The Orange County S/D C/D thread is in ILM so I'm starting this one here.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 22:44 (eighteen years ago)
Because of this story
Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona, his wife and his alleged former mistress surrendered today at the U.S. District Courthouse in Santa Ana, where they are facing federal corruption charges.Carona and his wife, Deborah, entered the building about 7 a.m. They were followed at about 8:30 a.m. by Debra V. Hoffman, who was described in an indictment unsealed Tuesday as Carona's long-term mistress. They are expected to appear in court this afternoon.
Carona and his wife, Deborah, entered the building about 7 a.m. They were followed at about 8:30 a.m. by Debra V. Hoffman, who was described in an indictment unsealed Tuesday as Carona's long-term mistress. They are expected to appear in court this afternoon.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 22:45 (eighteen years ago)
Some background
The indictment charges that Carona engaged in a broad conspiracy to enrich himself, his wife and Hoffman by trading access to his department for cash and gifts.The indictment says the scheme took root in March 1998 and stretched until August, when Carona allegedly tried to keep one of his chief accusers -- a former assistant sheriff -- from testifying truthfully to a grand jury. Federal prosecutors also charged Carona's wife and Hoffman.Court documents describe a furious pursuit of money, perquisites and expensive baubles, including more than $200,000 in payments and loans, a boat, a Lake Tahoe vacation, luxury box seats to the World Series, Mont Blanc pens and Ladies' Cartier watches. Carona, 52, is also accused of helping co-conspirators get a piece of a wrongful-death settlement that the family of a dead deputy won in a lawsuit.Carona said in an interview with The Times that he was innocent and would not resign as head of the state's second-largest sheriff's department. He declined to discussed the specific allegations in the indictment."I'm staying because I love the job and I do a good job," he said. "Most importantly, I have committed no criminal acts."Deborah Carona said in a prepared statement: "There is no merit to this indictment, and the government's strategy of using me as leverage against my husband will not succeed."Hoffman could not be reached for comment.Until he became the target of several state and federal investigations, Carona seemed to be on a path toward political power and prominence. He was dubbed "America's Sheriff" by television personality Larry King, courted by former White House political guru Karl Rove and groomed as a prospective Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. He gained nationwide recognition for his tough, on-camera performance during the 2002 hunt for the kidnapper of 5-year-old Samantha Runnion, who was murdered.The 10-count indictment paints a very different picture, alleging that Carona and close associates began their criminal activities by illegal fundraising to win election in 1998, then, once he was in office, using the powers of the sheriff to enrich themselves.In all, Carona faces one count of conspiracy, four counts of mail fraud and two counts of tampering with a grand jury witness. His wife is charged with a single conspiracy count. Hoffman is charged with one count of conspiracy, four counts of mail fraud and three of bankruptcy fraud.A central figure in the alleged conspiracy is Donald Haidl, an Orange County businessman who formerly owned a business that generated $100 million a year selling surplus police cars and assets seized by law enforcement agencies.Prosecutors charge that Haidl lined Carona's pockets with paycheck-like regularity. In return, they allege that Carona made Haidl an assistant sheriff, helped his son get preferential treatment in a drug case, and gave badges and guns to relatives and friends.Haidl, in effect, bought a "Get out of jail free card" from Carona, prosecutors allege.The sheriff also allegedly exerted influence in an unsuccessful effort to have Haidl's son tried as a juvenile when he was accused of rape in 2002.Haidl, who pleaded guilty in a related case, has now turned against Carona and is expected to be a witness against the sheriff. He went undercover and taped conversations with Carona after striking a deal that spared him serious charges.According to the indictment, the payments Haidl made to Carona and Hoffman ranged from a $110,000 "loan" to Hoffman's law firm to $1,000 in monthly stipends that Carona received for doing no work as a board director for company tied to Haidl.Another alleged co-conspirator was George Jaramillo, who was also one of Carona's assistant sheriffs. He, too, has pleaded guilty in the case and has been cooperating with prosecutors.Lawyers for Haidl and Jaramillo declined to comment on the case.
The indictment says the scheme took root in March 1998 and stretched until August, when Carona allegedly tried to keep one of his chief accusers -- a former assistant sheriff -- from testifying truthfully to a grand jury. Federal prosecutors also charged Carona's wife and Hoffman.
Court documents describe a furious pursuit of money, perquisites and expensive baubles, including more than $200,000 in payments and loans, a boat, a Lake Tahoe vacation, luxury box seats to the World Series, Mont Blanc pens and Ladies' Cartier watches. Carona, 52, is also accused of helping co-conspirators get a piece of a wrongful-death settlement that the family of a dead deputy won in a lawsuit.
Carona said in an interview with The Times that he was innocent and would not resign as head of the state's second-largest sheriff's department. He declined to discussed the specific allegations in the indictment.
"I'm staying because I love the job and I do a good job," he said. "Most importantly, I have committed no criminal acts."
Deborah Carona said in a prepared statement: "There is no merit to this indictment, and the government's strategy of using me as leverage against my husband will not succeed."
Hoffman could not be reached for comment.
Until he became the target of several state and federal investigations, Carona seemed to be on a path toward political power and prominence. He was dubbed "America's Sheriff" by television personality Larry King, courted by former White House political guru Karl Rove and groomed as a prospective Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. He gained nationwide recognition for his tough, on-camera performance during the 2002 hunt for the kidnapper of 5-year-old Samantha Runnion, who was murdered.
The 10-count indictment paints a very different picture, alleging that Carona and close associates began their criminal activities by illegal fundraising to win election in 1998, then, once he was in office, using the powers of the sheriff to enrich themselves.
In all, Carona faces one count of conspiracy, four counts of mail fraud and two counts of tampering with a grand jury witness. His wife is charged with a single conspiracy count. Hoffman is charged with one count of conspiracy, four counts of mail fraud and three of bankruptcy fraud.
A central figure in the alleged conspiracy is Donald Haidl, an Orange County businessman who formerly owned a business that generated $100 million a year selling surplus police cars and assets seized by law enforcement agencies.
Prosecutors charge that Haidl lined Carona's pockets with paycheck-like regularity. In return, they allege that Carona made Haidl an assistant sheriff, helped his son get preferential treatment in a drug case, and gave badges and guns to relatives and friends.
Haidl, in effect, bought a "Get out of jail free card" from Carona, prosecutors allege.
The sheriff also allegedly exerted influence in an unsuccessful effort to have Haidl's son tried as a juvenile when he was accused of rape in 2002.
Haidl, who pleaded guilty in a related case, has now turned against Carona and is expected to be a witness against the sheriff. He went undercover and taped conversations with Carona after striking a deal that spared him serious charges.
According to the indictment, the payments Haidl made to Carona and Hoffman ranged from a $110,000 "loan" to Hoffman's law firm to $1,000 in monthly stipends that Carona received for doing no work as a board director for company tied to Haidl.
Another alleged co-conspirator was George Jaramillo, who was also one of Carona's assistant sheriffs. He, too, has pleaded guilty in the case and has been cooperating with prosecutors.
