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By Laylan Connelly, staff writer According to the Orange County Register, only about 77 arrests by about midnight, a much lower number than previous years. Check out our slideshow to see if OrangeCounty.com caught you in action in West Newport on the Fourth of July. Post from: OC Beach Blog

By Jeff Malanca, contributing writer It seems every week there’s a surf contest along some stretch of beach in Orange County these days.  Well here’s an event for the groms that sounds really cool. The 4th Annual WSA Menehune Surf Fest takes place at Goldenwest Street in Huntington Beach on Sunday July 12.  For more info. or co...

By Laylan Connelly, staff writer FIREWORKS AT THE BEACH Huntington Beach Where: Huntington Beach Pier, Huntington Beach Newport Beach: Fireworks Show at Newport Dunes When: Saturday, July 4, 1p.m. Where: Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina, Newport Beach When: Saturday, July 4, 9 p.m. Post from: OC Beach Blog

By rshadley Orange County locals Timmy Reyes, 26, and Chris Ward, 30, both won their opening heats at fourth stop on the ASP World Tour, the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro at Imbituba in Santa Catarina, Brazil and will continue their event campaigns when competition resumes. Post from: OC Beach Blog

By Chris Prevatt and Dan Chmielewski Thomas Gordon; Luis Rodriguez; Jim Walker; John Selier; Sean Mill; Quang X. Pham; Sara Spinosa; Claudio Gallegos; Vern Nelson; Little Saigon Insider; Roy Reynolds; Chris Emami; Sandy Genis; Gila Jones; Tish Leon; “Abeyance”; Mike Randall; Ryan Gene Trabuco; Dan Kalman (who was named...

By Editorial Staff The Orange County Grand Jury has released a report on their review of Treasurer-Tax Collector Chriss Street’s investments in Structured Investment Vehicles (SIVs) HT Ron Campbell-OC Register. The Grand Jury concluded that “although SIVs are ‘facially’ compliant with the County’s p...

 Philippines Si Ryan OC (obsessive–compulsive) 'yan pagdating sa paglilinis ng kanyang sasakyan," Santos revealed. Ryan, meanwhile, countered his bride's revelation, saying that his 'mom car' - a Nissan Skyline he called 'Max' - is the best vehicle he can think of ...

 CA For the past five months, roughly one out of every four home buyers in Orange County used a federally run loan insurance program that was practically nonexistent here two years ago. Now home buyers are taking advantage of loans insured by the Federal ...

Then in 2003 the producers of The OC called — the group didn't even have a website, and a major television show had heard them online. Two years, one record label switch and thousands of illegally downloaded songs later, Death Cab for Cutie had a gold ...

By David Dayen Via OC Progressive, Assemblywoman Noreen Evans, Chair of the Budget Committee, spells out slowly for everyone the structural problems and false assertions about the California budget process.  If you have non-political junkie friends who want to understand this in a quick and easy wa...

By Dan Chmielewski A department spokesman confirmed that the total number of permits in Orange County now hovers around 900, a 20 percent drop since Hutchens took office. Anderson said the lower number represents expirations such as people moving out of the county or situations that change such as threats...

 CA By FRED SWEGLES If a massive earthquake struck Orange County (and we got a couple of reminders this week that it could happen), would you know how to go about rescuing family members, friends or neighbors and maybe saving lives? ...

By Chris Prevatt I would never have imagined that I would write this headline in Orange County, California. Long considered a conservative-republican bastion, it flies in the face of all that is conservative to have the “government” involved in the health care conversations between a patient and their...

 NY Ben Sherman is played by "The OC's" Ben Mackenzie, an actor who wasn't exactly known for his, um, range as an actor. But, then again, all he was supposed to do on "The OC" was brood and occasionally mumble. Dalton Ross of Entertainment Weekly magazine ...

By rss@youtube.com (jordus) None Author: jordus Keywords: How To Play The OC Theme on piano keyboard lesson tutorial California song by Phantom Planet Added: April 6, 2009

Former Weekly contributor Dan Tsang looks back "at the good old days of the Los Angeles Times Orange County edition" with two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Reyes on the latest Subversity on KUCI. (You can listen here.)

Along with Orange County Register columnist Frank Mickadeit, I'm appearing today on The OC Show With Cameron Jackson for an hour-long discussion about ex-sheriff Mike Carona, his disgraceful conduct in office, the just-completed trial, crazy jurors and the lapdog local media.

