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LLaundry:aundry: PHOTO BY JOHN EARL YYourour ddirtyirty By SCOTT SINK “What has been done here isn’t right. presented six reports, as opposed to Commission over the lofty entry OC Voice Staff Writer Developers have destroyed 90 percent the 174 reports required by law. monuments at the development. of Orange County’s sacred sites.” Since it believes that Hearthside These edifices are 10 feet and 6 ddetergentsetergents otorists passing through Although the Coastal Commission has not fully disclosed the findings at inches high, 23 feet wide and 8 feet Huntington Beach may see approved the building permit in April the site and has improperly handled deep. The suit alleges that these tall SSeeee PagePage 1111 Mlocal Native Americans and of 2005, a broad-based coalition of burials and other archaeological evi- stone walls “establish an ambiance concerned residents picketing in front indigenous peoples and environmen- dence, this coalition is requesting the of private exclusivity upon a public of the Brightwater housing develop- talists contend that Hearthside did revocation of their building permit. roadway that” leads to other trails and ment on Bolsa Chica and Warner av- not comply with the laws protecting Members of the coalition include parks, and obstruct the “priceless sce- enues. sacred sites and archaeological re- several members of the Acjachamen nic viewshed of the California Coast INSIDE: The protesters are denouncing the mains. Nation, the people indigenous to for the benefit of the public.” Restaurant Reviews building of houses upon an 8,500 Specifically, developers are re- southern Orange County, and the The petitioners are asking the year old village site, which includes at quired to report any and all findings Bolsa Chica Land Trust. Coastal Commission to revoke its ap- Calendar Section least 174 human burials. of human remains to the Coroner, On another note, another coali- proval of the monuments upon these “We’re trying to make people who forwards this information to the tion, consisting of the Coastal Law grounds. Business & Service Directory aware about what’s going on here,” Native American Heritage Commis- Enforcement Network, Access for said Paul Moreno, an organizer of sion. All and Marcia Hanscom, have sued For more wetlands news, please see the event from the Micmac Nation. However, the Coroner has only Hearthside Homes and the Coastal page 3. Bureau, the NY Times reports (5/30/07), 6.9 MAGNOLIA STREET BARBERS percent of the total U.S. population are immi- MEN ...... FADE SENIOR grants. Non-citizens commit a lower percentage $8.00 ...... $9.00 ....$7.00 LETTERS of crimes than any other group, according to KIDS ...... $7.00 WOMEN ..... $9.00 MILITARY..$8.00 WWW.OCVOICE.WORDPRESS.COM Anne Morrison Piehl, an economist at Rutgers, the Times also reported. Refering to Piehl’s stud- Shave around the ears by request The Orange Coast Voice encourages letters ies, the Times article concluded: “The fact that HOURS: MON-FRI 9:00-6:00, SAT 8:30-5:00, SUN 10:00-2:00 to the editor and will attempt to print they [immigrants] have picked up and moved to another country suggests that they have more 18925 MAGNOLIA ST. all those received. However, due to space ambition, and perhaps even more skill, than the FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA. 92708 (714) 593-9000 constraints, letters are subject to editing. average person. This could help explain why the All letters must include the author’s name, United States, a nation of immigrants, is such address and phone number for verification an economic powerhouse.” As for the contribu- tion of immigrants to the U.S. population; in GGreatreat purposes. Letters can be electronically sent to [email protected], or mailed directly fact, due to increased education for women, the DDealseals forfor CAMINO REAL Mexican birth rate has been steadily declining aallll OO.C..C. VVoiceoice to: Orange Coast Voice, 419 Main GGMCMC PONTIACPONTIAC BUICKBUICK for decades and is barely above the U.S. level, RReaderseaders Street, #209, Huntington Beach, or about at the “natural replacement rate,” ac- California, 92648. cording to recent studies by Mexico’s National LLAYNEAYNE BBARAJASARAJAS Population Council and scientists at UCLA. As GGeneraleneral SalesSales ManagerManager Immigration hurts environment that trend continues, according to experts, Mex- What I never understand about the Vo i c e is ico’s population will stop growing and begin to 1155505550 BeachBeach Blvd,Blvd, Westminster,Westminster, CACA 9268392683 how you think you can be “Going Green” while decline by 2030. ((714)714) 8894-334194-3341 * ((877)877) 555CAMINO5CAMINO * FFaxax ((714)714) 8894-670194-6701 opposing any sensible measures that would cut wwww.caminorealgmcpontiacbuick.comww.caminorealgmcpontiacbuick.com population growth in the U.S. to an environ- Enough already, congressman mentally sustainable level. Since the first Earth When visiting Congressman Dana Rohra- Day in 1970, our population has grown over bacher’s office over the past 10 years I have 50 percent, adding 100 million people! More always been treated poorly by his staff. I won- than 80 percent of that growth has come from der how many of Huntington Beach’s residents immigrants and the birth of their children here. have received this same treatment? According to the Census Bureau, if immigration Once a group of us went to his office on Beauty at Any Age levels remain where they are now, we will have Main Street to discuss a problem we had with 438 million people by 2050 and nearly 600 mil- his stand on an issue. He of course wasn’t there, lion people by 2100. In the words of Earth Day and over 10 years I have been told each time founder Sen. Gaylord Nelson that appeared in that he wasn’t there. A woman who said she had the April 21, 2001 edition of the Milwaukee just been hired to talk to us came out and turned Journal Sentinel: “In this country, it’s phony to to our spokesperson and said, “I don’t want you say ‘I’m for the environment but not for limit- to say another word. You are sending out bad ing immigration.’ It’s just a fact that we can’t vibes!” take all the people who want to come here.’ “ When I write him to tell about my concerns Now, regarding immigrant crime, it would about issues he votes on. He answers with a help if you would differentiate legal from ille- form letter thanking me for my letter and ex- gal immigrants, but for those here illegally, they plaining his stand on a subject I hadn’t even have already broken the law, and those with false mentioned in my letter. After many of my letters Social Security cards have committed fraud, received the same treatment, I suggested he not and often identity theft as well. Data from the answer his mail if he didn’t read it. I no longer non-partisan GAO shows that approximately write him. PACIFIC CENTER FOR PLASTIC SURGERY 27 percent of prisoners in federal custody are All I have to say is “enough already Con- illegal aliens. Also, government surveys indicate gressman!” It’s time for a change. Huntington that immigrants generally, and naturalized im- Beach needs a new person in Congress to rep- 7670 Center Ave., Suite 401 migrants in particular, are more likely to receive resent us. Huntington Beach, California (714) 902-1100 government benefits than natives. For exam- Eileen Murphy ple: an analysis of Census Bureau survey data Huntington Beach, CA www.pacifi ccenterforplasticsurgery.com found that 24.9 percent of families headed by illegal Mexican immigrants and 33.9 percent of households headed by naturalized Mexican im-

PAID ADVERTISEMENT migrants and receive at least one major welfare program. By contrast, only 14.9 percent of na- YOUR LIVING TRUST: It is not Wonder ! tive households receive any welfare. T-error Listen, if you are really serious about pro- Continued from Page 10 tecting the environment, you should advocate By John M. Maag a moratorium on all legal immigration and the lessons of the past. repatriation of all those who are here illegally. One, less “radical,” example of effective wimming in the huge Verdugo Plunge. Every trust is a unique consumer product In the words of Edward Abbey, “growth for organizing given by Caspa is Nativo López’ help Watching The Blob and The Thing at the that has a degree of quality ranging from good to the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer in electing Congresswoman Loretta Sánchez to Temple Theater. Running for fl y balls on poor—depending on the skill and knowledge of the S cell”. the 46th Congressional District. However, Caspa blacktop schoolyards. Glendale was a fun place to preparer. Unfortunately, the majority of boilerplate Randle C. Sink does not mention Sánchez’ role in stationing live in the 1950s. trusts are “user unfriendly” because the preparers Huntington Beach, CA an immigration officer in the Anaheim Police I often fi nd myself daydreaming about my have obtained little or no experience as trustees. Station in 1996 as a pilot program. This is the boyhood past. It happened recently when I was Also, there are many different types of trust de- Editor’s response: Contrary to what Mr. Sink same arrangement currently in effect in Costa shopping at Albertson’s and saw a loaf of Wonder signs, some of which have problematic histories. and CNN’s Lou Dobbs have claimed, immi- Mesa, which Caspa so vehemently opposes. Bread. I immediately recognized the white plastic It is these variables (quality and design) that make grants—not just illegal ones, made up 27 per- Besides politicians and moderate activists, cover with red, blue and yellow spots. My mother trust shopping as dangerous as diving into the new cent of the federal prison population in the year Caspa looks hopefully to the corporate media used Wonder Bread—some 50 years ago—to make Verdugo Plunge, which is an asphalt parking lot! 2000—not 2007 (as stated by Dobbs), accord- to discredit the right-wing extremists and stop fried-egg sandwiches on Sunday mornings. Albert- If you buy a $10,000 trust in Newport Beach, ing to the U.S. Dept. of Justice. By 2005 the the terror. The media “have helped uncover the son’s was selling the 24 ounce loaf for $3.69 (wow, will it be better than a $3,500 trust available in percentage dropped to 20 percent. DOJ statistics nature of their divisive agenda,” Caspa says, this quickly woke me up!), so I decided to go across Santa Ana? The answer may be no! The design of also show that non citizens accounted for only adding, “The future doesn’t look too bright for the street to Vons. It was a good decision because the $10,000 trust, for example, might be inappro- 6.8 percent of the inmates in America’s state them anymore.” I found the same Wonder Bread at a reduced price priate for your assets or family situation. Also, the and federal prisons (combined) in 2000, but Maybe Caspa hasn’t heard about the increase (20 cents cheaper at Vons). $10,000 trust could require years of costly—and that rate decreased to 6.4 percent in 2005. The in deportation raids because he doesn’t watch On July 19, 2007, in Garden Grove, the Con- unexpected—postmortem (after-death) manage- percentage of non-citizens in state penitentiaries enough CNN (Lou Dobbs) or FOX News, but tinuing Education of The Bar presented a lecture ment. Wealthy trust purchasers, unlike bargain is 4.6 percent. The higher federal incarceration don’t wait for the political establishment and on Estate Planning Scams, Botched Trusts and shoppers, often fall victim to their own “pay more rate is because immigration crimes are under its media to save us from the terror. Change Other Disasters. Being a professional trustee, trust and get more” attitudes. They incorrectly believe federal jurisdiction. According to the Census comes from the ground up. consultant, and probate court researcher, I attended that the quality of a trust increases with the price. this event with great interest. Southern Califor- As Shakespeare wisely wrote, “All that glistens is nia—home of the aging Wonder Bread connois- not gold.” seurs—is now the hotbed of costly trust problems. The “bottom line” for current and want-to-be Family trust disputes, for example, often generate trust holders is the same: get real and get edu- $100,000 to $200,000 in attorney litigation fees! cated! For starters, a few visits to the Lamoreaux How in the world, you may be asking yourself, Justice Center in the City of Orange could prove to can trust problems, daydreaming and shopping be invaluable. The Probate Court Offi ce has thou- for Wonder Bread be related? Perhaps this au- sands of cases on fi le involving trusts problems! thor watched too many horror fi lms at the Temple At no cost (your tax dollars at work), you can eas- Theater! ily use the public computers to view—and learn When I was at Vons and Albertson’s, I was com- from—these court cases. This type of “street-wise” paring the price of the same exact product (Wonder knowledge will help you detect many common Bread). The product’s color, weight and ingredients trust fl aws and evaluate trust designs before (timing (a scary list!) were identical at each store. There- is everything!) a death or disability occurs. fore, buying the bread at Vons for 20 cents less was Woody Allen once said, “I don’t fear death. I a “no brainer.” Now, consider the thousands of trust just don’t want to be there when it happens!” De- bargain shoppers who—while daydreaming about spite your fears or dislikes, you must become pro- all trusts being alike—purchased a trust based on active to protect your property, privacy and inten- price alone. Buying trusts and groceries in the tions. Otherwise, as an uninformed spouse (or heir), same way is the leading cause of today’s trust you can easily become the next victim of an estate problems! planning scam, botched trust or other disaster! TAT ES E Since 1981, John M. Maag has operated Estate Conservation, Inc., in

C Huntington Beach. The fi rm specializes in researching trust problems

O N (www.estateconservation.com). John is also the author of The Revealing N O I Trust Series and The “Big Time Money” Mystery. He can be contacted at S T E R V A (714) 847-0377 or [email protected].

