by John Gilhooley

This past weekend saw the opening of the latest Vans store in Costa Mesa. More rainy weather threatened to put a damper on the celebration, but in the end, the sky remained just clear enough to pull it off. The "What If?" bus (a uniquely weird skate prop) was there, and pros and amateurs alike skated it. Live music by Tomorrow's Tulips, local surfer Alex Knost's latest musical project, sent friendly, laid-back vibes into the air.

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To tie it in to Orange County: if wabs really only wanted to marry within their race like so many Know Nothings insist, then whither the Californios marrying off their gals to the wasichu?

​Three vehicles were impounded, three people were cited for driving with suspended or revoked licenses and one unlicensed driver was cited in a police sting outside Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach Monday.

Between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., undercover Costa Mesa police officers followed 16 offenders who had been ordered by a judge not to drive. Most who had left courtrooms and walked to parking area had rides waiting for them, but four got behind the wheels of vehicles and drove off.

They didn't drive far.
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Michael Oren speaks previously at UC Santa Barbara.

​UC Irvine hosted Israel's ambassador to the U.S. Monday and--surprisingly--his address was only interrupted 16 times and a mere 12 students were arrested. Campus officials must be thrilled.
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A guest house comes with the No. 1 coolest beach house.

​Top Ten Real Estate, which each week posts the top 10 real estate deals in the U.S., has branched out in light of the foul weather pummeling the rest of the country to compile what's promised to be a totally independent list of the Top 10 Coolest Beach Houses For Sale. Three are in Orange County, including the No. 1 placeholder. More >>

​A Seal Beach mother of four was arrested today for allegedly killing her 22-month-old daughter by rupturing the girl's heart and fracturing the skull of the girl's twin brother. Needless to say, the three surviving children of 31-year-old Linda Wilborn have been placed in protective custody.

The Orange County District Attorney's office statement on the case follows after the jump . . .
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Lance MacLean

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[Updated 4:54 p.m. with additional comment from the Registrar]

Nearly 15,000 people voted in last Tuesday's election in Mission Viejo, but it was only 19 votes that separated the victorious "yes" side from the "no" side on the question of whether to recall Mayor Lance MacLean.

Now, MacLean's asking for a recount to determine whether those 19 votes were the result of a glitch--or potentially, in his words to the Weekly, "shenanigans" on the part of recall proponents. He's also pondering whether to file a lawsuit against the Registrar of Voters and others.

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Pool is usually friendly at Bart's Pub in Garden Grove.

​You're at a bar in the wee hours with your wife, playing pool with two other patrons, when the number of balls your side in dropping in the pockets isn't sitting right with the competition. Seems like a good time to call it a night. At Bart's Pub in Garden Grove early Wednesday, the worst was yet to come.
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Rep. Gary Miller speaks at a healthcare town hall at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills last September.

​Rep. Gary Miller (R-Diamond Bar), whose year-old bill making it harder for companies to hire illegal immigrant workers has floundered, has targeted a new congressional group to push his cause: the Reclaim American Jobs Caucus.
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