As an 11-year-old kid in the summer of 1981, life was, by all discernible metrics, pretty cool. Even in the nascent months of Ronald Reagan’s presidency, very little seemed of consequence—or ...

DEAR MEXICAN: A young California high school boy of Latino heritage asked me why did we whities stole California from Mexico? I asked him who told him that, and he said his father. I told him we ...

Social Distortion were among the first generation of OC punk bands, and arguably is one of the most influential, turbulent, and commercially successful. Formed in Fullerton in 1979, a primitive ...

Jessica Aguilar: Protesting Nazis while brown. Photo illustration by Federico Medina/mugshot courtesy the Orange County district attorney’s office When twice slapped in the face by 5-foot-4-inch ...

Data in a 2018 report by the Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) reveals that of the over 33,000 residents that lived in the city’s downtown, 59% reside in households that bring in less than ...

The Divided have all the makings of a solid street-punk band. With thick, crunchy guitar riffs; precise, pounding drums; and plenty of powerful group vocals, their sound is reminiscent of classic ...

Many people are devoted to a healthier lifestyle, adhering to a routine that promotes wellness at home and work. From eating organically to working out to using products with natural ingredients ...

Orange County prosecutors have called Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders crazy, paranoid, unhinged and a conspiracy theorist, leading the local daily newspaper several years ago to label him ...

If you want to see how rising sea levels will change Orange County over the course of this century, you have to go to Balboa Island. For much of the 19th century, what we now call Balboa Island ...

Frederal Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents escort a birth-tourism suspect. (All photos courtesy of HSI) Federal authorities were busy Thursday, arresting three alleged birth tourism ...

Photo: Maxpixels.net This story exists because I listened to two women. The three of us were chatting on my lunch break, and one of them started telling me about her recent experience dealing with ...

Tustin Union Market’s tucked away Hatch was always more tiki-lite than tiki bar; but that never stopped us from making it our neighborhood watering hole. In recent months, Leonard Chan’s ...