2 / JULY 2008 / THE ORANGE COAST VOICE THE ORANGE COAST WETLANDS VOICE 419 Main St., #209 More Than a Hill of Beans Huntington Beach, CA 92648

City council approves homes on wetlands (714) 656-3607 [email protected] By JOHN EARL would have expanded open space from 20.4-acres to 33.1-acres. OC Voice Editor Media Campaign Publisher hat some people call a mere But that was before Shea’s P.R. Huntington Beach bean man, Laer Pearce, launched a me- Duane J. Roberts Wfield is actually one of Cali- dia attack on the company’s critics, fornia’s last remaining wetland areas, mainly members of the Bolsa Chica according to environmentalists and Land Trust (BCLT), “a small group Editor scientists for the California Coastal of radicals,” he says, who claimed John Earl Commission. In either case, all the that wetland areas on the property beans and much of the wetlands had been illegally filled in by Shea habitat will vanish soon due to a 5-2 under the guise of farming in order Staff Writers city council vote on June 16 that ad- to circumvent the Coastal Act, which Sara Ellis, vanced a 6-year-old proposal to build requires preservation of wetlands. up to 170 homes on the site. Shea took out full-page news- Lisa Wells, Erikka Innes, The housing tract will be located paper advertisements attacking the David L. M. Preston on part of a 50-acre section of land 5,000 member BCLT for putting the on the upper mesa of the Bolsa Chica safety of thousands of homeowners Scot Sink wetlands, on an historical flood plain in the area at risk of suffering severe adjacent to a county flood control flood damage by delaying the project levee, south of Warner Avenue and and preventing badly needed levee Columnist along the west side of Graham Av- repairs from being made. Vern Nelson enue. Shea also criticized the Commis- Since 1971 city officials have sion’s scientists, who confirmed that dreamed of building homes on the wetlands on the property had been Sales Consultants site. The project is related to a larger, altered and filled by farming before 30-year-old battle for 1,700-acres and after Shea bought the property, John Perkins of threatened Bolsa Chica wetlands accusing them of conducting poor Debi Laird and habitat connected areas, 1,100 scientific research and bending rules. of which have been preserved but Shea also filed a lawsuit. would have been replaced by now But Commissioner Sara Wan Interns with a 5,700 home marina and other PHOTO BY JOHN EARL shot back. Commission staff “are urban sprawl were it not for the ef- not being paid by an applicant or an Gema Salas forts of local and state wetlands pres- SHEA HOMES: From left to right, middle row, Steven opponent,” she pointed out at the ervationists. Kaufman, Ron Metzler, Laer Pearce and Dick Harlow. November Commission meeting. Councilmember Cathy Green, On the contrary, Shea’s studies are The Orange Coast Voice is an for one, has been content for years “based on misstatements of fact and independently owned monthly believing that the project would re- standards. “I have watched the Mis- ty in 1996 and continued using it for are not scientifically valid... Most of newspaper serving Huntington place only beans, not wetlands, and sissippi overflow its banks and have farming pending approval of its proj- them did not do independent re- that the city should keep with its past just thought, ‘Oh, please, don’t let ect, which it calls Parkside. In 2002 search...” and others “...were either Beach, Costa Mesa and intentions. “I have always thought of anything like that ever happen to our the city council approved the original concurrence letters, not studies, or Fountain Valley and currently it [the site] as a bean field and always city,” she said, dramatically. and larger version of Parkside, con- did not address previous wetlands delivering 15,000 copies to thought that it was going to be de- To environmentalists, the dis- sisting of homes on 37.4-acres and conditions.” single family residences, local only 12-acres of open space. But Shea’s tantrum seemed to veloped residential,” she recalled be- puted land is a national treasure to businesses, churches, schools, fore voting. be restored to its original state and In Nov. 2008, the Coastal Com- work. Last November, the Coastal Green said that the city should be preserved for future generations. mission staff recommended down- Commission ignored its staff on libraries, community centers, thankful for the developer’s promise To Shea Homes, the developer that sizing the project by about half in some issues and voted for a compro- mobile home parks and other (actually a mandatory condition for “owns” the land, the property is a order to protect wetlands and related mise that downsized the project by locations. the project’s approval) to spend $15 real estate gold mine that it has been habitat and wildlife in order to com- one-third instead of one-half, which million of its own money to bring trying to cash in on for 13 years. ply with the California Coastal Act. Shea viewed as vindication for its The goal of the Orange Coast the levee up to FEMA flood control Shea Homes acquired the proper- If approved, that recommendation See PARKSIDE, Page 4 Voice is to give its readers information that can be used to improve the quality of life in their communities and beyond. The Orange Coast Voice is your Unsure of the Law local newspaper.

Rohrabacher struggles to define torture Advertising: (714) 656-3607 By CHRIS CAESAR ports” on the issue, the Congressman still expressed disbelief that over 108 Press Releases: OC Voice Staff Writer detainees had died in US custody, and that over 25 of the incidents are [email protected] hile Republican Congress- considered acts of homicide by the man Dana Rohrabacher Pentagon, according to government News Tips: Wmade repeated assurances data obtained by the Associated Press [email protected]. that he takes the problem of detainee and recent testimony by Lawrence abuse “very seriously” during an in- Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Letters to the Editor: Colin Powell, before the House Judi- terview with the OC Voice recently, [email protected] he apparently lacked familiarity with ciary Subcommittee on Civil Rights a number of issues associated with hearing on torture. the system – including the applica- A Feb. 2006 report by Human bility of the Geneva Conventions to Rights First claimed that over 100 All rights reserved. Any use of detainees, and a number of widely detainees had died in custody since the contents of this publication documented incidents of abuse. 2002, including 34 cases that were without the written permission of suspected or confirmed murders and Critics chastised the congressman the publisher is strictly prohibited. earlier this month for dismissing mis- 8 cases where the victims had been The works of authorship contained treatment of detainees in Guantana- tortured to death, but that only 12 mo Bay – specifically, an incident in of those deaths had resulted in disci- in this publication including but which a pair of women’s underwear plinary action. The extensive report not limited to all design, text, and was placed on a prisoner’s head – as was based on government docu- images, are owned, except as an act of “humiliation” and “frat boy ments and is online at www.human- otherwise stated, by the Orange pranks,” not torture. Rohrabacher rightsfirst.org. Coast Voice. Opinions expressed made the remarks June 6 as a mem- Rohrabacher also expressed in- by contributors do not necessarily PHOTO BY JOHN EARL ber of the Human Rights subcom- credulity at other documented acts reflect the views of the owners of physical, emotional, and sexual mittee of the House Committee on of the Orange Coast Voice. The NON READER: “I’m not someone who reads the Geneva abuse against detainees, but noted he Foreign Affairs. newspaper does not endorse or While both the humiliation and thought there was a “big difference Convention,” says Congressman Dana Rohrabacher. guarantee any products or services torturing of prisoners is expressly between an American soldier who forbade in the Geneva Conventions, “We’ve had people define torture [so definitions some people have used doesn’t intentionally target civilians,” advertised. The publisher cannot Rohrabacher nevertheless stressed broadly] that it has become mean- for ‘torture,’ it would include tick- and non-uniformed terrorists under accept responsibility or liability for the importance of the distinction. ingless – if you tickle someone with ling someone with a feather.” the Geneva Conventions. the products or services offered “The whole point is: what is a feather, is that torture? That’s cer- While maintaining he “spend[s] The U.S. Supreme Court, how- through advertisements. the definition of torture?” he said. tainly a physical tactic, and by the a lot of time and effort reading…re- See NON READER, Page 12 THE ORANGE COAST VOICE / JULY 2008 / 3 Parkside Approved Doubts arise about flood insurance Continued from Page 3 past alleged misdeeds. That became the plan that the city council approved in June, which will allow residential development on 26.5- acres with only 23-acres of open space. Flood Insurance Help? One of the primary reasons the city coun- cil accepted the Coastal Commission’s recom- mended Parkside modifications was Shea’s promise to repair the flood control levee up to FEMA standards along the property’s southern border, which Shea vice president Ron Metzler and city staff repeatedly assured the city coun- cil would lead to a FEMA certification and the elimination of flood insurance for 7,000 homes located all the way to the 405 freeway and north of Edinger Avenue. They pointed to a 2002 FEMA letter as proof that the flood map for that area would be changed after Shea’s mandated improvements are made. The letter confirmed that the im- provements would lead to lower or zero flood insurance premiums for an unknown number of people. But BCLT director Flossie Horgan tried to tell the council about a recent request to the city by Shea Homes to “consider a design al- ternative that would limit the improvement of the levee along the C05 Wintersburg Channel to the developed frontage in lieu of the entire length of the property as originally required under the conditions of approval for the proj- ect,” according to a Jan. 23, 2007 letter from City Engineer Travis K. Hopkins to the Coast- al Commission. That letter, which the Voice has a copy of, was also sent to city planners Scott Hess and Mary Beth Broeren, as well as to Ron Metzler, all of whom were present at the June 16 city PHOTO BY RUDY RAMOS council meeting but kept quiet when Horgan WETLANDS OR HILL OF BEANS?: Parkside must still go through several more public hearings before the brought up the issue. Horgan also told the council that in a writ- city of Huntington Beach and the Coastal Commission in a process that could take a year to complete. ten response to Shea’s request FEMA said that the developer would have to start all over again have to submit new reports to FEMA before it The FEMA letter points out that its Condi- plain is changing very dramatically...and I just to