• Music features articles on Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss' new accoustic project and the Meat Puppets' comeback. Albert Ching contemplates the best tribute bands to never exist in Sound Guy; Locals Only listens to Mothers Sons; And we've got a CD review of Plies, "Da REAList" (Slip-n-...

Yea, perhaps Shannon noticed that fact when the Canes' offense performed that painful two-minute drill in the waning minutes of Saturday night's Emerald bowl loss to California, 24-17--a comeback perfectly within the realm of being possible by most teams... UPDATE

Find out what film critics, Scott Foundas, J. Hoberman, Jim Ridley, Ella Taylor and Robert Wilonsky agreed were the 12 best movies of the year. • Music features articles on Snoop Dogg and Shwayze. Locals Only listens to Thee Makeout Party and we've got a CD reviews of Headlights, 'Remizes' (...

“This is a big day for Boone,” 80-year-old T. Boone Pickens said at OC’s global headquarters in downtown Toledo Monday as Chief Executive Mike Thaman announced that the firm has signed on to Mr. Pickens’ plan to break America’s reliance on imported oil. In exchange for OC’s promise to work wi...

We at the Weekly have given OC Metro, the self-described "business lifestyle" magazine of Orange County, plenty of well-deserved jabs over the years. But the glossy monthly (Metro had been a biweekly for years until this past September, a downsizing we can all be happy about) has outd...

By Bob Sassone 7th Heaven - Season 7Band of Brothers - Miniseries (Blu-Ray)Chuck - Season 1 (Blu-Ray)The Cosby Show - 25th AnniversaryFather Knows Best - Season 2Firefly - Complete Series (Blu-Ray)I Dream of Jeannie - Complete SeriesLittle House on the Prairie - Complete SeriesThe Lone Ranger - 75t...

By lovelucklyrics Fandom: The OC Pairing: Seth/Alex Rating: PG. for now Author: lovelucklyrics Disclaimer: I own nada. Words: 1501. A tall, thin, wavy haired brunette with boyish good looks and natural tan stepped into the now empty Bait Shop, ...

By Chris Prevatt Only in Orange County!  On June 19th I wrote about the response from the Orange County CEO’s PR person regarding Carlos Bustamantes’ now notorious comment to Red County Blogger Matt Cunningham/Jubal and LATimes reporter Christian Berthelsen regarding the appointment of Sandra Hutc...

By Dan Chmielewski Irvine Tattler publisher Stephen Smith has a lengthly diatribe about how Council member Christina Shea’s request for all email lists is legit under the California Public Records act. June 10, 2008 Re:      California Public Records Act Requests, Your Employment as a Lobbyist

By cornerofmadness Sorrow’s Dark Array Author - cornerofmadness Disclaimer - not mine, all characters belong to Hiromu Arakawa et al, Square Enix and funimition. Pairing – Roy/Riza, Ed/Win (eventually) Winry/OC, mentions of Maes/Gracia and Al/OC Rating – will vary from chapter to chapter, mostly Pg-13...

By Maree Fandom: The OC Author: [info] xsweetnightmare Rating: PG-13 Pairings: Ryan/Marissa, Seth/Summer Prompt: #092 – Closed for [info] 100_women. Table is here. Summary: AU; the best friends boundary line can be easy to cross. ...

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By ハンア クレンツク Title: Boku no Midori Ringu(My Green Ring) Author: FamousAlchemist(Me!) Rating: PG 13(Might go up on later chapters!) Pairing(s): Brendon/Ryan Pete/Gabe Brendon/OC POV:3rd Person,narrative. Summary: Life,can be so confusing to only select few. Ryan Ross,just happens to be one of t...

By sapphire_magick Title: From Afar Author: sapphire_magick aka Ivy Fandom: The OC Pairing: Marissa/Alex Rating: PG-13 Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine. Summary: Alternate Universe so expect the different. From Afar.

By oh my hannah Title: It's so weird how time goes on Fandom/Pairing: The OC, Ryan/Summer, Ryan/Taylor, Seth/Summer Rating: R-ish - Only talking about sex, sadly. Summary: Summer POV in season four. Warning: This is not a real fic. It's like WIP amensty day for me, or something. It's been sitting around sin...

