The indictment of OC Sheriff Mike Carona last week sent a political star falling and a journalistic star rising. OC Weekly muckraker Scott Moxley, often first and always persistent in reporting on Carona’s alleged misdeeds, was showered with plaudits from readers, pols and fellow journalists. While the publicity shy Moxley worked on his next Carona story, publicity savvy colleague Gustavo Arellano handled most of his media inquiries …
Freedom Communications (OC Register) chief Scott Flanders has a law degree. But speaking from experience, he told the OCBJ’s annual Family Owned Business luncheon that he thinks a psychiatric degree might be more useful in running a family business. Traditional Jewelers’ Marion Halfacre, who died in June, was remembered when wife Lula and son Erik accepted the small business award. The event drew 450 …
Among the 300 folks sizing up opportunities last week at the Honda Center conference on Anaheim’s proposed Artic transportation hub: former state treasurer (and Jerry Brown’s sister) Kathleen Brown, a senior adviser with Goldman Sachs …
Marty’s back: New Orange Coast Magazine owner Emmis Communications has hired back former OCM editor Martin J. Smith, currently senior editor of LA Times Magazine, as editor in chief. Smith will compete against Coast, a product of another of his former employers, the Register. He’ll commute from Palos Verdes Estates. And what will he do with Orange Coast’s quirky trademark covers of Hollywood celebs? “Enjoy the guessing, dude,” says Smith. Four of the first eight questions in a “confidential” reader survey deal with the celebrity covers …
Investor Chuck Martin reports that his UCI Merage School students are kicking butt. Since June all five investment teams (allocated at least $250,000 each) are out-performing the market and four of them are beating 90% of the pros. Best five-month return: 46% …
Fundraising vet Terry Jones, formerly with the OC Performing Arts Center, is serving as interim associate VP for major gifts at Chapman U …
Chief Alan Boeckmann rang the closing bell to celebrate 50 years on the NYSE for Fluor Corp., now based in Irving, Texas, but for most of those years HQ’d in OC …
The holidays have arrived with South Coast Rep’s announcement that Hal Landon is returning for his 28th season as Scrooge …
For those at least 21, at least modestly talented and willing to vouch for at least $750 in ticket sales, the CHOC Follies is holding auditions Nov. 17 and Dec. 1 at the Island Hotel in Newport Center. Call (714) 532-8690.
