OC Weekly

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OC Weekly, a sister publication of both LA Weekly and The Village Voice, is a free weekly paper (an alternative weekly) distributed in Orange County, California and also in Long Beach. Its political coverage is generally liberal. The paper has strong coverage of the follies and foibles of local politicians from both political parties, but especially local Republicans. It routinely criticizes George W. Bush and local Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona. It also carries liberal cartoons, such as Tom Tomorrow's "This Modern World." Two of the OC Weekly's most popular local columns are "¡Ask a Mexican!" by Gustavo Arellano, which is now in syndication, and "Commie Girl" by Rebecca Schoenkopf, which is a mixture of nightlife, politics and hard-drinking and cussing.

It can be picked up in many coffee shops, bookstores, convenience stores, etc. Other businesses, however, do not carry the paper because of its somewhat racy nature and political views (Orange County is a generally conservative county).

The OC Weekly takes pride in its art and entertainment listings for both Orange and Los Angeles counties, rivaling the much larger Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times.

Since the OC Weekly is a free paper, it must rely upon its advertising revenue. Besides their ads for hip clothing stores, restaurants and nightclubs are ones for cosmetic surgery, erotica and escort services.

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