Lawyers for Haidl and Jaramillo declined to comment on the case.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 22:46 (eighteen years ago)
Here's the Moxley archive in brief at the OC Weekly.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 22:54 (eighteen years ago)
Way to go Irvine!
Irvine's Great Park CEO had history of embezzling, cocaine use By William Heisel, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer November 7, 2007When the executive who was asked to head one of the largest and costliest public works projects in the nation abruptly departed earlier this year, Irvine city officials cited health reasons.What they did not say was that Marty Bryant -- a longtime city employee appointed this year to shepherd the billion-dollar Great Park -- had a troubled past: He pleaded guilty in 1989 to embezzling public funds in San Juan Capistrano to feed a cocaine habit.Irvine officials said Tuesday that they did not run a criminal background check on Bryant before he assumed the chief executive's post with the Orange County Great Park Corp., a city subsidiary, because he had been a city employee in good standing since 1985.A former Irvine city manager, Paul Brady, said he became aware of the conviction in 1989, after Bryant was hired as a transportation analyst. Brady said he decided against firing Bryant, insisting instead that he never be promoted. After Brady retired in 1999, however, Bryant was promoted anyway, eventually becoming public works director.Larry Agran, the chairman of the Great Park board and Irvine mayor at the time Bryant was convicted, said he did not know about the conviction until a Times reporter called him Tuesday. It is not clear whether anyone else on the board knew of the conviction before Bryant was promoted to the chief executive post in January or whether the conviction had anything to do with his abrupt departure six months later.Bryant, 54, has since moved to Hawaii. When contacted by telephone, he hung up on a reporter after being asked about his background and did not return repeated follow-up calls.He was the third chief executive officer to lead the project -- a 1,347-acre public park to be surrounded by new homes and businesses -- in less than four years. The park board, made up of the mayor, four City Council members and four at-large members, is expected to announce his replacement as early as Thursday.
When the executive who was asked to head one of the largest and costliest public works projects in the nation abruptly departed earlier this year, Irvine city officials cited health reasons.
What they did not say was that Marty Bryant -- a longtime city employee appointed this year to shepherd the billion-dollar Great Park -- had a troubled past: He pleaded guilty in 1989 to embezzling public funds in San Juan Capistrano to feed a cocaine habit.
Irvine officials said Tuesday that they did not run a criminal background check on Bryant before he assumed the chief executive's post with the Orange County Great Park Corp., a city subsidiary, because he had been a city employee in good standing since 1985.
A former Irvine city manager, Paul Brady, said he became aware of the conviction in 1989, after Bryant was hired as a transportation analyst. Brady said he decided against firing Bryant, insisting instead that he never be promoted. After Brady retired in 1999, however, Bryant was promoted anyway, eventually becoming public works director.
Larry Agran, the chairman of the Great Park board and Irvine mayor at the time Bryant was convicted, said he did not know about the conviction until a Times reporter called him Tuesday. It is not clear whether anyone else on the board knew of the conviction before Bryant was promoted to the chief executive post in January or whether the conviction had anything to do with his abrupt departure six months later.
Bryant, 54, has since moved to Hawaii. When contacted by telephone, he hung up on a reporter after being asked about his background and did not return repeated follow-up calls.
He was the third chief executive officer to lead the project -- a 1,347-acre public park to be surrounded by new homes and businesses -- in less than four years. The park board, made up of the mayor, four City Council members and four at-large members, is expected to announce his replacement as early as Thursday.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 8 November 2007 04:44 (eighteen years ago)
Larry Agran is a curious man.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 November 2007 04:49 (eighteen years ago)
Poor Garden Grove, not even Wal-Mart wants you
Many cities would be cheering the news that Wal-Mart and one of its mega-controversial superstores had moved out of town before even unpacking its bags.But in Garden Grove, a town always pressed for cash and respect, city officials and neighborhood business owners are mourning the big-box retailer's abrupt departure -- which occurred just days before city planners were to vote on the project."It was cruel the way they did it," said Garden Grove Councilman Bruce Broadwater. "They built people up and got the community really excited. Then they dropped the bomb on us and ran off."Unlike cities elsewhere -- where the super-sized Wal-Marts are often viewed as a threat to local businesses -- there was little opposition to the planned superstore in Garden Grove. To the contrary, some saw it as the cavalry coming.No area is feeling the effects of Wal-Mart's 11th-hour bolt more than the restaurants, dry cleaners and beauty salons at the business-starved southwest corner of Chapman Avenue and Brookhurst Street. Here, they were counting the days until the Wal-Mart Supercenter opened its doors and shoppers began returning to the long-neglected center.In preparation for the grand opening, the strip mall's owners spent $2 million renovating the tired center and signed Verizon Wireless and Wells Fargo to deals contingent on Wal-Mart's arrival."You hear all these stories about Wal-Mart coming to towns and shutting other businesses down because of the competition," said Tom Nguyen, who represents CC Technology, the center's owners. "Well, it's just the opposite here. Wal-Mart not coming is going to cause a lot of these businesses to shut down, and it's going to be impossible to lease any of these open spaces now.
But in Garden Grove, a town always pressed for cash and respect, city officials and neighborhood business owners are mourning the big-box retailer's abrupt departure -- which occurred just days before city planners were to vote on the project.
"It was cruel the way they did it," said Garden Grove Councilman Bruce Broadwater. "They built people up and got the community really excited. Then they dropped the bomb on us and ran off."
Unlike cities elsewhere -- where the super-sized Wal-Marts are often viewed as a threat to local businesses -- there was little opposition to the planned superstore in Garden Grove. To the contrary, some saw it as the cavalry coming.
No area is feeling the effects of Wal-Mart's 11th-hour bolt more than the restaurants, dry cleaners and beauty salons at the business-starved southwest corner of Chapman Avenue and Brookhurst Street. Here, they were counting the days until the Wal-Mart Supercenter opened its doors and shoppers began returning to the long-neglected center.
In preparation for the grand opening, the strip mall's owners spent $2 million renovating the tired center and signed Verizon Wireless and Wells Fargo to deals contingent on Wal-Mart's arrival.
"You hear all these stories about Wal-Mart coming to towns and shutting other businesses down because of the competition," said Tom Nguyen, who represents CC Technology, the center's owners. "Well, it's just the opposite here. Wal-Mart not coming is going to cause a lot of these businesses to shut down, and it's going to be impossible to lease any of these open spaces now.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 8 November 2007 04:50 (eighteen years ago)
It's funny because you can only understand how this makes complete sense only if you lived in O.C.
― Mackro Mackro, Thursday, 8 November 2007 06:04 (eighteen years ago)
Michael Carona realizes that the jig is up.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 14 January 2008 18:58 (eighteen years ago)
OK, best part of that link
RESIGNATION Should Sheriff Carona have stayed in office? * Yes * No * I don't know * I don't care
Why don't all major media outlets include this latter option in any of their stupid-ass polls?
― Mackro Mackro, Monday, 14 January 2008 20:19 (eighteen years ago)
although O.C. kinda epitomizes "I don't care" in many ways.
Then again, I think any given classic episode of Hot Seat! with Wally George pretty much epitomizes everything you need to know about O.C., good and bad.