get flood certification. “There is no guar- would approve a change in the FIRM. tional Letter of Map Revision of June 6, 2002, can’t imagine why a local government would antee about this flood control insurance,” she “The alternatives you mentioned in your the same letter cited by Shea and city staff as asserted. e-mail of November 21, 2006, need to be re- proof that 7,000 homes would no longer re- want to approve building homes in such a low Metzler strongly denied Horgan’s accusa- viewed,” the letter states. “To document that quire expensive flood insurance, was based on lying area along the coast.” tions, and claimed, “We have made no solici- the project will provide base (1-percent-an- the levee improvement project as proposed by Parkside must still go through several more tation to make a change to anything. I have nual-chance) flood protection, you must sub- Shea at that time. The 2007 letter was also public hearings before the city and the Coastal no idea where that source came from. We have mit to FEMA a geotechnical site characteriza- copied to Metzler, as well as to then Mayor Gil Commission in a process that could take a year nothing to request... We have every intent to tion report that outlines the local geology, soil Coerper, who also kept quiet about Shea’s ap- make all these improvements to get a certificate stratigraphy, ground water, soil parameters..., plication at the city council meeting. to complete. from FEMA... I know it did not come from seismic considerations, tidal fluctuations, and For Mayor Debbie Cook, who along with The Voice contacted city staff and Shea us...” any other information needed for project eval- councilmember Jill Hardy voted against the homes for this story but had not received a re- But the second FEMA letter, also copied to uation in design. In addition, a project plan Commission’s Parkside modifications, flood sponse at press time. Readers can go to www. the Voice, and addressed to Neil M. Jordan, a and associated detailed cross sections must be control relief is problematic due to global senior engineer who consulted for Shea, also submitted before FEMA can determine which warming. ocvoice.wordpress.com to read the documents confirms that Shea sought to reduce its flood alternative(s) would provide base flood con- “Unfortunately, with the rate of the Green- and for any post-print response by city officials control mitigation plan and that Shea would trol.” land ice sheet melting, I think the flood control or representatives of Shea Homes. TTurnurn yyourour sspringpring ccleaningleaning iintonto ccash!ash! 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Anjin yet relaxed ambiance, and artistically ely deadly delicious tortas, sopes and Anjin’s Japanese BBQ may be pricey, presented food. It is a popular draw fried fish tacos recently added to the but it’s well worth the investment. since its opening 10 years ago for menu. Good horchatta too. the whole A grill-it-yourself place that offers both locals and, probably more so, for menu is great and reasonably priced, prime cuts of beef. Order the mar- visitors. But the food is very fine and so chatta on down there–best during bled rib eye, short rib or tenderloin. sometimes it’s nice to splurge. To re- non peak hours when the line goes The service is very attentive. Expect ally explore the chef’s work, seafood out the door. Eat in or take out. (JE) to pay around $20 per person. (ML) is the best bet. (DP) 317 Pacific Coast & DP 418 17th St., Huntington Beach. 3033 Bristol St., Costa Mesa; Hwy, Huntington Beach (at the start of 714-969-7689 714-979-6700 the pier). 714-374-6446 MitAsie Blackboard Bistro El Chinaco Located across from H.B.’s other Wonderful made-from-scratch down- Skip the two-bit fast food chain and downtown, Bella Terra, on Edinger home cooking in an utterly charming hop on down to El Chinaco on 19th Avenue. This is the prefect restaurant setting located in Seal Beach, not far Street in Costa Mesa, and for the same either for Vietnamese food novices or from the downtown and pier area. This cost relish fresh Mexican and El Sal- more experienced dabblers in South- is American food like they used to make vadoran food, from tacos and tama- east Asian cuisine. Try the Chicken on the farm only even better. Great les to pupusas stuffed with the meat Clay Pot for starters with any of the de- homemade pies and cakes too! (DP) and vegetables of your choice. (DP) licious spring rolls. Top it off with a re- 1198 Pacific Coast Highway, Seal 560 W. 19th St. #D, Costa Mesa. freshing smoothie. Prices are as good Beach. 949-722-8632 as the food, from about $5-$7 for 562-596-9556 most al a carte items. They cater. (JE) Gallagher’s Pub 7636 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. BJ’s Restaurant Coach’s Mediterranean Grill Irish fare with a Californian flair. 714-847-5262 Probably one of the top five Medi- Grab a pint of Guinness and or- terranean restaurants in Orange der up the excellent fish’n’chips, a Purpuseria y Restaurant San Sivar A local brewhouse with fine food County, Coach’s is a must try for thicker piece of Icelandic cod is a Sustenance with a true Salvadoran Mediterranean first-timers. You’ll find rare find. A hip spot on the boast touch. Authentic Central Ameri- By DAVID L. M. PRESTON deepness of the toppings could have been big portions, great taste and friendly to raise a bit of Irish and snack on can food that brings in the expats heftier, but that’s my Chicago bias. service. Try a Bowl, the Dinner an olde country victual or two. (DP) from way down south. Soft cream- OC Voice Staff Writer for Two or a plate. The am- Downtown Huntington Beach on Wal- sauce baked chicken, a tamarind Another, newer on the menu, biance is laid-back and cozy. (ML) between Main and 3rd. drink to write home about and fried wonderful entrée was BJ’s’ Balsamic 200 Main St., #105, Huntington 714 536-2422 yucca root and bananas in addi- brewhouse, or microbrewery, Beach. tion to the ubiquitous pupusas. (DP) is a wonderful spot for the beer Glazed Chicken Breast ($9.95), which Hashigo Korean Kitchen 1940 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa 949- connoisseur to taste-test and dabble was served with caramelized De Simone and Delicatessen A classier nouveau fusion approach 650-2952 A Great sandwiches. Definitely try the to Korean cuisine, featuring the and cheddar mashed potatoes. Always a in the various flavor options that edify Cuban, Meatball, Pastrami and Ital- standard Kimchi pickled cabbage, Bi Smokin’ Mo’s more than the mass produced sameness sucker for balsamic vinegar, this was an ian. The bread and other ingredients Bim Bap, tofu stews and amazingly Smokin’ Mo’s is Good old South- that are the American Beer culture. excellent rendition of the flavor mix. The are all fresh. The macaroni salad is in- tender barbecued meat of choice. ern BBQ. Menu selections are from While it is a restaurant chain rather than fried strings and baby field greens credible and the service is great. Most Remember the fried banana des- some of the best recipies from the sandwiches come in 4, 8 and 16-inch ert with red-bean ice cream! (DP) South’s legendary BBQ places. Re- an independently owned brewery, BJ’s complimented the slight balsamic tang. sizes. Big bang for your buck. (ML) 3033 Bristol St., Suite M, Costa Mesa. member the ribs and sandwiches. Restaurant and Brewhouse, with two But dessert is worth going just for it 6850 Edinger Ave;, Huntington Beach. 714-557-4911 Make sure to get lots of extra Huntington Beach locations, is a friendly itself. The BJ’s Famous Pizookie ($5.25) 714-847-0922 sauce: Original, Hot, Philthy Phil’s environment to partake a quaff or two is a fresh, hot (and large!) cookie with Kura Sushi and Sweet Carolina’s. They also Dorias Haus of Pizza Sushi as fresh as can be. Prices vary have great coleslaw, smoky BBQ with a fine selection of complimentary a generous scoop of vanilla bean ice Family-style Italian restaurant, with by plate color, with five different col- beans and killer fries. (JS) food. cream. You have to eat it quickly as the the German name. A Costa Mesa ors, priced from $1.25-$3.25. There 301 Main St., #107, Huntington While beer is generally thought of as a ice cream is melting (and it’s fun to share, institution. Their pizza pie has a thick are entrees such as chicken teriyaki Beach. crust that is crisp yet heart with gen- also offered. The candy tuna roll, 714-374-3033 European staple, it has its roots historically and though one person can eat one I erous portions of fresh toppings laid salmon skin hand roll and crunchy in Mesopotamia and Egypt, though don’t recommend it). A variety of cookie on top. Pasta dinners ranging from rolls are good. Definitely sit close Sugar Shack similar fermented drinks were doubtlessly flavors are available (peanut butter, white lasagna to ravioli and sandwiches to where the belt is loaded. (ML) This H.B. hot spot has been around invented numerous times independently. also. Friendly, and locally owned. (DP) 212 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. for more than 30 years. Specializing chocolate macadamia nut, oatmeal raisin 1500 Adams Ave., Costa Mesa. 949-631-3200 in breakfast and home cooked clas- The earliest solid (non-anecdotal) evidence , etc.) but I went with the standard, 714-751-8777 sics like meatloaf and dinners. of beer production is apparently in chocolate chip chunk. La Fiesta Grill The hash browns are excellent and Western Iran. But regardless of its origins, Duke’s (of Huntington Beach) Rich, hearty and delicious home style the Wednesday Turkey Dinner special Of course other entrée and appetizers it is what present-day culture does with Duke’s lives up to its expectations: Mexican food has been served here alone is worth the trip. The friendly this “art of the malt” is what truly matters offerings are available, like an Angus or a excellent food, attentive staff and a for almost 20 years. the Fiesta Grill is service and great food is compli- Turkey Burger ($8.95), a “New Orleans” great venue. This is prime location not at all Southwestern U.S. “TexMex” mented by reasonable prices. (ML) to the customer ordering to the waiter. for one of the more upscale and, style, but grows more directly from 213 Main St., Huntington Beach. BJ’s menu of beers is too extended to Jambalaya ($14.95), Blackened Chicken relatively expensive restaurants in the Mexico proper. Favorites include the 714-536-0355 cover here, but ranges from dark stouts Sandwich ($9.50), Avocado Egg Rolls city: a beautiful view, lots of tourists fabulous chicken chimichanga, the and brown ales to German-style pilsner ($9.25), and Spinach & Artichoke Dip and people-watching, a classy and delux chile rellano and the abosult- Continued on Page 12 (Pook’s Pilsner) to a light pale beer of ($8.95). Kolsch style (BJ’S Brewhouse Blonde). I I’m not one to encourage the prefer a darker, heftier beer, so tried the patronage of “chain” food restaurants if delightful Nutty Brewnette, a brown ale I can help it (buy/support locally owned that has a sweeter finish than other more restaurants if you can), but there are times traditional brown ales. when you’re with coworkers and heading But this is also a restaurant, and isn’t out and can’t be convinced otherwise. technically a “bar,” so to compliment the BJ’s is a definite step-up from Chili’s or drink there are a wide range of entrees, the kitsch of the faux Australian Outback, and so the fallback as to what goes with and it’s both right downtown and near beer: pizza of course. BJ’s’ claim of a the 405. And heck, the microbrews might wonderful deep-dish pizza isn’t far off the even impress the Sumerians. mark, though I still will take issue to it being specifically Chicago-style. (Being from Illinois, I know my deep dish.) BJ’s Restaurant A mini-deep-dish (enough for one very hungry person, to two snackers) goes for & Brewhouse $7.50 with one topping, or $10 for 4 or more toppings; while a large pizza starts 200 Main St. at $17 with one topping, and tops out at Huntington Beach , CA 92648 $23.50. Not a bargain-basement price, but definitely reasonable for the quality (714) 374-2224 A and amount of food. The mini sampled Tasty was with Italian sausage and Applewood 16060 Beach Blvd. Smoked Bacon, and was perfectly cooked. Adventure The crust, though thick, was very crisp Huntington Beach , CA 92647 and not overly oily, as can be an issue with deep-dish pie. I still think the height- (714) 842-9242 “ ”

