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Protesters ask Edison to decommission San Onofre nuclear plant
Environmental and anti-nuclear activists gathered at Southern California Edison headquarters in Irvine on Wednesday calling for the San Onofre nuclear plant to be decommissioned and for the utility to implement more extensive conservation programs. The...
Tags: Conservation, Politics, Nuclear Power, Environmental Issues, Southern California Edison Company
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Protesters rally to save sailboat
Dressed in festive pirate regalia, more than a dozen protesters rallied Saturday afternoon below the Ferris wheel at Balboa Fun Zone, supporting the side yard boat restoration project of Newport Beach shipwright Dennis Holland. Holding pirate flags and...
Tags: Politics, Court Preliminary, World War II (1939-1945), Arts and Culture, Netherlands
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Wu: How 2 Newport activists got their starts
After the tragic passing of famed Newport Beach and Greenlight Initiative leader Phil Arst in 2008, I had a chance to sit down with now-Mayor Nancy Gardner over a cup of coffee to lament his passing and the seeming end of an era. The initiative was a...Tags: Republican Party, Dana Rohrabacher, Politics
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Protested pet store to close
Eight months after its opening drew thousands of protesters to Corona del Mar, I Heart Puppies is closing its retail shop at 2801 E. Coast Hwy., according to a sign in the shop's window. "I Heart Puppies would like to thank the community of CdM for their...Tags: Politics, Craigslist, Inc.
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Obama protesters, supporters gather at Morning Canyon, Poppy [Updated]
Supporters and protesters -- including a horse named Sinatra -- started arriving about 6 a.m. Thursday at Morning Canyon Road and Poppy Avenue on East Coast Highway, taking over about six corners in Corona del Mar ahead of President Obama's visit.
Police...Tags: Barack Obama, Lyndon B. Johnson, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage
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Occupy OC plans to move, continue movement
IRVINE — Occupy Orange County protesters have agreed to end overnight camping at the Irvine Civic Center in January, but the movement will continue in other forms, a lawyer working with the group said. "What is not correct is that it is being...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Politics, Protest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Demonstration
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Occupy O.C. wins extension
IRVINE — Occupy Orange County protesters have been granted another extension, permitting overnight camping at the Civic Center through noon Dec. 21, according to the city website. The latest amendment to the agreement between protesters and the...Tags: Lobbying, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Demonstration
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Editorial: Activism is alive and well in O.C.
A wonderful upswing in activism is taking place in Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Irvine and much of Orange County, and it's assuring to see that a community once wrongly assumed apathetic is making itself heard on a wide range of issues. We're not here today...Tags: John Wayne, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, University of California, Irvine, Demonstration
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Corona del Mar Today: Republicans plan to protest Obama's Newport visit
Local Republican activists are planning a rally to greet President Obama when he visits Corona del Mar on Thursday morning for a breakfast fundraiser. "I'm hoping what we can make this one of the most significant political rallies in the history of...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Secret Service, Barack Obama, Politics
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'Occupy is still alive and kicking'
SANTA ANA — Occupy Orange County took a different turn Friday for the two-year anniversary of theU.S. Supreme Courtruling involving Citizens United.
They went for laughs.
Still, the day in downtown Santa Ana was all about raising awareness of...Tags: Music, Justice System, Services and Shopping, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Occupy O.C. goes quietly
IRVINE — Three city police officers stood back with nothing to do but watch as Occupy Orange County protesters packed up the last of their supplies during Wednesday's peaceful end of nearly three months of overnight occupation at the Civic Center....Tags: Justice System, Ronald Reagan, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Protest
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Activists crow, er bark, about ban on pet sales
IRVINE — Jim Gardner had a good reason for wearing a head-to-toe dog suit to City Hall on Tuesday night. His furry alter ego, "Big Dog," and other animal activists turned out en masse to the public hearing of an animal welfare ordinance that bans...Tags: Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Dog (animal), Cat (animal), Politics
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