― Mackro Mackro, Monday, 14 January 2008 20:20 (eighteen years ago)
Welcome to the OC etc:
Two ninth-grade girls at Newport Harbor High have been arrested in connection with the beating of a girl from a nearby intermediate school and the posting of the video of the assault on MySpace.com and YouTube.com.Earlier reports indicated the assault victim was developmentally disabled. But police said today that the victim is a "regular" eighth-grade student at Ensign Intermediate School, across the street from the high school.Evan Sailor, a spokesman for the Newport Beach Police Department, said investigators are looking for two more suspects, one who taped the beating and another who stood nearby and watched. A letter from the principal on the Newport high website said the incident occurred last Thursday at a nearby park."We understand the girls might know each other," Sailor said. "But we don't know the motivation for the attack."
Earlier reports indicated the assault victim was developmentally disabled. But police said today that the victim is a "regular" eighth-grade student at Ensign Intermediate School, across the street from the high school.
Evan Sailor, a spokesman for the Newport Beach Police Department, said investigators are looking for two more suspects, one who taped the beating and another who stood nearby and watched. A letter from the principal on the Newport high website said the incident occurred last Thursday at a nearby park.
"We understand the girls might know each other," Sailor said. "But we don't know the motivation for the attack."
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 16 January 2008 21:50 (eighteen years ago)
Stay classy, Newport!
Newport Beach police are investigating the death of a woman who was found inside a large storage bin filled with dry ice in a hotel room late Thursday, authorities said today.Police discovered the fully clothed body inside a rubber or plastic container while searching a room at the Fairmont Hotel at 4500 MacArthur Blvd., where they arrested a man for possession and sale of cocaine at 10:15 p.m., said Newport Beach police spokesman Evan Sailor.It was unclear if the man, whose name was not released, was involved in the death, he said. The coroner will examine the body to determine if the woman was a homicide victim."It was well preserved," Sailor said.
Police discovered the fully clothed body inside a rubber or plastic container while searching a room at the Fairmont Hotel at 4500 MacArthur Blvd., where they arrested a man for possession and sale of cocaine at 10:15 p.m., said Newport Beach police spokesman Evan Sailor.
It was unclear if the man, whose name was not released, was involved in the death, he said. The coroner will examine the body to determine if the woman was a homicide victim.
"It was well preserved," Sailor said.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 7 March 2008 22:01 (eighteen years ago)
I never know which part of my upbringing to distance myself from more strongly, MS or OC.
― Rock Hardy, Friday, 7 March 2008 23:49 (eighteen years ago)
Yeah Rocky but PICKUP STIX!
― Mackro Mackro, Saturday, 8 March 2008 03:30 (eighteen years ago)
Sorry, CHOPSTIX... or did the actual good CHOPSTIX rightfully sue them and force them to be called California Chopstix?
http://orangecounty.citysearch.com/profile/571496/irvine_ca/california_chopstix.html
From now on, i'm going to drive the extra 2 miles to Panda Express whenever I want Chinese.
Not a good sign.
― Mackro Mackro, Saturday, 8 March 2008 03:33 (eighteen years ago)
I was long gone from OC before the interesting food arrived. (Left in 1975) My mother tells me "our old neighborhood is wall to wall Vietnamese now" and I'm all "YEAH I know! That's the only reason I'd ever want to go back, for the food!"
But watching the Disneyland fireworks every night at 10 was cool.
― Rock Hardy, Saturday, 8 March 2008 03:55 (eighteen years ago)
(California) Chopstix is an exception. And OTM. Orange County is quite tops for food.
― Mackro Mackro, Saturday, 8 March 2008 04:04 (eighteen years ago)
Exactly (having just come back from an excellent Chinese Islamic place in Anaheim).
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 8 March 2008 05:31 (eighteen years ago)
And the Sheriff Carona saga just keeps getting better...
Acting Orange County Sheriff Jack Anderson has informed federal prosecutors that he found a hidden video recording system inside the office of former Sheriff Michael S. Carona, but Carona's lawyers said today that the cameras were for security purposes and contained no audio.Anderson sent the Board of Supervisors an e-mail Thursday informing them of his discovery and telling them he had passed the information to federal authorities to see if it could be useful in Carona's upcoming political corruption trial."The matter has been turned over to the U.S. attorney's office, where they are working in conjunction with the FBI to further investigate the matter. As it is under investigation, I cannot comment further," Anderson said in a statement.Carona attorney Jeff Rawitz downplayed the significance of the recording system, saying the cameras were installed for security purposes, contained no audio and were monitored by Carona's dignitary protection unit. Many senior members of Carona's staff were aware of the system, Rawitz said.The Sheriff's Department installed the equipment because of concern about some thefts from Carona's office and because Carona's appointment as a special advisor to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security required him to keep national security documents in the office, Rawitz said.The system was motion-activated and focused on Carona's desk and other locations that an intruder might target, Rawitz said.
Anderson sent the Board of Supervisors an e-mail Thursday informing them of his discovery and telling them he had passed the information to federal authorities to see if it could be useful in Carona's upcoming political corruption trial.
"The matter has been turned over to the U.S. attorney's office, where they are working in conjunction with the FBI to further investigate the matter. As it is under investigation, I cannot comment further," Anderson said in a statement.
Carona attorney Jeff Rawitz downplayed the significance of the recording system, saying the cameras were installed for security purposes, contained no audio and were monitored by Carona's dignitary protection unit. Many senior members of Carona's staff were aware of the system, Rawitz said.
The Sheriff's Department installed the equipment because of concern about some thefts from Carona's office and because Carona's appointment as a special advisor to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security required him to keep national security documents in the office, Rawitz said.
The system was motion-activated and focused on Carona's desk and other locations that an intruder might target, Rawitz said.
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 23 May 2008 20:34 (eighteen years ago)
I loved reading that just now. His lawyer must be loving life. Can't wait for the audio to emerge despite all the denials.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 23 May 2008 20:37 (eighteen years ago)
As a break from the Carona story, let's consider the story of Irvine billionaire Henry Nicholas...
The case against Henry T. Nicholas III is getting juicier.One of the two indictments against the Broadcom founder that were unsealed today alleged that Nicholas put Ecstasy in the drinks of unsuspecting high-tech executives, bought prostitutes for customers of the Irvine-based chip company and both used and distributed illicit drugs, including cocaine and methamphetamines.The second indictment deals with your classic Silicon Valley scandal: It accuses Nicholas and a co-defendant of conspiracy to backdate Broadcom stock options to boost their value without properly reporting the expense to shareholders.Nicholas' lead attorney, Brendan V. Sullivan Jr., responded: "Dr. Nicholas will contest these charges vigorously. He is confident that he will be fully vindicated."For aficionados of rich-people-being-naughty stories, there's this delicious tidbit from the story by Scott Reckard and Kim Christensen: The pilot of a private plane taking Nicholas and guests from Orange County to Las Vegas had to put on an oxygen mask because they smoked so much marijuana.The partying wasn't reserved for the air, the government says. According to the story, the indictment also lists a few properties allegedly used for nefarious purposes:- An equestrian estate in Laguna Hills, where Nicholas had constructed a warren of tunnels and underground rooms, including one that contractors alleged was intended to become a secret "sex lair."- A warehouse-office complex in nearby Laguna Niguel, which contractors said was used for the same purposes and nicknamed "The Ponderosa."