Three Locations for Dining 17491 Beach Blvd. (At Slater) $5 TOWARDS DINING Huntington Beach Receive $5 toward the purchase VALUE OF (714) 847-2054 of two adult entrees & two restaurant& bar 2383 Lincoln Ave. beverages at regular price (At Gilbert) Anaheim $ (714) 774-4441 18033 Magnolia Ave (At Talbert) This off er is not valid on holidays or in Fountain Valley conjunction with other off ers, discounts or THIS5 OFFER EXPIRES special events. Dine-in only. OCTOBER 31, 2008 (714) 593-5350 THE ORANGE COAST VOICE / JULY 2008 / 7 JULY CALENDAR ART Live entertainment Mon.-Sat.; open every Wed. at 10 a.m. and to 4 p.m. Neptunes & Pyronauts will performance times vary. 1695 Irvine PREVIEW early birds begin playing at 11 a.m. be performing at the International Ave., Costa Mesa. 949-646-7944; at B.P.O.E. Lodge No. 1959. Cost: Surfing Museum located at 411 Olive The ARTery. The LAB, 2930 Bristol St., www.lacaverestaurant.com $15 minimum buy in. Free coffee, in Huntington Beach, two blocks up Costa Mesa. Call 714-966-6660 for tea and popcorn are served, and Main St from PCH and between Main program; www.sobeca.net Lion’s Den. This club includes the gay- food and soft drinks are available and 5th St. on Olive. friendly Butterfly Lounge, featuring for purchase. 7711 Talbert Ave., 15 Minutes of Fame: Artists, poets, karaoke on Wed. and DJ-spun Huntington Beach. 714-848-9440; Surfin’ Sundays. Sun. July 20 - 1p.m. to musicians, dancers and the like will dance tunes on Sat., both at 9 p.m. www.hbelks.com/index.html 4 p.m. Secret Samurai, The Verbtones, have 15 minutes on stage to do their 719 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. 949- Jason Lee & The R.I.P. Tides will thing in the living room every first 645-3830 or 949-642-2243; www. German American Heritage Day. be performing at the International Wednesday of the month. To sign butterflylounge.com Sun. July 13 - 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Surfing Museum located at 411 Olive up, email [email protected]. www. This event will feature a German in Huntington Beach, two blocks up sobeca.net Martini Blues Supper Club. Three American Brass Band and free food Main St from PCH and between Main rooms of music ranging from acoustic for the first 500 folks. A full bar and and 5th St on Olive. Fine Arts Gallery. , to blues to rock offer something for pay for meals and snacks are also 15744 Golden West St., Huntington everyone 21+. 5874 Edinger Ave., available. Dachshund Races add Beach. Call for current program. 714- Huntington Beach. 714-840-2129; fun to the day and begin at 1 p.m. NATURE 895-8358 or 714-892-7711, ext. www.martiniblues.com Free admission. Location: Old World 51032; www.gwcfineartsgallery.com Village, 7561 Center Avenue #49. Amigos de Bolsa Chica Tours. Walking Memphis Soul Café. Wed.: Definitely For more info: 714-647-7107 or tours are stationed on the footbridge The Huntington Beach Art Center. Maybe, with DJs mixing Indie British www.oldworld.ws and cover 5 areas of interest: history, Obsessive Compulsive. Gallery hours pop, 10 p.m. Thurs: Souled Out, with birds, endangered species, ecology, Wed. – Sat. 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. Sun. 12 DJs mixing soul, 10 p.m. 2920 Bristol 6th Annual Surf Theater Film and restoration. Cost: free. Meet p.m. – 4 p.m. Closed Mon. and Tues. St., Costa Mesa. 714-432-7685. Festival. July 25 - July 28. Annual at the south lot of the Bolsa Chica 538 Main St., Huntington Beach. Call film festival dubbed the “Golden Ecological Reserve in Huntington for current program. 714-374-1650. Perqs Nite Club. Relax at the oldest Globes” of surfing. Entries accepted Beach, across the street from the main http://hbarts.tripod.com/calendar/ downtown bar in Surf City. Thurs.: until June 1. For more info, see entrance to . mar_cal.htm Open Jam Nights, 8:30 p.m. Fri. and www.bigredprod.com Also available: The Mesa Hiking Sat.: Live rock and blues, 9 p.m.-2 Tour and the Footbridge/Loop Trail Windows Gallery. A broad spectrum a.m. 117 Main St., Huntington Beach. Saturday Sunrise Car Cruisers. Join Tour; contact Amigos de Bolsa Chica of artistic vision is represented in 714-960-9996; www.perqs.com. “The Donut Derelicts” and check for schedule info. 714-840-1575; the works of both amateur and out hot rods, woodies, imports, and www.amigosdebolsachica.org professional artists at this gallery Pete Mallory’s Sunset Grille. Colorful various restored vehicles. Every Sat. on the Huntington Beach Central restaurant with live rock and blues from 6-8:30 a.m. Cost: free. Adams Bolsa Chica Conservancy. This non- Library’s first floor. Open during for Sun. brunch as well as on Fri. and Magnolia Aves., Huntington profit organization promotes the library hours. 7111 Talbert Ave., and Sat. nights. Hyatt Regency Resort Beach. Parking available in the restoration and preservation of the Huntington Beach. 714-842-4481; & Spa, 21500 Pacific Coast Hwy., Ace, Adams Avenue Donut Shop, Bolsa Chica Wetlands. The reserve, www.hbpl.org Huntington Beach. 714-845-4775; and Drug Emporium parking lots. which extends along the east side Huntington Beach. www.donutderelicts.com of Pacific Coast Hwy. from Warner to Seapoint Aves., is a birder’s CLUBS Pierce Street Annex. Known for its Weekly Meditation. Every Monday night paradise. Open to the public from singles scene and fair drink prices, this at 7 p.m. Transform your life. Cost: sunrise to sunset daily. No bikes or Beachfront 301. Sports in HD all popular bar offers music and dancing free, but donations accepted. Tree of pets are permitted on the trails. Cost: week long and DJ-spun music Fri. nightly. 330 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Life Wellness Center, 714 E. Adams free. The Interpretive Center is open and Sat., 9 p.m. 301 Main St., 949-646-8500; piercestreetonline. Ave., #205, Huntington Beach. For Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat., 9 Huntington Beach. 714-374-3399; com more info, call 714-374-1988 or see a.m.-noon; and Sun., 12:30-3:30 www.Beachfront301.com www.TheTreeOfLifeCenter.com. p.m. 3842 Warner Ave. (SE corner of Shark Club. Two dance floors blasted Warner Ave. and Pacific Coast Hwy.), Blue Café. Sun.: Mike Malone and with liquid nitrogen offer double the Teachers Retirement Workshop. Huntington Beach. 714-846-1114; the Soul Collectors, 2-6 p.m. each fun. Thurs.: Friction, a gay-friendly Presented by a CalSTRS counselor. www.bolsachica.org Sun. 17208 Pacific Coast Hwy., dance night, 9 p.m. Fri.: Limelight, TOLL ROAD HEARING Food, Drinks, & Giveaways. Tuesday, Huntington Beach. 562-592-1302; with DJs Johnny O, Chuey, and July 15th at 4 p.m. 17011 Beach The Bolsa Chica Land Trust Wetlands www.thebluecafe.com Alpha, 8 p.m. Sat.: The Scene, with It wasn’t enough for the Transportation Corridor Beach Blvd. Ste. 210, Huntington and Mesas Tour. On the third DJs, live bands, fashion shows, and Beach, CA 92647. Contact: Matt Sun. of each month enjoy a guided Chain Reaction. The self-titled “Coolest other events. 841 Baker St., Costa Agency (TCA) when on Feb. 6, 2008, over 3,000 Kasa. 714-845-2128 Register early! walking tour presented by the Bolsa All Ages Club in Orange County” Mesa. 714-751-6428 or 714-751- people (the largest public hearing crowd in Coastal www.mattkasa.com/seminars.cfm Chica Land Trust. 10 a.m. tour lasts showcases OC favorites and emerging 4405; www.sharkclub.com Commission history), including surfers, media 2 hours. Cost: free. Tour departs from bands in a no-alcohol setting. Shows Walk Against Violence: UNIFEM is the south parking lot (off Pacific Coast start at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $8-$20. 1652 Surf City Saloon. Free pool every day. celebrities, politicians, surf industry CEOs, surf- sponsoring a 5-mile walk on Sat. Hwy.) of the Bolsa Chica Ecological W. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim. 714-635- Live rock shows Fri. and Sat., 8 p.m. moms, biologists, bird lovers, beach lovers, park July 12, 8:30 a.m. along Huntington Reserve in Huntington Beach. 714- 6067; www.allages.com Cost: $5 cover. 18528 Beach Blvd., Beach to take a stand against violence 964-8170 or 714-846-1001; www. Huntington Beach. 714-963-7744. lovers, just lovers, grommets, civil rights groups against women and for the United bolsachicalandtrust.org (See preview Chat Noir. This restaurant’s Moulin Rouge and Native Americans showed up in February to Nations Development Fund for for other events this month). bar offers live jazz in an elegant Tumbleweeds Bar & Grill. Live rock Women (UNIFEM). Contact UNIFEM: setting. Tues.: 6 p.m.; Wed.: 7 p.m.; and blues nightly after 8 p.m. Food say “No way!” to its insane proposal to extend the Maggie Forster Schmitz; mfschmitz@ Save Banning Ranch. The Save Thurs.-Sat.: 8 p.m. 655 Anton Blvd., served until midnight for those late- 241 Toll Road through some of California’s most alumnae.mtholyoke.edu Contact for Banning Ranch Task Force will host a Costa Mesa. 714-557-6647. night munchies. 21094 Beach Blvd., environmentally precious and beautiful land in walk: Stephanie Pacheco, 714-963- community forum Mon. July 21, 6:30 Huntington Beach. 714-960-2776; 1658 [email protected] p.m. – 9:30 p.m. to tell the other side Chronic Cantina. Thurs.: Girls Night www.tumbleweedshb.com San Onofre State Park near San Clemente. Not to of the Banning Ranch story and give Out, with DJs spinning music gals mention the 25,000 letters sent to the Commission residents a venue to freely voice their love, 9 p.m. Free champagne and MUSEUMS concerns. Wetland conservationists appetizers for ladies from 8-10 p.m. COMEDY in opposition. The TCA is appealing to the U.S. and the Concerned Citizens Against 1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. 949- Secretary of Commerce, which is the only agency Diego Sepulveda Adobe Estancia. A Increased Traffic will be present. 