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News | News
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
News | News
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
News | News
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…
Music | Music
Teisco Del Rey with Ivan Pongracic: Point Panic
Sunday, August 4, 2019, at Surf Dog’s in Huntington Beach, CA
News | News
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.’
News | News
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?
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
California School Board Faces Ire of Parents After Teacher Reveals Shocking Union-Backed BLM Curriculum
A revolt is brewing in CA public schools...and not the communist kind
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.
News | News
Thousands of protesters flock to Huntington Beach following state-ordered OC beach closures – Orange County Register
Organizers are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to “fully reopen” the state immediately.
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
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.
News | The News
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
Business & Finance | Business
The Case for the American Mall - Racked
Malls aren’t dying. They’re changing.
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.
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.
