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Justin Alvin Masao Tombleson Guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter in Fatal Stabbings; He Faces 34 Years for Prior Strikes: Update

See the update at the end of this post about Justin Tombleson facing another trial for prior convictions that could...
OC Weekly  |  05-23-2013  |  Navel Gazing

G Burger To Open In Fountain Valley And Tustin Market Place

Start starving yourselves now. G Burger, the La Habra joint famed assembling the wild beast you see above, will open...
OC Weekly  |  05-23-2013  |  Stick A Fork In It

OC Beaches Again Score Well on Heal the Bay Report Card (with Usual Bummer Suspects)

Orange County beaches once again scored well on Heal the Bay's annual survey, with 95 of 102 testing spots being...
OC Weekly  |  05-23-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Wahoo's Expands Menu: Meet The Citrus Slaw Taco

"So what's new about these?" said our friend as the food came out. After 24 years of consistency with tacos,...
OC Weekly  |  05-23-2013  |  Stick A Fork In It

Orange County's Annual Hate Crime Report is Totally Gay (as in Being Increasingly Victimized)

The Orange County Human Relations Commission issued an annual report this morning that finds "violent" hate crimes against gays and...
OC Weekly  |  05-23-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Legendary LGBT Activist Cleve Jones to Speak at Cal State Fullerton TONIGHT!!

Oh, hell yes! Cleve Jones, the legendary LGBT activist is coming to speak at Cal State Fullerton's Titan Student Union...
OC Weekly  |  05-23-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Front Porch Pops, Handmade Popsicle Cart, To Open Brick-And-Mortar Shop In Old Towne Orange

Exciting news for fans of Erin Whitcomb's Front Porch Pops, OC's traveling popsicle cart known for its refreshingly awesome flavors...
OC Weekly  |  05-23-2013  |  Stick A Fork In It

Save San Onofre Coalition Files 2 Lawsuits to Stop Foothill/Eastern (241) Toll Road Extension

The Save San Onofre coalition filed two lawsuits in San Diego Superior Court Wednesday aimed at stopping what it considers...
OC Weekly  |  05-23-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Laguna Beach Homeless Shelter Residency Rule To Get Greater Federal Court Scrutiny

A federal judge in Orange County ruled this month that a homeless man in Laguna Beach who complained about alleged...
OC Weekly  |  05-23-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Long Beach Airport Fares Remain Lowest in State, Second-Lowest in Country

Average domestic air fares at Long Beach Airport have been the lowest in California and second-lowest in the U.S. for...
OC Weekly  |  05-23-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Albert Pujols, the Angels' 10-year, $240 Million Man, None and Done?

When Albert Pujols signed with the Anaheim Angels of Anaheim in December 2011, some baseball experts wondered what kind of...
OC Weekly  |  05-23-2013  |  Navel Gazing

OC Weekly Gets Nominated for a Hell of a Lot of Awards for LA Press Club, Association of Alternative Newsweeklies!

As editor of this infernal rag, I have a hard policy about awards: screw' em. I'm convinced that most national...
OC Weekly  |  05-23-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Spin Pizza Opens in Orange

You know how we said that Pieology has plans to rapidly expand yesterday? Well so does Spin Pizza, a similiar...
OC Weekly  |  05-23-2013  |  Stick A Fork In It

Stephen Disney and His Free Disneyland Passes Were Not All They Were Cracked Up to Be

Boasting he was an heir and member of the famed family, Stephen Disney gave Disneyland passes to a nonprofit. For...
OC Weekly  |  05-23-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Emigdio Vasquez, Legendary Chicano Artist, to Be Honored This Weekend in Santa Ana with Prestigious Award

I've been a fan of legendary Chicano muralist Emigdio Vasquez even longer than I knew who he was. The Alcoholics...
OC Weekly  |  05-23-2013  |  Navel Gazing

NASA Is Developing A 3-D Printer That Makes Food!

With all the hoopla and controversy over the first firing of the 3-D-printed gun, here's something everyone can agree is...
OC Weekly  |  05-23-2013  |  Stick A Fork In It

Reserve Sheriff's Sergeant Allegedly Shot and Beaten by 17 y.o. Son in Rancho Santa Margarita

A 50-year-old Orange County reserve sheriff's sergeant was shot, possibly in the head, and severely beaten, possibly with a hammer,...
OC Weekly  |  05-22-2013  |  Navel Gazing

[W/VIDEO] Anaheim Police Helicopter Drowns Out Candlelight Vigil for Victims of Police Shootings

A candlelight vigil took place last night on West Guinida Lane in Anaheim in memory of David Raya and Joel...
OC Weekly  |  05-22-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Pieology's Quest For World Domination: Six(!?) Locations In The Works

It's been over two years since we first checked out Pieology Pizzeria by Cal State Fullerton. Since then, a half...
OC Weekly  |  05-22-2013  |  Stick A Fork In It

Nicolas Cendoya, Rescued Hiker, Has More Woes Than Meth Count: Injured Searcher Seeks Help Defraying $350k Hospital Bill

Despite the urging of county Supervisor Todd Spitzer, the Board of Supervisors decided against charging teen hikers in Trabuco Canyon...
OC Weekly  |  05-22-2013  |  Navel Gazing

3D Latte Art Puts All Other Latte Art To Shame

Sure, the lion that your barista drew this morning is cute, but it's a little, well, flat. Kazuki Yamamoto has...
OC Weekly  |  05-22-2013  |  Stick A Fork In It