1845 646-0227; www.chroniccantina.com Detroit Bar. Tuesdays: 0 p.m. Cost: $5 that can overrule the Coastal Commission’s tiny portion remains of the original Park Ave., Costa Mesa. Tel: 714 865- cover. We Barbarians with different adobe that missionaries built circa 0746 or E-mail: Christopherbunyan@ Club Vegas. Live DJs spin the following: support band every Monday in Feb. decision, which was not only based on public 1820 as a way-station for herd- yahoo.com Super Estrella Thursdays: Spanish Call for times. Hello Sequence with opposition but tons of solid scientific evidence of tending vaqueros. Later the home of Rock, Latin House, Reggaeton, special guests Feb. 28 $10. Tickets Don Diego Sepulveda, this California Shipley Nature Center. Situated within English Pop, 9 p.m. Fri; House/Hip 1-800-594-tixx or online. All shows the harm on species and environment that would historical landmark is maintained Huntington Central Park, this 18- Hop/Trance, 9 p.m. Sat; 80s/Hip 21+. 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. be caused by the toll road. The Secretary has the by the Costa Mesa Historical acre natural area is a sanctuary Hop/Rock, 9 p.m., with stage shows 949-642-0600; www.detroitbar.com Society. Open on the first and third for local wildlife and a haven for following at 11 p.m. 1901 Newport discretion to rule based on consistency with Federal Sat. of each month, noon-4 p.m., nature-friendly humans. Open to Blvd., Costa Mesa. 949-548-9500; policy and, you guessed it (the ace-in-the-hole, or by appointment, 1900 Adams the public. For more info call: (714) www.clubvegas.us DANCE and you know whose hole!), national security. Ave., Costa Mesa. 949-631-5918; 842-4772. Location: 17829 Golden www.costamesahistory.org West Street. The center is open Detroit Bar. Resident Live Music Mondays: Monthly Ballroom Dance. Adults of all Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 17829 Support live music every Mon. No ages are invited to cut a rug the 2nd How do you think the Secretary will rule? Find out International Surfing Museum. Golden West St., Huntington Beach. cover. Fri: Dance Music, 9 p.m. Cost: Fri. of each month at a dance thrown at the public hearing that the TCA didn’t want Immerse yourself in the music, 714-842-4772 or 714-960-8895; $10. 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. by the Huntington Beach Council to you to have, on July 24 or July 25, exact date movies, boards, and memorabilia of www.shipleynature.org 949-642-0600; www.detroitbar.com on Aging. The event welcomes both and times still to be determined. Location UCI an endless summer. Open Thurs.- singles and couples and features live Mon., 12-5 p.m. 411 Olive Ave., Gallagher’s Pub & Grill. MOTLEY music, snacks, and beverages. From Bren Center at 100 Bren Event Ctr Dr in Irvine... Huntington Beach. 714-960-3483; POETRY CREW TRIBUTE 10 p.m. Feb.. 9; 7:30-10:30 p.m. Cost: $5. Rodgers really close to those who support the toll road. For www.surfingmuseum.org Comedy Night every Thurs. at 9 p.m. Seniors’ Center, 1706 Orange Ave., updates, go to http://www.caopenspace.org/ or Breaking the Silence: A Spoken Word 21+. Cost: $3 cover. 300 Pacific Huntington Beach. 714-536-9387. Newland House Museum. Maintained Series. Don’t just write poetry – read Coast Hwy., Huntington Beach. Call e-mail: [email protected] by the Huntington Beach Historical it. Share poems, essays, short fiction, for other events. 714-536-2422; Society, this charming landmark, etc., the third Thurs. of each month, www.gallagherspub.com FARMER’S MARKET/SWAP MEET built in 1898, is the oldest surviving 6-8 p.m. Also: 15 Minutes of Fame, residence in the city of Huntington admission. Golden West College Surf City Nights Downtown Street Fair. where poets, dancers, musicians and Huntington Beach Beer Co. Brewskies Farmer’s Market. Help stop global Beach. Open Sat. and Sun. (except parking lot, 15744 Golden West St., Main Street is blocked off from cars artists have a quarter of an hour and sports events in HD all week warming by supporting markets on holidays and rainy days), noon- on stage to unleash their creative Huntington Beach. 714-898-7927; for this weekly event that features long, plus DJ-spun dance music that sell food grown locally. Weekly 4 p.m. Cost: $2 for adults, $1 for genius. Starts at 7 p.m. the first Wed. www.goldenwestswapmeet.com a farmer’s market, food booths, Thurs.-Sun., 9:30 p.m. 201 Main St., market sponsored by the Orange kids. 19820 Beach Blvd., Huntington of each month. The Living Room, the sidewalk sales, kids’ activities, and Huntington Beach. 714-960-5343; County Farm Bureau. Every Thurs., 9 Beach. 714-962-5777; www.hbnews. LAB, 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Old World Village Antique Faire. live entertainment. The nearby Main www.hbbeerco.com a.m.-1 p.m., at Lot A at the Orange us/nwhouse.html 714-966-6660; www.sobeca.net County Fair & Exposition Center, 88 Shop for vintage treasures along Promenade parking garage offers 2 Hogue Barmichaels. This longstanding Fair Dr., Costa Mesa. 714-573-0374; the cobblestone streets of Old World hours of free parking for this event. music venue features an all-ages orange.cfbf.com or www.ocfair.com Village the third Sat. of each month. Every Tues. from 5-9 p.m. on Main MUSIC POLITICS show the first show every Sat. 7561 Center Avenue, Huntington St. between Pacific Coast Hwy. and Beach. 714-893-1518. Orange Ave., Huntington Beach. night. 3950 Campus Dr., Newport Farmer’s Market and Art-A-Faire. Reclaiming Democracy: Promotes grass 714-536-5542; www.surfcity-hb.org/ Concerts in the Park. Sun. July 9 – 5 Beach. 949-261-6270; www. You’ll find fresh flowers, fruits and roots democracy and green friendly Orange County Marketplace. Full of announcements/surfcity_nights_ p.m. Orange County Wind Ensemble hoguebarmichaels.com vegetables grown right here under business in Orange County. www. unique items and great bargains, this information.cfm Traditional wind band music - for all the Golden State sun at this weekly ages. Location: Huntington Beach reclaimdemocracyoc.org Johnny’s Saloon. Mon: Industry Night, open-air market. The accompanying swap meet is held every Sat. and Sun., 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $2 admission; Central Park behind the library, 9 p.m. White Trash Wednesdays, art and craft fair features over 50 7111 Talbert Ave. http://www. Green Party of Orange County. General 9 p.m. Rock & Roll every Thurs. 9 vendors selling one-of-a-kind items, kids under 12 free. Orange County HEALTH Fair & Exposition Center, 88 Fair hbconcertband.org/SummerSeries. Meeting the first Sunday of the month p.m. 17428 Beach Blvd., Huntington from handcrafted jewelry to rugs html 2:00 pm at the Irvine Ranch Water Dr., Costa Mesa. 949-723-6616; Depression & Bipolar Support. Beach. 714-848-0676. shaped like surfboards. Every Fri., District 15600 Sand Canyon, Irvine. www.ocmarketplace.com Every Saturday 10 a.m. to 12 noon noon-7 p.m. (except during special Concerts in the Park . Sun. July 13 – 5 Call or check web site. 949-559- Kitsch Bar. Sun.: DJ group YourMom, 9 events such as the U.S. Open of (patients and family), Huntington Phil’s Flea Market. Monthly outdoor p.m. Golden State British Brass An 7336 www.ocgreens.org. p.m. Mon.: Christopher Hall, Scott Surfing and Beach Games), at Pier Beach Medical Center Hospital, antiques market held the third enjoyable musical journey to Great Weaver, 9 p.m. Tues.: DJs Eyad and Plaza next to the Huntington Beach 1772 Beach Blvd., Huntington Sat. of each month 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Britain with a program of traditional Democratic Club of West Orange Tim Single Speed, 9 p.m. Wed.: Pier. 714-573-0374; orange.cfbf.com Beach (between Slater and Talber). in the Gothard St. parking lot at British style Brass Band Music. County. www.dcwoc.org, or e-mail DJ Josh, 9 p.m. Thurs. and Fri.: DJ or www.hbartafaire.com Basement Cafeteria and Conference . A portion Location: Huntington Beach Central the chapter at westocdems@yahoo. aDJective, 9 p.m. Sat.: DJs Edwin and Room. of the proceeds goes towards the Park behind the library, 7111 Talbert com Fountain Valley Senior Center, John, 9 p.m. No cover. 891 Baker St., Golden West College Swap Meet. high school’s sports programs. Ave. http://www.hbconcertband.org/ 17967 Bushard, Fountain Valley. Costa Mesa. 714-546-8580; www. New and used items abound. More Depression & Bipolar Support. Cost: free admission. 17071 SummerSeries.html http://www.dcwoc.org/ kitschbar.com Although the collectibles may be Family support Group. Meets monthly Gothard St. (at Warner Ave.), antique, the produce and flowers first Saturday of the month 1 p.m. to Huntington Beach. 714- Concerts in the Park. Sun. July 20 - 5 La Cave. Jazz joint in are always fresh. Every Sat. and 3 p.m. (Families only). Huntington 893-1518. p.m. Huntington Beach Concert Band RELIGION/PHILOSOPHY romantic underground setting. Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: free Beach Medical Center Hospital, A program featuring Irish music and 1772 Beach Blvd., Huntington traditional favorites. Huntington Fairview Community Church: Reverend Beach (between Slater and Talbert). Beach Central Park behind the library, Sarah Halverson. Sun. service 10 Basement cafeteria Conference 7111 Talbert Ave. http://www. a.m. Wed. Bible study 7 p.m. 2825 FFeaturingeaturing IImportedmported VVenetianenetian GGondolasondolas Room. hbconcertband.org/SummerSeries. Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626 html (corner of Fair and Fairview). 714 545-4610 GGlidelide tthroughhrough tthehe ccanalsanals ooff HHuntingtonuntington HHarbourarbour MISCELLANEOUS Concerts in the Park. Sun. July 27 - 5 p.m. Orquesta Charangoa favoring a Humanist Association of Orange Reservations 10 am - 9 pm — Gondolas Operate 11 am - Midnight CERT Instruction. Sat. July 19 - 7:45 lighter, more elegant sound, Orquesta County. HAOC normally meets a.m. – 12 p.m. Save-A-Life Saturday Charangoa is the modern version of the third Sunday of every month WWW.SUNSETGONDOLA.COM CERT instruction. Community a typical Cuban charanga – a tropical at 1:30 p.m. Irvine Ranch Water Emergency Response Teams (CERT) ensemble that combines joyous District 15600 Sand Canyon teaches CPR, disaster preparation violins with acrobatic flute solos, Ave., Irvine. 714-446-9283 and more. Location: 18301 Gothard creating an ever sunny and smiling www.ochumanists.org (562) 592-3295 St., Huntington Beach, CA. Call: 714- sound. Huntington Beach Central 536-5974. www.surfcity-hb.org Park behind the library, 7111 Talbert Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist 16370 Pacifi c Coast Highway Ave. http://www.hbconcertband.org/ Church in Costa Mesa. Regular Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Elks Bingo Wednesday Matinee. It’s SummerSeries.html services and events. 1259 Victoria your turn to yell “Bingo!” over at Street, Costa Mesa, 92627. Call 949- the Elks Lodge, where the doors Surfin’ Sundays. Sun. July 13 – 1 p.m. 646-4652 or go online www.ocuuc. 8 / JULY 2008 / THE ORANGE COAST VOICE CALENDAR W H O ’ S O N S T A G E ?

