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Judge Overturns Doctor's Multi-Million-Dollar Whistleblower Award

By Nick Schou Fri., May 3 2013 at 8:44 AM
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A few months ago, it appeared that all the years Dr. Michael Fitzgibbons spent struggling to clear his name had paid off--to the tune of $5.7 million.

That's the amount an Orange County jury awarded him on Feb. 13, after finding that Integrated Healthcare Holdings, Inc, (IHHI) the company that owns the hospital where Fitzgibbons works, Western Medical Center, had retaliated against him for questioning the company's business practices and patient care standards--even planting a gun in his car in an effort to discredit him.

But IHHI appealed the verdict and yesterday a new judge issued a stunning ruling in the case.


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Trabuco Canyon Rescue Cost County $160,000

By Matt Coker Wed., May 1 2013 at 4:00 PM
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You asked and the County of Orange answered: this cost to search for and pluck two young adults out of rugged Trabuco Canyon terrain last month was more than $160,000.

"Why do I have to pay for someone's negligence?" reacted county Supervisor Todd Spitzer of the figures released Tuesday by the Orange County Sheriff's Department, which headed up the multi-day, multi-agency rescue operation.

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Gremlins Attack OC Weekly Website!

By Gustavo Arellano Sun., Apr. 21 2013 at 10:16 AM
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Sometime this past Thursday, some loser (frayed wires? Faulty code? Carona? Not sure yet) started fucking with the website of your favorite infernal rag and its sister papers, leading folks who tried to visit our digital kingdom to encounter a malware warning thanks to the folks at Google. Our website was never afflicted with nasty bugs, but that didn't stop Google from continuing to tell the world to not visit our website lest they catch something.

Silly Google! But since the search engine rules this world, it essentially wiped out Friday and Saturday for us. Our web team has been working 'round the clock rectifying the situation, and are almost there.

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Bob Wingenroth, Anaheim City Manager, Announces Resignation

By Gabriel San Roman Wed., Apr. 10 2013 at 9:58 AM
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Man, it seems like everybody's packing up and hightailing it out of Toontown these days! Anaheim City Manager Bob Wingenroth is the latest as he announced his sudden resignation not even a year officially into his tenure. In the past few months, City Attorney Cristina Talley, Police Chief John Welter and now Wingenroth have all pledged to step down.

"On behalf of the City of Anaheim, we thank Bob Wingenroth for his service to our city," Mayor Tom Tait said in a city press release. "I know this was a difficult decision for him. Bob is a man of integrity, ethics, and compassion. I join everyone at City Hall in saying we will miss him, and we wish him and his family all the very best."

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Nicholas Cendoya Leaves Hospital Talking About Amnesia, Afterlife and Return to Canyon

By Matt Coker Mon., Apr. 8 2013 at 10:37 AM
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The first of two rescued Trabuco Canyon hikers to be released from the hospital had something to say Sunday.

So have many critics of Nicholas Cendoya; more on that later.

First, Mission Viejo's Mission Hospital released a photo and statement from the 19-year-old, who later gave a press conference before finally heading home to Costa Mesa.

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Winning Headline: Asshole Writes a Shitty Half-Assed Story about a Tragic Homicide

By Matt Coker Fri., Apr. 5 2013 at 9:14 AM
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Anaheim Police are investigating the case of a man's body found inside a burning car early this morning as a homicide.

But residents of the 100 block of South Westchester Drive suspect the tragedy was an accident.

Or was it a suicide?

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Greg Long, OC Weekly People Issue Star, Wins Big Wave World Tour Crown

By Nick Schou Tue., Mar. 26 2013 at 11:20 AM
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Greg Long, the San Clemente big wave rider who recently starred in OC Weekly's inaugural People Issue, has been crowned the winner in this year's Big Wave World Tour contest. 

The event, now in its fourth year, was cancelled after just three of five rounds (in Todos Santos, Baja California and Punto Lobos, Chile) because of a lack of large enough waves.

Long made it to the finals in all three contests, taking home a total of 2155.5 points, just over 1000 points ahead of runner-up Jamie Sterling of Hawaii, who took 1160.7. The rest of the runner-ups, in descending order were Carlos Burle of Brazil, Peter Mel and Ken Collins, (both USA) Gabriel Villaran of Peru, Zach Wormhoudt (USA), Ben Wilkinson (of Australia, Jose Gomez (Peru) Joao De Macedo (Portugal)  Ramon Navarro, (Chile) and Jeff Rowley (Australia). 


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2013 Orange County Indicators Show Where We Shine ($$$) and Need Improvement ($$$)

By Matt Coker Fri., Mar. 22 2013 at 11:06 AM
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Half of Orange County's adults own smartphones, nearly a third of our young adults have no health insurance and most nonprofits here  make do with less than they have in the past. Those findings are in the 2013 Orange County Community Indicators report issued Thursday that found gains in key socioeconomic indicators, life expectancy and renewable energy use--and nagging family poverty, housing and food shortages and educational achievement gaps.

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FOX Slams Amazing Race on CBS for Pro-Communist Tributes During Vietnam Stop

By R. Scott Moxley Thu., Mar. 21 2013 at 4:11 PM
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Beckel: What was CBS thinking in pro-Vietnam communist tribute?
One of the token liberals on FOX News is blasting CBS for airing an Amazing Race broadcast this week that required contestants visiting Vietnam to watch a pro-communist musical show, recite a pro-communist poem, and then gather at an anti-American military site in Hanoi.

Bob Beckel--a cantankerous, longtime Democratic Party strategist who tried to get Walter Mondale into the White House in 1984--blasted the CBS show yesterday and today as a celebration of Ho Chi Minh, the deceased nationalist leader who led North Vietnam to victory more than three decades ago.

Beckel insisted the show was an obscene slight to U.S. soldiers who fought to keep South Vietnam free.
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Jonah Mowry of Anti-Bullying Viral Video Fame Among Next OC Human Relations' Honorees

By Matt Coker Wed., Mar. 20 2013 at 8:03 AM
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Lake Forest's Jonah Mowry, who at 14 posted a video on YouTube that went on to be seen by more than 10 million people worldwide and led to his becoming a national spokesman against bullying, is to be honored by OC Human Relations.

Mowry is among the people, groups, agencies, schools or companies the nonprofit organization is scheduled to bestow awards to at its 42nd Annual Awards Gala May 2 at the City National Grove of Anaheim.

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