One of the two indictments against the Broadcom founder that were unsealed today alleged that Nicholas put Ecstasy in the drinks of unsuspecting high-tech executives, bought prostitutes for customers of the Irvine-based chip company and both used and distributed illicit drugs, including cocaine and methamphetamines.
The second indictment deals with your classic Silicon Valley scandal: It accuses Nicholas and a co-defendant of conspiracy to backdate Broadcom stock options to boost their value without properly reporting the expense to shareholders.
Nicholas' lead attorney, Brendan V. Sullivan Jr., responded: "Dr. Nicholas will contest these charges vigorously. He is confident that he will be fully vindicated."
For aficionados of rich-people-being-naughty stories, there's this delicious tidbit from the story by Scott Reckard and Kim Christensen: The pilot of a private plane taking Nicholas and guests from Orange County to Las Vegas had to put on an oxygen mask because they smoked so much marijuana.
The partying wasn't reserved for the air, the government says. According to the story, the indictment also lists a few properties allegedly used for nefarious purposes:
- An equestrian estate in Laguna Hills, where Nicholas had constructed a warren of tunnels and underground rooms, including one that contractors alleged was intended to become a secret "sex lair."
- A warehouse-office complex in nearby Laguna Niguel, which contractors said was used for the same purposes and nicknamed "The Ponderosa."
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 6 June 2008 18:31 (eighteen years ago)
The pilot of a private plane taking Nicholas and guests from Orange County to Las Vegas had to put on an oxygen mask because they smoked so much marijuana.
I roffle, so much.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 6 June 2008 18:32 (eighteen years ago)
Also, of course, this thread:
fuck this guy imho
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120ap_odd_violence_at_pumps.html?source=mypi
Calif. police: Things get ugly at the gas pumps THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CYPRESS, Calif. -- Violence broke out at the gas pumps in Orange County. Police say a La Palma doctor waiting in line to buy gas at the Costco warehouse store in Cypress grabbed a tire iron and confronted a motorist who cut into the line.
Sgt. Tom Bruce said the doctor was arrested and booked for investigation of brandishing a deadly weapon in a rude, angry or threatening manner, a misdemeanor.
Witnesses told police the doctor was in line at the pumps Monday evening when another vehicle cut in front of him. When the doctor confronted the motorist with a tire iron, the other driver locked himself in his car and called police.
― Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 07:17 (eighteen years ago)
OC picks new sheriff, white Republican male establishment confirms that they are indeed, the white Republican male establishment
Just after Orange County supervisors selected Sandra Hutchens as the first woman ever to lead the county's troubled Sheriff's Department, Santa Ana City Councilman Carlos Bustamante sidled up to a conservative blogger with a joke."I kept telling the chief," he said, referring to Santa Ana Police Chief Paul Walters, who narrowly lost the sheriff's job, " 'Maybe we should get you some implants. Or a water bra.' "In the immediate aftermath of Hutchens' selection Tuesday, some of Orange County's politicos and commentators -- particularly Republican men -- have openly asserted that Hutchens was chosen on the basis of gender over qualification. The conservative Red County blog said it was a "gender-driven appointment." The editorial page of the Orange County Register called her selection "an affirmative-action hire."
"I kept telling the chief," he said, referring to Santa Ana Police Chief Paul Walters, who narrowly lost the sheriff's job, " 'Maybe we should get you some implants. Or a water bra.' "
In the immediate aftermath of Hutchens' selection Tuesday, some of Orange County's politicos and commentators -- particularly Republican men -- have openly asserted that Hutchens was chosen on the basis of gender over qualification. The conservative Red County blog said it was a "gender-driven appointment." The editorial page of the Orange County Register called her selection "an affirmative-action hire."
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 12 June 2008 20:57 (eighteen years ago)
So typical. I love how Bustamente denied it even when it was overheard by a reporter.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 12 June 2008 21:20 (eighteen years ago)
Truly a stellar example:
An 18-year-old Irvine Eagle Scout arrested last month for allegedly stealing iPods, cash and cigarettes from inside vehicles pleaded guilty to seven misdemeanor counts in court last week and was sentenced to 60 days in jail, authorities said.Carter Andrew Sudeith, 18, was also sentenced to three years' probation and is scheduled to begin serving his jail time July 14.....Sudeith was arrested June 18, just hours after his high school graduation in Irvine, police said. He was dressed in black, carried a black backpack and wore latex gloves. Sudeith was apparently looking for unlocked cars and was able to break into as many as 30 after more than 100 attempts.
Carter Andrew Sudeith, 18, was also sentenced to three years' probation and is scheduled to begin serving his jail time July 14.
....
Sudeith was arrested June 18, just hours after his high school graduation in Irvine, police said. He was dressed in black, carried a black backpack and wore latex gloves. Sudeith was apparently looking for unlocked cars and was able to break into as many as 30 after more than 100 attempts.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 19:34 (seventeen years ago)
I'm not sure what lesson to take away there. Can the 30% of dumbasses be sent to jail with the kid?
― Rock Hardy, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 19:42 (seventeen years ago)
RH, it's very common for people in the SoCal suburbs to leave their car doors unlocked (while certainly keeping their actual cars locked and armed with an alarm). It's more expensive for OC'ers to replace the windows that get broken than the actual things that get stolen. I think that's a pretty known practice all over the U.S. afaik.
in other words, why the hell should we jail the car owners who kept their cars unlocked, even if they're dumbasses?
― Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 19:58 (seventeen years ago)
Wow, that reasoning for leaving car doors unlocked never occurred to me before.
― Rock Hardy, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 20:01 (seventeen years ago)
Well, it says a lot about O.C. re: complacent attitudes toward living a more affluent lifestyle while going "LALALALALA" when having to defend oneself expecting to have one's pride and joy broken into regularly.
― Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 20:27 (seventeen years ago)
please reinterpret as you wish
With reference upthread to the June 12 story about the new sheriff:
Santa Ana City Councilman Carlos Bustamante has quietly resigned from two state commissions he was appointed to by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, after his published remarks last month suggesting that a male candidate for Orange County sheriff could've gotten the job if he had breast implants.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 10 July 2008 21:12 (seventeen years ago)
Then there's this. Not entirely for the squeamish.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 12 July 2008 01:28 (seventeen years ago)
This seems appropriate for this county:
Officers arrested eight members of an Anaheim biker gang and charged them with attempted murder this morning as part of an ongoing operation, authorities said.The charges stem from a fight last week at a Newport Beach bar between two biker gangs, said Anaheim police Sgt. Tim Schmidt.The group arrested this morning are members of a Christian biker gang named Set Free, and the victims are members of the Hells Angels, Schmidt said.
The charges stem from a fight last week at a Newport Beach bar between two biker gangs, said Anaheim police Sgt. Tim Schmidt.