org for program information. - July 18 - July 27, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. US and sometimes live entertainment by Open of Suring invites top surfers to surfing bands are presented on this Orange County Atheists. www. compete in a World Qualifying Series ocatheists.com special surf theater night. Regency 6 star event, part of their world tour Charter Centre Cinemas, 7822 of surfing venues in which points are Unitarian Universalist Church in Warner Avenue. For more info, call Anaheim. Call or check web site for added from each competition stop, to March program. 511 So. Harbor pick the top surfers of the year later in the theater line: 714-596-3456. Christopher Blvd., Anaheim, 92805. 714 758- the season. The Beach Games include Sponsorships are welcome: 714- 1050. www.uuchurchoc.org a mix of action sports super-stars of 842.4338 - Leslie or Carlos skate, bmx, and freestyle motocross. Americans United for Separation of Church Musical artists, a week-long beach and State: For more information festival, Soul Bowl - Skateboarding call 714-957-0748 or 714-299- VOLUNTEERING 4551 or e-mail the chapter at - WCS Sanctioned, and vendor expos [email protected]. offer much for tourists to see and do. Bolsa Chica Service Day. Help Website at www.au-oc.org. Location: South side of Huntington raise public awareness about the Heard Beach Pier. Free admission. for more importance of the Bolsa Chica info call: 310- 473-0411 or www. SPORTS usopenofsurfing.com Wetlands to our community by rolling up your sleeves and helping the staff Disc Frisbee Golf. Whether you’re a Surfers’ Hall of Fame Ceremony. Fri. seasoned pro or a novice, you’ll have remove trash and non-native plant Does it hurt? July 25, 10 a.m. Surf icons to be a blast competing in this innovative species. Meet on the last Sat. of each honored in the HB Hall of Fame at sport, which is also called Frisbee month 9 a.m.-noon, at 3842 Warner this ceremony. Honored will be Mike about himself. When he talks about tattoos, golf. Amateur League is held every Ave., North Parking Lot, Huntington By ERIKKA INNES Parsons, Brad Gerlach, Sean Collins Wed. afternoon; handicap assigned. he describes himself as being too wimpy to & Wayne Bartholomew. Location: Beach. 714-846-1114; www. OC Voice Staff Writer Two-round tournaments are held the get a tattoo, and scared of the people who sidewalk at PCH & Main St. bolsachica.org first Sat. of each month at 10 a.m., all hristopher Heard is a young comedian offer tattooing services. Then he launches a divisions invited. Cost: $1-$2.50; kids Weiner National Dachshund Races. under 16 play free. Huntington Beach Huntington Beach Public Library. with a laid back style that everyone loves. joke making fun of people who have tattoos. Sun. July 13, 2 p.m. The Annual Disc Golf Course, Plentiful opportunities exist for Or, at least all of Orange County loves “I don’t have any tattoos but my friend has a Dachshund races are lively C volunteers at the central library and its him. Heard won Bill Word’s Orange County’s bunch. I always ask him ‘Hey man, does it hurt entertainment. The track is fairly short HB Pro/Am Surf Series Surfing so the run is not strenuous for most 4 branches. These include Friends of Funniest Person Contest in 2007. to get a tattoo?’ He’s like ‘You’re a little girl Competition. Sat. July 12 & Sun. pets. Location: Old World Village, the Children’s Library, Friends of the Watching Heard perform, if you say it hurts. Whatever July 13 Additonal dates include 7561 Center Ave., Huntington August 9/10 & September 27/28. Library and Gift Shop, the Genealogy it’s easy to see how he won man, it doesn’t hurt.’ I’m like Beach. Cost: $1 admission to The public is invited to attend this Society, the HB Art League, the HB a comedy competition. He ‘Does it hurt that none of us watch. Call (714) 898-5111, exciting and popular Surf City sporting Playhouse, and Literacy Volunteers. www.wienerdogstore.com uses a conversational style are impressed by it? Does event. It features professional surfers For more info, visit the central library that draws the audience in that hurt your feelings,” competing for prize money. Grass at 7111 Talbert Ave., Huntington roots surfing contest with a variety right away, and combines it Heard asks the audience. THEATER Beach, or one of its neighborhood of categories not seen in other such with a collection of hilarious Most of Heard’s jokes strike competitions. Pacific Coast Highway Costa Mesa Playhouse. By Del Shores. branches. 714-842-4481; stories. Frequently, Heard is this kind of balance, making at 9th. For more info: 714-964- Directed by Michael Brown. July18 www.hbpl.org self-deprecating. It’s unlikely his comments about other 9976 or www.hbsurfseries.com – Aug. 10. Fridays & Saturdays at 8 that you’ll hear him tell a people twice as funny, because p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. When Orange County Public Library/Costa Huck Finn Fishing Derby. Sat. Aug. Peggy, a good Christian woman, hits you know he’s willing to Mesa. Volunteers are needed to joke where he gets the upper 2 - 9 a.m. – 11 p.m. Don your her head on the sink and bleeds to help with daily branch operations hand in a situation. For make fun of himself too. favorite “Huck Finn and Becky death after tripping over her lover’s and with Friends of the Library and example in one joke Heard Heard performs regularly Thatcher” outfits for the annual wooden legs in a motel room, Bookstore. All 3 Costa Mesa branches Huntington Beach Huck Finn chaos erupts in Winters, Texas. 661 talks about being hit on around Orange County. If seek volunteers. 949-646-8845; Fishing Derby. Ages 6 to 14 years Hamilton Street, Costa Mesa. Call by a drunk girl. “She starts you want to find out more www.ocpl.org should bring fishing poles. No 949-650-5269 or go to the web site at walking over, right, she’s just about him, his comedy, and experience necessary. Volunteers http://www.costamesaplayhouse.org like drunk and she gets over his upcoming performances, from Department of Fish & Game will to reserve your tickets. Restoration Days. Join community be on hand to help out. Free event. volunteers to help maintain the to me and the first words out of her mouth are check out his myspace page at: http://profile. Prizes will be awarded. Registration Surfing Theater. Big Red Productions unspoiled beauty of the Shipley awwww…you were better from far away…,” myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.view starts at 8 a.m. Sponsored by the presents a surfing film for families Nature Center. Meet on the first Heard says. While the story sounds painful, the profile&friendID=4394398. Community Services Department, City to enjoy. Thurs. July 10 – 7 p.m. & Sat. of each month at 17829 way Heard delivers it makes it funny instead of Huntington Beach. Call for more 9 p.m. At only $3 per person, this info: 714-536-5486 event is a must for family and youth Golden West St., Huntington Beach. of sad. Erikka Innes is a standup comedian, entertainment. Giveaways such as 714-842-4772 or 714-960-8895; If Heard does make fun of someone else, freelance journalist and humor writer. US Open of Surfing and Beach Games surf gear and surfing items, raffles www.shipleynature.org he often balances it with a self deprecating joke Her web-site is www.erikkainnes.com.

PAID ADVERTISEMENT Retirement Rollover: A Summer Check Up on Things By SAM F. WIDA From recent experience we can expect that subprime slump, the Federal Reserve Bank faces a dilemma: to stop inflation it must raise many people will simply not have the means to decided to make money more available to bor- interest rates, but doing so makes money more n last month’s article we discussed various continue paying their mortgages and will either rowers. This resulted in a number of cuts in scarce and will hurt an economy that seems to kinds of investments that might work well walk away, or, if they can, escape their homes the fed fund rates (the rate at which banks can be slowing. And most certainly, it will worsen Iin an environment of low interest rates and through a short sale (selling a house for some borrow from each other at the fed) since last the housing market slump. tight money. In this article I will focus on the amount less than what is owed on it). September and a continuation of the policy of This dilemma is complicated by another two two biggest topics being discussed by cli- Adding misery to this situation is the bur- keeping interest rates relatively low. problem: The falling value of the dollar. ent’s in our office: housing and interest rates. den of rising consumer prices. With the cost It doesn’t look as if this policy will or can Due to the fact that America imports more Understanding how these two things will of food and energy climbing so strongly con- continue. Recently the level of inflation at than it exports, and that our government has trend during the summer and beyond will basi- sumers have even less money to cope with high wholesale level has been rising. MSNBC Busi- financed a huge deficit by borrowing money cally determine how investors see investment mortgage costs as they struggle just to pay for ness reported on June 17th, “Wholesale prices from foreign counties, the value of the dollar opportunities, avoid problems, and successfully gas and groceries. Unemployment, too, ap- bolted ahead in May at the fastest pace in six has been steadily dropping. This makes every- protect their wealth. pears to be on the rise. In a Bloomberg article months as energy and food costs marched high- thing that we import, especially oil, more ex- on June 17th it reported that in a survey it con- The housing situation remains dreadful er.” They continued, “The Labor Department pensive. Lowering rates would help borrowers ducted of economist this month the forecast reported Tuesday that its Producer Price Index, and looks to continue to become worse. Many but would necessarily increase the number of for the unemployment rate would end the year which measures the costs of goods before they dollars in circulation. Increasing the amount of people are hoping that the decline in housing at 5.6%, the highest reach store shelves dollars relative to its demand will its automati- prices and the rate of foreclosures will bottom since June 2004. shot up 1.4% in May. cally cause the value to fall, which will make out sometime this year and, hopefully, reverse In the same article Many homeowners who are That was up from a everything more expensive, which will make to a recovery in 2009. I doubt it. Bloomberg strikes a modest 0.2% rise in inflation go up. Housing problems continue to worsen. very sobering tone already struggling with their April and marked the It’s a tough situation. We need more money On June 17th the Commerce Department re- about housing. “The biggest increase since available to help consumers (especially hom- ported that housing starts fell to a 17-year low downtrend is still in current mortgages will see November.” eowners) but can’t afford to make rates lower. last month, declining 3.3% to a seasonally ad- place,” said Joshua This price increase Raising rates makes our dollar stronger and justed annual rate of 975,000. For the past year Shapiro, chief U.S. their payments jump by $500, reflects the costs at fights inflation but hurts consumers. housing starts are off 32.1% from this time in economist at Maria the wholesale level. Next month American companies will start 2007. Fiorini Ramirez Inc. $800 or more per month. It may not result in reporting their second quarter earnings. In ad- The drop in housing starts across the coun- in New York. “Inven- the same at the retail dition, we should begin to see at what level the try is a counterpart and, in part, a consequences tories (of homes) are level. And it reflects variable rate mortgages will reset. These two of the increase in home foreclosures. MSNBC still very high, prices are still coming down. the price increases of food and energy, both of things will shed light on what we can expect news, citing Realty Trac, an industry organiza- None of that argues for a turnaround yet.” which are notoriously volatile and thus are not to happen to the housing market and the stock tion that maintains a nationwide database of In my office we keep pushing back the considered to be “core” inflation numbers. market. foreclosures, reported on May 25th that mort- time when we expect the housing market to Nonetheless, the upward cost pressure is In my August article we can check up on the gage defaults between January and March of turnaround so that home prices experience a strong enough to worry the Fed about a re- economy then and try to decide what invest- this year numbered 323,102 compared with sustained rise. Previously we expected it to be surgence of inflation. MSNBC Business news ments make sense for your retirement rollover 188,122 during the same period last year - an sometime around the middle of 2009. Now states, “Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his and other investment. increase of 72% we expect it to be around the middle of 2010 colleagues have signaled that the Fed’s rate- The drop in the number of new home starts when a sustained recovery will be felt. cutting campaign, started last September to Sam F. Wida, a local financial and tax and the surge in foreclosure rates is exacerbated Interest rates are the other concern for our shore up economic growth, was over because advisor, specializes in retirement roll- by several things. This summer a new wave of clients. And this one may be even more worri- of growing concerns about inflation.” over, financial planning and personal variable rate home loans are scheduled to reset. some for investors than housing. The prospect of rising inflation is a real and small business income taxes. 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THE ORANGE COAST VOICE / JULY 2008 / 9 THE TIPPING POINT The Descent of B O O K R E V I E W Tom Harman T-error in the Barrio A flawed history of Costa Mesa

