How I Survive … Raising a Blind Child
Bridget Skvarla, of Anaheim, on learning to let her son face obstacles and live his own lifeMy son Andrew was born at six...
Why Ashton Sachs Says He Shot His Family
Last Feb. 9, Orange County sheriff’s deputies responding to a 911 call arrived about 2 a.m. at the three-story hillside mansion that Brad and...
Growing Up in Santa Ana
Everybody has a story to tell, and I love to listen. This past September, I had the privilege of premiering my play “The Long...
Watching Dad Unload the Dishwasher
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How William Pereira Got the Job to Design Irvine and UC Irvine
The UC Board of Regents voted in 1959 to build two new campuses, one in the north and one in the south. The board wanted sites spacious enough to allow for growth, but close enough to population centers to draw on metropolitan life. Hiring William Pereira’s former partner Charles Luckman to locate Southern California sites (with Pereira watching), the vast Irvine Ranch was selected. It was mostly pastureland in 1960, but the center of Southern California’s population was moving toward this part of Orange County
Compare and Contrast Those Fast Force Daughters
Click here for our feature story on John Force: "The 300-MPH Burn Rate".Force Daughter
Ashley
Brittany
CourtneyBorn
1982
1986
1988Racing
Former driver, now president of John Force Entertainment
Drives top fuel...
The Collectible John Force
As part of his relentless quest for revenue to finance his racing empire, John Force has licensed a mind-boggling array of products that trade on his name. (Click here for our feature story on John Force: "The 300-MPH Burn Rate".) A few of the more exotic items:
Biking the Orange County Coast from Seal Beach to San Clemente
6:30am: A friend and I are dropped off at Seal Beach Municipal Pier. I’m on a hybrid mountain bike in a ski helmet; she’s on a road bike in a skate helmet. We begin cruising down the boardwalk through Huntington Beach and into Newport Beach.
Learn More About Ruben Salazar
Santa Ana resident and Los Angeles Times columnist Ruben Salazar was one of this country’s most prominent journalists. He broke new ground in his coverage of Latinos and the Chicano movement. A new PBS documentary, “Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle,” airs nationally on April 29, and sheds light on his life and his controversial death at the National Chicano Moratorium on Aug. 29, 1970. Here are some additional sources about this important reporter and writer.
9 Seconds of Pure Joy Courtesy of a Wildflower
In our story—click here to read—we cover wildflower dork Bob Allen, who shares his joy as he finds the Santiago Peak phacelia. This 9-second capture pre-dates Vine!
