music "Frog on the Floor" is the evolutionary pinnacle of SoCal Pop-Rock Thom Dunn

birds Rare snowy owl in California draws crowds to Cypress neighborhood Rusty Blazenhoff

finance Rep Katie Porter: an Elizabeth Warren protege and single mom who destroys bumbling, mediocre rich guys in Congressional hearings Cory Doctorow

corruption How the "Varsity Blues" admissions scam punished deserving, hard working kids so that mediocre kids of the super-rich could prosper Cory Doctorow

gop Reminder: ousted California Republican Dana Rohrabacher is a filthy tenant from hell Cory Doctorow

law Orange County Deputy Michael Higgins loses immunity for emptying his gun into motionless man, then head-stomping him Cory Doctorow

class war Orange County's Seal Beach jail offers posh, $100/day accommodations to rich crooks Cory Doctorow

corruption Anaheim: the happiest surveillance state on earth Cory Doctorow

road rage Southern California or GTA? You make the call Jason Weisberger

teacher-student relationships Florida high school coach arrested for alleged sexual relationship with 15-year-old student Carla Sinclair

book bans Unable to burn digital books, Orange Unified School District bans the whole virtual library Jason Weisberger

law Cartoon Network "severs ties" with Rick and Morty co-creator over domestic violence case Rob Beschizza

rides Ferris wheel at Florida's infamous ICON Park strands 62 riders for hours Carla Sinclair

hawaii World's largest volcano in Hawaii has erupted, and it's stunning to watch (video) Carla Sinclair

walt disney world Postal Inspector has a magical day at Disney's Animal Kingdom Jason Weisberger

RSV Orange County, CA declares health emergency over surge in RSV (and pediatric hospitalizations) Carla Sinclair

books A People's Guide to Los Angeles, 10 years later Elías Villoro

Dukes of Hazzard's Bo Duke has a new film for fellow victims of the "woke left" Elías Villoro