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

kars ONE EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN KARS FOUR KIDS rises from the dead Jason Weisberger

scams California declares war on the Kars4Kids earworm Jason Weisberger

LEGO maniac Man steals $34K in LEGO, replaces them with pasta Jason Weisberger

texas Watch the Attwater's prairie chicken do his mating dance (he's really going for it) Jennifer Sandlin

SWATTED ME FOR SCIENCE Irvine teen's home science lab raided by the FBI Jason Weisberger

Going back to Cali The National Park Service sets its sights on California's busiest beaches Jason Weisberger

music The Hardest Thing shows Gorillaz at their best again Grant St. Clair

Disney The Deadliest Place on Earth? Fifth death hits Walt Disney World in one month Jason Weisberger

weed High, hungry, and wholesome: this stoned mom reviews local restaurants Jason Weisberger

Disney Disneyland's Haunted Mansion claims 1000th resident Jason Weisberger