I’m going to answer my own question right away and say “not now,” but last week the 50-year old Boston Phoenix ceased publication after a long history of alt-weekly excellence. The Phoenix’s death is attributable more to changing readers habits…
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Choi wants earlier start times for City Council meetings; Republicans try to rally the troops in Irvine
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
After last Monday’s Great Park Board meeting, Irvine Mayor Steven Choi wondered why there were no supporters for the Irvine Republican majority in attendance and made a quip that perhaps all of their supporters “were working at their jobs.” According…
An Investment in an Untruth
by Dan Chmielewski • • 7 Comments
Irvine’s new Republican majority has been taking the world’s longest victory lap. The Register’s Frank Mickadeit has written several flattering columns and OC Weekly’s Scott Moxley continues to triple down on the notion he alerted the public to a possible theft of…
Will OC Register’s Publisher Make a Play for the Boston Globe?
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
According to sources close to the situation and a story in media pundit Jim Romensko’s blog, the New York Times Company is shopping the Boston Globe and other New England media properties around. The Globe has suffered significant staff cuts…
Shea Threatens City Employee in Advance of her New Term on Irvine City Council
by Dan Chmielewski • • 21 Comments
Christina Shea is about to be sworn in for her third go-round on the Irvine City Council, a new four-year term to go along with 16 previous years of service. We’ve documented here before how in her two previous stints…
Irvine’s Pervs in the Park Ordinance is Unconstitutional
by Dan Chmielewski • • 11 Comments
One of the platforms that Irvine Republicans ran on in November’s election was how Council member Larry Agran weakened a county ordinance to protect kids in Irvine’s park against child sexual predators and child pornographers complete with a nasty hit…
Irvine’s Puppet Master
by Dan Chmielewski • • 13 Comments
I have had the good fortune to get to know Beth Krom, Sukhee Kang and Larry Agran over the years. The constant Republican spin is that both Kang and Krom have their puppet strings pulled by Agran. And while the…
