Previously, the Voice showed how the council’s backroom political dramas have come to center stage at city council meetings. But recent e-mails obtained by the Voice give a sharper picture of the passion and acrimony flowing through the political veins of the city.
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A Wave of Green Hits Surfing Industry By Sarah (Steve) Mosko Special to the OC Voice At first glance, surfing might seem like an inherently earth-friendly sport. Surfers paddle out and catch waves by sheer force of will and muscle. No need for fossil fuel-burning speed boats to get around. And, surfers have a reputation [...]
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‘It’s a matter of environmental justice’ By John Earl, Scott Sink and Rashi Kesarwani OC Voice Hearthside Homes CEO Edward Mountford angrily denied reports that the company had uncovered 87 ancient Native American burial remains since breaking ground in June of 2006 on its planned 356 unit Brightwater housing project or had failed to report [...]
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Indoor air is often more contaminated than outdoor air By Sarah Mosko Special to the OC Voice Eliminating indoor air pollution can be as simple as dotting your house or office with potted plants, according to research stretching back as far as the space program of the 1980s. It’s a widely held misconception that staying [...]
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California has progressed, but there is more to be done By Sarah (Steve) Mosko Special to the OC Voice This holiday season, parents shopping for children can rest just a tad easier because of a recent California law restricting the use of toxic phthalate plasticizers in toys and childcare products made of plastic. Additional legislative [...]
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Minuteman and neo-fascist groups often blend, physically as well as ideologically.
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Shrinking Resources vs. a Growing Population Calls for Change From Within By Debbie Cook Special to the OC Voice When asked to write about why I am a vegetarian, I was initially reluctant. Years ago, in an OC Register editorial, I was gratuitously referred to as a “strict vegetarian.” Potshots come with the territory of [...]
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Video Report By John Earl Neo-Nazis pretending they never heard of the Jewish Holocaust try to exploit anti-immigrant sentiment to recruit new members to their tiny “Freedom 14″ group in an ongoing effort (started last summer) at the Huntington Beach pier.
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By John Earl OC Voice Editor Joe Shaw announced his candidacy for the Huntington Beach City Council on Oct. 24, 2009 at the home of former mayor and city council member Debbie Cook. The OC Voice was there to record the event, joining a house full of supporters, including another former mayor/council member, Connie Boardman, [...]
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Americans have been led to believe that they can’t make a significant difference in much of anything once corporate and governmental interests are involved. Big oil and big automakers have historically counted on the false belief that we as American citizens cannot impact our transportation future. Plug In America, www.pluginamerica.org, a non-profit coalition of plug-in [...]
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