Part III: Healthcare By JOHN EARL & SCOTT SINK these profiles are marred by hyperbole as well as personal bias and factual errors or omissions, OC Voice too many to mention here in full. By VERN NELSON Example: “Just as Augusto Pinochet of OC Voice Columnist ncreased deportation raids conducted at Chile, Fidel Castro of Cuba or any Mexican gun point by “La Migra” in work places president of the PRI era, he [Mansoor] ruled “We think our healthcare system is Iand homes across America are terrorizing Costa Mesa with an iron hand,” Caspa claims; actually pretty good right now.” documented and undocumented immigrants in the Minuteman mayor’s dreams, perhaps, — State Senator Tom Harman alike. but there’s no need to drag the Santa Ana Sept. 2006. Multinational corporations operating under River for bodies yet. the banner of “free trade,” and xenophobic On Gary Monahan: “Monahan is about five t the time the senator uttered this as- hate groups like the Minuteman Project, are feet tall, weighs around 155 pounds, has Jack tonishing remark to Laguna Beach’s the main beneficiaries of what a recent article Nicholson’s smile and is as wicked as the devil ACoastline Pilot, the U.S. was spending in Nation magazine calls the emergence of himself.” nearly twice as much per capita on health Juan Crow, a reference to “Jim Crow,” the past Caspa is also very critical of the Tonantzin care as other developed countries, while practice of institutionalized racism used against Collective (an organization which rejects rating 37th on most measures of quality of African Americans. the term “Latino”), which played a role in care, and it’s worse now. Against that background, “Terror in the organizing against the city council’s anti- Nearly 2 million Americans are driven Barrio: The Rise of the New Right in Local immigrant policies. Caspa claims, incorrectly, into bankruptcy each year due to illness, Government,” a new book written by former that the Collective was founded by a group and three-quarters of them had insurance Daily Pilot columnist Humberto Caspa, is both of Orange Coast College students in the Fall when they got sick. Meanwhile, 22,000 tors and assemblymen can be convinced to an informative and flawed history of Costa of 2005. In fact, it started in July 2004 in Americans die every year from lack of med- support it. Mesa’s slide toward fascism. Santa Ana and it still works as an independent ical service due to being uninsured—up There’s no good reason Republicans Oddly, although “Terror” is part of the organization in Orange County. from 18,000 at the time of Harman’s re- shouldn’t support the bill—apart from book’s title, there isn’t a single personal case Personal Attack mark—equivalent to a Sept. 11 attack every health insurance companies, it would be history of that terror present in its pages. This Caspa’s analysis of the Collective is 51 days. good for businesses in their districts. It could lead the reader to wonder why, since essentially a personal attack against Coyotl Meanwhile, all efforts at meaningful would save money for most big employ- examples have been plentiful for the past several Tezcatlipoca (Benito Acosta), whom the reform have been met with cries of “so- ers that already insure their employees and years in Costa Mesa (see “Chilling Effect,” OC author mistakenly identifies and the leader of cialism” and fables of the failures of other make them more competitive with compa- Voice, October 2007). the Collective, while snidely describing him as nations’ single-payer health care systems, nies from countries that do have universal The specific proposals that marked the “moderately intelligent.” and focus-group-tested lies about loss of healthcare. city’s right-wing turn, presided over by Caspa apparently does not understand how “choice” spewed forth by astroturf (phony There are a few changes that could be former mayor, Allan Mansoor (a member a typical collective organization works. There grassroots) groups funded by the health in- made in SB 840 to make it more enticing to of the Minuteman Project), former Pro-tem is no “leader” who gives orders to obedient surance and pharmaceutical industries. businesses and Republican voters, changes Eric Bever (they have since switched roles) followers. Whereas Caspa wants to slightly It seems change may be in the air though: that would still create a universal, compre- and former Councilmember Gary Monahan reform an authoritarian system like the one he polls show that 95 percent of Americans be- hensive single-payer system that will save included disbanding the city’s Human Relations says exists in Costa Mesa, the Collective works lieve that “America’s healthcare system needs billions of dollars and thousands of lives. Commission, closing the Job Center after 17 on the principle of participatory democracy fundamental change or to be First, the new system years and using the police to enforce federal using consensus and other egalitarian principles completely rebuilt,” and that would be administered not immigration laws on the slightest pretense. as an inherent part of a movement towards 70 percent “would be will- by a new government agency Profiling a society which holds ing to pay more [taxes] for but by a nonprofit corpora- The book starts off these values at heart. a health plan that covered tion like the one now admin- on shaky ground when Caspa asserts everyone, had no co-pays or istering California’s stem-cell Caspa lumps a broad that “Coyotl and his deductibles, wasn’t attached research program. This cor- spectrum of Mexican, followers failed to to one’s job, and guaranteed poration should be run by an Central and South fully understand the choice of doctor or hospi- elected board, with one-third American immigrants reality of Latinos and tal.” of its members elected by into two groups: U.S.-Latinos in [Costa Even 60 percent of doc- doctors, one-third by nurses, Latino, for those who Mesa].” Caspa, of tors—a generally conserva- and one-third by patients. are here either legally course, understands tive group of people who Also, the medical compo- or illegally, but were this reality and vainly have historically resisted nent of worker’s comp ex- born in Latin America attempted to show government interference in penses that employers have and retain their original Protest at city council meeting “Coyotl and his people” their work—now “support Tom Harman to pay could be removed, nationality; and, U.S. the light. “I thought government legislation to making the bill a good deal Latino, who are U.S. citizens but have Latino I could use my experience and knowledge establish National Health Insurance.” for small employers who don’t currently ancestry. to persuade the [Tonantzin Collective] to Californians have for several years been insure their employees. The support we Not everyone who fits under Caspa’s “Latin” minimize its radical stand,” he laments. trying to implement Sen. Sheila Kuehl’s would then receive from chambers of com- label accepts this identity, but Caspa promotes The author apparently assumed that an “single-payer” legislation, SB 840, which, merce would more than balance off the con- it nevertheless and criticizes others who established organization, or as he inaccurately according to the highly respected, nonparti- cerns of unions and trial lawyers who want disagree (they are “anachronistic,” “radical,” puts it, “[a group]… too entrenched in its own san Lewin Group, would save Californians to keep worker’s comp the way it is. “useless,” etc.), not even acknowledging that ideologies to even be open to the possibility $8 billion a year by eliminating the for-prof- So last year we were looking for a few this question is part of an ongoing internal of any community healing or reconciliation,” it insurers and covering us all through one honest, caring Republicans to suggest these dialogue occurring within the many groups would suddenly abandon its principles and nonprofit agency, by using the state’s bulk ideas to, and being from Orange County we Caspa lumps together. yield to his leadership. purchasing power to bargain down phar- thought of alleged moderate Tom Harman “Terror” tries but fails to prove that local Caspa sums up the protests, community maceutical prices, and by a new emphasis as well as his close friend, “business Demo- citizen-activist, Martin Millard, whose bizarre forums, film screenings, etc, of the Collective on preventive care for all Californians. crat” Lou Correa (the only Democrat to essays on annihilation of the white “race” by as ineffective, since the city’s anti-immigrant SB 840 passed in the California legisla- vote against SB 840) as a likely pair to pull miscegenation, both biological and social, can policies ultimately continued unabated. But ture in 2006 (with only Democratic votes) off this historic compromise and bring uni- be sampled on a well known neo-Nazi web Freud had a term for that kind of poppycock: only to be vetoed by Gov. Schwarzenegger. versal healthcare to California. So we were site, masterminded and drove the city council’s projection, the act of transposing one’s own The Governor and some legislators went full of high hopes when he called one of us recent hard-right turn toward fascism. faults onto another person as a means of on to cobble together a crazy-quilt faux-re- in mid-2007 and invited us to meet with Indeed, Millard is no ordinary man, Caspa denying one’s own faults. form which would have required all Cali- him to discuss our ideas. tells us. People sleeping at city council meetings After all, it was not the Collective, but fornians to buy “junk insurance” from the Find out what happened in next month’s “jump off their seats after Millard’s megaphonic “Citizens for Constitutional Rights,” a group usual profiteers, would have created huge chilling episode of The Descent of Tom voice hits their eardrums,” and “Poor spiders Caspa belonged to, led by Nativo Lopez and government bureaucracies and really would Harman! hanging on the ceiling get knocked down to others, which marched into town as a junta have wasted billions of taxpayer dollars. the floor.” of self-appointed liberators (most of them That bill thankfully failed under the Vern Nelson is a Huntington Beach Caspa offers Millard’s association with from outside the city) to declare a boycott of weight of its costs and contradictions, and musician and blogger who plays Friday Citizens for the Improvement of Costa Mesa businesses and police without consulting the SB 840 is back in the assembly, having and Saturday nights at HB’s Baci Italian (CICM) as proof of his puppetmaster status. people they supposedly represented. passed the senate a second time. But even Restaurant and writes regularly at www. Millard was not a member of that group, but That example of Caspa’s more “moderate” if the governor can be prevailed on to sign orangejuiceblog.com. His next piano had “considerable clout among members,” action through the established channels was the bill, it will still be a phantom bill with- concert will be Sunday July 13, 6 pm, at including Mansoor prior to his joining the city arrogant and manipulative, which is why the out funding unless a few Republican sena- the Huntington Central Library. council, largely by posting “well-developed “radical” Collective opposed it and probably radical proposals” on the group’s web site, why it flopped. Caspa explains. Caspa’s misunderstanding of the Collective But Costa Mesa’s recent wave of hostility could have been avoided if he had bothered to toward immigrants followed a statewide trend interview even a single “member” or reviewed since the 1980s, predating the appearance of any of its writings for this book, but he didn’t. Millard, as Caspa himself reveals. A pre-CICM As a social science professor and journalist, citizen group was already working hard then Caspa knows better. to hold back an increasing population of Reform immigrants, laying the basis for Costa Mesa’s Caspa suggests that a few changes in local www.ocvoice.wordpress.com present day anti-immigrant pogrom. offices and ordinances will end the “terror in “Terror” introduces its readers to most of the Latino barrio” and bring back a “moderate” the city’s political players both for and against state of affairs, but he doesn’t consider the the crackdown on immigrants. Sadly, however, See T-ERROR, Page 2 10 / JULY 2008 / THE ORANGE COAST VOICE E N V I R O N M E N T Dirty Detergents Your laundry may not be so clean