The group arrested this morning are members of a Christian biker gang named Set Free, and the victims are members of the Hells Angels, Schmidt said.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:17 (seventeen years ago)
http://www.geocities.com/rfmd2k/stryperthwtd.jpg
― Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:28 (seventeen years ago)
honestly i'm surprised they were arrested at all
Well, the Newport crowd were probably disturbed from their real estate schemes.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:29 (seventeen years ago)
Christian biker gang named Set Free LOL i would go to this "church" in the 90s and score drugs!
― carne asada, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:30 (seventeen years ago)
Some more on Set Free:
Set Free has made for some colorful copy in the Southern California area. Members are often dressed in black as they roar along the freeways in motorcycle processions. They produce Christian rock videos, and during worship services will have an extensive time of mouthing Christian "rap" lyrics (not praise worship songs familiar to other charismatic fellowships) while members dance on a large stage in a converted warehouse.
But there's a lot more to it than that.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:32 (seventeen years ago)
Elsewhere:
Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) founder Paul Crouch had some strange advice for the leader of a cult-like group he had as a guest on his show in October 1994. "Sue the bastards!" Crouch instructed on his prime time Praise the Lord show.Crouch was giving his blessing to what pastor Phil Aguilar eventually did. Aguilar, leader of the notorious and scandalized Set Free Christian Fellowship, filed a frivolous lawsuit against Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, Calvary Chapel of Lake Elsinore and others for libel and defamation on February 8, 1995 in the Superior Court of Orange County, California . The attorney filing the suit? The nephew of Jan Crouch, Paul Crouch's wife.
Crouch was giving his blessing to what pastor Phil Aguilar eventually did. Aguilar, leader of the notorious and scandalized Set Free Christian Fellowship, filed a frivolous lawsuit against Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, Calvary Chapel of Lake Elsinore and others for libel and defamation on February 8, 1995 in the Superior Court of Orange County, California . The attorney filing the suit? The nephew of Jan Crouch, Paul Crouch's wife.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:33 (seventeen years ago)
So you were there, C.A.? Do tell some more!
i remember at one point their band had some pretty good musicians in it. they did cover songs with the lyrics all christianized
― carne asada, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:36 (seventeen years ago)
it was pretty crazy. they had this big warehouse on Anaheim blvd with a bunch of communal housing nearby. they were drawing about 4500 people on sundays. I was about 16-17 and would just go hang outside with bunch of kids my age.
― carne asada, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:41 (seventeen years ago)
That seems about right. We might know one or two people in common.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:51 (seventeen years ago)
my older bro was way more into it being that he was a biker with ties to a certain outlaw club the church would recruit from regularly. the place always seemed well shady to me.
― carne asada, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 17:04 (seventeen years ago)
http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2008-08/41464702.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 19:58 (seventeen years ago)
so for fuck's sake ,lsd's
― Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 20:00 (seventeen years ago)
we really need a blowup of that icon in the middle
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-rape-marriage-20110423,0,655333.story
― buzza, Saturday, 23 April 2011 20:14 (fifteen years ago)
Irvine hates fun. First Wild Rivers, next Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.
http://lansner.ocregister.com/2011/09/16/irvine-oks-1750-rentals-at-wild-rivers/122986/
― naus, Saturday, 17 September 2011 09:13 (fourteen years ago)
Currently in Placentia. Am here for the next 40 hours or so for a service call tomorrow. I wonder if I'll have enough time to hit disneyland
― Blind Diode Jefferson (kingfish), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 03:50 (fourteen years ago)
Stay classy O.C....
The political mailer that arrived recently in Orange County mailboxes seemed from a different era, embossed with a tiny portrait of former Alabama Gov. George Wallace's face and the campaign slogan "Wallace for President, Stand up for America."But the letter contained no direct mention of the fiery Southern politician, who gained a national reputation as a segregationist during the civil rights era, mounted four failed presidential campaigns and died in 1998.Instead, it was a plea to American Independent Party members to elect Villa Park Councilwoman Deborah Pauly to a seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors.The letter was written by Bob Walters, a businessman from Orange who identified himself as the chairman of Wallace's bid for president in 1967.Now it's the subject of a complaint filed by Orange County political watchdog Shirley Grindle, who said the campaign piece violates state law because it doesn't mention who paid for it. Further, Grindle says in her May 13 complaint to the Fair Political Practices Commission, Walters failed to file as a committee with the secretary of state's office.In the letter, Walters refers to an incident last year when Pauly came under fire for comments she made outside an Islamic charity event in Yorba Linda.Protesters carried American flags as they booed and chanted at families entering the community center where the event was held to "Go back home.""I know quite a few Marines who will be very happy to help these terrorists to an early meeting in paradise," she said at the time.Walters commended Pauly for the protest and said she "recently led a demonstration against two radical Muslims speaking up in Yorba Linda."He said one of the Muslims was "trying to recruit homegrown terrorists right here in our backyard!""We need Deborah Pauly and her brand of hard core limited government, fiscally-conservative positions on the County Board of Supervisors," he wrote.Walters did not respond to requests for comment.Pauly also drew ire last year when she wrote on her Facebook page that applauding President Obama's healthcare bill was "like applauding a mugging or a rape. Do you feel sodomized?"Pauly said that she has not seen the mailer and doesn't know much about Wallace.She blamed opponent Todd Spitzer, who she said is "working hard to dig up all kinds of noise" leading up to the June 5 election.Spitzer is a former state assemblyman and Orange County supervisor.Pauly said she can't do background checks on all potential allies."I have a lot of supporters who come out to help me in a variety of ways," she said.
But the letter contained no direct mention of the fiery Southern politician, who gained a national reputation as a segregationist during the civil rights era, mounted four failed presidential campaigns and died in 1998.
Instead, it was a plea to American Independent Party members to elect Villa Park Councilwoman Deborah Pauly to a seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
The letter was written by Bob Walters, a businessman from Orange who identified himself as the chairman of Wallace's bid for president in 1967.
Now it's the subject of a complaint filed by Orange County political watchdog Shirley Grindle, who said the campaign piece violates state law because it doesn't mention who paid for it. Further, Grindle says in her May 13 complaint to the Fair Political Practices Commission, Walters failed to file as a committee with the secretary of state's office.
In the letter, Walters refers to an incident last year when Pauly came under fire for comments she made outside an Islamic charity event in Yorba Linda.
Protesters carried American flags as they booed and chanted at families entering the community center where the event was held to "Go back home."
"I know quite a few Marines who will be very happy to help these terrorists to an early meeting in paradise," she said at the time.
Walters commended Pauly for the protest and said she "recently led a demonstration against two radical Muslims speaking up in Yorba Linda."
He said one of the Muslims was "trying to recruit homegrown terrorists right here in our backyard!"
"We need Deborah Pauly and her brand of hard core limited government, fiscally-conservative positions on the County Board of Supervisors," he wrote.
Walters did not respond to requests for comment.
Pauly also drew ire last year when she wrote on her Facebook page that applauding President Obama's healthcare bill was "like applauding a mugging or a rape. Do you feel sodomized?"
Pauly said that she has not seen the mailer and doesn't know much about Wallace.
