Founder, 'Glad' The Band Blocked Traffic On The 101 Freeway In Hollywood
Michael Torres via TwitpicA co-founder of the Imperial Stars is glad they did this.While folks caught in the nightmare created by the Imperial Stars' traffic-stopping stunt Tuesday were not too happy, a co-founder of the band said this week he was "glad" the act did it. "We know there are go ... More >>
Blogs
August 2, 2010
Sunset Beach May Be Annexed to Huntington Beach
The Huntington Beach City Council is slated to vote on Monday whether or not it should annex the neighboring community of Sunset Beach. The move would expect to bring Huntington Beach about $624,000 in property, sales and occupancy taxes.
Blogs
July 22, 2010
Disneyland's 'Alice In Wonderland' Ride Temporarily Closed Due To Safety Concerns
One of Disneyland's oldest rides, "Alice in Wonderland," has been temporarily closed after a inspector pointed out that it lacked handrails for maintenance crews. According to The Orange County Register, Disney and the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health were alerted abou ... More >>
Blogs
July 15, 2010
Earthquake Warning System: There's NOT An App For That ... Yet
Scientists this week said that an earthquake warning system is not that far off, and that smart phones such as the Apple iPhone might be able to take advantage through imminent-shaker apps. A prototype warning system plugged into 300 sensors along the San Andreas fault is already being teste ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2010
Man Who Ordered 'Sexy Dancer' Via Craigslist Asked For Refund, Called Cops
A man who paid for a woman he contacted via Craigslist to come over and perform a "sexy dance" had second thoughts after he said she appeared older than her ad indicated: He asked for his $200 back and ultimately called police when she didn't give up the refund, according to the Orange County ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2010
California, L.A. Struggling Under Weight Of $100,000-A-Year-Plus Pensions
Pensions for public employees in California are growing at an unsustainable rate, adding to the deficit problems for the state ($20 billion-plus) and cities like Los Angeles (which would face a nearly $700 million deficit in July if the council doesn't make some serious moves soon). The Orang ... 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 27, 2010
U.S. Rep. John Campbell, You've Been Digitally Punked
campbellforcongress.comTom and Catherine Campbell.Southern California-based U.S. Rep. John Campbell was the subject of a digital prank as a link on his website actually directed visitors to his challenger's site. And it appears the link went unnoticed by the Republican or his campaign staff ( ... More >>
Blogs
January 15, 2010
Plate Spinning: Some Listings From the Past Week
Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- Does culinary school matter? [The Atlantic] -- Sci Fi foods we wish actually existed. [io9] -- Escapees from England's wild boar farms create local havoc. [Reuters] -- Simon Majumdar's Big Fat ... More >>
Blogs
December 31, 2009
Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week
Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: --Jonathan Gold, Eric Alperin, Mark Peel and more on the best dining neighborhoods of 2009. [EaterLA] --Early '90s flashback for the LA Times Test Kitchen. [Daily Dish] --Anthony Bourdain pays tri ... More >>
Blogs
December 29, 2009
Teens Find New Way To Recycle Christmas Trees -- Surf On Them
KTLA NewsWe'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
December 28, 2009
Avenged Sevenfold Drummer, James Owen Sullivan ("The Rev"), Found Dead at 28
Avenged Sevenfold drummer James Owen Sullivan, better known by his stage name "The Rev," was found dead in his Huntington Beach home earlier today on December 28 at approximately 1 p.m., according to the Orange County Register and Blabbermouth. He was 28 years old. The Orange County Coroner' ... More >>
Blogs
October 16, 2009
Pink's Hot Dogs Opens at Knott's Berry Farm: Just in Time For Halloween
Pink's hot dog stand, as venerable an LA hot spot as Grauman's and the Santa Monica pier (and arguably the same caliber, foodwise), has opened a location at Knott's Berry Farm. This is cool, not least because it happily coincides with Halloween, and your kids' inevitable need to go to the Knott's Sc ... More >>
Blogs
September 2, 2009
Price Wars: Southern California Supermarkets Slash Prices
In an effort to regain customers who are shopping at discount stores and watching their ever-tightening budgets, supermarket chains are lowering prices, sometimes dramatically. Today Vons dropped the prices on 15% of its products in the chain's 274 stores. Ralph's also announced that it's reducing p ... More >>
LA Life
April 23, 2009
LA People 2009: Vujachick — Sasha Watch Blogger Emily Ho
The mild-mannered librarian discovered her inner Laker through her obsession with Sasha Vujacic
Blogs
April 9, 2009
Death of an Angel: Pitcher Nick Adenhart Killed in Car Crash
The tragic news from Fullerton about a three-fatality automobile accident became even more shocking after the disclosure that one of the victims was L.A. Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart, who had pitched in an opening-week game hours before the crash. Police say a minivan ran a red light at the intersec ... More >>
Blogs
January 29, 2009
Big Trouble in Little Saigon?
