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Starbucks stores to close in the OC

oc_michaelr — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:53:03 +0000

With the announcement that Starbucks is closing stores, the list has finally been released.In Orange County the following stores are slated to close (according to the Huffington Post):

Anaheim:

10184 KATELLA & 57 FWY 2420 E KATELLA AVE ANAHEIM CA

Brea: 14001 IMPERIAL & LAUREL 703 E IMPERIAL HWY BREA CA

14002 BREA UNION PLAZA 2435 E IMPERIAL HWY BREA CA

Tustin: 9632 NEWPORT & EL CAMINO REAL 14001 NEWPORT AVE TUSTIN CA

14025 NEWPORT & MAIN 13681 NEWPORT AVE TUSTIN CA

Laguna Beach:13745 PCH & BOAT CANYON 636 N PACIFIC COAST HWY LAGUNA BEACH CA

Lake Forest: 14013 LAKE FOREST & MUIRLANDS 22621 LAKE FOREST DR LAKE FOREST CA

Misson Viejo:6791 MARGUERITE & COLLEGE DR 28171 MARGUERITE PKWY MISSION VIEJO CA

14017 TRABUCO HILLS 27775 SANTA MARGARITA PKWY MISSION VIEJO CA

Obama Evildoer’s to meet in Secret OC Lair

oc_michaelr — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:12:19 +0000

Mu ha ha ha ha… as the sound of the evil laugh echos throughout the canyons of Orange County, there are evil doers amongst us who seek to do harm. They meet in secret to plot there dastardly plan to thwart the one that has been called the “great hope.”The location of the evil lair: Orange County To be more exact, the location is Newport Beach. The same location where Barack Obama just raised more then John McCain.This league of evil-doers includes Floyd Brown and Jim Lacy, Brown is the man behind the “Willie Horton” add and Lacy is the Chairman of Western CPAC.The man behind reverse-discrimination (Now that is an oxymoron) lawsuits and the man who was called by USA Today the “dirtiest campaign strategist” are planning another evil deed.Get ready to fire up the “Obama” signal… (Hey, I had to work in my Batman reference)

NHL Suspends Owner Henry Samueli

oc_michaelr — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:00:09 +0000

I know the news is a day old, but the NHL suspended Ducks owner Henry Samueli after he pleaded guilty to backdating of options.While the team states that this “will not change the day-to-day operations of the team and the Samueli’s can still attend games as fans,” Henry cannot have a say in the operations of the team while under the leagues suspension. So readers, I ask you, should Henery Samueli remain as the owner of the Anaheim Ducks: Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.

MagLev Study Approved for Sin City to Anaheim

oc_michaelr — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:09:19 +0000

Well, it looks like the ARTIC plan for Anaheim may be getting it’s main attraction: a MagLev train.President Bush (Just counting the days…) just approved 45 million dollars to study the feasiblity of the first leg of a MagLev train that would shoot from Las Vegas, NV to Anaheim, CA.With the City of Anaheim currently undergoing a bulding boom with the Platnium Triangle, the City’s plan to have a major transportation hub, ala Waterloo or Guard De Nord, may come to a reality. I’m personally surprised by the passage of the bill. Harry Reid, the majority leader, is fully backing the project and Mayor Curt Pringle may finally see Anaheim make it as a more metropolitan city. So the next time you end up having to pay 50$ to fill your Toyota or Honda, just think, you could be going 300 mph, suspended over magnets, and jet from the “Mouse House” to the craps tables in less then two hours.

The Heat…

oc_michaelr — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:13:33 +0000

With the heat and the humidity today, this would be a good time to test the polling feature of the OC Metblog:

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.

Politics in Action

oc_michaelr — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:14:48 +0000

On Sunday, Democrats in Orange County selected their delegates to represent Clinton or Obama in Denver.

I was a delegate candidate for Obama in the 42CD. While I lost (took 3rd place, but I was not last), Dave Walsh and Sally Stevens will both do an awesome job representing The OC and Obama in Denver.

I have pictures from the caucaus on the MDLU

Live from the California State Democratic Convention ‘08

oc_michaelr — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:32:42 +0000

While I have been doing most of my blogging on my personal blog, I forgot to write a blog post about some of the local things that have been going on here at the state convention. There is always a large Orange County delegation here every year, this being my forth state convention I was surprised by the number of OC delegates who showed up.

For the purpose of full disclosure, I am a delegate myself.

I am also glad to see the party use the web to stream the state convention. Most of the speeches today have been streamed live. Tomorrow Bill Clinton will be addressing the crowd, since former presidents require a lot of security I’m going to leave it to the state party to stream his speech live. To watch the state convention visit the California Democratic Party.

Catch the Titans on KDOC

oc_michaelr — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:34:41 +0000

With the Titans returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in thirty years, it would have been a tragedy if the game was not televised. Since UCLA is getting all of the coverage on Channel 2 (CBS), and USC is even getting television coverage, where were the Titans going to end up?

As it turns out, CBS reached a last minute deal with local station KDOC to air the Titans on Channel 56. Game time will be at 6:30pm, so for those of you stuck in traffic, don’t forget to set your DVR/TiVo before you leave for work.

Cal State Fullerton is also going to host watch parties at the following locations: Monitors and screens are to be set up in the Titan Student Union to allow students to watch the entire game thanks to KDOC in a group setting.

For Titans Fans on Campus

Titans living near campus are invited back for a game watch gathering at the Titan Student Union. Four big screens, comfortable seating, snacks and soft drinks will help make this game one to remember! http://asi.fullerton.edu/tsu/

For Local Titans
A game watch is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Brian’s Beer and Billiards located in the Albertson’s shopping center on the corner of Yorba Linda Blvd and Placentia. Brian’s Beer and Billiards is an official Titan Athletic corporate sponsor and will be airing the game on their five Plasma screen TV’s. Patrons must be 21 years of age or older with proper identification. (My personal favorite, they have a ton of Titan gear)

Titans BEAT the ‘Eaters for the BigWest Title!!!

oc_michaelr — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:06:03 +0000

UCI lost to the Cal State Fullerton Titans who whomped the ‘Eaters in the Big West Title game at the Anaheim Convention Center.

The Titans will finally return to the tournament for the first time in thirty years.

What a sight to see Tuffy crowd surfing the “Orange Curtain!”

Now the Titans will wait and see who they will face in the first round.

UPDATE: The Titans are going to take on Wisconsin in the first round.

Titans to Take on the ‘Eaters for the BigWest Title

oc_michaelr — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:10:53 +0000

Well, well, this was an end to the BigWest Basketball season that I totally did not see coming. Just as the fans to the north are settling down after the big UCLA – USC show down in the Pac-10 Tournament, we here in the OC get to experience nearly the same thing, but this time it’s for all of the marbles.Cal State Fullerton is returning to the title game for the first time since 1982, when they then lost to Fresno State. The Titans have not won a title since 1978. The Anteaters of UC Irvine knocked out UC Santa Barbara, a team which was expected to win the tournament.So it’s the CSU versus the UC here in the OC. This game should be fun and I’m sure there will be plenty of seats at the Anaheim Convention Center Arena.