AltWeeklies Wire
Haitian Charity From Suzie Graf, a Convicted Cheatnew
Suzie Graf explains how she single-handedly orchestrated the collection and delivery of 6 tons of emergency supplies for the people of Haiti less than a week after that country’s devastating Jan. 12 earthquake: “I just decided that we just needed to do a community effort."
Distant Karma Catches Up With the Brotherhood's Brenice Lee Smithnew
The wheel of life brings Brotherhood of Eternal Love member Brenice Lee Smith back to OC for a brief stay in jail.
OC Weekly |
Nick Schou |
12-15-2009 |
Crime & Justice
The Voice of OC Hopes to Turn a New Page for Journalism in Orange Countynew
Has the decline of The Orange County Register created enough media space for the nonprofit news website to put down roots?
Can the Colectivo Tonantzin and the ACLU Beat One City's Anti-Day-Laborer Ordinance?new
The Colectivo has concentrated on fighting for the rights of day laborers in a county that has seen cities pass increasingly stringent ordinances against them. And few are more adamant about running jornaleros out of town than Orange, the Colectivo's new target.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
10-06-2009 |
Business & Labor
Planned Parenthood Gets Squeezed Out in Orange Countynew
Anti-abortion-rights activists and the Orange County Board of Supervisors teamed up to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood.
Take the High Road with One of Orange County's Medical-Marijuana Delivery Servicesnew
We make deliveries with Racer X, a part-time driver for one of some two dozen cannabis clubs in Orange County that offer members door-to-door marijuana-delivery services.
Talking to a Beauty Queen (No, Not That One) About Gay Marriage and Morenew
Pageant queen Felix Ayala, a.k.a. Frida Marin, talks about Proposition 8, the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, President Barack Obama and the future of gay rights.
The Bizarre Case of the People vs. Steve Rocconew
Former Orange Unified School District trustee Steve Rocco claims that a secretive cabal is the real power behind Orange County government. Now he stands accused of stealing a bottle of Heinz ketchup from a Chapman University cafeteria.
A Priest Who Faced an Abuse Accusation Is Still in Ministry in Spainnew
A priest the Diocese of Orange admits it removed for an abuse accusation is still in ministry—but not in Orange County.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
03-24-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Craig Monteilh Says He Spied on the Islamic Center of Irvine for the Fedsnew
Ex-convict, con man, convert -- an early conversation with the man who says he spied on the Islamic Center of Irvine on behalf of the feds.
OC Weekly |
Matt Coker |
03-10-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Orange County's Mexican Consul Sparks Protests, Burns Bridgesnew
Allegations of nepotism, elitism and favoritism all at the hands of Carlos Rodriguez y Quezada and his deputy consul have swirled throughout the county and the Spanish-language media since last summer. The situation heated up just before Christmas, when half a dozen longtime employees were fired without warning or reason and banned from setting foot in the consulate office.
OC Weekly |
Daffodil J. Altan |
02-24-2009 |
International
Ask a Mexican: Demand-Side Economics? Correcto!new
Gabachos are sick and tired of more Mexican people coming into the U.S., but they have no one but themselves to blame. Like the song by Molotov, "Aunque nos hagan la fama/de que somos vendedores/de la droga que sembramos/ustedes son consumidores."
Orange County's Most Controversial Native American Leader Draws a Line in the Cemeterynew
Juaneno Indian Chief David Belardes is suing the Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano and Diocese of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown because a Rectory Garden was built over land that is part of a cemetery where thousands of Juanenos are buried, three bodies deep.
OC Weekly |
Matt Coker |
02-10-2009 |
Housing & Development
Ending a Gang Rivalry, or Catching Bystanders in Its Net?new
Is a popular legal weapon putting an end to a 30-year-old gang rivalry in South Orange County, or catching innocent bystanders in its net?
OC Weekly |
Daffodil J. Altan |
02-03-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: gangs, Orange County
Doctors Without Borders' Mary Jo Frawley is a Collector of Lessonsnew
Frawley, 53, pays close attention whenever and however she can to what someone in front of her or some new experience may be teaching her.
OC Weekly |
Daffodil J. Altan |
12-09-2008 |
International
