Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:
Republicans Rallying Central County Votes -- OCR
Democrats still control the legislative and congressional seats in central Orange County, but an aggressive Republican voter drive has the GOP nipping at their heels.
Woman Files Suit Over Sex Assault -- OCR , LAT and DP
Nineteen-year-old seeks unspecified damages from Gregory Haidl, his two friends, his father and others.
Metrolink Fire Causes Passenger Transfer to Amtrak -- OCR
The engine of a Metrolink train caught fire this morning, causing the between-station transfer of about 20 passengers to an Amtrak train, officials said.
Revere Pupils Will Return To Campus -- OCR
A new building will ease problems with crowding at the Anaheim school.
Yorba Linda Groups Clash Over Initiative -- OCR
Effort to repeal City Council's redevelopment OK draws fire.
OC Modelers Association: The Buzz Stops Here -- OCR
Orange County Modelers will lose El Toro airspace after Saturday as Great Park work proceeds.
Op-Ed: A Predisposition To Overregulate -- OCR
Conservative scholar Lance Izumi opines that the SCAQMD Regional smog agency is example of a smaller fish that thinks it rules the sea.
Museum Closes Deal For Fun Zone -- OCR and DP
The Balboa Fun Zone, a small waterfront amusement park on this city's historic peninsula, will be largely replaced by a museum under a deal finalized Thursday.
Warped Blue Line -- OC Weekly
R. Scott Moxley recounts the top 10 moments in 2005 OC crime.
The Year In The 241 Toll Road -- OC Weekly
Alexander Brant-Zawadski recounts what he terms "the year in doing nothing."
Why do I have so much time believing that a nautical museum will draw more people than the Balboa Fun Zone?
"Hey, honey, it's Friday night! What do you say we go down to the nautical museum?"
Blech.
Posted by: MrWhipple | December 30, 2005 at 12:58 PM
Aside from Moxley's article. Greenhut is on a jihad against police abuse on the Orange Punch blog.
Posted by: Blog Watcher | December 30, 2005 at 01:31 PM
Mike Carona nevers ceases to amaze me. He had the reputation of being a philanderer while at the Marshal's office, now we have pictures to prove it. And if his "Friend for ever" Georger Jaramillo took that pic and the one of the same "interpreter" (Is that what they call them in Russia) while in Carona's hotel room wearing his Official County jacket, I can only imagine what other pics might be floating around.
Posted by: | December 30, 2005 at 03:19 PM
Hi Jubal,
An interesting part of the "others" in Jane Doe's lawsuit was Defendant Joseph Cavallo.
Naming an opposing attorney in a civil lawsuit is an unusual maneuver.
Cavallo intimated that he enjoys immunity in LA Times piece.
Should be intriguing to see how this one plays out.
Cheers,
RICK
Posted by: Richard | December 30, 2005 at 07:27 PM
Hear ye, hear ye; in the case of Doe versus Haidl et. al., Judge Sue DeNym presiding, the prosecution would like to call Ann Onymous to the stand.
What'll be interesting will (hopefully) be a definitive discussion of the line between passionate defense and civil liberty violation. Not to mention total dickery. Talkin' all that trash about her in court...that ain't right.
Posted by: Alex Brant-Zawadzki | December 30, 2005 at 08:43 PM
This is the part of Moxley's article I like,
"but he did recall how the scantily clad woman ended up in his Moscow hotel room wearing his official jacket and a smile. Says Carona through his lawyer, Moscow has a prostitution problem and he loaned the woman his jacket to sneak her into his room."
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha...........Okay.
Posted by: Blog Watcher | December 31, 2005 at 08:36 AM