By Maker of altyrons I need to get the creative juices flowing! I have an outline ready for the SPN Bigbang fic I'm doing, but outlines aren't writing, so I'd like to jumpstart my Sam and Dean muses. so, prompt me. Sam. Dean. Sam/Dean. Sam&Dean. Sam/OC. Dean/OC. I don't care. Just give me a place and a word and a charac ...

By Rosy_Nic Title: First Chrismukkah Fandom: The OC Pairing: Seth C and Summer R Rating: PG13 (for US)/12(for UK ) there is mild swearing Word Count: 1, 054 so far but more to come. Disclaimer: I don’t own the OC or any of the characters ...

Like, oh my God! The whole entire series of The OC is totally out on DVD, and it's, like, SO COOL!... If you're a true fan of The OC you'll want to buy this set; given the extras, the packaging, and the popularity of the show, ...

By Jubal Orange County had the lowest job growth this year of any major urban area in California and may soon be mired in a nationwide recession, a group of business leaders said Tuesday at a forum at the Island Hotel. Webcams Offer Glimpse Of Newport-Mesa Construction -- OCR

By supernaturalfic@gmail.com Characters/Pairings: Dean, Sam, John, Mary, one OC, no pairings 'cept John/Mary Rating: Prolly PG Warnings: None I can think of. Not a deathfic. Summary: When Sam carries his brother out of the gate, Hell’s army cowering behind him, the only things not burned are Dean’s feet.

By Jubal Instead of engaging in what could easily become a destructive and futile public debate with Ron Campbell over his inflammatory and inaccurate article in today’s Orange County Register, I have chosen to respond directly to each of you and provide you, as I have done in the past, with facts...

By Jubal The Capistrano Unified School Board’s 4-0 decision last week to accept the Orange County district attorney’s findings that the board had repeatedly violated the state’s open meetings law was perhaps the most sensible decision the board has made in quite a long time. The three newest boa...

By Jubal Now that the court has ordered OC Superintendent of Education Bill Habermehl to end his ludicrous attempt stop counting the Anaheim Union High School District special election petition signatures, it's off to the races for the Feb. 5 special election.

By Jonathan Constantine As the political winds shift away from hefty retirement benefits for public employees, Newport Beach may boost the amount it gives the city’s largest employee union. But an important distinction — and likely the reason city officials agreed to the pension hike — is that employees themse...

wit for the fall GENRE: Crossover FANDOM: Supernatural and The OC PAIRING: Seth/Ryan, Sam/Dean RATING: R Chapter 4 Seth woke up sluggishly, with that sort of po ...

Title: Two Cripples Dancing Author: zahra Fandom: The OC Pairing: Seth/Ryan Summary: If at first you don't succeed, try again. The pressure was just too much, a ...

The End's Not Near, It's Here (TV) As the Cohen family leaves our TV sets, we look at what happened on the final episode of a pop culture phenomenon.

By Jonathan Toomey S04E14) It's the end of the world as we know it. Well... not really, but it might be the end of Newport Beach. I have to say, I kind of like the idea that the finale Josh Schwartz "always planned to do" for The OC involves an earthquake. It's the ultimate closure for a show that takes place in California...

 NY - February 5, 2007 -- SAY you're the producer of a prime-time soap - "The OC," perhaps - and your show, which was once one of the hottest series on TV but not ...

By Jonathan Toomey The season picks up five months after Marissa's death and all the characters are in different phases from when we last left them. To make up for the loss of Barton's character, Taylor Townsend (Autumn Reeser) and Kaitlin Cooper (Willa Holland) have both been added as full cast members.

 - LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Award-winning film actress Nikki Reed of "Thirteen" will make her small screen debut on Fox TV's the "The OC". ... Washington Times Nikki Reed Joins The OC Comingsoon.net Nikki Hits the Beach Dose.ca all 14 related

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By Lacy Hall Meanwhile, over in Sandy and Kirsten land, things continue to get weirder and weirder with Charlotte, played by Jeri Ryan. So much so, that it incited my roommate to start calling her Ms. Creepy McCreeperson. Creepy convinces Kirsten that she isn't ready to go back home yet, and talks her int...

InTheNews.co.ukBarton bares breast on 'The OC'  AZ - Nov 17, 2005 Mischa Barton Bares Breast on The OC People Magazine Mischa's "OC" Exposure E! Online An 'OC' gaffe, quick as a flash New York Daily News TV Squad - addict3d.org - all 20 related

Peter Gallagher talks about The OC, and being described as a DILF.