O.C. electric car importer to open China facility
Green Automotive Company, a Newport Beach importer and distributor of electric cars, said it has identified a location for its vehicle assessment center in Shanghai, China and expects to start hiring...
View ArticleThings to do in O.C. this week (Nov. 28-Dec. 1)
Here is a selection of kid-friendly things to do and family-friendly events in and around Orange County this week. Please check with the venues for updated times and prices. Do you want to tell us...
View ArticleAfterWork: The bartenders
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." The late W.C. Fields was second to none in his admiration for the people who were kind enough to pour that beer for him. The...
View ArticleToday’s cartoons: Shop ‘til taxpayers drop
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View ArticleOCVarsity Hot Shots: Second-round playoff action
Slide show: Check out all of the exciting action from the second round of CIF football playoff games.
View ArticleAsk Daft Daddy: Why are these babies toothless and bald?
We made it back safe and sound from our holiday road trip up north, and we even managed to not kill our Aunt Edna along the way. My wife Jeni, wee Mac and I stayed with our cousin Laura, who has this...
View ArticleEstancia ends Woodbridge’s season with 10-7 victory
Woodbridge's football team was hoping for a rematch with Pacific Coast League rival Beckman in the semifinals of the CIF Southern Division playoffs. But Estancia ruined those plans, defeating the...
View ArticleUCLA's Neuheisel fired as football coach
UCLA has fired football coach Rick Neuheisel, the school has announced: "Neuheisel will coach the Bruins in the inaugural Pac-12 Championship game on Friday, after which the Bruins will be led on an...
View ArticleBefore sentenced to death, Home Depot killer shouts: 'I'm innocent'
SANTA ANA – An ex-convict blurted "I didn't kill anybody, I'm innocent" Monday moments before he was sentenced to death for the special circumstances murder of the manager of a Home Depot during a...
View ArticleWinner of Cupcake designer pajamas announced
Congratulations to Lindsay Grimm for winning OC Moms' giveaway of playful gourmet cupcake-designed pajamas, offered by Beverly Hills Basics and valued at $74. Lindsay, OC Moms hopes you enjoy these...
View ArticleSLIDE SHOW: Irvine Chargers headed to Super Bowl
Irvine Chargers Junior Pee Wee Blue team is off to the Super Bowl after capturing a 14-7 victory over Inglewood Saturday in the Orange County Junior All-American conference championship game at Irvine...
View ArticleTobey Maguire pays $80,000 to settle poker lawsuit
Court records are revealing that Tobey Maguire has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a lawsuit over high-stakes poker matches he participated in with a convicted Ponzi schemer. The “Spider-Man” star,...
View ArticleTrey Anastasio to play Disney Hall with L.A. Philharmonic
It isn't as though Trey Anastasio rarely comes to Southern California -- Phish played the Hollywood Bowl in August, of course, while in March the guitarist and vocalist brought his solo show to the...
View ArticleLetters blog: The outrageous Ron Paul
BREA, Robert W Grebner: While admitting that Ron Paul has many fine ideas for cutting domestic spending, Steven Greenhut, in his assessment of Paul’s presidential aspirations conveniently glosses over...
View ArticleFounding Lake Forest council member dies
LAKE FOREST – Richard Dixon, one of the city's original City Council members and a former mayor, has died. He was 63. "He's going to be sorely missed by many," Mayor Peter Herzog said Monday. "He...
View Article5 observations on USC's finale, season and future
Here are my top five observations on USC's demolition of UCLA, as well as the state of the program with the 2011 season having come to an end: 1. The shame of no more gamesThere were a lot of good...
View Article'What the Dickens?!!' in Anaheim is fun holiday fare
With the season's plethora of Christmas-oriented stage fare, theatergoers like you are likely looking for at least one quality production meant to relieve the stress and lighten the load of worrying...
View ArticleMorning letters: Educators' retirement pay report skewed
-LAGUNA NIGUEL, Robert F. Davey: The article, “Back for more,” [Front Page, Nov. 27], about the retirement benefits of Cal State professors was, at best, misleading. Of his “Top 10 Earners” the only...
View ArticleNov. 29 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slide show. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE...
View ArticleReally? 'Rent Too Damn High' guy faces eviction
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, "Really?" Jimmy McMillan, 'rent is too damn high' candidate, faces eviction –N.Y. Daily News Jimmy "Rent Is Too Damn High" McMillan...
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