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Tag: orange county

 
Politics

Will Orange County go from Red to Blue?

Politics

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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Mar 15, 2018 By Saul Gonzalez
 
Elections

To flip the House, Democrats eye Orange County

Elections

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…

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Mar 15, 2018 By Jenny Hamel
 
Homeless in LA

What happens to the Santa Ana River homeless population?

Homeless in LA

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…

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Feb 13, 2018 By Saul Gonzalez
 
Homeless in LA

At the Santa Ana River, homeless dwellers face eviction

Homeless in LA

 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…

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Jan 18, 2018 By Saul Gonzalez
 
News

Gustavo Arellano out at OC Weekly

News

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…

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Oct 13, 2017 By Benjamin Gottlieb
 
Issues

Public corruption cases starting to pile up in So Cal

Issues

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…

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Jul 01, 2015 By Darrell Satzman
 
Arts & Culture

How Orange County got its name… and lost its oranges

Arts & Culture

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 —…

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May 13, 2015 By Caitlin Shamberg
 
Arts & Culture

Will a rebranded neighborhood have room for the poor?

Arts & Culture

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…

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Apr 22, 2015 By Lisa Napoli
 
Economy

Housing wanted: The desperate search for an affordable apartment

Economy

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…

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Nov 13, 2014 By Saul Gonzalez
 
News

Armed and concealed in Orange County

News

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…

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Sep 18, 2014 By Saul Gonzalez
 
Arts & Culture

That’s Amazing! The legacy of Huell Howser

Arts & Culture

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…

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Mar 28, 2014 By Avishay Artsy
 
Interviews

Aaron Kushner’s Grand Plan for Expanding the OC Register to LA

Interviews

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…

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Dec 16, 2013 By Avishay Artsy
 
Economy

Mixer: Burning a hole in your wallet and on the beach

Economy

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…

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Nov 29, 2013 By Steve Chiotakis
 
Commentary

OC Line: Santa Ana splurges on new city manager

Commentary

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…

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Aug 26, 2013 By Avishay Artsy
 
Economy

The Orange County Register: One Year after the Revolution

Economy

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…

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Aug 19, 2013 By Avishay Artsy
 
Commentary

Costa Mesa mayor vs. city workers, part 30

Commentary

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…

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Aug 12, 2013 By Avishay Artsy
 
Arts & Culture

Anaheim, one year after the riots

Arts & Culture

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…

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Jul 22, 2013 By Avishay Artsy
 
Arts & Culture

OC Line: Heated debate over Orange County fire pits

Arts & Culture

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…

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Jul 08, 2013 By Avishay Artsy
 
Arts & Culture

Little Saigon at 25 Years: What’s Next?

Arts & Culture

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…

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Jun 24, 2013 By Avishay Artsy
 
Commentary

Anaheim’s unlikeliest radical: the mayor

Commentary

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…

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Jun 17, 2013 By Avishay Artsy

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