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Knott's to celebrate 90 years of Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner restaurant

Knott’s Berry Farm is celebrating 90 years of its Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner restaurant, with special events planned for the rest of the year. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the popular restaurant at “America’s First Theme Park.” The restaurant’

Politics | American Politics

Orange County City To Vote on Resolution That Accuses Israel of Ethnic Cleansing

One of the largest cities in Orange County, Calif., is set to vote next week on a Gaza ceasefire resolution that accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing and minimizes Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attacks, according to the finalized language posted to the Santa Ana Ci

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

There’s an abandoned theme park just down the road from Disneyland

Knott’s Berry Farm’s Jungle Island lasted just under 20 years before being shut down — but it was never demolished.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Posters Glorifying Palestinian “Martyrs” Found in LA

Various posters glorifying Palestinian “martyrs” were found in Los Angeles on December 16. The Palestinian Youth Movement announced in an Instagram post

Miscellaneous | Things To Do: Los Angeles

Things To Do in L.A. This Week (11-21-2022 to 11-25-2022)

From November 21-25 in Los Angeles, you'll find Enchanted Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens, the 16h Annual Thanksgiving Feast Show, the Los Angeles Turkey Trot, Winter Fest in the O.C., Lights on Display in Sherman Oaks, Holiday Road in Calabasas, and

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Kardashians ride Disneyland attractions by themselves as furious fans wait

A viral TikTok video showing the Kardashians riding the Mad Tea Party surrounded by 15 empty teacups sparks social media outrage.

News | The News

Orange County’s oldest Taco Bell is closing Sept. 7 – Orange County Register

The Laguna Beach restaurant opened in 1967 and still resembles the fast food chain’s early architectural style.

News | The News

Orange County D.A. Says If L.A. County’s Gascón Won’t ‘Seek Justice’ For Slain Six-Year-Old, He Wants The Case

A California prosecutor says if Los Angeles County's new controversial district attorney won't pursue the maximum punishment for a crime committed nearly forty years ago, he wants the case.

Visual Arts | Visual Arts

Looking Back at CSUF’s Outdoor Sculpture Collection - Fullerton Observer

After looking over my dad’s old AAA “California’s Gold Guide Map” that highlights places in California visited by Huell Howser in Road Trip with Huell Howser and California’s Gold, I noticed a […]

Music | Music

Depth Charge "The Last Sunrise" Winter Surf Fest 2018

Depth Charge "The Last Sunrise" Winter Surf Fest 2018 at Surf Dogs in Huntington Beach

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Disneyland cancels annual passholder program

Disneyland will start issuing prorated refunds to annual passholders starting on Thursday, Jan. 14, according to Disney officials.

Health & Fitness | Covid-19 News

Orange County residents 65 and older can now receive COVID-19 vaccine, top county health official says

Dr. Clayton Chau, the director of the Orange County Health Care Agency, announced Tuesday that people age 65 and older are eligible to be vaccinated for COVID-19.

Politics | Politics

California Sheriff Rejects Court Order To Reduce Inmate Population, Blasts The ACLU

The sheriff of Orange County, California, said on Wednesday that he would fight a recent order issued by a local superior court judge to significantly reduce the number of inmates housed in the county’s jail system.

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Disneyland layoffs include 2,800 restaurant workers, food cart vendors and Club 33 staff – Orange County Register

Disney has notified Workers United Local 50 that the union’s Disneyland and Disney California Adventure employees will absorb one in ten of the 28,000 layoffs coming to the Disney Parks, Ente…

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Teisco Del Rey with Ivan Pongracic: Point Panic

Sunday, August 4, 2019, at Surf Dog’s in Huntington Beach, CA

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OC restaurant appeals to LA anti-mask crowd with ‘Godfather’-inspired billboard

Basilico Pasta e Vino in Huntington Beach took out advertising on a billboard near the Beverly Center with the words ‘Leave the Mask, take the cannoli.’

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How Disneyland could reopen under California’s 4-tier plan

Would you return to Disneyland if you couldn’t go on Rise of the Resistance, Space Mountain, Fantasyland dark rides and other indoor attractions?

News | The News

And Then They Came For The Duke

Democrats in Orange County Board California have passed a resolution demanding that John Wayne Airport be renamed.

Miscellaneous | Disneyland History

Disneyland’s First-Ever Customer Has Been Using His Lifetime Ticket Every Year Since 1955

There are so many things in life that bring joy to us humans and various amusement parks can sure be taken into the list of those little simple pleasures this world has to offer. Just think about the utopia of it - you get to walk around the fantasy world

Music | Events

Surfing Sundays back for 2019

Sufing Sundays at the Surfing Museum of Huntington Beach

Politics | Other Politics

An obituary for old Orange County, dead at age 129

Orange County, the California collection of 34 cities and 3.2 million residents described by President Reagan as where “all the good Republicans go to die,” died Tuesday. It was 129 years old.

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Some OC residents: We want to help the homeless — just don't put them in our neighborhoods

Orange County supervisors approved plans to spend $70 million for permanent housing for the homeless, citing locations in Huntington Beach, Irvine and Laguna Niguel

Music | Events

Surf Concerts Huntington Beach - Surfing Museum Concert Schedule

The Huntington surfing sunday concerts are held at the HB Surfing Museum and at Pier Plaza. All are free to see.

History | Southern California

When Knott’s Berry Farm Was an Actual Farm | KCET

The Orange County amusement park started as a roadside fruit stand.

Music | Music

Agent Orange - Miserlou / Pipeline / Mr. Moto

Agent Orange Mislerou / Pipeline / Mr. Moto 1981 Posh Boy Records

News | Local News

Tracking Our Ancestors | Jlife

Dodging sprinkler systems and cleaning dirt, leaves and mud from grave markers, is all a part of what the intrepid members of the Jewish Cemetery Project of Orange County face as they attempt to take pictures of Jewish graves.

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Politics | Op-Ed

Death & Taxes | Jlife

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Orange County’s Jewish History | Jlife

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Join The Circle, Join The Fun | Jlife

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Orange County’s Jewish History | Jlife

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous Disney

Disneyland Ousts Old Disneyland Band Members Before 60th Anniversary | OC Weekly

On July 17, 1955, the Disneyland Band debuted and became a core component of Disneyland Resort's entertainment lineup. On July...

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

Huntington Beach Man With Nothing Better To Do Visits Disneyland For 1,000 Days Straight: LAist

A Huntington Beach man who embarked on a quixotic quest with his girlfriend way back on New Year's Eve, 2011 to visit Disneyland for every day of 2012 has gone to infinity and beyond (to borrow a well-known Disney character's catchphrase) on this journey.

History | Historic Los Angeles

Photos of Orange County, Calif., When Oranges Actually Grew There

Orange County, California, hardly lives up to its name1 anymore. A few relict orchards may survive, but today the endless citrus groves that once clothed the county in green are only a memory.