OC Blog News Roundup -- Friday, July 28, 2006

Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Israel calls up reserves, OCR (AP)
But government decides not to escalate offensive in Lebanon.

O.C.'s Vietnamese Cheer Release of Activist, LAT
Chanh Huu Nguyen, who heads a local anti-Communist group, won't be extradited from South Korea to Vietnam.

Freedom Is Ordered for Onetime Terror Suspect, LAT
The head of an Anaheim mosque has been held two years.

Dana Point to Build Walled Path for Bicyclists, Joggers, LAT
The city responds to recent fatalities and seriously injured joggers.

Illegal border traffic shifting, OCR
As federal patrols concentrate on Arizona, San Diego and two Texas sites show an increase in attempts to cross.

New laws could be tough to stomach, OCR
Orange County restaurateurs say immigration regulations may disrupt operations, pose crushing fines and cause more enforcement work for businesses.

Measure B to test development, OCR
Land-use initiative that gives Yorba Linda voters a voice in housing development is enacted today.

A Day in the Park With Hitler, OC Weekly
Vietnamese gangster says punishment for shooting rampage ‘cruel’

Comments

[G Powers]

It was great to see the story in the LAT about how Dana Point is going to solve the issue on PCH with the bike paths vs. the cars. Two deaths and two permanently injured is too much.

I attended all the June meetings at the City Council and I didn't hear a word about this issue, so regardless of how it came about, it is a good decision.

The questions is now, how quickly can it get done. I began discussing this solution in April after Carol and Stacy were hit.

We cannot afford another tragic accident.

Cudo's to the City Council on this one.

[the serrach]

Hey G.,

did you catch the pathetic news coverage on channel 2? steve lopez asks.. more than once.. if the road should be shut down due to cyclists to.. i guess.. make room for more drunk drivers. here's the link.

http://tinyurl.com/qq28f

it's a strange mindset that cyclists are the offending party when they are laid up in hospital beds and coffins.

[Mike Z]

To the OC restaurants: A very small violin. There are a lot of laws that are "inconvenient" and make life difficult for small business owners.

Let's not go around picking and choosing the ones we like.

We shuld also be going after construction companies. That one's simpler: lift the license.