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OC coast this weekend: surf contests, parties

20 Nov 2009 12:54:16 PST

Written by Laylan Connelly, staff writer
The third and final stop of the Volcom Totally Crustaceous Surf Tour, Orange County Starfish Series is happening next weekend. The one-day event, held at River Jetties in Newport Beach, will likely draw lots of top talent from up and down the California coast. Beach clean up:

Original story at OC Beach . Related stories include: NSSA contest coming to Newport Beach - OC Beach , NSSA contest heads down south - OC Beach

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OC surfers advance at Triple Crown event

18 Nov 2009 15:37:34 PST

Written by Laylan Connelly, staff writer
The event - to run through Nov. 24 - is a 6-star prime, meaning major points for those on ASP’s World Qualifying Series. There’s a lot of money on the line during the Triple Crown, with a total prize purse of $1,000,000. Watch the action live here. Post from: OC Beach Blog

Original story at OC Beach .

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OC Political News Round-Up

18 Nov 2009 07:46:06 PST

Written by Editorial Staff
Hunter, who was one of the finalists considered by the Board of Supervisors for appointment to the Sheriff’s position to finish Mike Carona’s term, is a native Orange County resident who grew up in Santa Ana and has worked in law enforcement all of his adult life. Hunter believes that h...

Original story at The Liberal OC .

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Watch The OC Season 3 on the WB

10 Nov 2009 20:57:17 PST

Written by Cheril Vernon
If you are an OC and Mischa Barton fan, you might want to know that the WB.com currently has Season 3 episodes of The OC available online. These episodes will be available until Monday, Nov. 16, when Season 3 episodes will be removed for Season 4. Here is a list of episodes in Season 3 along with a sh...

Original story at Mischa .

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OC Supes Wasting Time – AGAIN!

28 Oct 2009 08:18:46 PDT

Written by Chris Prevatt
Yesterday’s Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting proved to be another example of why people who hate the idea of government should not be in a position to run government. The meeting started off with one hell of a laugh. 4th District Supervisor Chris Norby was supposed to lead the Boar...

Original story at The Liberal OC .

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Mad Men Returns!

14 Aug 2009 08:08:34 PDT

When a series only produces 13 episodes each year, waiting for the new season to begin can be unusually cruel for fans. It's been almost 10 months since the explosive season 2 finale of Mad Men, and as season 3 begins, viewers will find that much has changed both personally and professionall...

Original story at About.com TV Dramas .

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The O.C. news and blogs - November 20, 2009

20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit The O.C. news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Faction Surfboards Grand Opening party -- by Jeff Malanca, contributing writer from OC Beach Blog
• What's On Tonight: Law and Order, Smallville, Ghost Adventures, Numb3rs -- by Bob Sassone from TV Squad
• Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Spoiler Pics from THE SIMPSONS, GLEE, THE BIG BANG THEORY, COUGAR TOWN and BETTER OFF TED -- by theTVaddict from the TV addict
• FRINGE FUN! Just How Good of an OBSERVER Are You? -- by theTVaddict from the TV addict
• ZJ Boarding House/Hurley Store Grand Opening party -- by Jeff Malanca, contributing writer from OC Beach Blog
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force to air new Christmas episode in December -- by Jonathan Toomey from TV Squad
• Candid Cory Monteith: The GLEE Star Talks about the Future of Finn, the Perils of Fame and the Wild Ride that Comes with Starring on a Hit Show -- by theTVaddict from the TV addict
• Team Reef wins Jim Beam Surftag contest in Huntington -- by Laylan Connelly, staff writer from OC Beach Blog
• NSSA contest coming to Newport Beach -- by Jeff Malanca, contributing writer from OC Beach Blog
• November 17 Open Thread -- by Open Thread from Calitics - Front Page

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1-in-4 OC home buyers use federal loan program

24 May 2009 03:09:34 PDT

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 ...

Original story at OCRegister .

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Opinion: De-Mythologizing

20 May 2009 17:27:00 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at Calitics .

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Opinion: OC Grand Jury Report backs Sheriff on CCW Policy even if the Sups Don’t

20 May 2009 11:55:14 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at The Liberal OC .

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How To Play The OC Theme on piano/keyboard

06 Apr 2009 06:35:00 PDT

Written 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

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Podcast: Ex-Times Scribe Dishes on OC Edition Demise, OC Weekly Rise

10 Mar 2009 15:59:46 PDT

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.)

Original story at blogs.ocweekly.com .

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Podcast: Reporter's Radio Roundtable on Mike Carona Trial Today

23 Jan 2009 00:31:26 PST

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.

Original story at blogs.ocweekly.com .

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Investor T. Boone Pickens touts energy independence in Toledo

15 Dec 2008 16:37:13 PST

“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...

Original story at Toledo Blade .

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Opinion: OC Metro: Worst Magazine...in the World!

07 Dec 2008 20:19:00 PST

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...

Original story at blogs.ocweekly.com .

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Fanfiction: Boku no Midori Ringu (1/?) Brendon/Ryan various pairings

29 Apr 2008 17:14:00 PDT

Written by ??? ?????
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...

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FIC: From Afar (The OC, Marissa/Alex)

09 Mar 2008 01:55:03 PST

Written 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.

Original story at The OC Femmeslash .

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fic: It's so weird how time goes on (The OC; Ryan/Summer; R)

04 Mar 2008 22:01:00 PST

Written 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...

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Fanfiction: Drabbles, anyone?

03 Feb 2008 17:37:00 PST

Written 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 ...

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Sole Survivors, Gen fic, 1/1, PG

14 Nov 2007 18:16:53 PST

Written 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.

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Podcast: Jordan Brandman for AUHSD Fundraiser

15 Oct 2007 10:22:00 PDT

Written 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.

Original story at OC Blog .

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Opinion: The OC Season 4 -- An early look

30 Oct 2006 02:35:00 PST

Written 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.

Original story at TV Squad .

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Opinion: 'Thirteen star joins 'The OC'

19 Nov 2005 03:35:00 PST

DC - Reed, 17, will join the group of Newport Beach, Calif., teens for four episodes this season, the New York Daily News reported Saturday. ... United Press International Nikki Reed Joins The OC Comingsoon.net Pittsburgh Tribune-Review all 17 related

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'Thirteen star joins 'The OC'

19 Nov 2005 03:28:00 PST

- 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

Original story at United Press International .

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Nikki Reed Moves to "The OC"

18 Nov 2005 05:41:00 PST

CT - Will "The OC" ruin Nikki Reedâ€™s indie cred? RTE says the star "thirteen" is scheduled to appear in four episodes of the Fox drama this season. ...

Original story at TV Fodder .

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Podcast: Peter Gallagher stops by the Zoo - Part 1

11 Nov 2005 23:13:03 PST

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

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