She blamed opponent Todd Spitzer, who she said is "working hard to dig up all kinds of noise" leading up to the June 5 election.
Spitzer is a former state assemblyman and Orange County supervisor.
Pauly said she can't do background checks on all potential allies.
"I have a lot of supporters who come out to help me in a variety of ways," she said.
― Vini Reilly Invasion (Elvis Telecom), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:38 (fourteen years ago)
Last year Fullerton, this year Anaheim...
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/07/joel_acevedo_anaheim.php
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 23 July 2012 15:27 (thirteen years ago)
An Orange County hockey mom was found guilty today of having sex with her son's teenage friend. 45-year-old Katia Maria Davis of Laguna Niguel was convicted on four felony counts of unlawful sexual intercourse and two misdemeanor counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to City News Service.
While the jury returned the guilty verdict for Davis' actions involving her son's then-16-year-old friend, they deadlocked on the charges Davis faced regarding similar lewd acts she allegedly engaged in with a 13-year-old boy.
At the time of her arrest in September 2011, authorities said they believed Davis engaged in the inappropriate relations with the younger boy about six years ago, and had been having sex with the older boy over the past year and a half.
Davis also held parties at her home for the hockey team, where the divorced mom provided alcohol to the young players.
― buzza, Friday, 10 August 2012 01:10 (thirteen years ago)
6 arrested in Irvine prostitution ring
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 10 August 2012 02:11 (thirteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utD0Ow_44gw
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 10 August 2012 02:14 (thirteen years ago)
Yorba Linda Drives Black Family Out to Land of More Gracious Living: Corona
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 22:50 (thirteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCjZuj3NmR4
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 3 January 2013 22:06 (thirteen years ago)
And a backup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK5idmdm4lc
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 4 January 2013 00:55 (thirteen years ago)
a spree shooting in the tustin/villa park area? i've got a few friends who live there, hopefully none of them were out and about when this was going down
― says a future man to his crystal son (reddening), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 16:50 (thirteen years ago)
More UCI goofiness:
In an unprecedented case, an internationally renowned computer engineer, who recently left the UC Irvine faculty, has been criminally charged for conflicts of interest involving secret payments from a major Japanese telecommunications firm funding his academic research.Tatsuya Suda, who until January was a member of the UC Irvine faculty for more than 25 years, faces six felony counts in Superior Court in Santa Ana for allegedly receiving from 2006 to 2009 $325,000 to $700,000 illegally from KDDI Inc. and committing perjury to hide the illicit payments.Suda, a 59-year-old native of Japan, is the first UC professor criminally charged for violating the state’s system for monitoring and preventing conflicts of interest by researchers on the 10 UC campuses, authorities said. For more than 30 years, the United States government has required such regulatory systems for institutions receiving federal research funding.Among the charges against Suda are accusations that he double billed the university for travel expenses when he was jetting around the world to academic meetings as often as 170 days a year. The offenses led the Orange County district attorney’s office to seek aggravation charges as a “white collar crime” from $100,000 to $500,000, which could increase his sentence to a maximum of eight years.
In an unprecedented case, an internationally renowned computer engineer, who recently left the UC Irvine faculty, has been criminally charged for conflicts of interest involving secret payments from a major Japanese telecommunications firm funding his academic research.
Tatsuya Suda, who until January was a member of the UC Irvine faculty for more than 25 years, faces six felony counts in Superior Court in Santa Ana for allegedly receiving from 2006 to 2009 $325,000 to $700,000 illegally from KDDI Inc. and committing perjury to hide the illicit payments.
Suda, a 59-year-old native of Japan, is the first UC professor criminally charged for violating the state’s system for monitoring and preventing conflicts of interest by researchers on the 10 UC campuses, authorities said. For more than 30 years, the United States government has required such regulatory systems for institutions receiving federal research funding.
Among the charges against Suda are accusations that he double billed the university for travel expenses when he was jetting around the world to academic meetings as often as 170 days a year. The offenses led the Orange County district attorney’s office to seek aggravation charges as a “white collar crime” from $100,000 to $500,000, which could increase his sentence to a maximum of eight years.
Oh and it turns out he was married to Rita Coolidge.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 23 April 2013 20:11 (thirteen years ago)
Yeah, Rohrbacher would do something like this.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 3 June 2013 03:38 (thirteen years ago)
A question that answers itself
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2013/07/beach_fire_rings_racist.php
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 July 2013 15:37 (twelve years ago)
OC Still Losing Young Adults to Cooler, Better Places: Report
U.S. Census figures shows that we've lost over 50,000 residents in the 18-44 age range, making us age at a faster rate than California or the nation. And a bunch of Brave New Urbanists want your ideas to help stop this.Late last month, something called the Urban Land Institute launched MyPlaceOC, a website that seeks the ideas of young people to make OC cooler for them."While some may view this departure from OC as anecdotal, or merely a 'phase' where young people will 'eventually come back to settle down', data shows us we are not bucking this trend," said Phyllis Alzamora, Executive Director, ULI Orange County/Inland Empire. "This trend will impact the quality of life in communities in Orange County. It is great to see that the media, school administration, health care, planning officials and the non-profit sector are finally joining in the conversation about this issue."I'm skeptical of the group, because they gave Don Bren an award--and anyone who hails Satan offends my religious beliefs. But they did survey 1,649 participants--yet, by their own press release, "the average participant profile is 38-year old female from Irvine and Newport Beach areas."
Late last month, something called the Urban Land Institute launched MyPlaceOC, a website that seeks the ideas of young people to make OC cooler for them.
"While some may view this departure from OC as anecdotal, or merely a 'phase' where young people will 'eventually come back to settle down', data shows us we are not bucking this trend," said Phyllis Alzamora, Executive Director, ULI Orange County/Inland Empire. "This trend will impact the quality of life in communities in Orange County. It is great to see that the media, school administration, health care, planning officials and the non-profit sector are finally joining in the conversation about this issue."
I'm skeptical of the group, because they gave Don Bren an award--and anyone who hails Satan offends my religious beliefs. But they did survey 1,649 participants--yet, by their own press release, "the average participant profile is 38-year old female from Irvine and Newport Beach areas."
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 9 December 2013 06:04 (twelve years ago)
Double whammy day!
http://www.ocweekly.com/2013-12-12/news/orangetree-irvine-mary-pham-kurt-k*ll*an/
Meanwhile...
http://gawker.com/plastic-surgeon-dad-turns-two-daughters-into-walking-ad-1481974675
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 12 December 2013 18:19 (twelve years ago)
Dana Rohrabacher Is Dirty
When Congressman Dana Tyrone Rohrabacher moved into a four-bedroom, four-bathroom, million-dollar Costa Mesa rental home on April Fool's Day 2010, the immaculate, 6,300-square-foot property could have been featured in a glossy real-estate magazine. Built in 1948, the two-story, Orange Avenue home had been updated in recent years for comfort and style. The carpeting was new, appliances worked and walls were spotless. Thriving flowers, plants and grass adorned the idyllic back yard less than 4 miles from the Pacific Ocean.But it's now understandable why Orange County's senior, career politician secretly changed the locks and refused to allow homeowner Robert Polyniak inside for annual inspections. When he moved out in August 2012, Rohrabacher left behind a shockingly horrific pigsty, a dump worse than a college fraternity house of unhygienic slobs unfamiliar with the most basic tools of cleaning. Darlene Whitsell, Polyniak's longtime girlfriend, entered the home shortly after the congressman's departure and wept at the scene."It was disgusting," she said. "It was unbelievable. Who lives like that?"