Anthony Nicholas Orban, Cop Who Hung Self After Rape Conviction, May Still Be Sentenced

Perhaps they will sentence war veteran-turned-Westminster cop-turned-brutal rapist Anthony Nicholas Orban over his dead body. Literally. The detective who kidnapped...
OC Weekly  |  05-22-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Texas Senator Ted Cruz To Party With Orange County Republicans in June

Orange County Republican Party boss Scott Baugh is apparently taking diversity in politics seriously after all. Baugh--often under fire from...
OC Weekly  |  05-22-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Long Beach Lunch: Sliced & Diced Eatery

Occupying an eggplant purple shack in a parking lot surrounded by Mexican restaurants and a vacuum cleaner repair store, Sliced...
OC Weekly  |  05-22-2013  |  Stick A Fork In It

Snow Station To Open In Tustin With Free Gourmet Shaved Snow On June 8-9

Who doesn't crave mound of honeydew-flavored shaved snow topped with rainbow jelly, mango popping boba balls, green tea mochi bits,...
OC Weekly  |  05-22-2013  |  Stick A Fork In It

First Look: Provisions Market In Old Towne Orange

With 30 beers on tap and another 300 by the bottle, Wil Dee has his work cut out for him...
OC Weekly  |  05-22-2013  |  Stick A Fork In It

Orange County Mail Thief Learns Fate in Federal Court

Orange County mail thief Salvador Alex Escamilla has led a tough life. Escamilla grew up in a poor, dysfunctional family...
OC Weekly  |  05-22-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Scott Evans Dekraai's Shit-Throwing Tantrum in Jail Could Help Fry Him, DA Essentially Says

The conduct behind bars of the suspected worst mass killer in Orange County history may play a role in his...
OC Weekly  |  05-22-2013  |  Navel Gazing

On The Line: Ali H. Zadeh Of Port Restaurant, Part Two

Read our interview with Ali Zaheh of Port Restaurant, Part One. And now, on to Part Two. . ....
OC Weekly  |  05-22-2013  |  Stick A Fork In It

UCLA Professor Otto Santa Ana at Fullerton Library NEXT THURSDAY for Latest "Gustavo's Awesome Lecture Series!"

I think it was about a decade ago that I first encountered the work of UCLA professor Otto Santa Ana--how...
OC Weekly  |  05-22-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Kwang Choi "K.C." Joy was Suspected on Yelp of Being Maribel Ramos' Killer Before His Arrest

Who did better work identifying Kwang Choi "K.C." Joy as the suspected murderer of Maribel Manriquez Ramos? Police investigators or...
OC Weekly  |  05-22-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Tonight Only! Wild Goose Tavern Donates 100% Taco Tuesday Food And Drink Sales For Tornado Relief

Have you been to Wild Goose Tavern yet? Here's the best excuse yet to go, like, now! [...]...
OC Weekly  |  05-21-2013  |  Stick A Fork In It

On the Line: Ali H. Zadeh of Port Restaurant, Part One

We met chef Ali H. Zadeh during Newport Beach Restaurant Week. Port Restaurant isn't your typical beach-city dining establishment. Then...
OC Weekly  |  05-21-2013  |  Stick A Fork In It

A Doughnut and a Croissant Had a Love Child, and It's Called a Cronut

Now that the cupcake craze is over (maybe), we may have found its replacement. Meet the Cronut. Hello, lover. If...
OC Weekly  |  05-21-2013  |  Stick A Fork In It

Federal Prosecutors Lift Gag Order After San Diego Mayor Defends Dispensary Owner Ronnie Chang: Update

Scroll down to the end of this post for an update on Ronnie Chang's case in the wake of Mayor...
OC Weekly  |  05-21-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Bartenders Tell All: What Your Drink Says About You

Someone on Reddit posed a question to bartenders: "What do drink orders say about people?" The responses that followed are...
OC Weekly  |  05-21-2013  |  Stick A Fork In It

John Campbell and Loretta Sanchez Confronted Over High Rents Paid to Campaign Contributors

Lisa Guerrero, the centerfold-worthy "hardest-working sports reporter" per the Los Angeles Times who now does ambush reporting for the syndicated...
OC Weekly  |  05-21-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Richard Vanecko, Richard Daley's Nephew and Costa Mesa Resident, Faces Manslaughter Rap

A Costa Mesa man who is the nephew of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley faces trial in the Windy...
OC Weekly  |  05-21-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Code Pink Protesters Disrupt Donald Rumsfeld Event at Richard Nixon Presidential Library: Video

Former Republican Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has his fans and his enemies--and then there are the energetic members of...
OC Weekly  |  05-21-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Carla "Kaya" Lewis, Sister of TapouT's Mask, Faces Lawsuit for Winning a Lawsuit

Last week, we reported the conclusion of a bizarre lawsuit filed by one Carla "Kaya" Lewis, the sister of TapouT...
OC Weekly  |  05-21-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Gustavo's Latest Commentary for KCRW: On the Brilliance of Arrested Development!

This coming Thursday, make sure to pick up the dead-tree edition of your favorite infernal rag--scratch that. EVERY Thursday, make...
OC Weekly  |  05-21-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Free Indian-Cooking Demo With Chef Shachi Mehra at Surfas Culinary District In Costa Mesa This Saturday

If you were wondering what has become of chef Shachi Mehra, whose food I tasted when she was the opening...
OC Weekly  |  05-21-2013  |  Stick A Fork In It
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