By SARAH S. MOSKO and some synthetic surfactants still allowed in Special to the OC Voice the U.S. have been banned because of harm to aquatic life. s your fluffy, sweet-smelling, spotless The other problem is the culture of consum- laundry comes tumbling out of the dryer, erism that drives industry to cook up endless Aimages of oil rigs and synthetic chemical “indispensable” new twists on already satisfac- fabric residues probably never cross your mind. tory products to stimulate ever more consumer But today’s mainstream laundry detergents are spending. Example: consumers have bought heavily laden with man-made petro-chemicals, into the notion that clothes are not satisfac- some representing risks to aquatic life and hu- torily laundered unless they smell of synthetic man health. perfumes and appear artificially bright by way Historically, soaps were made by simply of additives that literally trick the eye. heating plant or animal oils with wood ashes, Consciously or not, Americans have let in- a strong alkali. The result is a two-ended com- dustry redefine “clean” wherein laundry that pound called a surfactant that can rout out goes in with old-fashioned dirt (sweat, body greasy soils because the oil-loving (lipophylic) oils, mud) now comes out impregnated with end is attracted to oily dirt, budging it out of man-made impurities. the fabric, while the water-loving (hydrophilic) Yet rising eco-consciousness has ignited en- end is attracted to the water, keeping the lifted thusiasm for simpler LDs that promise to de- dirt in the wash water. liver clean clothes while looking out for the en- A scarcity of such oils in WWII fostered the vironment and human health. Popular brands birth of synthetic laundry detergents (LDs) like Seventh Generation, Planet and Ecover are based instead on cheaper, petroleum-based available at health food stores, like Mother’s surfactants that now dominate the market. Market & Kitchen, and even some supermar- The most common ones today are LAS (linear kets. All offer greater transparency of ingredi- alkylbenzene sulphonate) and AS (alkyl sul- ents, boast of plant-based surfactants, biode- phates). grade rapidly, omit additives like dyes, optical Modern LDs also contain “builders” that brighteners, softeners & synthetic fragrance, compensate for water hardness to prevent cal- and claim to be non-irritating/hypo-allergenic. cium salt deposits, the notorious “ring around However, detergents marketed as environ- the collar” or “bathtub ring” of yesteryears. mentally conscious are not without their critics. However, this essential cleaning team - syn- NOT SO CLEAN: Human health issues arise because exposure to For example, a spokesperson for the Soap and thetic surfactants plus builders - makes up at Detergent Association - the U.S. trade asso- most half the bulk of conventional LDs. A cor- laundry products is continuous in most households. ciation representing makers of cleaning agents nucopia of additives, touted to embellish the - faults brands that flaunt ill-defined, unregu- look, feel and smell of fabrics, make up the rest. site “Science in the Box.” Scented dryer sheets those fragrances that contain smell-enhancing lated marketing claims like natural, green, or Additives commonly number in the double contain close to 20. Such an eye-popping list of chemicals called “phthalates.” eco-friendly. digits and include enzymes, stabilizers, opti- chemicals triggers a few questions: How safe Because LDs go down the drain, harm to Nevertheless, for shoppers who want to cal brighteners, softeners, dyes, solvents, color are they? Do we really need them all? aquatic life is the chief environmental concern. protect their families and the environment, less guards, dye transfer inhibitors, bleaches, disin- Human health issues arise because expo- Science in the Box alerts us that fragrances may indeed be better when it comes to LD fectants, polymers, preservatives, foam inhibi- sure to laundry products is continuous in most and dye transfer inhibitors are among several additives, and if plant-based surfactants are ef- tors, fillers and fragrances. When you add in households. Furthermore, some additives by common ingredients that are incompletely re- fective, why not? Concentrated formulations pre-wash treatments, additional bleaches and design adhere to fabric fibers, thereby exposing moved by wastewater treatment and/or resist are available too that use less and cut down on softeners, plus those static cling-killing dryer humans via skin contact or inhalation. Obvious biodegradation. Most worrisome perhaps is packaging waste. sheets, the lineup of chemicals involved in examples: fabric softeners that reduce fiber fric- that common synthetic surfactants and soften- Such a shift in consumer awareness is aptly laundering is quite staggering. tion with skin; optical brighteners that reflect ers are known to be toxic to algae, fish or other expressed by the claim on Charlie’s Soap, a Misleading Labels back light in the blue spectrum to make fabrics aquatic life. bare-bones, plant-based LD without perfumes The inquisitive U.S. shopper, however, will appear whiter/brighter; dye transfer inhibitors To whatever extent that LDs pose any risks, and other frills that works just fine for my fam- not find a complete ingredient list on main- that encourage dyes to stay put; and artificial it’s arguably unfair to single them out since ily: “Leaves nothing but the good old-fash- stream LDs since it’s not required. Rather, fragrances each composed of dozens of volatile they’re only emblematic of systemic problems ioned sweet smell of clean. If you want flowers, marketing drives label contents with such chemicals. within American society. go pick some.” promises as clothes and linens with “dazzling” Irritations, Cancer, Pollution Higher European Standards whites and colors and smelling of “meadows Irritation to eyes, skin, and lungs, allergic The first problem is that chemicals are al- Sarah S. Mosko is a member of the Earth & rain.” reactions and asthma are the most common lowed into commerce with little or no environ- Resource Foundation, which is based in In the European Union, though, new regu- negative reactions to LDs in sensitive individu- mental or human health safety testing under Costa Mesa. She has a Ph.D. in Psychol- lations forcing public disclosure of constituents als. The biggest culprits seem to be fragrances, the antiquated Toxic Substances Control Act ogy/Neuroscience with a background in of LDs prove telling. For example, Proctor & dyes, optical brighteners, fabric softeners and of 1976. In contrast, new European Union research. She is now a practicing licensed Gamble – maker of major U.S. brands like Tide chlorine bleach. Also, research is ongoing into regulations emphasize producer responsibility psychologist. For more information, and Cheer – reports roughly 40 components possible carcinogenic and endocrine disrupting in ensuring the safety of chemicals. For LDs, please visit www.earthresource.org or call each in European brands on the company web- properties of common synthetic surfactants and all constituents must be rapidly biodegradable, (949) 645-5163. BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY (714) 656-3607

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TomYum products being used. Soybean-curds Beach; 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa Convention to “enemy combatants” in a 2006 many as 90 percent of detainees in Iraq are soups and coconut-milk soaked cur- galore, but in a variety of presenta- decision. Detainees in the “war on terror” have arrested by mistake or in mass detention, and ries also tease the senses at this local tions and flavors. Extra yummy with 118 Degrees: Raw Food Cuisine haunt for Southeast Asian tastes. Re- an Asian style. Closed Tuesdays. (DP) A hip lounge, overviewed by Chef been held without due process of law, but the have no connection with terrorism. member the Pad Thai and expect to 501 Main St, Huntington Beach. Jenny Ross, that focuses on raw foods U.S. Supreme Court also ruled last month that Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook, feel that the tip is well deserved. (DP) (714) 969-9500 (the 118 in the title is the hottest they have the right to challenge their detention the Democratic challenger for Rohrabacher’s 522 Main St., Huntington Beach. temperature a food can be before and seek release in court. 714-960-0219. Good-to-Go it is counted as “cooked” and so is seat in the 46th district, said Rohrabacher’s ig- Founders Sheevaun Moran and to be avoided) located in the CAMP. “Listen – I’m not someone who reads the norance was “rather shocking.” VEGETARIAN/VEGAN Darlene Baerg are hoping to make Chocolate ganache, fresh juice Geneva Convention or says I am an expert in “I’ve followed the situation at Guantanamo Good-to-Go the first “healthy fast mixes (apple-lemon-ginger juice for it,” he explained. “…some people have told me Bay, but it would be really difficult to miss this Avanti Café food restaurant chain,” according example), and a garden roll, Executive chefs Tanya Fuqua and to their mission statement on the (made up of a flax wrap, marinated that [the Convention] does not apply to those sort of information [if you read the news],” Mark Cleveland man the helm of this restaurant’s website (www.goodtog- carrots, zucchini and kale) are some not in uniform.” she said. “I just can’t believe he wasn’t familiar “Flavorfully Organic, Handcrafted orestaurants.com). The menu ranges of this restaurants offerings. (DP) The Congressman added he was “of with these issues.” Food” café. Featuring organic dishes from fresh milk, fruits and 2981 Bristol, Suite B5, Costa Mesa such as shittake pesto artichoke piz- vegetables, Power Green smoothies, course” concerned that these abuses may be “It’s the unfortunate result of gerryman- zettes, roasted , and Brazil Nut veggie burgers and por- Native Foods endured by those falsely imprisoned by U.S. dered districts – when you no longer have to lemon-oil scented roasted polenta tabella mushroom pizzas. Though This restaurant is friendly, soothing forces, though he has previously characterized compete for your seat, you become very com- crisps, it’s eating healthily with class. not yet reviewed by the OC Voice it and really a wonderful vegetarian- It also has extensive tea and wine lists sounds wonderful. Drive-through vegan stop. From their “Save-the- such detentions as the “price we pay in the real placent in your ability to hold onto it,” she to peruse. (DP) 259 E. 17th St., Costa vegetarian food? Intriguing. Hope chicken” wings to Bali-tempeh burg- world,” for security, noting he’d rather falsely added. “So you lose your competitive edge; re- Mesa. they include a bike-through lane. (DP) ers and homemade chai, it’s high on detain ten innocent people then let 90 terror- ally, you almost lose interest in governance.” (949) 548-2224. 5930 Warner Ave, Huntington the recommendation list. Great spot Beach. for families, or to just sit and chat. (DP) ists “walk the street.” But in an interview with the Vo i c e earlier Beachberries (714) 840-6400 2937 Bristol St, Costa Mesa. “When we found possible examples of [false this year Cook proclaimed ignorance of her The real thing: Frozen that (714) 751-2151 imprisonment], I have been very supportive of own about the related issue of holding govern- tastes like yogurt. The best toppings Mother’s Market & Kitchen trying to free them and get them compensation ment officials, including President George W. are available: fresh berries, mango, With every organic product you can Organic To Go pineapple, coconut. Take home con- think of, and more than a number Have had more than one office lunch and an apology,” he said. “No matter what are Bush, accountable for conducting a war based tainers for $4.95. Beachberreis is a that you couldn’t, it is the next-best- catered by Organic To Go, I recom- you trying to accomplish… there are going to on false evidence. “I’m not going to sit as judge local take-off on the wildly success- thing to a Farmer’s market. Fresh mend it highly, though it is not solely be people who are accidentally caught up in a and jury over something I don’t know about,” ful Pinkberries Frozen Yogurt in West fruits and vegetables, wholesome vegetarian/vegan, and does have or- Hollywood. Beachberries is located cereals and bulk grains and nuts fill ganic meat products. It is more of a bad situation who are not guilty, and are unin- she said, adding, “I’ve been focused here on lo- on PCH in the Pierside Pavilion. (JS) the store. It’s difficult to know where caterer than a walk-in place, so might tentionally hurt.” cal issues. I don’t spend my time 24/7 studying 300 Pacific Coast Highway, Hunting- to begin, and should be visited and be a good option for your next busi- A little over half of the initial 775 prison- what Bush did or didn’t do.” ton Beach #107-B. experienced for yourself. The Costa ness lunch. They use locally raised 714-969-7988 Mesa and Huntington Beach stores ingredients too. Cheers to that! (DP) ers detained in Guantanamo Bay have been Efforts to contact Green Party candidate have wonderful sit-down kitchen/cof- 695 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. released from the prison without charge since Tom Lash for comment were unsuccessful. 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