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Ten Arrests Netted in HB Massage Parlor Sweep

The Huntington Beach Police Department Facebook page is reporting that officers arrested 10 people on March 7 for solicitation of prostitution at local massage parlors. The department, which recently joined forces with the federally-funded Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force, carried out the arrests as part of a multi-agency sweep that conducted several enforcement inspections of …

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[UPDATED with Council Approval:] Laguna Beach Re-ignites Skateboard War

See the update at the end of this post on the City Council approving the ordinance for all ages. ORIGINAL POST, OCT. 16, 9:34 A.M.: The Laguna Beach City Council is poised tonight to pass an ordinance allowing police to remove a scourge of society from the streets. No, not meth, prostitutes or those goddamn …

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The Norbertine Code

The roads into Silverado Canyon's rustic, tucked-away Eden crawl east, away from the foothills of Orange and into the Santa Ana Mountains. The canyon people know each turn and can name the ghosts of those who once walked their dusty curves—and, along the way, built a little paradise among the oak trees, California poppies and …

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[UPDATED with “Industry Winning”:] San Onofre Nuclear Plant Reopening Pushed Back as 1,300 More Damaged Tubes Found

UPDATE, MAY 21, 5:23 P.M.: The energy director of a Washington, D.C.-based consumer advocacy group calls Gregory Jaczko's resignation as chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) “a terrifying example of industries trying to wreak havoc on those who regulate them-and winning.” “Jaczko sought to create tougher rules for the nuclear industry in the wake …

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Environmentalists and Musicians Lobbying Against NAMM

Major environmental organizations have united with musicians in common cause as the NAMM Show in Anaheim commences. They are taking issue with the association's lobbying efforts in support of the RELIEF Act, which environmentalists argue would weaken regulations against illegal logging if passed. Social justice issues have sought attention at the annual music industry gathering …

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Calvary Chapels in Gardena, Downey Doing Chuck Smith Proud by Trying to Shutter Businesses They Don't Like

While Calvary Chapel founder Chuck Smith battles lung cancer, he no doubts take solace in know that his acolytes are continuing the movement's raison d'etre (besides gay bashing, of course): being moralistic NIMBYers. The big story right now involves Calvary Chapel South Bay, located in Gardena. They've collected over 3,000 signatures protesting the imminent opening …

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The Humane Society and Big Agriculture Slug It Out Over Animal Rights

Around about the lunch hour in Vale, South Dakota, on Feb. 5, a 33-year-old cattle rancher finished a morning of blogging, then stepped outside with a bottle of wine and a Flip video camera. “Hello, my name is Troy Hadrick. I’m a fifth-generation United States rancher in South Dakota,” the man ad-libbed to the camera …

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