But it's now understandable why Orange County's senior, career politician secretly changed the locks and refused to allow homeowner Robert Polyniak inside for annual inspections. When he moved out in August 2012, Rohrabacher left behind a shockingly horrific pigsty, a dump worse than a college fraternity house of unhygienic slobs unfamiliar with the most basic tools of cleaning. Darlene Whitsell, Polyniak's longtime girlfriend, entered the home shortly after the congressman's departure and wept at the scene.
"It was disgusting," she said. "It was unbelievable. Who lives like that?"
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 21 December 2013 14:22 (twelve years ago)
revive?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 14 January 2014 01:42 (twelve years ago)
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-orange-county-concealed-weapons-after-court-ruling-20140220,0,5517031.story?track=rss
Orange County has loosened requirements for carrying concealed weapons in public following a pro-gun ruling last week by a federal appeals court, officials said Thursday.A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2 to 1 that California counties may no longer require residents who want to carry concealed firearms to demonstrate special, individualized needs, such as death threats. The court majority said law-abiding residents have a 2nd Amendment right to bear a gun in public.The ruling is not yet final, and if successfully appealed, may never take effect. But Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens announced on the department’s website that the county has decided to comply anyway.“Regardless of what her personal positions are, she feels she needs to abide by what the law is,” Lt. Jeff Hallock, a sheriff's spokesman, said Thursday.He said the department has received “a huge influx” of requests for permits to carry concealed guns since the 9th Circuit ruled. He cautioned, though, that the new relaxed rule might be “revisited” if the court decision is appealed or overturned.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2 to 1 that California counties may no longer require residents who want to carry concealed firearms to demonstrate special, individualized needs, such as death threats. The court majority said law-abiding residents have a 2nd Amendment right to bear a gun in public.
The ruling is not yet final, and if successfully appealed, may never take effect. But Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens announced on the department’s website that the county has decided to comply anyway.
“Regardless of what her personal positions are, she feels she needs to abide by what the law is,” Lt. Jeff Hallock, a sheriff's spokesman, said Thursday.
He said the department has received “a huge influx” of requests for permits to carry concealed guns since the 9th Circuit ruled. He cautioned, though, that the new relaxed rule might be “revisited” if the court decision is appealed or overturned.
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 21 February 2014 03:27 (twelve years ago)
Orange County arms up (NYT link)
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Pete Alexander celebrated the news that a federal court in California had thrown out this state’s strict requirements for obtaining a concealed-handgun permit — among the toughest in the nation — by calling the Orange County Sheriff’s Department to apply for a permit he had long wanted.“I’m a gun enthusiast,” said Mr. Alexander, a construction contractor who lives in Fullerton. “Crime is encroaching on our neighborhood, and I don’t feel as safe as I used to. This is adding to the police force.”Mr. Alexander turned out to be the beginning of a flood. In the two months since the court sided with a group of gun owners and found California’s law on concealed-weapons permits unconstitutional, nearly 4,000 residents in this county of 3.1 million people have applied for one, eight times the number usually logged in a year. While no permit is required to own a gun, California residents must obtain one to carry a concealed weapon outside their home or business.The surge in Orange County and, to a lesser extent, a handful of other counties stunned law enforcement officials and offered a striking demonstration of the frustration of California gun owners. It also showed the complicated politics of weapon regulation in a state with a large and ever-expanding catalog of gun control legislation.
“I’m a gun enthusiast,” said Mr. Alexander, a construction contractor who lives in Fullerton. “Crime is encroaching on our neighborhood, and I don’t feel as safe as I used to. This is adding to the police force.”
Mr. Alexander turned out to be the beginning of a flood. In the two months since the court sided with a group of gun owners and found California’s law on concealed-weapons permits unconstitutional, nearly 4,000 residents in this county of 3.1 million people have applied for one, eight times the number usually logged in a year. While no permit is required to own a gun, California residents must obtain one to carry a concealed weapon outside their home or business.
The surge in Orange County and, to a lesser extent, a handful of other counties stunned law enforcement officials and offered a striking demonstration of the frustration of California gun owners. It also showed the complicated politics of weapon regulation in a state with a large and ever-expanding catalog of gun control legislation.
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 27 April 2014 23:13 (twelve years ago)
Help
http://gawker.com/terrifying-dolls-modeled-after-young-girls-left-outside-1610410808
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 24 July 2014 21:50 (eleven years ago)
Bleurgh.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 24 July 2014 22:19 (eleven years ago)
A 20 year old article about San Clemente that's just as applicable today
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/98/224213440_2e97acbc71_z.jpg?zz=1
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 25 July 2014 05:56 (eleven years ago)
turns out the dolls were just a church lady trying to give a gift. probably should have written a note of some sort tbh.
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Friday, 25 July 2014 18:28 (eleven years ago)
Anyway, I am now an OC resident again.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 28 July 2014 01:59 (eleven years ago)
Welcome again to the land of rolling doom.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 28 July 2014 02:06 (eleven years ago)
Orange County Register finally reaches a tipping point with its subscribers:
https://www.facebook.com/ocregister/posts/10152769916739630
Background:
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2014/10/oc_register_delivery_cancellations.php
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 6 October 2014 19:32 (eleven years ago)
GOP voter registration in Orange County falls below 40 percent for first time
In the latest milestone of Orange County’s shifting political milieu, Republicans’ share of voter registration has fallen below 40 percent for the first time in the county’s history.That’s 8 percentage points more than the Democrats’ share but marks an ongoing slide from Republicans’ 22-point dominance in 1990, the GOP’s zenith in the county, according to county elections statistics updated this week.The growth in voters with no party preference – at 24 percent, up from 10 percent in 1990 – is a key part of the shift. While Democrats’ current 32 percent share of registration has stayed fairly constant since 1990, the GOP share has fallen from 55.6 percent.One major factor is the county’s burgeoning ethnic diversity, with Latinos particularly more likely to align with Democrats. Another is that older, white voters – where GOP support is strongest – are dying off and being replaced by younger voters turned off by the party’s traditional stances on gay, immigration and climate change issues.
That’s 8 percentage points more than the Democrats’ share but marks an ongoing slide from Republicans’ 22-point dominance in 1990, the GOP’s zenith in the county, according to county elections statistics updated this week.
The growth in voters with no party preference – at 24 percent, up from 10 percent in 1990 – is a key part of the shift. While Democrats’ current 32 percent share of registration has stayed fairly constant since 1990, the GOP share has fallen from 55.6 percent.
