Will Orange County go from Red to Blue?
On a recent evening, about two dozen friends and neighbors gathered at a house party in Irvine. They had come to meet Katie Porter, a Democrat who’s running for Congress…
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To flip the House, Democrats eye Orange County
The Democratic Party sees the 2018 midterms as the first national referendum on Donald Trump’s presidency and an opportunity to regain control of the House of Representatives. And California is…
What happens to the Santa Ana River homeless population?
For months Orange County officials and homeless advocates have been locked in a dispute over what to do about the estimated 500 to 1,000 people living in encampments along the…
At the Santa Ana River, homeless dwellers face eviction
In the two years he’s lived along the concrete banks of the Santa Ana River, David Harris has made himself feel at home. He’s fashioned walls of plastic tarp…
Gustavo Arellano out at OC Weekly
Gustavo Arellano, the editor of the O.C. Weekly and a regular contributor to KCRW, announced his resignation on Friday from the paper. Arellano says he decided to step down after…
Public corruption cases starting to pile up in So Cal
What in the name of institutional control is going on in Southern California? Public corruption is nothing new (see City of Bell), but there’s been a spate of recent cases…
How Orange County got its name… and lost its oranges
A hundred years ago, California citrus was described as a “second gold rush.” It helped shape the state’s prosperity and identity. Millions of orange trees once grew in Orange County —…
Will a rebranded neighborhood have room for the poor?
Every year, filmmaker Drew Bachrach (who earns a living creating content-for-hire) saves up enough money to make his own work in the summertime, to pursue a passion project. When he heard…
Housing wanted: The desperate search for an affordable apartment
Southern California is often thought of as the land of the single family home: a home that’s owned, not rented, by its residents. This could be a modest tract house in…
Armed and concealed in Orange County
Like other firing ranges in Orange County, these are very busy days for Evans Gunsmithing, a shooting range in the City of Orange in Orange County where gun owners both…
That’s Amazing! The legacy of Huell Howser
It’s been more than a year since we lost Huell Howser. The folksy, twangy, host of KCET’s California’s Gold traveled all across our state – to every nook and cranny…
Aaron Kushner’s Grand Plan for Expanding the OC Register to LA
The parent company of the Orange County Register is looking to expand its reach by launching a new daily newspaper – here in LA. Aaron Kushner, the CEO of Freedom…
Mixer: Burning a hole in your wallet and on the beach
Tiffany Hsu from the Los Angeles Times and Gustavo Arellano from the OC Weekly joined us. Yes it’s Black Friday. But we don’t care about the fights going on in…
OC Line: Santa Ana splurges on new city manager
There’s a new city manager in the Orange County city of Santa Ana. David Cavazos, formerly city manager of Phoneix, starts his new post in October. And he doesn’t come…
The Orange County Register: One Year after the Revolution
Today, the city of Long Beach became a two newspaper town. Coin-operated boxes have been placed around the city to sell the Long Beach Register, an off-shoot of Aaron Kushner’s Orange…
Costa Mesa mayor vs. city workers, part 30
Last week, the city of Costa Mesa revealed a proposal to cut the salaries of most of its employees by 5 percent, make them contribute 5 percent more toward their…
Anaheim, one year after the riots
A rally against police brutality in Anaheim began and ended peacefully yesterday. It marks one year since another series of rallies in Anaheim drew national headlines, sparked by the police…
OC Line: Heated debate over Orange County fire pits
Later this week, the South Coast Air Quality Management District is expected to pass new rules regulating Orange County’s beach fire pits. Those fires have been an OC tradition for more…
Little Saigon at 25 Years: What’s Next?
It’s been 25 years since the creation of Little Saigon in Orange County, with an official proclamation coming from then-Governor George Deukmejian at Asian Garden Mall. It’s the largest Vietnamese…
Anaheim’s unlikeliest radical: the mayor
Last week, the Anaheim City Council rejected a motion that would’ve placed the issue of district voting on the ballot next year. The issue is currently in the news because…