By Pete Zarustica Orange County is about as reliably conservative county as there is, having only gone Democratic only once (in 1936 for Franklin Roosevelt). It’s not exactly a “swing” area, but […]
From White House to Orange County
OC Tribune Staff
County’s long (& maybe shady) birth
By Jim Tortolano Sometimes you hear people complaining about having to drive to the civic center of Santa Ana to do business at County of Orange offices. Can you imagine having to […]
The cities formerly known as ….
By Jim Tortolano It’s not just celebrities or serial spouses who change their names. Many a city – some of them big – trade in one monicker for another for a […]
A century of colleges in OC
By Jim Tortolano These days, the minimum entrance requirement into the middle class life is believed to be a college degree. Yet in Orange County, for more than half of its history, […]
“Catch 22” gift to the county
By Jim Tortolano It was once one of the largest air force training bases in the world, and yet it had no airplanes, hangars or runways. It was a major setting in […]
Pier into the past of Surf City
By Wayne Sherwood Today many of the residents of Huntington Beach feel their world famous pier has always been there when, in fact, the first pier was built before Huntington Beach […]
From Rams to Kiss: pro football in OC
By Pete Zarustica Professional football returned to Orange County on Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, as the L.A. Kiss defeated the Portland Thunder 44-34 before over 12,000 fans who saw […]
The Vegas of the 20s: Seal Beach
By Pete Zarustica Movie stars. Casinos. Stretches of sand. Pretty girls in revealing clothing. Sounds very much like Las Vegas, doesn’t it? But it also once applied to the seaside community of […]
Best example of preservation?
There’s been a lot of interest lately in preserving Orange County’s past. Some communities are doing better than others. Which of the following do you think is the best? Or do you […]
Another downtown growing in GG?
By Jim Tortolano Beloved Orange County historian Jim Sleeper once remarked that local redevelopment agencies have turned many historic OC locations into “historic parking lots.” This applied especially to central business districts […]