One major factor is the county’s burgeoning ethnic diversity, with Latinos particularly more likely to align with Democrats. Another is that older, white voters – where GOP support is strongest – are dying off and being replaced by younger voters turned off by the party’s traditional stances on gay, immigration and climate change issues.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 10 December 2015 22:08 (ten years ago)
Where are you at, ET? I'm Huntington Beach.
― Austin, Thursday, 10 December 2015 22:22 (ten years ago)
In my limited experience, California "independents" are ex-GOPers who don't want to be associated with the kook elements, but are still fairly conservative. Still a good thing though.
― nickn, Thursday, 10 December 2015 23:13 (ten years ago)
Where are you at, ET? I'm Huntington Beach
Laguna Beach
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 11 December 2015 01:49 (ten years ago)
FWIW: For first time since Depression, Orange County goes blue in presidential election
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 10 November 2016 04:15 (nine years ago)
this is bonkers
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/diaz-740628-hadley-rape.html
― velko, Tuesday, 10 January 2017 03:35 (nine years ago)
Police then uncovered, they said, other alleged fraud activity including faking cervical cancer, faking a pregnancy, pretending to be an attorney, forging doctor's notes and impersonating two of her husband's ex-girlfriends over email.
what a nasty piece of work
― velko, Tuesday, 10 January 2017 03:45 (nine years ago)
Absolutely massive news here, and the implications when it comes to coverage in the county are huge.
AAAAAND I'm no longer editor of @OCWeekly. Find out why TODAY on @tomleykis at 3PM PST! It's been fun, fam! pic.twitter.com/kJ4dzigw97— GustavoArellano (@GustavoArellano) October 13, 2017
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 13 October 2017 19:38 (eight years ago)
isn't leykis a shitbag?
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 13 October 2017 20:00 (eight years ago)
Yeah I can't say I've seen the appeal but he and Gustavo get along, so I'm not surprised he's making his announcement there.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 13 October 2017 20:03 (eight years ago)
looks like this is due to him beefing with alt right dudes on twitter.. oh orange county may you never live down your racist past (present and future?).
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 13 October 2017 20:04 (eight years ago)
Update
Reporters: I voluntarily resigned from @OCWeekly rather than lay off half my staff. Don't believe otherwise, and listen to @tomleykis!— GustavoArellano (@GustavoArellano) October 13, 2017
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 13 October 2017 23:29 (eight years ago)
lol I will most certainly not listen to tom leykis
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 13 October 2017 23:45 (eight years ago)
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-arellano-orange-county-obit-20181107-story.html
“Orange County,” the California collection of 34 cities and 3.2 million residents once described by President Reagan as where “all the good Republicans go to die,” died Tuesday. It was 129 years old.Long famous for its wealth, whiteness and conservative values, Orange County is survived by its offspring, who include a population that is about 60% people of color, some of the most crowded and poor neighborhoods in the United States and a Republican Party that’s on the ropes. Once reliably red, the official cause of O.C.’s passing is a case of the blue flu, which turned its politics more purple than Barney the dinosaur.While the election results won’t be final, possibly for days, by Wednesday morning it seemed likely that Democrats could represent five of of the seven congressional districts that are are entirely or partially in the county — a once-unthinkable prospect in the land that spawned the modern-day GOP.The death shocked everyone who hadn’t bothered to pay attention for decades. County boosters and leaders had desperately tried to mask its failing health with a series of anti-immigrant resolutions, orange-shaped balloons at Great Park, and a string of increasingly vapid reality TV series. But as the years went on, the Orange County of old gradually succumbed to a new generation of working-class unions, multicultural youngsters and middle-class voters who just didn’t care about demonizing the downtrodden, except for the homeless.
Long famous for its wealth, whiteness and conservative values, Orange County is survived by its offspring, who include a population that is about 60% people of color, some of the most crowded and poor neighborhoods in the United States and a Republican Party that’s on the ropes. Once reliably red, the official cause of O.C.’s passing is a case of the blue flu, which turned its politics more purple than Barney the dinosaur.
While the election results won’t be final, possibly for days, by Wednesday morning it seemed likely that Democrats could represent five of of the seven congressional districts that are are entirely or partially in the county — a once-unthinkable prospect in the land that spawned the modern-day GOP.
The death shocked everyone who hadn’t bothered to pay attention for decades. County boosters and leaders had desperately tried to mask its failing health with a series of anti-immigrant resolutions, orange-shaped balloons at Great Park, and a string of increasingly vapid reality TV series. But as the years went on, the Orange County of old gradually succumbed to a new generation of working-class unions, multicultural youngsters and middle-class voters who just didn’t care about demonizing the downtrodden, except for the homeless.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 19:56 (seven years ago)
...
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Nazi-salutes-and-a-swastika-made-of-red-cups-13660789.php
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 4 March 2019 23:18 (seven years ago)
https://la.eater.com/2019/12/17/21026380/dennys-punk-band-destroys-wacko-orange-county-los-angeles
A Long Beach, California-based punk band named WACKO threw a hardcore show at a Denny’s in Orange County over the weekend, and the videos are absolutely wild.Per social media and multiple news outlets like Time, WACKO brought a full house — and a mosh pit — to the Denny’s at 2530 S. Bristol Street in Santa Ana on Saturday night. Videos show the place fully occupied by thrashing fans, some of whom were standing on tables to videotape the set and all the pushing and shoving in the mosh pit. There’s even a wild 20-minute video of the entire set, including a bunch of the punks beforehand hanging out inside the restaurant and getting a meal
Per social media and multiple news outlets like Time, WACKO brought a full house — and a mosh pit — to the Denny’s at 2530 S. Bristol Street in Santa Ana on Saturday night. Videos show the place fully occupied by thrashing fans, some of whom were standing on tables to videotape the set and all the pushing and shoving in the mosh pit. There’s even a wild 20-minute video of the entire set, including a bunch of the punks beforehand hanging out inside the restaurant and getting a meal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS2NkbSd3_U
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 17 December 2019 23:17 (six years ago)
I guess this means the rock and roll Denny's on Sunset has to surrender its title.
― nickn, Wednesday, 18 December 2019 05:51 (six years ago)
Anaheim sucks (big surprise)
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 2 August 2023 09:38 (two years ago)
Is there still a Norm's on Harbor?
I skimmed the article and wonder what the antidote is (if the problem is the number of cities and the way they are incorporoated, civic participation and culture, pandemic money (an easy target?), ... ?).
― youn, Wednesday, 2 August 2023 13:07 (two years ago)
incorporated (sorry for the typo)
I was thinking of Kim Stanley Robinson's novels and how one might imagine municipal governments to be. Santa Monica used to have its meetings on the community college radio station.
― youn, Wednesday, 2 August 2023 13:30 (two years ago)
OC:LA::Staten Island:NYC?OC:LA::NJ:NYC?
Suburbia: where one can cite noise pollution as a civic issueUrban: where one can buy airspace rights to claim a view
― youn, Saturday, 21 October 2023 15:01 (two years ago)
This past summer I had an event in Huntington Beach and walking around the pier afterwards with my family there were dozens of high school aged teens wearing tshirts with "F*ck Gavin Newsom" walking around trying to intimidate people.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 21 October 2023 15:20 (two years ago)