Orange County Line

Gustavo Arellano on what's changed (and what's hasn't) in Orange County's Tragic Kingdom.

Gustavo Arellano on a decade of Angels baseball under the ownership of the Phoenix businessman.

Gustavo Arellano on the battle over an Orange County coastal tradition.

Gustavo Arellano on the downfall of Crystal Cathedral Ministries.

Gustavo Arellano on the 25th anniversary of the largest Vietnamese enclave in the world outside Vietnam.

Gustavo Arellano on the surprising turn of events in an ACLU lawsuit alleging voter discrimination.

Gustavo Arellano on the surprising closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant.

Gustavo Arellano on Latino Health Access' pioneering work — and the strange politics it must navigate.

Gustavo Arellano on the good and bad going on in LGBT Orange County.

The return of the best-ever portrayal of Orange County.

A controversial proposal for a desalination plant in Huntington Beach.

Gustavo Arellano on the struggles major OC evangelical leaders are finding in pushing their congregations to accept amnesty for illegal immigrants.

Gustavo Arellano on whether OC can ever eliminate government corruption.

Gustavo Arellano on Orange County's debt-ridden toll roads.

Gustavo Arellano on the one tax OC residents tolerate.

Gustavo Arellano on efforts in his hometown to make city council elections by districts instead of at-large.

Gustavo Arellano offers some advice for the new guy in charge of getting tourists to visit Orange County.

Gustavo Arellano on the Register's refusal to raise hell.

Gustavo Arellano on the proposal to take out Newport Beach's fire pits.

Gustavo Arellano on what the demise of a local blog says about Orange County's (lack of a) blogging scene.