The O.C. Register reports that hundreds of Vietnamese openly gamble in Little Saigon during the Lunar New Year, in "unofficial, makeshift casinos started operating in parking lots surrounding the Asian Garden Mall." The dice game of choice is Bao Cua Cao Cop -- and speaking of cops, they've been bus ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2009
Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup
Dead Letter Economy Seven hundred jobs could leave the San Gabriel Valley if Industry's mail sorting hub closes, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.Starbucks Kills Decaf Non-buzz The L.A. Times reports that the java behemoth, wounded by the recession, will cut brewing decaffeinated coffee a ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2009
Southland's Sickest Patients: Its Hospitals
Forget King-Drew Medical Center, the inner city hospital long regarded as the sick man of California's health care facilities. A recent spate of news reports shows that even the most suburban hospitals are rife with health-threatening incidents or financial difficulties. Today's L.A. Times reports t ... More >>
LA Life
April 26, 2007
�Ask a Mexican! Brownie Mix
Forget King-Drew Medical Center, the inner city hospital long regarded as the sick man of California's health care facilities. A recent spate of news reports shows that even the most suburban hospitals are rife with health-threatening incidents or financial difficulties. Today's L.A. Times reports t ... More >>
News
December 25, 2003
Our Big Fat Gay Year
Forget King-Drew Medical Center, the inner city hospital long regarded as the sick man of California's health care facilities. A recent spate of news reports shows that even the most suburban hospitals are rife with health-threatening incidents or financial difficulties. Today's L.A. Times reports t ... More >>
Columns
April 25, 2002
Kama Sutra Journalism
Forget King-Drew Medical Center, the inner city hospital long regarded as the sick man of California's health care facilities. A recent spate of news reports shows that even the most suburban hospitals are rife with health-threatening incidents or financial difficulties. Today's L.A. Times reports t ... More >>
Columns
April 4, 2002
It Ain�t Cool
Forget King-Drew Medical Center, the inner city hospital long regarded as the sick man of California's health care facilities. A recent spate of news reports shows that even the most suburban hospitals are rife with health-threatening incidents or financial difficulties. Today's L.A. Times reports t ... More >>
Stage
March 23, 2000
Faceless Defacement
Forget King-Drew Medical Center, the inner city hospital long regarded as the sick man of California's health care facilities. A recent spate of news reports shows that even the most suburban hospitals are rife with health-threatening incidents or financial difficulties. Today's L.A. Times reports t ... More >>
Stage
February 3, 2000
Opera Velveeta
Forget King-Drew Medical Center, the inner city hospital long regarded as the sick man of California's health care facilities. A recent spate of news reports shows that even the most suburban hospitals are rife with health-threatening incidents or financial difficulties. Today's L.A. Times reports t ... More >>
Film+TV
December 16, 1999
The Golden Age of Cinema?
Forget King-Drew Medical Center, the inner city hospital long regarded as the sick man of California's health care facilities. A recent spate of news reports shows that even the most suburban hospitals are rife with health-threatening incidents or financial difficulties. Today's L.A. Times reports t ... More >>
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